Get QuoteDark Inspirational Quotes App

" I met Iman and Jerry Hall and all those girls in the late Seventies right when I started working at the fashion shows in Paris as an assistant. "

Related Quotes:

" I photographed Alek Wek. She was amazing, and nobody knew about her then. It was a really strong photograph of her. "

" I fell in love with New York. I moved here 25 years ago in 1984 after I lived in Paris for six years. In the 1980s, it was the place to be. Here I was able to create NARS, which I would not have been able to create if I stayed in France. "

" I had no connections, and the fashion world was a closed elite. So my mother made appointments for herself with three top Parisian makeup artists and spoke highly about me... she was my first publicist! "

" I think everyone deserves to look better and to look good. "

" In America, when I first came here, they were used to wearing more make-up - thicker foundation, more Max Factor, that sort of thing. But you have to know who you are and what you look like: if you know yourself a little bit, you don't need to follow trends. "

" I wanted to be a make up artist. I did it, and the road that I took was quite good. "

" People have to learn that everybody is the same. If you wake up in the morning, even if you're a movie star, you look like everybody else. The reality is that makeup is there to help. That's what it's for. "

" Being a studio make-up artist and working on magazines was the only thing I wanted to do. "

" Sometimes people are very not sure of themselves, so you really have to give them that confidence. Even models - they need to warm up sometimes on photo shoots. "

" My interpretation of the word 'ugly'... I like ugly beauty. That can happen. In France, we have phrase 'jolie laide.' We like certain women who are not pretty or cute - it's the opposite in France of pretty. It's more strange and interesting. "

" In a lot of cases, makeup is a fantastic help, and that's why women love makeup in general. It's a fantastic way to help somebody look great. It's not the only way, of course, but it's a major accessory, along with hair, clothes, lighting, all those things. "

" My mother and my two grandmothers, I was lucky to have three women around me growing up that were very special, very elegant women, very beautiful women. They were my first step into the beauty world, let's say, and then the fashion world, of course. "

" It was never in my mind to be famous. "

" There was a time when you would dream about, say, movie stars. Now, you virtually follow them into their bathroom when they're going to the loo. "

" I really wanted to have a different approach of beauty because when I came to America, they were still heavily, heavily plastic. The ads were so heavily retouched. "

" Women don't want to feel like they're wearing makeup. I hope I was partly responsible for that. "

" I've always loved the way movie stars in the Forties looked when they were off set. Shot poolside or at their home, they always wore a matte red lipstick with practically no foundation - it was how they wore makeup in real life. "

" Women have to find their own personality, their own style, and what suits them the best. "

" I remember this time I worked with Linda Evangelista on a shoot for Richard Avedon. I just put grease on her face, and it was beautiful. "

" Transparency is more sexy than a full, pancake finish. "

" I'm always scared of trends. The runways are always so trend-oriented, but I always feel for the women. The real women that buy cosmetics want to see the trends, but they don't necessarily go for them. And I always encourage women to find what looks best on them. "

" I loved working with Avedon. "

" You can look glamorous even if you're a housewife, any job you have. "

" I don't think there's a major change between runway and real life anymore. "

" Makeup is about balance. When the eye makes a statement, the lips should be quiet. "

" My vision was to create makeup that was more transparent but with formulas that last. I follow my instincts - it's all very spontaneous! "

" I'll keep creating modern, deep, rich and adventurous colors and products that inspire creative expression every day. "

" I never stop thinking about names of products. It's a process that happens 24 hours a day. "

" I never thought make-up was like brain surgery. "

" I always had a vision about beauty in general, so probably that's what really drove me into that direction of creating a makeup brand. "