Phil in SF quoted Persons Unknown by Susie Steiner (Manon Bradshaw, #2)
Her eyes were fluttering, black kohl pencil against porcelain skin, and she must have spotted the few remaining stragglers getting their mobiles out to call 999 because she shook her head saying, "No, no. I'm okay. I'll get up in a minute."
— Persons Unknown by Susie Steiner (Manon Bradshaw, #2) (Page 90)
new word: kohl
a black powder, usually antimony sulfide or lead sulfide, used as eye makeup, especially in eastern countries.