Leandra Medine Quotes

I have a degree in journalism, which is something that I make very clear very frequently just so people are aware of it. I went to school to write... Editorial integrity is very important to me.

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• I don't hate what I see when I look in the mirror. Even if legions of others don't agree. I have accepted the reflection that reliably bounces back at me for its perks and its flaws.

  

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  • Hate
  • Mirror
  • Reflection

• When you have a voice, you also have a moral obligation to use that voice for good.

  

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  • Good
  • Moral

• The holidays are only overwhelming because it's crunch time. It's like everyone trying to get last-minute things in before the New Year starts.

  

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  • Time
  • Trying

• I understand that it's the thought that counts, but receiving money is so great, so if you're in a position to give an employee a bonus, just do that.

  

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  • Great
  • Money

• One thing I didn't think upon getting married: that my style would - or could - change.

  

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  • Style

• Nothing feels better than constructing a beautiful sentence.

  

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  • Beautiful

• I think the thing about New York City real estate is that you kind of just take what you can get when you're renting.

  

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  • Real
  • City

• I never thought I'd wear Birkenstocks, but here I am! Having said that, I'm pretty sure I'd never wear Crocs.

  

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  • Pretty

• I don't take such good care of my skin; my mom kills me about it... I sit in the sun so much. I love a tan.

  

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  • Good
  • Mom
  • Sun

• Women totally dress for women. If we were dressed for men, we'd be prancing around in tight, tight, tight bodycon skirts and tops all day or really simple jeans and T-shirts.

  

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  • Men
  • Women
  • Simple

• I started my blog when I was a senior in college, and I knew that all the people in my program were probably going to be applying for very similar jobs, so I needed something to separate my resume.

  

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  • People
  • College
  • Senior

• I'm someone very comfortable airing out the stories of my own life. Some people call it narcissism, but for me, the intention is that it will positively affect other people.

  

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  • People
  • Life

• When I wake up, I put on what I'm in the mood to wear.

  

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  • Up
  • Mood

• Don't get me wrong - I'm not against makeup. If I could manage looking like 'me' in a way that also read as tastefully, invisibly airbrushed, I'd sign up for that faster than you could choose a filter to do it for me.

  

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  • Up
  • Makeup

• That's what I always wanted Man Repeller to do - to change the way people actually think. Showing young girls that there are no rules.

  

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  • People

• I understand that there are thick, dark circles under my eyes. I have grown to appreciate them. I have noticed that my nose grows a little hookier on a near-monthly basis. That's fine. I know there are wrinkles ready to stake their claim as full time residents on my forehead any moment now. My dad has those, too, and I find that endearing.

  

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  • Time
  • Dad
  • Eyes

• Making the decision to embrace or to shun makeup is one that should be contingent on nothing more, nothing less, than doing what makes you feel like the best version of yourself.

  

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  • Decision
  • Makeup

• I don't say in the morning, 'Look, Leandra, here are a bunch of women. Put that bronzer down.' It's more that I'm busy and whatever helps you get out the door and go to sleep easier.

  

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  • Women
  • Morning
  • Sleep

• 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.

  

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  • Work
  • Makeup

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

  

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  • Work
  • Makeup

• As long as you are promoting something that you really believe in - yes, it's incredible to see that designer earn the esteem they deserve - but there's something to be said about the fact that if you're convicted about an opinion, and you really believe something's great, you're not going to credit yourself for their success.

  

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  • Great
  • Believe
  • Long

• I'm Jewish, so I don't really do Christmas gifts, and Hanukkah is not as big a deal as gifts are concerned, so I never actually give gifts.

  

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  • Christmas

• 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.

  

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  • People
  • Good
  • Work

• Our sartorial choices aren't that different from our psyches.

  

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  • Different
  • Choices