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Malgosia Bela, Model

"I love life—I don’t want to spend two hours getting ready in the bathroom every day."Read more >

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Poppy King, Lipstick Queen

"Do I feel beautiful? No. But I feel all sorts of other things instead, like exuberant and glamorous."Read more >

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Emily Schuman, Cupcakes and Cashmere

"One of the first mean comments I got on my site was someone who said I had ‘slutty eyebrows.’ I cried and called my friends saying, ‘I had no idea my eyebrows were slutty!’"Read more >

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Phoebe Tonkin, Actress

"For filming, we walk a fine line between looking like real people and looking camera-ready. It takes a full hour-and-a-half in the makeup chair every day to complete the look."Read more >

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Stefano Tonchi, Editor in Chief, W

The Italian on 'Super Tuscan' skin, disposable razors, and his hair-grooming routine: "I go through a bottle of Kiehl’s gel every two weeks"Read more >

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Amanda Chantal Bacon, Owner, Moon Juice

"I rely on green juice for beauty. It’s great for staying calm, staying sane, and for getting glowing skin."Read more >

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Emily's Fall Essentials

Emily’s seasonal curation of all things fast, easy, and fabulousRead more >

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Alice Gregory, Writer

"I know it's the feminist line to say, ‘I wear makeup and get dressed for myself and not for men and not for other people,’ but I don’t find it to be true for me, personally."Read more >

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Andrea Mary Marshall, Artist

"I do a lot of self-portraiture late at night to have better control over the lighting, which means I spend a lot of nights without sleeping, wearing heavy theater makeup under hot lights. It all does a lot of damage to my skin..."Read more >

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Emily Ratajkowski, Model

The 'Blurred Lines' video muse on nudity and drugstore makeup (plus, a video of her favorite things)Read more >

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Catherine Walsh, Senior Vice President, Coty

"This is going to sound crazy, but I’m one of those people who thinks that beauty is going to save the world."Read more >

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Topaz Page-Green, Founder, The Lunchbox Fund

"How heavily I put on red lipstick depends on the occasion," says the South Africa-born New Yorker. "If it’s a blah day, I tap a little tiny touch of it on, but if it’s more of a going-out thing, I’ll go full blast."Read more >

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Samira Nasr, Fashion Director, Elle

"I'm mascara-obsessed," says the stylist and new mom. "I've really tried every mascara from drugstore to Dior."Read more >

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Rachel Antonoff, Designer

"Being blonde randomly coincided with being single for the first time in many, many years so, I’m generally having more fun… but I can’t confirm that it’s because I’m blonde."Read more >

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Chiara Ferragni, The Blonde Salad

"When I was younger, I was like, ‘Oh, I want to be blonder. I want to wear more makeup,'" says the Italian blogger. "But the more I grow up, the more I want to simplify."Read more >

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Ranjana Khan, Jewelry Designer

"For me, beauty is about the process," says the part-time face yoga instructor (and wife of designer Naeem Khan). "Mine is a very holistic approach."Read more >

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Miranda Kerr, Model

"I’m not against non-organic products, obviously—I use them all of the time for my job—but I try to minimize my exposure to chemicals. It's a balance."Read more >

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Jeanette Lai Thomas, Designer, Moratorium

"I’m really adventurous with hair, because it’s just hair... Fuck it. It’ll grow back."Read more >

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Julia Restoin Roitfeld, Founder, Romy and the Bunnies

"I think an eyelash curler makes me look much more awake, even when I haven't gotten much sleep. It's a really important tool for a mom to have."Read more >

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Jane Pratt, Editor in Chief, xoJane

"For someone who doesn’t use many products, I use about ten on my eyebrows alone."Read more >

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Anja Rubik, Model

"I use a lot of creams—I travel with at least six, because every cream supplies your skin with something different."Read more >

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Fanny Bourdette-Donon, International PR, Christian Dior Parfums

"I used to be scared of makeup because it’s hard to find colors that match my skin..."Read more >

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Robbie Myers, Editor in Chief, Elle

"If I was lost on a beauty desert island, and I could bring one thing with me, besides sunscreen, it would be fake eyelashes. I don’t care whether they're individual or strip—I can do both."Read more >