Beauty is about perception, not about make-up. I think the beginning of all beauty is knowing and liking oneself. You can't put on make-up, or dress yourself, or do you hair with any sort of fun or joy if you're…

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I think the responsibility lies with the fashion world as a collective. We have to...

I think the responsibility lies with the fashion world as a collective. We have to...

I also have this incredible love for women.

I also have this incredible love for women.

Beauty has a lot to do with character.

Beauty has a lot to do with character.

I spent much of my life hiding.

I spent much of my life hiding.

I'd rather have huge success and huge failures than travel in the middle of the...

I'd rather have huge success and huge failures than travel in the middle of the...

The faces I see in the modeling industry can get dull.

The faces I see in the modeling industry can get dull.

I'm going to insult a whole industry here, but it seems like TV is for...

I'm going to insult a whole industry here, but it seems like TV is for...

Yes, but everyone is beautiful to someone.

Yes, but everyone is beautiful to someone.

When I was growing up, the men in my life were abusive; women were the...

When I was growing up, the men in my life were abusive; women were the...

Growing up, my ideals were Barbra Streisand, Cher, and my mom.

Growing up, my ideals were Barbra Streisand, Cher, and my mom.

There are two types of people in the world: people who are passionate about things,...

There are two types of people in the world: people who are passionate about things,...

Beauty might bring happiness, but happiness always brings beauty.

Beauty might bring happiness, but happiness always brings beauty.

Today I choose life. Every morning when I wake up I can choose joy, happiness,...

Today I choose life. Every morning when I wake up I can choose joy, happiness,...

Soon I realized that if beauty equalled forgiveness, I was never going to be forgiven.

Soon I realized that if beauty equalled forgiveness, I was never going to be forgiven.

Perfection is boring. If a face doesn't have mistakes, it's nothing.

Perfection is boring. If a face doesn't have mistakes, it's nothing.

Today I see beauty everywhere I go, in every face I see, in every single...

Today I see beauty everywhere I go, in every face I see, in every single...

That's why I began doing makeup in the first place: I was hoping that through...

That's why I began doing makeup in the first place: I was hoping that through...

Another thing that's pathetic is this rule that you have to look ugly to get...

Another thing that's pathetic is this rule that you have to look ugly to get...

Life is too short to spend hoping that the perfectly arched eyebrow or hottest new...

Life is too short to spend hoping that the perfectly arched eyebrow or hottest new...

I'm very passionate about what I do.

I'm very passionate about what I do.