Early 1960s makeup featured elegant eyes, pale pinks, and lots of powder, but by the mid-1960s the style evolved into more dramatic eye makeup and lush lashes, epitomized by British model Twiggy, the Mod fashion era.
Both innocent and androgynous, the wide-eyed models were more than just magazine pin-ups, they were trendsetters, bold dressers, and style icons that women of all ages continue to look to for sartorial inspiration and bold makeup looks.
In many of the model’s photos from the era, she wears the same graphic eye makeup, with black lines drawn in the creases of her eyelids, light eyeshadow, delicate cat-eye liner, and layers of mascara on both her upper and lower lashes.
While Twiggy, now 71, may no longer sport the modern look of the past, a new generation of stars, including Ariana Grande and Anya Taylor-Joy in The Queen’s Gambit, are keeping the beauty of the era alive with Twiggy-inspired hairstyles.
To recreate the nostalgic 60s look, L’OFFICIEL has collected Twiggy’s best looks that made her one of the most iconic and recognizable faces of all time.