19 Questions With Sophie Bakalar
by The Candidly Team
This article is part of our series called "People We Like," in which we highlight interesting women, across all walks of life.
Leaders, great cooks, doctors, parents, writers; people who inspire us.
Today, we’re featuring Sophie Bakalar, the co-founder of Fable Pets, maker of pet products (like our fave collar + leash set) that are as chic as they are safe and effective.
The Candidly Questionnaire
1. What are your most compelling qualities?
I’m decisive (but also impulsive).
2. What’s your worst quality, according to your friends?
“Cuts herself off after two drinks” (according to an informal poll).
3. What’s an overrated value you don’t buy into?
Being realistic.
4. How do you feel about cilantro?
Love it. I grow my own because I’ve turned into my mother.
5. Are essential oils anything?
Only if it’s during a massage.
6. What's the most effective beauty trick you use?
Contouring (in case I need to change my face and go into hiding someday).
7. How do you get your self-esteem?
Spending a lot of time with dogs.
8. What meal can you make the hell out of?
I can only make one meal, which is basically a Buddha bowl.
9. What’s your favorite item of clothing you own?
A floor length bottle green velvet jacket from FiveStory in NY.
10. How do you handle conflict in your closest relationships?
I pretend I don’t see it.
11. What idea has really challenged you in the last year?
You don’t need nearly as much “stuff” as you think you do.
12. Who is the most interesting person in the zeitgeist right now?
Britney.
13. What Insta account speaks to you deeply?
14. What quote or phrase has stayed with you?
“I never saved anything for the swim back.”
15. What forms of therapy have changed your relationship to yourself?
There are different forms of therapy? Help!
16. What’s the most delicious bite of food you’ve ever had?
White rose dumplings in Vietnam.
17. Is social media ruining our brains?
Nah.
18. Describe your actual bedtime routine.
I just get in bed and I fall asleep.
19. What’s your relationship with bangs?
I just got curtain bangs last week! Still figuring them out, but I think I like them.
What is your single favorite:
Wellness product that *actually* works: Gua sha.
Lip balm: Don’t use lip balm, kids! It dries your lips.
Jeans brand: People still wear jeans??
Mascara: Ilia Limitless.
Sweats: Joah Brown.
Last minute gift: Goody app.
Bra: Boo! No bras #freethenipple.
Shampoo: Act + Acre.
Comfortable shoes: KOIO.
Splurge skincare: SK-II face masks.
Drugstore skincare: Avène gentle milk cleanser.
Everyday bag: I switch to pockets most days. Otherwise, this backpack from Building Block.
Guilty-pleasure TV show: Crash Landing on You.
Drink: Strawberry milkshake.
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