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

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" I chose makeup over photography because there was something very sensual about makeup that I loved. But photography was always in the back of my mind. That was always something that I was very connected with: looking at magazines, enjoying photography, and then taking pictures myself when I was a kid. "

" Kate Moss makes you dream. She has such a passion for art and the creative process. "

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

" A fresh face with a red lip is timeless. It's supermodern and relaxed but very chic. "

" 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 like beauty to be a bit edgy, not typical. For me, the only rule is looking good. "

" I was spoiled growing up in the 1970s because magazines were publishing the photographs of Helmut Newton and Guy Bourdin without compromise. You really felt that sense of freedom through their images. "

" It was the early Seventies, and I discovered makeup by going through my mother's fashion magazines. I fell in love with the photos, the models, the fashion. "

" Makeup is very important for a show. It's really an accessory on the runway. You have to be sure that it fits the clothes. "

" I love the architecture magazines and all of the French magazines for decoration or whatever. I end up enjoying them more sometimes than the fashion magazines. "

" I can't remember the first time, but I've worked with supermodels almost from day one. "

" I'm always looking to the lightweight superproduct that you apply and almost don't see. That's the ultimate, at least for me. "

" I think if you take good care of your skin, you can achieve better make-up. "

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

" 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. "

" Women are very unpredictable. "

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

" It's more fun to have a name rather than a number. I think this gives our products a personality. I get the names from literature, movies, opera, traveling, nature, poetry, sometimes even the street. I keep a small book that I write in. I wake up in the middle of the night and jot down a name for a lipstick or an eyeshadow. "

" 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! "

" The '80s and '90s were the greatest time to be a makeup artist. "

" 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've seen makeup destroy people and make them look bad if it's badly done. "

" Makeup can make a woman look more beautiful at every age. "

" I hate knowing where people go to the bathroom. You follow them going to pee, to eat - I hate everything when it comes to reality shows! "

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

" I have always been attracted to faces that are different. "

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

" We love those under-eye circles. It's real life. "

" I launched NARS with 12 shades of lipsticks, and many, many launches later, I'm still most proud of our lipsticks. "