Aerin Lauder

Businesswoman

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We have a house near East Hampton, and of all the beaches I've been to, I think there is something so beautiful about Long Island beaches. I love them in the fall and winter.

I love laugh lines. It means you've had a good life. The most beautiful women - Audrey Hepburn, Lauren Hutton, Ali MacGraw - all embraced the aging process.

I stick with what I know, makeup-wise.

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

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

Looking feminine is important to me. My personal style is fairly traditional. I was definitely influenced by my mother, who always looks elegant, and by Estee's classic style; she was always in Givenchy or Ungaro.

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 have a lot of passion. I have a lot of pride. I think I do get that from my family. But you can be driven and be nice.

I'm never without my personalised Anya Hindmarch diary - I keep my schedule online, too, but my diary is always in my bag. It's crammed Post-its.

My day typically starts with an early-morning walk through Central Park. It's a nice moment of calm before my routine starts.

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

Everyone always asks, 'Did you ever rebel? Did you dye your hair blue? Did you wear black nail polish?' I mean, of course, there have been episodes when you wear weird-colored lipstick... But generally, I think I was pretty much the way I am now.

I discovered I was passionate about the creative process, the product development, creating a concept around a fragrance or lipstick.

My mom has always been kind of my backbone. She keeps me strong. She is a mother, a friend. She is really everything to me.

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.

When we moved to Europe when I was a teenager, I really did not want to go. I was happy in my school, with my friends, but looking back on it, it was the best experience I've ever had. We traveled every weekend. I experienced incredible new cultures, museums, cities, and it really opened up my eyes.

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

I love to decorate a room - from the furniture to the objects to the books.

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.

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