At home with …Jeanine Lobell & kids

“A sense of humor

My husband

My friends

Instagram

The New York Times Sunday crossword puzzle”

“We go to  Jin Soon regularly for manis and pedis—they are the best!”

“Once you have kids, everything naturally changes. It’s supposed to. If you see change as something hard, it will be difficult. The key is not to see things as ‘challenges.'”

“The key to a long-lasting relationship is acceptance, laughter, self-reflection.”

Hardest part about being a mom: “The pain of how much you love them.”

Best part about being a mom: “How much you love them.”

“Besides becoming a mom, one of the most exciting moments in my life was the first time I walked into Barneys New York and saw my makeup counter.”

“I feel the best with a tan and only mascara—I don’t want to feel like I’m wearing a mask.”

Jeanine putting mascara on oldest daughter, Esme

Gallery wall of family photos

Esme’s knitting project

Biggest surprise about motherhood: “I love my kids so much it actually hurts.”

“Because of my job, my daughters really live and breathe beauty—whether it’s in my makeup closets or visiting me at work, they are surrounded by it, so I teach them that it’s not about the pretty. Being beautiful helps in life, for sure, but you cannot just be about that.”

Jeanine with youngest daughter, Poppy

“With my girls, it’s all about helping them create a strong sense of self. If they are really clear on who they are and what you expect and love about them, they will be able to get through their teen years much more easily.”

Jeanine in her bedroom with Esme, Bailey, Poppy, and Wallis

The family’s growing wall

“A great haircut is key for saving time when getting ready. The trick is finding someone who cuts your hair to the way it actually falls, so when it dries, you don’t have to style it.”

Jeanine and Esme

Chanel mascara

SK-II Face Cream

Klorane

Eye patches for puffiness

Yves Saint Laurent Touche Eclat concealer: “I would be a mess without it.”

“My most humbling parenting moments are usually when I have barked at my kids and realize they were actually right and I have to admit it. It’s so important for them to see we are human, too.”

Esme, Wallis, and Poppy

“I am a mascara and liner girl, but I always say, ‘Find the one thing about your face you think is great and the one thing you don’t like—play up the one that is ‘good,’ learn to fix the problem, and ignore the rest.’ I live for mascara and a fuchsia or red lip.”

Which traits do you think your kids got from you?: “Determination, empathy, humor, big eyebrows.”

Family time