I think it's so much fun to create a space. As the world has gotten more and more hectic - with these horrible catastrophes [happening] - people are going out less, ordering in, [having guests over]. People love to be in their homes.

I love Pilates, I really do, and I do it three times a week because it works well for me.

Beauty is my heritage, but home decor is very much my passion.

I've always loved the beauty world. Ever since I was a child, I looked at magazines and wore fragrances and tried out samples and sets. I worked at Clinique in the creative department for a summer during high school. And when I graduated from university, I worked at Prescriptives. My uncle [Leonard Lauder, chairman emeritus of the Estée Lauder Companies] smartly had wanted me to go into a small brand - to figure out what part of the company I loved. I discovered I was passionate about the creative process, the product development, creating a concept around a fragrance or lipstick.

You always have to stay true to yourself.

I've always been inspired by beautiful interiors.

My mom has always been kind of my backbone. She keeps me strong. She is a mother, a friend. She is really everything to me.