Paired with her shaggy lob and her superlative fashion sense, Alexa Chung's take on the cat eye feels almost more like an afterthought. It's not flashy or dramatic, but it definitely adds an extra punch to almost every makeup look she wears, no matter how minimal.

Paired with pale pink lips and big, big hair, Brigitte Bardot certainly has one of the most recognizable beauty looks in the past century. If you're ever looking for the epitome of bedroom-chic, Bardot is, without a doubt, your gal.

One of the most distinctively amazing singing voices of all time and a killer cat eye? Miss Nina Simone really had it going on.

Perhaps one of Britain's top "It" girls ever, Jean Shrimpton was quite the fiery-haired mod model back in the day. Her storied fashion sense and beauty game were at once quintessentially '60s and wholly modern.

Sophisticated arched brows, plunging necklines paired with curve-hugging silhouettes, red lips and, last but not least, her piece de resistance: perfectly winged liner.