My Stuff CASSANDRA HUYSENTRUYT GREY

Two years ago, Cassandra Huysentruyt Grey inspired by the glamour of Hollywood, launched Violet Grey as a multi-platform beauty enterprise with a digital-magazine component, and later opened a store on Melrose Place, in Los Angeles. The selection of coveted products, which has been curated by top makeup artists and km-caexpem. tehelped to make Violet Grey the go-to space for those m pursuit of beauty secrets. Grey, a savvy entrepreneur with a sassy pixie cut, shares her iavorite things...

CLOTHES

Jeans Acne high-waisted in black and tailored vintage Levi's for a more modern silhouette. Underwear Fleur du Mai x Violet Grey in Blush Bombshell. Watch My iPhone. Day bag The Row, oversize and nondescript. Favorite accessory Mr. Grey in a black suit, white shirt, and black knit tie. , Favorite designers Ashley Olsen and Mary-Kate Olsen. Shopping mecca Melrose Place in L.A. It's sort of an outdoor Barneys, Chloe, The Row, Isabel Marant, DVF, and Violet Grey. For black-tie Lily et Cie. Boots Hermes riding boots. They are expensive but will last a lifetime. Flats Manolo Blahnik.

INSPIRATIONS

Inspirations Guy Bourdin photography, Twombly drawings on paper, Eminem, Albert Camus, Paris, Woody Allen, Tokyo, Martin Scorsese, Drake, Lauren Hutton, and Leonard Lauder. Favorite discovery That most learning happens outside of your comfort zone. Who inspires you My team at Violet Grey. I feel like the luckiest person in the world to work with exceptional people every day. Necessary extravagance La Mer. Favorite place At home with my family. Favorite charity An extraordinary organization of charter schools called KIPP. Favorite movie Manhattan. Favorite hotel The Ritz in Paris. Are you on Instagram @CassandraGrey Fashion idol Lee Radziwill. Go-to Web site youtube.com Song in your head Drake's "Started from the Bottom."

HOME

Where do you live In L.A., I live next door to where they filmed TheFresh Prince of Bel-Air,and in N.Y.C. I live on 76th and Madison. Favorite pieces of art in house For our one-year wedding anniversary, my husband gave me a Les Lalanne black sheep, which is definitely my favorite thing in the world. Sheets Yves Delorme. Luggage I know this is obnoxious, but I am wild for white luggage. Tom Ford and Goyard are my jam. China Nymphenburg. Stationery Tiffany's, white-on-white tissue. Pets Two bullmastiffs, Enzo and Izzabella. They are trained to kill poachers. Favorite flowers Garden roses. Favorite gadget Is Netflix considered a gadget? Favorite neighborhood restaurant Nate 'n Al in L.A. and 3 Guys in N.Y.C. Favorite dessert Lemon meringue k pie. Favorite snack French fries with mayonnaise. Coffee-table book Mirror of Venus. TV bingeing Broadchurch, The Fall, The Missing,and my favorite is a French series called Engrenages.

BEAUTY PRODUCTS

Lipstick Serge Lutens Nude Lip Palette. Mascara Armani Eyes to Kill. Concealer Chanel Correcteur Perfection. Simply the best concealer on the market. Foundation Armani Luminous Silk. (Thank you, Pat McGrath.) Moisturizer La Prairie Skin Caviar Luxe Cream— a miracle in a pretty blue jar. Hair product Leonor Greyl styling cream. Soap The soap from the Carlyle hotel. Perfume I prefer men's cologne, and recently I discovered that Old Spice has the same effect as wearing a men's jacket over your shoulders. Toothpaste Marvis. Nail-polish color Tom Ford Indigo Night. Who cuts your hair Lea Journo at the Beverly Wilshire hotel cut my hair and basically gave me a new and improved life as a result. I also use her prescribed shampoo. Skin-care specialist Shani Darden at Resurface in L.A. and Aida Bicaj in N.Y.C.

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