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Chriselle Lim, Creative Director, Phlur + Bümo

On plastic surgery, hair loss, and being her children's 'father figure'Read more >

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Tiffany Wang, Content Creator + CMO, Wang Insurance

The world's best-dressed insurance agent got her start as a magazine editorRead more >

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Cyrus Veyssi, Content Creator + Writer

"When I came out as non-binary, there were a lot of expectations for me to look more feminine. But being non-binary means that I don’t need to fall into that category—I shouldn’t have to be in full glam for you to believe me."Read more >

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Gab Waller, Luxury Fashion Sourcer

Why Hollywood's go-to fashion hunter lives for a nude nailRead more >

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Marjon Carlos, Writer + Podcast Host, Your Favorite Auntie

"I used to straighten [my hair] and do presses, but since college, I’ve worn it curly and have been on this path to find the right products for it."Read more >

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Jordan Rondel, Founder, The Caker

With the toolkit to salvage your hair after you've dyed it every color under the sunRead more >

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Lauren Chan, Model + Founder, Henning

"I was a size 18 at Condé Nast trying to dress for meetings with iconic editors and with peers who all wore current season designer pieces. I was not blind to the fact that it left me at a stark disadvantage—how we dress affects how we’re personally feeling that day, how we’re perceived at work, the opportunities we get, the money that we take home, the list goes on."Read more >

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Meredith Duxbury, Model + Content Creator

"During the summer of 2020, I was painting my mom’s boyfriend’s house and gardening for money, but I would wake up at 5AM to create the videos. I hit one million followers in December, and then by January of 2021, I hit seven million."Read more >

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Part II: Dianna Cohen, Founder, Crown Affair

Coming in hot with the most aesthetically-pleasing workhorse productsRead more >

The Professional

Dianna Cohen, Founder, Crown Affair

The key to launching a hit hair care brand is to work at a million DTC startups firstRead more >

Postcard

How Brooklyn Florist Ryan Norville Found A New Life In Paris

"I’ve been trying to go to the Ambassade Biologique Recherche once a month. It’s truly a luxury experience at a fraction of what I thought I would pay for a facial."Read more >

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Hannah Berner, Comedian + Podcast Host

"TikTok has changed my life. I'm a visual person. If I read an article about beauty, I can’t process it. But if I watch it on TikTok, I'm down."Read more >

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Sai De Silva, The Real Housewives of New York + Scout The City

"I’ve controlled my narrative every step of the way, and now, I’m passing this torch to a famous television show and people can pin me into whatever they want."Read more >