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We are the masters of our reality.
Good work ain't cheap, cheap work ain't good.
Bold simplicity is the keynote to good design.
I try my best to try to respond to people, especially through Twitter.
You must understand the feeling of originating as opposed to imitating.
People love our triple-milled, super-high-pigmented soft supermatte formulas.
I have always been a big supporter and fan of independent designers in general.
I love Better Than Sex Mascara, and Shadow Insurance Eye Primer is superawesome.
Tattoos aren't meant for everybody and they're too goddamn good for some people.
Personally, I like to start my day off as a Saint and graduate to my Sinner self!
I love how me deciding to not continue doing 'LA Ink' turns into being 'cancelled.'
As addictive and satisfying as my first tattoo, Wolf’s Remedy left me craving more.
Certain scents can evoke so much feeling, nostalgia, and trigger beautiful memories.
There is no point in developing anything at the cost of exploiting and abusing animals.
I'm always willing to listen to somebody else's ideas...because we can always learn more.
I don't care what people think about me. When I look in the mirror, I wanna like what I see.
If you give me an eyeliner, I can create 40 looks with that - whether it's liquid or pencil.
Like everyone else, I was born naked and screaming, waiting for my life to write itself on my skin.
When I became vegan 5 years ago, it was truly eye opening. I think it's all about perspective, really.
My own father flipped out on me when I told him we decided to ditch our doctor and go with a midwife instead.
I'm an artist. There are a lot of people in the business who aren't. It's like they've got a shoe repair shop.
Everyday, I have the choice to live a life of compassion that not only saves animals, but helps the environment.
Reason #7 For Not Getting a Tattoo: People will know you are running your own life, instead of listening to them!
I got to actually tattoo one of the members of The Misfits. The very first tattoo I ever did was this Misfits skull.
I like dramatic and crazy, weird, ridiculous eyebrows but I know the majority of people don't do their brows like me.
I can do a lot in 30 seconds. With Tattoo Liner I can do eyeliner, eyebrow, and, if I want to get creative, a lip look, too.
As grateful as I am to have been a part of a show like 'LA Ink,' I'm ready to end this chapter and want to focus on other projects now.
I am a canvas of my experiences, my story is etched in lines and shading, and you can read it on my arms, my legs, my shoulders, and my stomach.
I'm a stickler about never going to bed with makeup on. Like, all I can hear is my pores screaming, "Nooooooo!" So I'm a saint when it comes to cleansing.
I knew the minute we announced our pregnancy that we would be bombarded with unsolicited advice. Some good and some questionable - unsolicited none the less.
Express yourself through your art - whether it’s your drawings in a sketchpad, tattoos on your skin, the shade of your lipstick, or the clothes that you wear.
When I became vegan I thought I would have to deprive myself of certain sweets that I loved so much, like caramel and peanut butter cups, but on the contrary!
The funny thing is that I've known since I was 7 years old that I was never going to have kids. I always imagined myself as this worldly, traveling gypsy lady.
What's truly important--and what I find myself forgetting and having to relearn--is that right here, right now, I am free. Free to be myself and to express myself.
We have been reformulating anything that had carmine in the past, and if we can't reformulate, we just throw them out. I can live without a purple eye shadow. It's fine.
When I was a kid, to me, all women that I think were beautiful always tend to be ethnic of some sort. To be honest I think it's the eyebrows - the powerful, strong eyebrows.
I don't feel I'm a diva in any way, but, like, I just can't bring myself to reuse eyelashes. I think it's gross. And so I only use them one time. Is that bad? I feel like it's bad!
I think Too Faced is the yin to my yang. When you look at Kat Von D beauty and Too Faced and put them together, they look like complete opposites, but there are tons of similarities.
I feel like most people know that I'm a vegan, and I'm a pretty vocal animal activist. Everything and anything I do, I just kind of use it as a vehicle to be able to send out the message.
Years of cultural programming have taught us to love some animals while eating others, when in all reality, all animals are sentient beings with the capacity to feel, both physically and emotionally.
Strength doesn't necessarily come from resisting fear, weakness, or any other feeling and overcoming it. Strength comes from looking at those things straight on--and accepting them as they really are.
I don't care how many followers you have, but if you're executing amazing makeup, and you're working day to day in the makeup world and really changing the makeup world, to me that qualifies as a pro.
You don't have to get married and have a family, like a lot of women try, to live the American Dream. There's nothing wrong if you're in your 40s and don't have kids and are president of your own company.
I feel like Too Faced has always followed the same ethics as Kat Von D Beauty. They've been cruelty-free and really vocal advocates for anti-animal cruelty, and that's something that's such a deal breaker for me.
The artwork on my packaging was something I painstakingly micro-managed - for example, I treat it like a tattoo, taking into consideration the muscle structure and seeing were the line lands on the existing body.
Sephora has always been the best, in the sense that they love me for me and that they let me be me. That's the coolest part. I think that's why the products are great - because there's a sincerity and authenticity.
Not only is it important for me to create a 100% cruelty-free brand, but also send out a very clear message to both consumers and companies out there: testing on animals in the name of beauty is cruel and unnecessary.
Natacha Marro has always been a favorite shoe designer, and now she has started offering vegan options in her collection, which is brilliant! As for clothing, I have discovered tons of great vegan independent designers on Etsy!
Selling a lifestyle - whether it's a brand or an Instagram post - which teaches not just girls but people that your value is defined by what you look like is the most appalling thing that I could think of, especially as a woman.
Makeup is part of my daily routine. It's the time in my mornings when I can concentrate on me, and me alone. Giving yourself the kind of attention is so important - and is something that is definitely glossed over by to many women