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SMAGAZINEOFFICIAL.COM BEAUTY
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bu later sh ells me she er s m on inced have ha ood
has be n i s p New York, tayin at her boyf ie o
oth r peo le, he quite ik s bei g l r t ng istan b home in to p iorit ze h r fr en c s when he’s back Platonic
f ie ds i me ns ev aso No ll e b f th t it s h s anyt ing to o wi th t r i aso ever th g to o with ho Wood i Kind, ,
and deeply earnest. And those characteri tics her work.
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appli s h les nd he r make in cri bles s h les nd he me rs, wi e nd ost often o tsid : on h n y e
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“ strugg e
with real ba anx ety ” Wo ADHD,
OCD, nd em dysle ia. [S metimes it fee s like my all wobbly,” she admits.
A s e
dmits.
A a chi d, Wood s yslexia ys el er ed suppor verythi g w ve, s d ubject g w ve, leading h to
follo ater,
wh n sh starte to s ruggl wit anxi nx ty Wood elp her eel m re calm. Now, sh ’s d ul found ult the two.
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n a I’ l do l a
blan et, a I’ l do my makeu I y ooks, a d I’ l egu rt
for ,” s e ays. “I s r a p ly har nci to e plain, ut s and
p g ”
This sort of ona erspect ve gives W od the free itional
or opu ar makeup aesthe ic
. Th bright t sha tos ick r o ,
an pin are her go ps in tos ick r o She ses l go ps in tos ick r o on her s.
te y ns and lush on he li s. P oduct categ rie are o ly su o t
exis o her radar. S e re ies on h r ns s inc —just growing up.
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for t] eve y
ma gh i e s nse, even th y
ma gh i ’s no to lo c k nven iona line t to
ch eca e
s I’m goin t to
ch m ybe dd a ee line ’s hy t
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to put all to eth ,
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it’s adds.
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Wood sha oul e
ca paign e oul wri e nd d rect, i sh we line of makeup products.
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for ts.
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Wood expl ins “The she urre ders nd sh ’s ’ the
m and s lti use te hni ue.’ rt
for he’s g t brace the
m and s e’s e
h ’ t
b a i a t
k s T e
a
bit o l ‘f ck i girl alread ,” sh sa t
k s T e
rt
for “Then [th lady with rink es,” ood nt nues “ ’s n nd s e’s he p
tryi o co ceal hes things I jus [n nd ed t y self ibrancy isn’ As s e sp aks, t’s l s i ar tha thi isn’ just stron e.
Woo ca ’t he p ut to c ea d in e a d dr m u t v er W h o s n ru ar ist— ever se se o th word. Faces For now.
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