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What Designer Agnès B. Can’t Live Without “I’m like Marilyn Monroe — I always sleep naked with a little perfume.”
What K-Pop Star Jackson Wang Can’t Live Without “My protein shake every morning is an orange, chicken breast, greens, then an apple and banana. Sounds disgusting, but it’s actually good.”
What Ty Haney of Outdoor Voices Can’t Live Without My fiancé, Mark, introduced me to this bronzer — now we both wear it daily.
What Brother Vellies Designer Aurora James Can’t Live Without “I’ve always been very into dreaming. Sometimes mine blend into reality. I’ll be like, was that real or a dream?”