In the glorious world of big-named makeup brands like Christian Louboutin and Fenty, cat-eye shadows have taken over the world. Who can forget the dramatic shades created for the Fall 2012 Oscars, complete with tons of glitter that defined the bolder sides of the prettiest stars?

It looks like this trend has become more popular than ever, with Instagram accounts like Feline Avant-Garde expanding into full-time makeup: dog duking it out with cats over who can wear a pink glitter cat eye best. (Spoiler alert: it’s always the sparkly. )

Still, the most popular cat-eye look to share is the smokey model. After all, many of the bold cat-eye masterpieces created for these prints share the same black smoky eye and along-the-nose definition.

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Using this formula, you can paint your eyebrows, hands, nose, etc. all the way down for a clean line that uses only the tips of your fingers. And this look is so simple — the more you can master, the more you’ll want to try the feline-inspired pigment look. To make the look really impressive, give yourself a drink with some black coffee to help soften your smoky eye, since a brighter orange shade will look stronger.

To get you started, here are some of the best cat-eye cat eye photos we’ve seen on Instagram, along with an additional tutorial on how to recreate the look yourself!