NARS: It’s really crazy. Bourdin was one of the photographers who really influenced me to become a makeup artist, and I felt that he deserved to be given credit for that. We have purples and coppers . . . I mean, I knew the photographs so well that it was kind of easy to put the whole thing together. His son, Samuel, gave us access to all of the archives, so I was able to use the images as part of it. EVANGELISTA: I can only do Honolulu Honey. [ sings] Honey, where’d you get those eyes? [ both laugh] I love my Honolulu Honey. NARS: It actually ended up that Stephanie gave me one of her prints. [ laughs] I have two prints of Stephanie from when we did Egoïste—one where she has a little monkey on her shoulder. SHEA) BUTTER · ISOPROPYL TITANIUM TRIISOSTEARATE · PROPYLENE CARBONATE · SIMETHICONE · BHT · PHENOXYETHANOL · FRAGRANCE (PARFUM) · LINALOOL · NARS: You were actually there. I think it was on that shoot in Miami with Steven for Italian Vogue.

EVANGELISTA: It looks good even on pink skin. I have a redheaded friend who looks beautiful in pink. But Orgasm isn’t exactly pink. i aLwayS fELT LikE i couLd do makEup wiThouT So many producTS . . . ThE fun parT of doinG makEup iS rEaLLy mixinG ThinGS. François Nars

Honolulu Honey

NARS: Yeah, I think probably on myself—I mean, like any queen, you know what I mean? [ both laugh] Which queen didn’t play with makeup? NARS: As soon as you tell people, “Oh, I loved this time . . .” they start saying, “You cannot be nostalgic.” Well, you know what? I’m very nostalgic—and I don’t care. [ laughs] As much as there are good things today, talking about models now . . . You feel that they are really out there. But are they really enjoying being models? It’s very hard to say. I mean, I could always tell that you loved being a model. You loved being photographed. EVANGELISTA: I apologize because I didn’t know that you could do powder without looking. [ both laugh] But I do remember walking into Steven’s studio for that first shooting with Polly Mellen and you and Oribe. NARS: I’m very shy so, of course, going to a store where there are 300 people waiting in line is a bit overwhelming. It’s not my favorite thing in the world. I like to be in the studio, playing with friends, in a small group. But the reward of seeing those women is very nice. NARS: I love the architecture magazines and all of the French magazines for decoration or whatever. I end up enjoying them more sometimes than the fashion magazines.

EVANGELISTA: But there were so many girls booked on that shooting, and we were just sitting and waiting. Then I got my turn, and I got so insecure because you were all talking about my gums and my knees. I thought, “Oh, they don’t like me. There’s something wrong with my gums. They’re saying, ‘When she smiles, we can see her gums.’” And I’m like, I’m gonna get thrown out of here because of my knees. NARS: Other people have tried very hard, but I think I’ve still got the best names. There’s nothing you can do, so you have to take it as flattery. NARS: I think I was re-powdering you, and Calvin was talking to me, and you said to me, “You’ve got to focus.” Then I remember the next day I was working with Steven and I said to him, “I worked with this girl, and she was heaven. I don’t know why, but I loved painting her and I loved the attitude. She was very pro—I turn my head, and I was not focusing, and she said, ‘Focus.’ There was something about her . . .” And he said, “Yeah, somebody from her agency told me I should see her.” So I was one of the ones who actually told Steven, “You have to see this girl. She’s definitely working.” [ laughs] I remember like it was yesterday. I said to Steven, “You know, this girl was tough . . . But I kind of like that.”Guy bourdin waS onE of ThE phoToGraphErS who rEaLLy infLuEncEd mE To bEcomE a makEup arTiST, and i fELT ThaT hE dESErVEd To bE GiVEn crEdiT for ThaT. François Nars EVANGELISTA: But you know he gave away prints to so many people. NARS: Well, unfortunately never to me. EVANGELISTA: It’s those colors you always mixed together to put on my face—the colors that you used on me. They were flat and matte, and then you’d add.

haVinG a Look iS noT EnouGh… i fEEL Today, no maTTEr whaT, you don’T rEaLLy SEE GirLS ThaT you fEEL haVE ThE poTEnTiaL To STay and bEcomE rEaLLy iconic. François NarS answered already. Comments alerting us to typos or small errors in the post are appreciated (!) butWe appreciate enthusiasm for new releases but ask readers to please hold questions regarding if/when NARS: It’s a good one. But I designed this color like I would have designed any other color. I swear I never thought this was a special color. NARS: She’s been to Tahiti with my dad many times, but now a little bit less in the last couple years. It’s a long trip.