I had a moment over the weekend. It was one of those “put down the clothes and step away from the sales rack” kinda moments, when the security of your financial future is at stake lest you run fast and far from shopping temptation. I’d innocently crossed the threshold of a local lifestyle boutique, my sights […]
The ability to discover new stores and brands is one of my top reasons for loving Instagram (and one of the charms I’m most worried will fade with the new Instagram algorithm, but that’s another post for another time…) Seeing where style-setters around the world are shopping is like getting a glimpse into regional style, without setting […]
The Internet abounds with wunderkind sensations—and no one deserves her success more than the lovely Micaela of Oh My Drifter. The talented young miss (just 21-years old!) has been blogging and shooting thoughtful lifestyle photography since she was in high school, and she continues to grow her empire by leaps and bounds. Her latest endeavor? […]
I can’t remember the last time I bought a bathing suit. I think I’ve blocked it from my memory due to post-traumatic stress. From the muffin-top cuts to the dressing room lights, everything about shopping for bathing suits is so painfully cliched that the experience has become a running joke—one more likely to end in tears of rage than of […]
Last week I spoke headed to Atlanta to speak at Brandshop, a traveling pop-up series whose goal is to highlight design-driven emerging brands and female entrepreneurs. I came home with my wallet a little lighter and my bookmarks bar a whole lot heavier thanks to several new-to-me companies worth keeping an eye on! One that stuck with me most […]
Hello, and happy Friday! Last week I shared with you guys my exciting engagement announcement, and I’m back with the big reveal on the ring I created with my fiancé Ivan—and with my reflections on the process of designing your own engagement ring. The tips I gleaned from my experience of course extend to custom designing any […]
By now it’s pretty clear that beauty oils are more than just a passing fad. With sales of the stuff tripling in the past five years, it’s safe to say that oils are here to stay. But when it comes to natural skincare, not all oils are created equal. Just as various cooking oils have specific applications in […]
I have some pretty big news. I’m engaged! Just over two years ago my fiancé Ivan and I had our first date (Thai food!), and since the beginning we’ve been two nerdy peas in a pod. We DVR Jeopardy, we make up silly dances in the kitchen, we assign dopey accents to our pets and pretend […]
I try a lot of beauty products. The free sample program at Sephora is my playground! Most of the lotions and potions I bring home are forgettable, especially to someone like me who prefers to keep her routine idiot proof. But every once in a while I stumble on a hair, skincare, or makeup product that […]
Happy Monday, all! Firstly, please let me apologize for last week’s light posting. Let’s just say that a cat with a broken foot and a dog with an appetite for ibuprofen do not leave much time for anything else! Thankfully things around the house have settled down a smidge, leaving me a little more brain space […]
These days I’m feeling very protective of my me-time. For one thing, last holiday season was my busiest yet, and I entered the new year feeling pretty tapped out. Plus as soon as 2016 hit, a few big (exciting!) projects landed in my lap and have been demanding a fair bit of my attention. Add to that the […]
Every year as winter fades and we inch closer to spring, pastels sing their siren song. This year it sounds even sweeter—and louder!—what with soft shades of blush, mint, and sky trending so hard all fall and winter that it seems they never left us. The resulting mood is less a celebration of pastels’ return […]