Top 35 Aerin Lauder Quotes

I think it is very important to learn to say ‘No.’ I think it is sometimes important for brands or the creative director to learn to say, ‘This might be on trend, but it is not right for us.’

You could say that I am the Estee Lauder woman. I’m a working mother; time is valuable to me. I want a good product; I want quality.

I stick with what I know, makeup-wise.

I leave work by 6:30 P.M. so I can spend some time with the children. Inevitably, we’ll end up watching basketball or football. I live in a house of boys, and they’re all sports mad, so I don’t stand a chance.

I used to love a well-arranged room: the furniture, the fabric, the lighting.

If you’re on a night flight or are incredibly tired from jet lag, somehow a tiny bit of bronzer and self-tanner on your face, legs, and arms just makes you feel rejuvenated and refreshed.

Just because something is on trend doesn’t mean you have to embrace it. You can look at it and admire it, but that doesn’t mean you have to wear black nail polish or red lipstick.

I’m definitely living my dream.

My actual first summer internship was in the design department of Clinique.

I have a lot of staples in my wardrobe. I love to pair a silk or lace blouse with a fitted black pant. This combination feels effortless yet put together.

I have always loved beauty and fashion. Some of my earliest memories are of being surrounded by fragrances and lipstick samples.

I love Pilates, I really do, and I do it three times a week because it works well for me.

I used to be a shopper before I had children. I’d go to Bergdorf and Barneys all the time. But now my weekends are spent differently. I go to the skating rink or the park, not the stores.

My mother taught me that it is important to be prepared for a last-minute polish.

I love going to museums, especially the Met, because there’s always room for discovery, or the Neue Galerie. It’s a great jewel box.

I’m very detail-oriented, which is good and bad. Because I will wake up in the middle of the night thinking about something or seeing a mistake, thinking about it, and I immediately send an email – I’m very focused on details.

I’m a very visual person, and I love opening beautiful books on art or design and looking through them.

I never wear too much jewelry. I never wear a ton of pattern. Sometimes I’ll go big, but it never feels right.

I’ve always loved the beauty world. Ever since I was a child, I looked at magazines and wore fragrances and tried out samples and sets.

Growing up in New York, I loved watching my grandmother Estee put on her make-up – I always admired her sense of style.

I have a dual role as founder of AERIN and Image and Style Director of Estee Lauder. So work is a bit of a juggling act.

I’ve always been inspired by beautiful interiors.

Sunday is about relaxing and wearing anything comfortable. I love wearing a J. Crew shirt and jeans, which is a treat because I never wear these kinds of clothes during the week.

I am such a bath girl: we’ve gone to some of the beautiful hotels in the world, and if there’s a shower, I’m so disappointed.

I think people love having a person behind a brand who lives it. The idea of storytelling is really important.

People always associated me with ‘Vogue,’ ‘Vogue Living,’ or ‘Elle Decor.’

Rose is the most beautiful flower – it and tuberose are my favourites.

Even though beauty is very much my heritage, my real passion is accessories and home.

I wash my skin with Re-Nutrive Intensive Hydrating Skin Cleanser, no toner, and follow with the range’s Re-Nutrive Intensive Age-Renewal and Eye Creme.

I like to entertain at home, to live beautifully but comfortably.

Do I believe in plastic surgery? Yes, if something is wrong and you can modify it. For certain people, it’s right.

I love market research because you really have an idea of what your consumers are looking for.

The biggest beauty myth is that everyone looks better without makeup. That’s not true. Makeup is important.

In terms of pots and pans, I just use the basics – I’m not a snob like that.

I think every woman should be using a foundation, whether it’s liquid or compact.