I’m often asked what my beauty philosophy is. As a beauty expert, people expect me to have some kind of complicated multi-step routine, but my approach is very simple and has hardly changed over the years.
My attitude is typically French. It’s about looking effortlessly healthy and fresh, a natural ‘no make-up’ make-up that doesn’t hide your pores or other imperfections. I truly believe that every face is beautiful and has potential.
I grew up in Provence, where the colour, the textures and especially the light, gave me a great appreciation of natural beauty.
Later I moved to Paris and enrolled at the Carita Paris Institute, which is famous for its beauty training. Paris gave me discipline, technique and a real education in skincare and make-up. My brand is really a mixture of these two places. It combines the ease and understated elegance of Provence but is grounded in the artistry, precision and performance of Paris.
It’s been 30 years since I took my tinted moisturiser, moved to New York and launched my make-up brand in the US.
