Subtle and simple, the bronze smoky eye is one of the safest looks for those who don’t want to go overboard with their smokey eye look. We love this one by Eman.

I love a pretty bronze smokey eye because it can go with almost any eye color and skin tone. Also, it will make your eye pop nicely, which is perfect for night outs. Here’s how to do it:

• Take out your rich bronze eyeshadow and with a fluffy blending brush, apply it to the center of your eyelids.
• With a back and forth motion, blend over your eyelids and into the socket but not higher up.
• Repeat this as you blend in circular motions to even out your eyeshadow and get the depth you want.
• Apply a brown or black liquid eyeliner to accentuate your smokey eyes.
• Apply your deep brown eyeshadow under your lower eyelashes with a cotton bud and blend.
• Finally, apply thick mascara to your lashes.

2. Super Black Smokey Eye

You’ll never go wrong with black. This black-out smokey eye by Desi Perkins is perfect for any occasion and event where you want to make a statement.

Of course, it goes well with any color dress, and it’s a statement look for any skin tone and eye color.

3. Smokey Cat Eye

Jaclyn Hill’s smokey cat eye has over 6 million views (and for good reason). She calls this “the easiest smokey eye ever” and an easy technique you can learn. Once mastered, you can add more colors and experiment with more styles. This is a great technique to master for beginners.

Want to spice it up, here’s an idea to make it silvery and ombre?

This gray ombre smokey eye look is one to make your eye look brighter, too. You can experiment on a variety of color shades you like but for this tutorial, we will go with shades of gray. Here’s how:

• After applying your concealer and doing your eyebrows, take this L’Oreal makeup silver couture pocket eyeshadow palette.
• Apply a medium silver shade using your middle finger across your eyelids going deep on the outer corners of your eyes. Give depth under your brow bone and then a little over the outer corners.
• Take a black matte cream eyeshadow and use a small brush to sweep the shade over your lashline. Make your lash line darker and thicker this way as if you’re applying an eyeliner.
• Dab a little more of the black matte cream eyeshadow towards the outer corner of your eyelids.
• From the middle of your lower eyelids going out, use a brush to blend the silver and black, getting darker towards the outer corner to create a cat-eye look.
• Finish off with a light silver shade on your brow bone to create a glowing effect.
• Lastly, apply mascara or false eyelashes for added drama.