François Nars (NARScosmetics) on the power of the red lipstick, and launching his original collection 25 years ago.
It was 25 years ago that François Nars launched his eponymous collection at the beauty counter of Barneys New York.
Ahead of the expansive NARS lipstick release later this month, the legendary makeup artist speaks withabout his lifelong love affair with beauty, why red lipstick is a perennial classic, and his hope for the next 25 years to come.My mom and my two grandmothers were big influences because they were very elegant. So, of course, when you’re surrounded by beautiful ladies, it wakes you up to a certain world of beauty. And then my parents were big collectors of books and had a big library.
I didn’t have the luxury to launch a full line and just see how it goes, so lipstick seemed like a good way to test the public. My name was out there, but I thought maybe it could be a disaster.I thought, hopefully, it will work, and if not, we’ll just move onto something else. So thinking 12 was a good number, I just picked the colors I loved. Women love great reds, but also pale and neutral pinks. They were the colors I used in the pages ofon girls of the time like Linda [Evangelista].
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