"...turn-of-the-millenium style. His book, a lavishly illustrated, oversize monograph, features portraits of members of the fashion elite on cosmetic overdrive, from socialite to porn star, from hairstylist to hat designer to Hollywood royalty." —"Sunday Styles" The New York Times

“Nars…has such an intimate, hands-on relationship to glamour, beauty, and fame, that he can’t help twisting them inside out. His genius is his willingness to go over the top…” —Vince Aletti, The Village Voice

“In X-Ray, the French make-up artist and photographer gives us 240 pages of captivating faces—from socialites to supermodels to street punks—that capture the essence of of-the-moment cool and natural glamour.” —“Paperview,” Paper

“Supermodels, movie stars, pop icons, and socialites mingle with a few ordinary people in X-Ray, a collection of 241 high-style color portraits by photographer François Nars.” —Publishers Weekly

“Nars takes beautiful photographs of beautiful people.” —Entertainment Weekly

“Taking on some of the most extreme and beautiful personalities in the worlds of rock, pop culture, film, society, and fashion, Mr. Nars used two years’ worth of work to pull together X-Ray – an enormous art book, chock full of beauty from the traditional to the extreme.” —Five-page feature, Tear Sheet

“It’s very refreshing to see a photographer/makeup artist who’s not afraid to take risks with real people. Nars reveals his stars as seen through his own lens, and they are all, in their own ways, beautiful.” —Juxtapoz

“…It’s sure fun to see…Need another reason to buy it? Here are three: models Amber Valletta as a ‘70s flight attendant, Christy Turlington as a cheerleader, doing one of those little jumpy things that cheerleaders do, and Shalom Harlow as a somewhat more colorful Snow White than you’re used to.” —Esquire

“…As you can see, the results, compiled in Nars' book X-Ray, are just as impressive as his skill with lipstick, powder, and paint.” —Arena

“As one of the world’s pre-eminent makeup artists, Nars knows how to beautify, and in X-Ray, his first book of photographs, Nars takes those skills to the limit.” —Notorious

“…A witty and often surprising celebration of the glamour of make-believe and the larger than life personalities who define modern style…” —Four-page feature American Photo

“The pictures are impressive, luminous, oozing style.” —Cover story, The Sunday Telegraph Magazine

“The biggest, splashiest, and most provocative is by François Nars, the makeup artist and cosmetics entrepreneur who took up the camera in 1994 and discovered that his talent for remaking faces—and teasing out souls—was expressed just as vividly on Cibachrome paper as in Orgasm blush.” —Radar

“He has…a recent book, X-Ray, which I’m not in (Boo-hoo! What’s up with that?)” —Lauren Ezersky, Paper

More Press Coverage !!
“Page Six” New York Post
“Rush and Malloy” New York Daily News
“Showbuzz” New York Post
“Quick Takes” Harper’s Bazaar
Six-page excerpt in Officiel de la Mode
“In Vogue” British Vogue
Foto and Video Review
“Vanities” Vanity Fair
“Sunday Styles” The New York Times
Cover story in Picture
"Talk of the Town" The New Yorker
“Guides” Le Figaro
“Party Page” Cosmopolitan
“Book Nook” Jane
Ten-page feature in German Max
Eight-page excerpt in French Photo
Color Eight-page excerpt in Numéro
Four-page excerpt in She
Four-page feature in German Vogue