Emily Weiss

“People often ask me, 'How do you go about choosing who to feature on Into The Gloss?' And I've never had a great answer. Ultimately, I think the #1 thing that draws me to someone is their sense of freedom.”

“I am, in fact, a candle salesperson's worst nightmare - or dream come true, depending on the salesperson.”

“With 'Into The Gloss' and now Glossier, the reason it was successful was because there were so many like-minded women out there who were also dissatisfied with their beauty experiences.”

“My musical inclinations are fine and dandy within the confines of my ears and my earphones but don't sit well with others.”

“My brain puts baths in the same category as yoga: it'd be 'nice' to relax for an hour, but I just want a 10-minute, high-impact workout; get in, get out. Showers are my cardio.”

“If you look dull, the easiest thing to do is wash your face with water, and immediately you look refreshed.”

“If you're interested in a 'Teen Vogue' internship, take note: it's not all fun and games! Working at a magazine requires a ton of energy and endurance from its interns and editors alike.”

“The creation of 'Into The Gloss' took less than a month. Glossier took twelve months and about a million dollars to hire the team, work with the chemists, order the inventory, get an office - you know, the whole thing.”

“I would rather be 'oily' than 'dry' on pretty much any part of my body.”

“What no one tells you - or maybe they did tell me, and I chose not to listen - is that there's really no 'coming back' from bleached platinum hair. You sort of have to cut it all off and start over.”

“Ultimately, I think the #1 thing that draws me to someone is their sense of freedom. Freedom and confidence are two different things, in my book. Confidence is overrated — it can be faked, whereas freedom is fearlessness.”

“Toronto girls are super interested in skincare, which is actually kind of unique. Because in New York, the girls seem to be mostly interested in makeup.”

“For some, Into The Gloss is just a blog, and that's cool. For us, it's the connective tissue between us and you, and that has paved the way for the creation of a very different kind of beauty brand: Glossier.”

“If I want to know how to do a black cat eye, I don't drive to a department store. I'll go on YouTube, cross-check reviews of a product, and then maybe talk about it on Instagram.”

“When you own a pair of haircutting scissors, you cut your own hair constantly.”

“I've had such an inspiring and formative journey in my career.”

“Nobody said being platinum was easy.”

“I like books that explore identity and youth culture or rites of passage.”

“'Into The Gloss,' what I think it did so well was create a conversation around beauty and make beauty the main event as opposed to the ugly step-sister, which it often is in magazines.”

“I just grew up loving beauty products. Going to the mall, and the Stila counter in the '90s. I was obsessed with hair dye.”