Iconic Beauty Looks
From Elizabeth Taylor in Cleopatra to Grace Jones on stage, take your make-up tips from these beauty icons…
Rex FeaturesWho? Brigitte Bardot
When? 1960
The Look: Glossy nude full pout, heavily-lined eyes with feline flicks and lashings of mascara. Also known as the definition of sexy.
Rex FeaturesWho? Audrey Hepburn
When? 1953
The Look: Androgynous bold brows teamed with feminine curled lashes and hot red lips.
Rex FeaturesWho? Angelina Jolie
When? 2012
The Look: Soft, smoky eye make-up, groomed brows and glowing skin are perfectly topped off with glossy strawberry lips.
Rex FeaturesWho? Emma Watson
When? 2011
The Look: The moment Emma kissed goodbye to Hermione – her grown-up super-slick, sparkling premiere look was instantly iconic.
Getty ImagesWho? Bettie Page
When? 1952
The Look: Long lashes, arched brows and glossy lips, Bettie’s look here is all about girl-next-door, natural beauty.
Getty ImagesWho? Cindy Crawford
When? 1990
The Look: Cindy’s bold brows, full lips and warm brown eyes don’t need much make-up, but we’ve been recreating her signature beauty spot with the help of eye pencils forever.
Rex FeaturesWho? David Bowie
When? 1973
The Look: Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust persona was loud and proud – as was his make-up. All-over face paint in bright red and gold teamed with smudgy liner and hot red hair. Subtle, no?
Rex FeaturesWho? Dita Von Teese
When? 2011
The Look: Retro glamour, pale skin, rouged cheeks, glossy red lips and ultra-long lashes on lined eyes. High-maintenance but always picture-perfect.
Rex FeaturesWho? Edie Sedgwick
When? 1965
The Look: The beautiful Edie wore plenty of kohl liner on her eyes, teamed with bold brows and her signature blond pixie crop.
Rex FeaturesWho? Elizabeth Taylor
When? 1962
The Look: Super-sharp graphic eyeliner, jade-green shadow, lashes that go on and on and a perfectly-defined beauty spot. Instantly recognisable and forever imitated: Elizabeth’s Cleopatra is a beauty icon.
Getty ImagesWho? Grace Jones
When? 1985
The Look: Pop-tastic graphic eyes created with a black-to-purple shadow fade-out and sharpened using black pencil on the eyes and brows. Not for the faint-hearted.
Getty ImagesWho? Grace Kelly
When? 1955
The Look: Completely angelic, raspberry glossy lips, cashmere-smooth creamy skin and just a touch of warm brown eyeshadow.
Getty ImagesWho? Gene Simmons
When? 1975
The Look: Rock ‘n’ roll personified.
PA PhotosWho? Gwen Stefani
When? 2007
The Look: Heavily-lined upper lids and mascaraed lashes with a statement glossy red pout.
Rex FeaturesWho? Kate Moss
When? 1992
The Look: Kate is one of the few people who looks better with little or no make-up. This iconic shot of Kate is her at her best: clear skin, subtly-smoky eyes and just a touch of lip gloss.
Rex FeaturesWho? Jane Birkin
When? 1969
The Look: Nude pout, lightly-bronzed skin and just a touch of mascara. Simply perfection.
Rex FeaturesWho? Jean Shrimpton
When? 1967
The Look: Smoky eyes, nude lips and high arched brows. Gorgeous.
Rex FeaturesWho? Karen Elson
When? 1997
The Look: Barley-there eye make-up, well-bronzed skin and blotted matte red lip colour.
Getty ImagesWho? Sophia Loren
When? 1959
The Look: The perfect feline eyeliner flicks, beauty spot, matte lips and ultra-groomed brows.
Rex FeaturesWho? Katy Perry
When? 2012
The Look: Ultra-long curly lashes, dark mauve shadow and matte pink lips.
Rex FeaturesWho? Madonna
When? 1984
The Look: So-bad-it’s-good heavy smoky shadow, messy red lips and electric hair.
Getty ImagesWho? Marilyn Monroe
When? 1952
The Look: Always glamorous, this look is all about perfectly-polished cashmere skin, lengthened lashes, pink cheeks and glossy red lips.
Rex FeaturesWho? Siouxsie Sioux
When? 1976
The Look: Statement graphic eyes and defined features. Maybe not an everyday look…
Rex FeaturesWho? Rihanna
When? 2009
The Look: Proving that sometimes more is more, RiRi looks fabulous with hot pink lips and a slick of statement metallic eyeliner.
Getty ImagesWho? Lily Allen
When? 2006
The Look: Glowing skin, nude lips and natural brows: Lily’s look is all about the eyes. She’s really gone to town with the colour wheel here, mixing iridescent pinks, oranges, purples and yellows.
Getty ImagesWho? Twiggy
When? 1967
The Look: Her most famous look, this make-up is all about the lashes. Whether created with lash inserts or liquid liner or kohl, this 60s style is still a winner.
