Tahiti: Faery Lands (Photography by François Nars)
The world renowned make-up artist gives his thoughts on beauty, isolation and why he’s bought his own private island.
Famed for creating Madonna’s Sex face with Steven Meisel and for shaving off Kristen McMenamy’s eyebrows in 1992 – an act that became emblematic of the grunge era – François Nars has spent his career exploring the transforming power of make-up. In the haze of New York’s electric 80s and 90s scene, he paved the way for a look that elevated the likes of Linda Evangelista and Naomi Campbell to supermodel status, releasing his own make-up line (including the Orgasm and Deep Throat blush shades) that offered the same possibilities for women across the world. Despite spending his life collaborating as both a make-up artist and photographer, Nars has always been attracted to isolation, and has taken this to its logical extreme by buying his own remote private island in Tahiti. more
