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" If I have on a bright red lip, you'll rarely ever catch me with eyeshadow on. It's one or the other for me - pick one feature for the day and really focus on that. "

Solange Knowles

Focus

Bright

Day

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" You have Vampire Weekend who have more African references musically than most African-American artists. "

" My beauty ethos? Well, I'd love to tell you it's something like 'less is more,' but honestly, it all starts with happiness. If only someone could bottle that up - when I'm happy, I'm at my most radiant and glowing. It does me better than any product ever could. And I stand by how cheesy and cliched that sounds. "

Solange Knowles

Happy

You

" I actually love my natural hair when it's in a twist out and it's been slept on for five days and revived by the steam of the shower. "

" My earliest love, which was sort of an obsession, actually, was Nas. I was in seventh grade, I believe, when 'Nastradamus' was out, and I took it pretty far. "

" I think that some people get wrapped up in their own egos. They need to see certain album sales and certain monuments. "

" There are a lot of times when people are diplomatic about things, and I'm not that type. I'm not afraid to say exactly what I mean. "

" Dubai's a pretty powerful place. "

" I'm a lot more interested in style than fashion - style is what makes us who we are. "

Solange Knowles

Fashion

Interested

" I'd rather be the protector than the protected. I'm naturally the protector - being a mother and having a famous family. You have to navigate when it's right to protect. "

" Major labels act as banks in terms of how they produce and release your album. No major label is really good or bad; they just 100 per cent operate as a business, which makes sense... no hard feelings. "

" I wear short shorts. After 10 years of strenuous ballet, it's the least my legs can do for me. "

Solange Knowles

Legs

Short

" You just have to know that the more successful you get as an artist, the less of a normal life you have. It's a trade-off. "

" What's important is that my family and I are all good. "

" I still stand behind the stuff I did early on, but I was on a record label, and I didn't have a lot of creative control. Another side of that is just being young and having bad taste. There was plenty of that, too. "

" Anytime fashion and music go hand-in-hand and it really is an organic fit, it's amazing. "

" I think many people, especially from other cultures, just don't understand the role hair plays in black women's lives. "

" I'm really good at telling people 'no.' "

" It is always an honor to work with those that share your passion for music and just enjoy making great music. "

" There are a lot of historical lofts in Houston, and it's amazing for me that a lot of them were built in the 1920s. I love the exposed bricks and the very industrial stuff. "

Solange Knowles

Love

Houston

" Why is it so important for you to give back? I honestly feel like it's our responsibility as citizens of the world to ground ourselves in selflessness and all do our part. "

" I'm making the music I want to make, in my own space, and it's just incredible to be able to continue to do that. "

" A lot of people don't know me as an artist. "

" I grew up seeing my sister in the studio. I would go to recording sessions and take notes. "

Solange Knowles

Sister

Take

" The one thing I'm really excited about is that the Saint Heron shop is not grounded in just fashion and clothing. We have connected with artists and artisans in every landscape. "

" I have a father who was the first black student at his junior high and high school and had to do a lot to get to that point. "

" I really enjoy my privacy and being able to walk my son to school every morning and pick him up every afternoon. "

" I felt like when I took my weave out, I wasn't pretty, I wasn't noticeable. "

Solange Knowles

Pretty

Out

" My mom's best friend growing up was diagnosed with AIDS, and he basically raised me when my mom was launching her business. Although I didn't understand at the time what HIV or AIDS was, I knew that's what he passed away from. "

" I'm not sure if it's cause I'm getting old, but my heels have to be 3.5 inch or less, or a chunky heel. "

" My name, Solange, means 'Angel of the sun,' and I'm completely enamored of my African history. The culture is so expressive. "