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When I was creative director [at Estée Lauder], I was always being asked about my beauty must-haves. From there I had this fun idea to create a line of what was in my makeup bag. But I also love accessories, and people associate me with home, family, and beauty.

Aerin Lauder

I’m natural, but I wear makeup seven days a week.
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Day Makeup Natural Seven Week
I figure if I take my children’s work seriously, maybe they will too. And it reinforces the idea that art is not something alien and esoteric. Anyone can make art.
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You always have to stay true to yourself.
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Stay True Yourself
I think to make your home as comfortable as possible is so important.
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Comfortable Home Idea Important Possible Thinking
When I took the job as Estée Lauder’s creative director, the first thing I did was go into the archives! I love taking our heritage and making it modern.
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Archives Country Creative Director First Job People Thing
I worked at Prescriptives. My uncle [Leonard Lauder, chairman emeritus of the Estée Lauder Companies] smartly had wanted me to go into a small brand – to figure out what part of the company I loved.
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AERIN is saturated with the qualities that have surrounded me my entire life, many of which came from my grandmother, Estee: passion, style, hard work, family, and, of course, all things beautiful.
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Beautiful Entire Hard Work Life Passion Qualities Surrounded
My mom has always been kind of my backbone. She keeps me strong. She is a mother, a friend. She is really everything to me.
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Backbone Mom Mother Strong
I think talented people are priceless. And I think people that are knowledgeable and experienced – and I think there’s a balance of new talent and experience, which makes, I think, Estee Lauder really special.
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People always ask what I would have done if I weren’t doing what I’m doing. And I say I’d [still] be in fashion or in beauty. It’s such a dream come true now because I have the ability to go into home [goods] and accessories as well.
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Ask Doing Dream Fashion Home People
I’ve always been inspired by beautiful interiors.
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Always Beautiful Inspired Interior
I have a lot of passion. I have a lot of pride. I think I do get that from my family. But you can be driven and be nice.
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Driven Family Nice Passion Pride
When you ask women what’s the one thing they wish they had more of, they always say time.
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Always Ask More One Thing Time Wish Women
I’ve always loved the beauty world. Ever since I was a child, I looked at magazines and wore fragrances and tried out samples and sets. I worked at Clinique in the creative department for a summer during high school. And when I graduated from university,
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And balancing motherhood and career makes you both a better mother and a better businesswoman.
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Balancing Better Both Businesswoman Make Mother Motherhood
Luxury is anything that feels special. I mean, it can be a moment.
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Beach Beautiful Children Feel Moment Special

When I was creative director [at Estée Lauder], I was always being asked about my beauty must-haves. From there I had this fun idea to create a line of what was in my makeup bag. But I also love accessories, and people associate me with home, family, and beauty.

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When I was creative director [at Estée Lauder], I was always being asked about my beauty must-haves. From there I had this fun idea to create a line of what was in my makeup bag. But I also love accessories, and people associate me with home, family, and beauty.

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