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" Making a bougie, expensive beauty brand wasn't helping the mission or very fun for me. We can all be united by that $12 coconut balm. You don't need to charge an arm and a leg. "

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" The ideal intern is committed, creative, organized, ambitious, independent, and able to crack a smile, whether meeting a celebrity or folding socks. "

Emily Weiss

Intern

Creative

Smile

" 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. "

" When your lips get dry, is there anything more frantic? "

Emily Weiss

Your

Lips

" 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. "

" Ultimately, we're making and selling a consumer good that needs to work and that needs to make customers happy. "

" We wanted Glossier to have an excellent customer experience and reach as many of you as possible from day one, so we went with venture - the stuff fast-growth, tech-enabled companies like Facebook, Amazon, and Apple are made of. "

Emily Weiss

Apple

You

" I knew that I wanted to intern at 'Teen Vogue' from the moment the first issue hit newsstands. Luckily, the team at Polo Ralph Lauren, where I interned during high school, really believed in me and arranged for an interview with the editors. "

" I am, in fact, a candle salesperson's worst nightmare - or dream come true, depending on the salesperson. "

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

" 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.' "

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

" My wardrobe falls into two camps most of the time: either very monochromatic and tailored or really vintagey, with '30s and '40s-style long floral dresses. I don't buy that much, so every time I invest in something new, it has to elevate what I have hanging in my closet. "

" 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

" Nobody said being platinum was easy. "

" 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. "

" You can make a million excuses for why something didn't go well, but ultimately, just fix it and get on with it. Be a solutions person. "

" My first lip balms were Bonne Bell Lip Smackers, which, correct me if I'm wrong, sometimes had little bracelets attached to the caps-meaning your lip balm could idly dangle from your wrist like a charm bracelet when not in use, not unlike some iPhone accessories. "

Emily Weiss

Bell

iPhone

" I approached fundraising as an opportunity to align myself with partners who have more varied experience and diverse backgrounds than I do to help bring Glossier to life. "

" When Glossier launched in the U.S. back in 2014, it felt small - but in a good way. We were able to introduce ourselves locally, start a community, and build something special together. "

" I always thought 'Into The Gloss' would be successful, but I didn't really know what my definition of success was. "

" The single guiding principle that I try to follow, assuming blindly that the rest will fall into place, is to operate squarely in the present. I think it's one of the most difficult things for anyone to do. "

" Sunscreen, in the world of beauty, is the ultimate in adulting. "

" I just grew up loving beauty products. Going to the mall, and the Stila counter in the '90s. I was obsessed with hair dye. "

" When I think of baths, I generally think of children, the elderly, couples, and the English. Who takes baths? I mean, seriously - none of my friends take baths. "

" I like people who work hard. "

Emily Weiss

Hard

Who

" We want to demystify and present things in real talk. That's why Into the Gloss struck a nerve. Glossier is not much different. We're providing this rich environment around products that help consumers understand their benefit. "

" We're not telling you that you need a concealer. We're providing a concealer in case you want it. We're trying to give you the tools to be able to make whatever decision you want. "

" Into The Gloss is buoyed by the people on it, the people who read it and discuss it, and the people who work on it. "

" I love supporting female-owned companies and women who are awesome. "

" Glossier is not about throwing out everything you're using. If you want to keep using your retinols, your SPFs, of course you should continue. "