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.
AERIN LAUDERPeople love buying into a lifestyle and an overall concept. So when they buy a shell-colored lip gloss, they can also buy shells for their house, as well as sunglasses and [items in] other categories [in that shade] to create one consistent image.
More Aerin Lauder Quotes
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I always loved beauty and accessories, and it’s always something I was passionate about.
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I love laugh lines. It means you’ve had a good life.
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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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I’m natural, but I wear makeup seven days a week.
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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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I come from an environment where the men actually say, “Is it OK if I take off my jacket?” in a meeting. Everyone wears suits; it is a very dressed-up world.
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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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When you ask women what’s the one thing they wish they had more of, they always say time.
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I think to make your home as comfortable as possible is so important.
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I have always loved books, and as a mother, I wanted to share my passion for reading with my children.
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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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Beauty is my heritage, but home decor is very much my passion.
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When children are little, they really need you in one way. When they’re bigger, they need you as a friend.
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The effect of scent is really interesting. It can create a mood and change a feeling immediately. I wanted to create a modern wardrobe of fragrances … fragrances that can be very personal to the woman who’s wearing them.
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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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You always have to stay true to yourself.
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I think it’s so much fun to create a space. As the world has gotten more and more hectic – with these horrible catastrophes [happening] – people are going out less, ordering in, [having guests over]. People love to be in their homes.
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I love to decorate a room – from the furniture to the objects to the books.
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I love Pilates, I really do, and I do it three times a week because it works well for me.
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There’s something really interesting about that as a trend, that whole idea of lifestyle and being happy in your surroundings.
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I’ve always been inspired by beautiful interiors.
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One summer I worked at Estée Lauder, and I really enjoyed the whole creative process.
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As a girl, my favorite toy was my dollhouse; if I could still play with it now, I would! I used to love a well-arranged room: the furniture, the fabric, the lighting.
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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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Even if I wear jeans, I still wear a blazer and jewelry. I think there is something nice about coming to work and dressing nicely.
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I love market research because you really have an idea of what your consumers are looking for.
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