When you were growing up, who taught you about all things beauty?
My grandma raised me with my mom. She was from Mobile, Ala., and she really honored her face. The only makeup she wore was lipstick and mascara, and that remains what I consider beautiful. It’s interesting because even though my daughter [Jaya, 15] and I have never discussed it, she loves lip balms and mascara too. So I realize that as a little girl, she was watching me get ready — just like I watched my grandma.