Leandra Medine

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. ”

I never borrowed money from Mom. I lived at home, but my parents never helped me. I worked hard and moved out. I treated my blog like a business; hard work is important. ”

I feel like alternative piercings in the ear is this untapped way to festoon yourself. Not many people understand this, but it hurts so good. It's like getting dental work done. It hurts in the right way. ”

I do not wear a lot of makeup. On social media, this seems to work both in my favor and against me. ”

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 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. ”

What a woman does or does not do to her face is personal. And as with most other things, makeup or a lack thereof can serve as either a prison or a fortress commanded by the mind: you can become a slave to it, or it can set you free. ”