WHO: ELLIS FAAS
WHAT: MAKEUP ARTIST & FOUNDER OF ELLIS FAAS COSMETICS
WHERE: AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
VISIT: www.meccacosmetica.com.au
FFF LOVES… what is not to love about Ellis Faas? She is not only a brilliant artist but has created a truly iconic and highly sought after brand. We are honoured to have her on our site.
SHOP: In every country I love doing grocery shopping — the Bon Marché food halls in Paris, Dean and Deluca in New York, any shop in Italy…
SHOP: for clothes L’Eclaireur in Paris.
SHOP: Corso Como in Milan.
SHOP: Het Kabinet in Amsterdam.
EAT: Spice Market and Matsuri in New York.
EAT: any restaurant in ‘my’ area in paris, Quartier Montorgeuil especially an Italian restaurant called La Bocca (59 rue Montmartre, 75,002 Paris. Tel 01 42 36 71 88).
EAT: Yam Yam in Amsterdam.
SLEEP: The Bowery in New York.
SLEEP: Establishment Hotel in Sydney.
SLEEP: No 11 in Knightsbridge London.
About Ellis Faas:
Vogue Paris cited Ellis Faas as “one of the most influential make-up artists of her time”. She has worked with the world’s most pre-eminent fashion designers and photographers including close collaborations with Karl Lagerfeld and Mario Testino and her work has been published on the covers of the world’s best-known fashion magazines. Ellis Faas has based her now iconic brand on the colours that by nature exist in every human body. From all tones of foundation to every lipstick and eyeshadow, the shades are inspired by the human body’s owns colours.