Juliette is nicer with or without make-up???

I liked her so much more the natural way because she has a beautiful face. At the beginning of the movie one couldn't even recognize a face under all this make-up. It was like a mask, very unnatural. I think, it looked cheesy and she doesn't need that. But it was adequate for her role so it's okay for the film.

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Chris: "No, let's go home! Come on!"
Marek [looks at Lady Claire]: "I am home, Chris."

She is very pretty either way. The writers apparently wanted Felix (Jean Reno) to prefer a natural woman.

I'm going to "Yamo" burn this place to the ground.

WITHOUT!!!

Nearly anyone looks better without.

Someone in an article in the NY Times Style section several months ago spelled out French women's low opinion of overly made-up Americans. I wish several women I work with had read it. My own take has always been, if I know makeup's there then its way way way too much.

But I'm sure cinematographer, lighting staff, and perhaps her makeup assistant put no little work into her "natural" glow in this film.

Dramatically, face changes shorthand weaknesses in the very short script.

either way she is lovely

A natural beauty, stunning, gorgeous, a most attractive woman... without the makeup... with the make-up... it made her look trashy and distracting from her inner character.
Jean Reno's character "Felix" was tactless to mention the use of 'Ajax' (used in the English sub-titles) to remove the makeup, however I had been thinking the same thing just before he said it and I had been wondering what her natural beauty would be like.

ciao ciao

et tu Brute!

Locked my wire coat-hanger in the car - good thing that I always carry spare keys my pocket :)

She looked much better without the makeup.