COSMETICS
Recalling Art Deco's gilded glory
- Published: 15 Jan 2013 at 00.00
- Newspaper section: Life
When she realised where her true talents lay, Laura Mercier dropped out of art school, where she had been studying painting, in order to focus on canvases of an entirely different kind: the human face.
Muted eye make-up against vibrant red lips for a gilded and glamorous look.
She enrolled in France's most famous make-up institute and went on to become a major force on the global beauty-industry scene, directly influencing trends especially after the launch of her own brand of cosmetics.
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