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" If I want to know how to do a black cat eye, I don't drive to a department store. I'll go on YouTube, cross-check reviews of a product, and then maybe talk about it on Instagram. "

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" Instagram has a faster chance of reaching me than CNN, and if I really want to know what's going on, I refresh my Twitter feed. "

Emily Weiss

Know

Going

Chance

" A huge number of women are shopping for beauty products based on recommendations from friends, and we really look to be that friend. "

" I grew up in a conservative New England town and showed up to my middle school orientation dressed like 'Clueless' while everyone else was wearing J. Crew and lacrosse uniforms. I never really fit into that preppy look. "

" People talk about body cleanses like there's no tomorrow - what about apartment cleanses? "

Emily Weiss

People

Body

" You learn a lot about people when you're sitting on their bathroom floor or on their toilet seat, rifling through their stuff. "

" With 'Into The Gloss' and now Glossier, the reason it was successful was because there were so many like-minded women out there who were also dissatisfied with their beauty experiences. "

" Glossier - our content, our products - it's for all for you; it's ours. "

" If you're interested in a 'Teen Vogue' internship, take note: it's not all fun and games! Working at a magazine requires a ton of energy and endurance from its interns and editors alike. "

" 'Into The Gloss,' what I think it did so well was create a conversation around beauty and make beauty the main event as opposed to the ugly step-sister, which it often is in magazines. "

" The guardians of French pharmacies - the lab-coated salespeople - are busy, serious, and probably know more about your face than you do. Therefore, don't interrupt them, and if they ask you if they can help you, for God's sake, let them. They will not steer you wrong. "

" Unlike a celebrity, there's nothing I won't try and nothing I won't talk about when it comes to my hair. If I were to get a tattoo on my inner upper arm, it would read, 'Change thy hair, change thyself.' "

" I like people who work hard. "

Emily Weiss

Hard

Who

" If you look dull, the easiest thing to do is wash your face with water, and immediately you look refreshed. "

" The creation of 'Into The Gloss' took less than a month. Glossier took twelve months and about a million dollars to hire the team, work with the chemists, order the inventory, get an office - you know, the whole thing. "

" Women are truly, truly awesome. "

" At Glossier, we're creating an edited collection of the best essential products. These are the ones that you reach for every day and will always have a place on your top shelf. "

" The great thing about interning at 'Teen Vogue' is that there is so much room for growth; interns here do incredible things if they work hard enough and think outside the box. "

" Throughout your teens and twenties, it's pretty easy to live in a suspended reality - one where you never get old or need to spend much time thinking about 401Ks, mammograms, or renewing your license. You don't need me to tell you: that ends. "

Emily Weiss

Thinking

Live

" I'm surrounded by women whose style I admire. It's natural to be inspired. I'm not a horrible copycat, or if I am, then I admit it and make a joke about it. "

" In my humble opinion, having tons of products and furniture and magazines and clothes is not luxurious - living minimally is. "

" I think reality television has made the fashion industry and the beauty industry, any industry - frankly, just life - it has made life seem much different than it really is. "

" One of the big things I've learned over the years and I'm excited that Glossier perpetuates is that wherever you're at, in terms of your scope of knowledge around beauty, is totally okay. And not just okay, but actually really valuable. "

" My December is typically one big, sweaty 'wintry mix' blur, not a punch-laden, heartwarming mixer. "

" I would rather be 'oily' than 'dry' on pretty much any part of my body. "

" Nobody said being platinum was easy. "

" Augmenting your appearance so drastically that it elicits a reaction from literally every acquaintance you greet is a sea change. "

" Glossier is really for anyone who wants to embrace the present and live in the now. It's about embracing constant change and who you are at any given moment, and that's often someone who's imperfect - and that's cool. "

" We incorporate a lot of natural ingredients into our Glossier products, like sweet almond oil, which is great at getting moisture deep into the skin. "

" I've had some not-great experiences with laser hair removal, probably because I haven't done what they told me. "

" My brain puts baths in the same category as yoga: it'd be 'nice' to relax for an hour, but I just want a 10-minute, high-impact workout; get in, get out. Showers are my cardio. "