“I have a lot of fun - in how I dress, how I do my makeup, and how I try and hold on to my child-like need for discovery.”⁠ ⁠ Proving definitively that age is just a number, 101 year old fashionista Iris Apfel (who signed as a model with IMG at the tender age of 97) has just announced her latest venture into the world of beauty: an upcoming cosmetics collection with @ciatelondon.⁠ ⁠ Iris, who is such a fashion icon that Mattel made a Barbie version of her in 2018, says her sense of style and self has only gotten better with age:⁠ ⁠ “As I’ve grown and evolved, so has my beauty style. I love wearing brightly coloured lipstick and interesting eyeshadow colours to complement the fashion I wear ... it’s part of how I express myself, along with fashion. I put on my bright lipstick and I feel confident in myself.”⁠ ⁠ And evolve her style has. Though today we have every beauty product imaginable at our fingertips, Iris recalls how she once had to go to great lengths to get the look she wanted:⁠ ⁠ “When I was younger, I did my eyes up like Miss Piggy. I loved heavy, big lashes, which we got with moustache wax. You put a chunk of it in a spoon and held a flame underneath, then you took a brush and you kept building the lashes layer after layer, and beaded the ends. It was great-looking.”⁠ ⁠ We love the reminder that even before the birth of TikTok, beauty aficionados were experimenting with fun and unusual methods of applying makeup. We love a good hack, and it goes to show that there have always been creatives willing to go the extra mile for beauty. And, of course, we love Iris and her zest for life!⁠ ⁠ 📷 @iris.apfel ⁠ Quotes: @iris.apfel via @grazia⁠ ⁠ #irisapfel #ciatelondon #beautynews #beautyindustry #beautyaddict #beautyguru #beautyproducts #fashionista #womensfashion⁠ #fashionover40 #ownyourage #overfortyfashion #fashioninspo⁠