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"Two birds of an impossibly cool feather flocked together in Paris and sat down with Beauty Blogger for a frank\u2014and inspiring\u2014conversation. Read on for Kristen and Nicolas&amp;#39;s POV on everything from fragrance to fame.\n\nKRISTEN STEWART: I was twelve when I started walking red carpets, and Balenciaga was the first brand I ever recognized by name. I actually wore my first Balenciaga dress to the premiere of Twilight. So, when Nicolas asked me to be a part of his latest project, I really would&amp;#39;ve jumped off a building to be a part of it\u2014even without knowing anything about it.\n\nNICOLAS GHESQUI\u00C8RE: We met in 2004 at a Bruce Weber shoot, and I knew then that I wanted to do a collaboration. To me, fragrance isn&amp;#39;t only about the smell or the bottle; it&amp;#39;s a marvelous fantasy. [The new scent] Florabotanica definitely has a fairy-tale element\u2014it features a botanical garden that&amp;#39;s beautiful but dangerous. They&amp;#39;re Balenciaga flowers. Kristen&amp;#39;s a perfect fit for it.\n\nKS: I&amp;#39;m so lucky to love it. I&amp;#39;m a terrible liar. The idea of &amp;quot;selling&amp;quot; something, I couldn&amp;#39;t get behind that.\n\nNG: That&amp;#39;s why I made you train a lot for this role. I had you spend six months in an iron suit, running through forests.\n\nKS: [Laughs] It is an interesting thing to compare the story lines of fragrance and film. A lot of actors aren&amp;#39;t comfortable being themselves outside of the confines of a role\u2014it functions as protection for them. But being surprised and discovering something unexpected\u2014a chance encounter, dress, or smell\u2014is the most satisfying for me on a personal level. I fit into this fragrance&amp;#39;s world really naturally. I didn&amp;#39;t feel like I was doing a beauty ad, lying on a couch with a bunch of bronzer on my face. This shoot fueled me the same way a movie does. And in Nicolas, I see that same energy I feel to act bleed into fashion. I saw someone who loves what he does so much that he can&amp;#39;t not do it.\n\nNG: Yes. It&amp;#39;s quite classic advice: People should simply do what they really want to do. Have respect for others, but don&amp;#39;t compromise. Be brave.\n\nKS: Right\u2014don&amp;#39;t be afraid.\n\nNG: What you think is your weakness can be your strength.\n\nKS: Exactly! There are different people in life. One really distinguishing factor is whether you&amp;#39;re motivated or crippled by fear\u2014do you move toward or away from it? It&amp;#39;s so normal as a teen to be fearful. As I&amp;#39;m getting older, though, I&amp;#39;m getting more comfortable and well versed in the fear. That&amp;#39;s when you&amp;#39;re challenging yourself and you&amp;#39;re going to thrive. Life should offer things that are unexpected. Be ready to accept those experiences."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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