Aerin Lauder

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

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

“If you feel comfortable in what you're wearing, you'll look your best, and I think that's a really important idea. Sometimes, whether it's fashion or beauty, things are on-trend, and they look beautiful on the runway, but when I apply them to myself, it doesn't look the way it should.”

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

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

“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.”

“I think talented people are priceless. And I think people that are knowledgeable and experienced - and I think there's a balance of new talent and experience, which makes, I think, Estee Lauder really special.”

“My grandmother had a lilac bush at her home in Long Island. I always associate the scent of it with her and try to have lilacs in my home.”

“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.”