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" Most people assume that my style is so outlandish and out there, but the reality is I like very classic pieces just rendered unusually. "

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" What good is a wall without framed art? It is like the equivalent of the accessories that you choose to wear to decorate a black dress - precisely the stuff that makes the wall/dress you. "

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" I don't necessarily see my not wearing makeup as a social comment or that it's because I work in a female-dominated industry. "

" When I'm wearing red lipstick, I'll never do anything with my eyes. And it's so easy - you just put on red lipstick, and your whole face just seems done. "

" Most people don't know this, but I never wanted Man Repeller to be about me. It was titled that to identify a genre of women. "

" I love manicures - I'm really into colorful nails. "

" I wanted to be my own editor, and by 'editor,' I mean unedited-or. "

" I haven't worn make-up since my wedding, and my husband loves me a lot. "

" I can't imagine catering to an audience that doesn't also interest me. "

" Sloane Crosley and David Sedaris are two of my favorite writers; they're the kind of writers who make you feel like, 'I can do this. I want to do this.' "

" If I were going to prom again, I would wear a huge skirt and plain cotton tank. A big, poofy, flotation-device-sized skirt. I wish I had done that. "

" I have a degree in journalism, which is something that I make very clear very frequently just so people are aware of it. I went to school to write... Editorial integrity is very important to me. "

" Especially with Instagram, I feel reluctant to make all the photos beautiful because I don't necessarily want to send this message that life is perfect and your avocado toast is always going to be beautifully lit. I want readers to feel like the Man Repeller page is real and kind of dirty. Messy. "

" I do know that I would never - though you should never say never - work with a decorator, because I don't want to see the touch of someone else in my own space. "

" Making the decision to embrace or to shun makeup is one that should be contingent on nothing more, nothing less, than doing what makes you feel like the best version of yourself. "

" Next time you look in the mirror, close your eyes and ask yourself when you feel like the best version of you. When you open them, act on that. "

" Man Repeller is intended to chronicle all the fashion trends that women love and men hate. I started it because I am woman with a deep appreciation for harem pants. And sometimes blaming clothing on a sad love life is easier than blaming oneself! "

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" The number one thing I would say to someone who wants to start a business is if you really can't sleep at night and smack the passion out of yourself, then go for it, but if you can live a happy life working for someone else, do that. "

" You have to keep a feeling of goodness in your exteriors. "

" I didn't actually even really know my grandmother; I must have been 3 or 4 when she died. "