Francois Nars

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

We don't tell women how to look but give them the products and inspiration they need to feel and look beautiful.

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

Having worked with so many of the geniuses, I'd learned so much. It's the best sort of photography school, to work with people like Penn or Avedon or Meisel.