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" My desk is more of a place where I set my stuff, and then I move around. If I'm at the office, I'm usually wandering around to different meeting rooms all day or taking people out or making tea. I'm rarely at my desk; it's just a place to hang my hat. "

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" 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. "

Emily Weiss

Small

Together

Start

" What no one tells you - or maybe they did tell me, and I chose not to listen - is that there's really no 'coming back' from bleached platinum hair. You sort of have to cut it all off and start over. "

Emily Weiss

You

Start

" You don't need most beauty products. They're an emotional purchase. That's why the conversations are really important. What choice do you have but to ask your customer what they want? "

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

" I've never been one for color theory or color wheels or undertone rules or anything like that. I don't know if my red lipstick 'should' be more blue or more orange. "

" I'm not afraid of being told 'no.' "

Emily Weiss

Being

Afraid

" For male and female entrepreneurs alike, having a woman investor can bring credibility when discussing product positioning and expansion opportunities. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I eat out alone a lot. "

" Where Halloween is concerned, I peaked in 2007. "

" 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. "

" In our product development cycle, we ask and listen to our customer about what she wants. "

" I am crazy for good branding and really admire companies that get it right. "

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

" 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. "

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

" I have long been of the mindset that aviators are like leather jackets - when they're perfect, they give you 'instant cool.' They're the Alexa Chung of sunglasses. "

" 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. "

" I like to get rid of things; I don't collect many things. But I do keep great photography and art books. "

Emily Weiss

Art

Photography

" I love someone with something to prove. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" '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. "

" 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

" At 'Vogue,' I was responsible for a lot of production work, and production work is highly detailed, and you have to be very resourceful to fit a square peg into a round hole. I learned to push the envelope when it comes to asking questions or making requests. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" When you own a pair of haircutting scissors, you cut your own hair constantly. "

" I don't even need to know - if you have something to prove to your old boss or your dad or your third grade teacher or yourself, it doesn't matter. You need that hustle and that fire, and I don't care where it comes from. "