Interviews

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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 >

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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 >

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Recho Omondi, Founder and Host, The Cutting Room Floor

The host of "fashion's only fashion show" is bringing back the three step skincare routineRead more >

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Chloe Hall, Director of Brand Initiatives, Starface

The former Elle beauty director talks on press-on nails, postpartum skin, and confidence perfumes Read more >

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Allison Bornstein, Celebrity Stylist + Wardrobe Specialist

The internet’s personal stylist gets her lip balm from Hermès and makeup advice from a veteran beauty editorRead more >

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Laura Reilly, Founder, Magasin

On the better-than-Botox treatment, the best deal in skincare, and how she launched her hit fashion newsletterRead more >

The Experience

Emily Weiss, Founder and Clara’s Mom

Glossier’s founder talks motherhood and not getting everything rightRead more >

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Louisa Jacobson, Actor

The Gilded Age star on curly bangs upkeep and big bathsRead more >

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Liana Satenstein, Editor, Vogue

On drugstore beauty, running and slapping her face. Read more >

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Hope Smith, Founder, Mutha

On making body butter in her kitchen, moisturizing and motherhood. Read more >

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Hannah Traore, Founder & Director, Hannah Traore Gallery

On clean beauty, growing up biracial, and opening her own Gallery. Read more >

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The Fashion Designer Who Always Uses SPF

Taylor Dorry on her esthetician, cutting her own bangs and Vivienne Westwood. Read more >

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Cynthia Cervantes Gumbs, Creative Director

The Mexico City-based creative director on switching careers and rebuilding her skincare routine during pregnancy. Read more >

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The Social Media Manager Who Shapes Her Own Brows

"For the past 7 years, I’ve been shaping my own brows because I’ve had so many bad experiences, which I can look back and laugh about now."Read more >

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Katie Lowes, Actress

The Inventing Anna actress on postpartum self-care. Read more >