10 p.m. Benson, somehow, slyly slips out and heads to the Privé Revaux party, held at Cafe de l'Homme by the Eiffel Tower, while myself and Sir John grab a drink and dance, witnessing plenty of Whos take a moment to be photographed.
For anyone in the beauty industry, Sir John might be intimidating. It's hard not to worry about what you look like around him, but it's unnecessary. He has just arrived in Paris after a jam-packed week; that weekend he accompanied Beyoncé at the On the Run II tour in Los Angeles, then flew to his hometown of Buffalo, NY, shortly after to be with family. He hasn't missed a beat all day, despite hopping off the plane and heading directly to lunch with myself, Benson, and L'Oréal executive Mora Neilson at The Four Seasons before the show. He's full of little Bey tidbits, although he's careful to protect her. Our editors wanted to know how tall she was IRL.
"She's 5'7" — she's not that tall," he says. I mean, Bey does look larger than life; it's hard not to think of her as a statuesque goddess. "She has a tiny little head and wears a ton of hair."
He shares that she took over two apartments at a hotel in Paris when shooting "Apesh*t" and that it's impossible to hide from the paparazzi since plenty of hotel employees tend to dish on her location. In terms of the upcoming visit we'll be taking to the Louvre, in which we'll have a private tour, he quips, "I mean, I think I had the most iconic Louvre experience you can have, right?" I have to agree.
