Leandra Medine Quotes

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Leandra Medine

Profession : Author

Birth : December 22, 1988

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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I love manicures - I'm really into colorful nails.

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I buy all my perfumes duty free - I think people are fools not to.

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By the time I graduated college, I was sick of what was out there. I wanted to bring something new to the Internet.

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You're not stupid because you're interested in fashion, period.

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I have a pretty decent understanding of which posts will perform better than others. Specifically on Instagram, when it's a style picture, those ones always get way more likes.

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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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I think that when I started Man Repeller, the Internet was still hungry for authentic content from girls that weren't actresses or supermodels and were just relatable girls who had opinions and outfit ideas, and they weren't always good, but at least they were original.

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Especially with Instagram, I feel reluctant to make all the photos beautiful because I don't necessarily want to send this message that life is perfect and your avocado toast is always going to be beautifully lit. I want readers to feel like the Man Repeller page is real and kind of dirty. Messy.

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Your doubts are generated by fear, and fear is a series of distorted thoughts.

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I can't imagine catering to an audience that doesn't also interest me.

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I think, fundamentally, Man Repeller is a voice for women to connect with; they can come and try it on for size and be a part of it, and if it works for them, they take it with them.

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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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Most people assume that my style is so outlandish and out there, but the reality is I like very classic pieces just rendered unusually.

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The number one thing I would say to someone who wants to start a business is if you really can't sleep at night and smack the passion out of yourself, then go for it, but if you can live a happy life working for someone else, do that.

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Running a business is incredibly hard, especially as a creative person, because you're extricated from the creative very quickly, and that is really hard. Obviously, I have experienced that first hand.

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Nighttime dressing is not very different from daytime dressing for me. I feel like night clothes don't get a chance to live the way day clothes do, so I prefer to think of night clothes as day clothes.

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