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" You create the color first, and then the name that fits. It depends - there are no rules. You watch a fabulous old movie, and you suddenly get inspired by it to create a lipstick shade, or you walk through a gorgeous garden and find the most beautiful flower shade for an eye shadow, and then you name it. "

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" Was I a businessman to start with? I'm not sure. I mean, that comes slowly, when you start having the products out. But at the same time, I was very determined. I knew that I had to make it work. I had no choice. "

Francois Nars

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Start

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" In this world, you do your job, a good job, and that's what counts. "

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

" Women are very unpredictable. "

" Women are being more experimental with eye color. "

Francois Nars

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Women

" 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 was a very lucky child because at the age of 16, 17 years old, my parents would buy me clothes from Yves Saint Laurent, which was an incredible luxury at the time, but I was attracted to that whole world. I had a pretty nice little wardrobe by the age of 17. "

Francois Nars

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" 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! "

Francois Nars

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Fashion

" Some people put a lot of fuss around them. I'm not an entertainer. Let's not get things confused. "

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

" 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. "

" A woman who hides behind a mask of makeup is still going to have to take it off at some point... and deal with reality. "

" 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. "

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

" I think it's important that you know every detail when you open a store, that you pay attention to everything. "

" I love strong looks, so to me, no makeup is strong. As long as it makes a statement, that's what I like. The girls look very real, and I'm probably the only makeup artist who will say that I love a woman without makeup. "

" 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. "

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

Francois Nars

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

" My mother hated foundation; she hated having a mask on her face - and she pushed me to build my own vision and concept of beauty for women. "

" True icons are larger than life, unforgettable with an elegance that's mesmerizingly timeless. "

" It's very hard for me to photograph someone when I'm not attracted by who they are. "

" My mother never wore much make-up, and she was a kind of natural beauty; she knew just how to enhance what she had. "

" There is a tendency to feature more actresses on covers, but I'm a big model lover. I grew up watching these models, and they gave me the wish, the need, to work in the fashion industry. I loved watching them - their beauty, the way they worked in front of the camera and that power of transformation, especially in the Seventies. "

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

" I like shocking, but I don't like to shock as an automatic process. Sometimes it happens, but it's not my main drive. "

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