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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 have always loved books, and as a mother, I wanted to share my passion for reading with my children.
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I love to decorate a room – from the furniture to the objects to the books.
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I discovered I was passionate about the creative process, the product development, creating a concept around a fragrance or lipstick.
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Mom used to frame everything we made, and now I’m following her example. It makes children so proud to see their work on display instead of hidden away.
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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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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 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 always loved beauty and accessories, and it’s always something I was passionate about.
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I’m natural, but I wear makeup seven days a week.
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And balancing motherhood and career makes you both a better mother and a better businesswoman.
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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 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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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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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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In terms of pots and pans, I just use the basics – Im not a snob like that.
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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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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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