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" Nothing's worse than oily skin. "
Leandra Medine
Than
Skin
Nothing
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" When you're writing a blog post, you can take solace in knowing that you will immediately know how people will respond to it, and if the criticism is bad, then that's fine because you can work on that and fix it, and if it's good, then that's great because you know what to do in the future. It gets pushed down so quickly. "
Leandra Medine
Know
Future
Good
" I don't hate what I see when I look in the mirror. Even if legions of others don't agree. I have accepted the reflection that reliably bounces back at me for its perks and its flaws. "
Leandra Medine
Me
Look
Hate
" I think, fundamentally, Man Repeller is a voice for women to connect with; they can come and try it on for size and be a part of it, and if it works for them, they take it with them. "
Leandra Medine
Man
Size
Think
" When I wake up, I put on what I'm in the mood to wear. "
Leandra Medine
Put
Wear
Wake Up
" As long as you are promoting something that you really believe in - yes, it's incredible to see that designer earn the esteem they deserve - but there's something to be said about the fact that if you're convicted about an opinion, and you really believe something's great, you're not going to credit yourself for their success. "
Leandra Medine
Success
Long
Great
" Sometimes I wear red lipstick - it makes me feel sophisticated. "
Leandra Medine
Red Lipstick
Lipstick
Me
" I always wanted to make sure that I was honest to myself and that people wanted to hear an opinion that was authentic... I wanted Man Repeller to be a voice for women who felt like they didn't have a voice or for women who didn't know how to express their voice. "
Leandra Medine
Voice
People
Myself
" Initially what defined me as a 'man repeller' was my conscious effort to wear clothing that was attractive in my opinion but not necessarily in a man's opinion. "
Leandra Medine
Wear
Opinion
Me
" I'm someone very comfortable airing out the stories of my own life. Some people call it narcissism, but for me, the intention is that it will positively affect other people. "
Leandra Medine
Some People
Me
People
" I have always, always loved words. "
Leandra Medine
Loved
Always
Words
" I wore some stupid brocade dress to my prom. "
Leandra Medine
Wore
Dress
Prom
" Fashion Week is a great opportunity to make unimportant people feel like they own the world. "
Leandra Medine
World
Week
People
" No matter the candidate, every detail in a campaign is carefully and strategically framed for our consumption. The devil is in them. "
Leandra Medine
Our
Devil
Detail
" Nighttime dressing is not very different from daytime dressing for me. I feel like night clothes don't get a chance to live the way day clothes do, so I prefer to think of night clothes as day clothes. "
Leandra Medine
Me
Day
Think
" I think the thing about New York City real estate is that you kind of just take what you can get when you're renting. "
Leandra Medine
Real Estate
Think
You
" I always grew up with the idea that in order to be a successful writer, I should have a book published. "
Leandra Medine
Always
Up
Book
" I gained this new sense of control over my love life because when I called myself a 'man repeller,' you assumed that being single is my choice. I'm man-repelling because that's how I want to dress. I'm not single because no men like me. I'm single because I choose fashion over a relationship. "
Leandra Medine
Man
Relationship
Love
" I'm Jewish, so I don't really do Christmas gifts, and Hanukkah is not as big a deal as gifts are concerned, so I never actually give gifts. "
Leandra Medine
Big
Jewish
Christmas
" I do not wear a lot of makeup. On social media, this seems to work both in my favor and against me. "
Leandra Medine
Work
Media
Social Media
" 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. "
Leandra Medine
Life
Business
Sleep
" It seems inevitable, if unfair, that when a woman is vying for a prominent position in office, her outfit choices will be analyzed to a degree considerably higher than those of her male counterpart by simple existence of gender stereotypes. "
Leandra Medine
Outfit
Woman
Simple
" 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. "
Leandra Medine
Because
Work
Makeup
" I started my blog when I was a senior in college, and I knew that all the people in my program were probably going to be applying for very similar jobs, so I needed something to separate my resume. "
Leandra Medine
Started
College
People
" I haven't worn make-up since my wedding, and my husband loves me a lot. "
Leandra Medine
Lot
Wedding
Husband
" As someone who has been known for the way they've been dressed, it's almost OK for me to wear New Balances and sweat pants. I'm not necessarily moulding trends, but it's OK if I'm not adhering to them. "
Leandra Medine
New
Me
Dressed
" I think that when I started Man Repeller, the Internet was still hungry for authentic content from girls that weren't actresses or supermodels and were just relatable girls who had opinions and outfit ideas, and they weren't always good, but at least they were original. "
Leandra Medine
Ideas
Internet
Man
" 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. "
Leandra Medine
Best
Yourself
You
" One thing I didn't think upon getting married: that my style would - or could - change. "
Leandra Medine
Style
Change
Getting Married
" I buy all my perfumes duty free - I think people are fools not to. "
Leandra Medine
Fools
Free
People
" I think men like things tight and simple. "
Leandra Medine
Think
Things
Tight