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"    Photo: Richard Weinberg   It was just a month ago that jewelry designer Jennifer Meyer showed her first presentation during New York Fashion Week (as the runner up to the CFDA Fashion Fund). &amp;quot;It all started with a gold leaf,&amp;quot; she says &amp;quot;and it&amp;#039;s taken off from there.&amp;quot; Her latest range, a collection of architectural-inspired gems has proven to be a crowd (and red carpet) pleaser with ladies like Jessica Biel, Lea Michele, and Naomi Watts. Here, Meyer talks about her kitchen, her OCD tendencies, and why L.A. has the best Italian food (followed by a decadent pot of caramel). 1. What is your favorite smell? &amp;quot;I know this might sounds crazy, but I love to smell [my children] Otis and Ruby&amp;#039;s breath\u2014when they sleep with their mouths open, nothing smells better to me.    And right now, my favorite candle scent is Rose Duet by Diptyque. It&amp;#039;s incredible.&amp;quot; 2. What do you consider to be the epitome of happiness? &amp;quot;Being with my children, my family, and friends. I&amp;#039;m just as content sitting on the floor playing Barbies with my kids as I am having a glass of wine with my girlfriends. I have to say, I feel very grateful because so many things make me happy. Oh, and put some good food in front of me, and I&amp;#039;m always happy then!&amp;quot; 3. How do you define luxury? &amp;quot;Good wine, cashmere, 18-karat gold and diamonds, a quiet cup of coffee in the morning, reading a book, nice soft sheets, a long long long hot shower, and Tobey [Maguire, my husband] saying, &amp;#039;Don&amp;#039;t worry honey, sleep in. I will get up with the kids this morning.&amp;#039;&amp;quot; 4. What is the last dream you remember? &amp;quot;It was the night before I had a big meeting at my office (a couple days ago). I dreamed that I walked into the office a few minutes before the meeting, and it was a total mess. There were boxes everywhere, and there was no jewelry to be shown. The dream tapped into all my OCD paranoia. Luckily, it was only a dream.&amp;quot; 5. What&amp;#039;s your favorite childhood memory? &amp;quot;Oh, so many amazing memories. Growing up we lived on the beach and in front of our house were all these tide pools. I remember every weekend going down to the tide pools for hours upon hours with my sister Sarah and searching for shells and crabs. It was endless entertainment.&amp;quot; 6. What&amp;#039;s the last book you read and loved? &amp;quot;I just finished Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn. I loved it, and I could not put it down. It kept me up way past my bedtime every night, and it had me at the edge of my bed. It totally freaked me out. And I hate to be scared. I never watch scary movies or anything like that, but this was a great book.&amp;quot; 7. Describe your home&amp;#039;s aesthetic. &amp;quot;We are all about comfort. We have two kids, so it&amp;#039;s a busy house. I want a place where the kids feel comfortable and like they can really live. I&amp;#039;m attracted to clean and modern but also feeling like you can plop yourself onto a couch and cuddle up. I love my kitchen. It&amp;#039;s big and roomy and where everyone always ends up. The kids dance around while we cook (I have to admit I&amp;#039;m a terrible cook).&amp;quot; 8. What are your vices? &amp;quot;Food, wine, and a good margarita. I love food\u2014all kinds of food, and I feel like I am never full. Sushi is my favorite if I had to pick. And I love Mexican. Oooh, and Italian. See, here I go. A good Margarita and eating Mexican food at Casa Vega (which is the best Mexican restaurant ever) with my best friend is heaven. Or dinner at Giorgio Baldi. I have never been to a better Italian restaurant in my life, even in Italy. I love going here with a good bottle of wine with some friends and my hubby. There is nothing better. And the deserts and Giorgio&amp;#039;s. They have this pot of caramel. I don&amp;#039;t know what they call it exactly, but trust me, it&amp;#039;s heaven in a bowl.&amp;quot; 9. Describe yourself in five words or less. &amp;quot;After the last question, [I&amp;#039;d say] hungry, curious, loving, understanding, calm.&amp;quot; 10. What possession will you never throw away? &amp;quot;The list is long. I hold onto things that mean something to me forever. I have some jewelry I made with my grandma from when I was 5. Beautiful letters from my husband. One in particular when he asked me to be his girlfriend 10 years ago. Drawings from Ruby and Otis. A charm necklace Ruby made me. Jeans from my mom when she was my age that I will never fit into again. And that is the very very very short list.&amp;quot; Click here for live updates on the latest breaking fashion news. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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