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As founder and creative director of the color-driven line NARS, makeup artist François Nars is practically a living legend. The fact that the Frenchman has been enamored with beauty since he was a kid ...

IN 1996, FRENCH MAKEUP ARTIST François Nars was one of six makeup artists, alongside Bobbi Brown, Laura Mercier, and Kevyn Aucoin, tasked with creating their take on a spring makeup look for Harper’s ...

Blue eye makeup is back. But it has broken free of the 1970s, when powdery eye shadows matched that era’s signature, sky-colored, ruffled prom tuxedos. What gained momentum on the fashion runways for ...

The new Nars Pro Collection makeup brushes are sleek, hand-bound in Japan, and so plush that it's almost sinful. Though you and every makeup artist in the world will want to get your hands (and face) ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." On the Cosmo beauty team's list of truly iconic makeup brands, both MAC and NARS have permanent spots at ...