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.

In terms of pots and pans, I just use the basics - Im not a snob like that.

I always loved beauty and accessories, and it's always something I was passionate about.

People always ask what I would have done if I weren't doing what I'm doing. And I say I'd [still] be in fashion or in beauty. It's such a dream come true now because I have the ability to go into home [goods] and accessories as well.

I love laugh lines. It means you've had a good life.

Beauty is my heritage and my core. But my passion is design for the spaces where we live and work.

People love buying into a lifestyle and an overall concept. So when they buy a shell-colored lip gloss, they can also buy shells for their house, as well as sunglasses and [items in] other categories [in that shade] to create one consistent image.