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" 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. "

Emily Weiss

You

Work

Team

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" 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

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

Emily Weiss

Being

Afraid

" I love someone with something to prove. "

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

" There's so much pressure on women to have it all together. There's always this 'next, next, next.' I hope Glossier encourages women to be O.K. wherever you are. Just, everyone, relax! "

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

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

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

" So much of venture capital is pattern recognition. "

" I'm on Instagram more than any other social platform. "

" 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. "

" We could be like a lot of consumer brands that start blogs after they start their business. But in our case, I think Glossier is still very much a content company. I think about our products themselves as pieces of content. "

" I've had such an inspiring and formative journey in my career. "

" Your skin is like a plant. You have to water it. Make sure it's hydrated, not just squeaky clean. "

" 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. "

" 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

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

" 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

" Everyone says to hydrate on the plane, but I don't. "

" We're trying to create one holistic beauty experience where you can be inspired by other women, both the people we're interviewing and the community contributing to the conversation. "

" 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. "

Emily Weiss

You

Beauty

" People often ask me, 'How do you go about choosing who to feature on Into The Gloss?' And I've never had a great answer. Ultimately, I think the #1 thing that draws me to someone is their sense of freedom. "

" 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 like books that explore identity and youth culture or rites of passage. "

Emily Weiss

Identity

Youth

" I just have to stop biting my nails. I've been on and off that bandwagon so many times. I feel like it's going to be a lifelong struggle. "

Emily Weiss

Stop

Struggle

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Toronto girls are super interested in skincare, which is actually kind of unique. Because in New York, the girls seem to be mostly interested in makeup. "