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Laura Mercier raised in Provence, began her training at
age 17 when she entered painting school in Paris. After
deciding to shift her talents from the canvas to the face,
Mercier attended the Carita School where she specialized in
makeup application. Subsequently, she was asked to represent
the school as a makeup artist and instructor. Before long
she began working closely with Thibault Vabre, a well-known
French makeup artist. In 1985, Laura Mercier moved
to New York when she was asked to join the team to launch
American Elle. She immediately began working on advertising
campaigns for Bergdorf Goodman, Bloomingdale's, and Clairol,
as well as editorial spreads for magazines including Elle,
Vanity Fair, Glamour, and Seventeen. While working with
clients such as L'Oreal, Maybelline, Victoria's Secret, GAP,
Banana Republic and many other cosmetic and clothing
companies, Mercier began working with Madonna on her looks
for print, television and film. Subsequently, Mercier
entered into a four-year contract with Elizabeth Arden
designing the makeup looks for all of their advertising
campaigns and she also worked with Chanel on the company's
beauty advertising campaigns in France. In 1996,
Mercier developed her own line to benefit women of all ages
and skin types
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