- Makeup
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- Nov 07, 2020
Skin Quotes
From skincare habits to what it means to feel comfortable in your own skin.
Several of the quotes here come from people talking about their actual skincare routines - oil cleansers, sensitive skin, and makeup that evens out skin tone without hiding it. For a broader take, see Care quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother was my first and most important influence. When I was a little girl, she would take me shopping for pigments that flattered dark skin tones, mixing and playing until she'd created her ideal shade.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
It would be great if perfect skin required less work. That would be the best ever.
- Face
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't think there's ever going to be a time when metallics aren't going to be in. They're so gorgeous, they bring so much dimension to the face, they're easy to wear regardless of age or skin tone, and really, they're just a lot of fun.
- Leave
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- Nov 07, 2020
Bosnia is under my skin. It's the place you cannot leave behind. I was obsessed by the nightmare of it all; there was this sense of guilt, and an anger that has become something much deeper over these last years.
- Colour
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- Nov 07, 2020
I’m determined to not let my skin colour or the fact that I come from Africa be a hindrance.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Gory stuff can be shocking but it doesn't really scare me. I'd say the kind of stuff that gets under my skin is the unknown. You hear a knock behind a wall and you don't know what it is. Is there something there or not?
- Getting Older
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- Nov 07, 2020
My skin may have wrinkles but it's because I'm smiling so much. That might sound like some terrible American greetings card, but I feel it's immoral for me to castigate my body for getting older, when it does everything I ask of it.
- May
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- Nov 07, 2020
A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
- Face
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- Nov 07, 2020
I did a shoot with massive iguanas in Costa Rica when I was modeling back then. They were like little dinosaurs, and they sat right across my arms and by my face. The guy told me not to make any sudden movements because they had enormous claws. The guy said he would rip my skin if he attacked.
- Happy
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- Nov 07, 2020