"A Beautiful Mess.. Too Many Trends, Not Enough Statements.."

Congrats to François Nars for making it 15 years in the beauty business and continuing his dream to paint the world with his beautiful palette of colorful hues. In celebration of Nars 15th anniversary he combines two of his favorite things — beauty products and photography — in a new book. “Like Nars’ earlier book, “X-Ray,” the portraits are intended to transform their subjects into new personas — but the twist this time is that there are two inspirations for each shot, an iconic image, person or emotion and a classic Nars product. The book features portraits of 15 celebrities: Marc Jacobs, Isabella Rossellini, Amber Valletta, Dayle Haddon, Naomi Campbell, Amanda Lepore, Daphne Guinness, François Vincentelli, Natasha Poly, Lisa Marie Smith, Olivier Theyskens, Carla Gugino, Shalom Harlow, Tyson Ballou and Jennifer Jason Leigh.” All subjects were chosen for “people who reflected my taste, friends and people I admired for their look and talent,” said Nars. In closing, he also mentioned, “There’s something very different on every page,” said Nars. “You don’t get bored.” From the looks of Marc Jacobs and Amanda Lepore, its far from a conventional shoot.