Bespoken – JO LOVES Pomelo

Bespoken – JO LOVES Pomelo

We all remember our first bespoke experience. Mine was a bottle of Grapefruit cologne from Jo Malone. I sure have changed since then! Luckily, I’m not the only one. After selling her namesake empire to the Estée Lauder Companies and…

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Breaking Brad – BRAD Sublime Youth Creator

Breaking Brad – BRAD Sublime Youth Creator

According to Instagram, I first ‘liked’ a picture of a product by BRAD Skincare 11 months ago. A brief comment began a conversation and a week later, I experienced what Vogue called “L.A.’s Cultiest Skin Care Line.” Produced in small…

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In the Line of Duty – Adventures @ Duty-Free

In the Line of Duty – Adventures @ Duty-Free

All duty-free was not created equal. The duty-free section at Liberia Airport in Costa Rica was the size of a closet. Not Mariah Carey’s closet either. It was miniature with nothing good in it either. Just liquor and cigarettes. So…

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Overnight Delivery – James Read Sleep Mask Tan

Overnight Delivery – James Read Sleep Mask Tan

  This past weekend just got filed under ‘not so great.’ I was forced to bail out of an 80’s theme prom party on Saturday and had to cancel Sunday brunch with my best friend from college. I spent 48…

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Salt of the Earth – Tata Harper

Salt of the Earth – Tata Harper

Happy Earth Day! Whether you blueprint your daily juice, shop local and prefer your kale raw, or pay your cable bill online, most every one of us has become fluent in Green, Organic, or Natural. I don’t drive a hybrid,…

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Let’s Get Radical – Instant Revitalizing Mask – Radical Skincare

Let’s Get Radical – Instant Revitalizing Mask – …

There is nothing good about a Monday. Now, imagine it rained the entire weekend prior and you spent both days in the suburbs. If you were relying on my Instagram to form an impression of the kind of lifestyle I…

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Caudalíe – putting the ‘wine’ in dewiness.

Caudalíe – putting the ‘wine’ in dewiness.

There are at least three reasons I favor Caudalíe in the prestige beauty market. One: the products work. Two: the line is inspired by a vineyard and fueled by the healing power of wine. Three: the founder, Mathilde Thomas believes…

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Clean Start – EVE LOM Morning Time Cleanser

Clean Start – EVE LOM Morning Time Cleanser

Back when Vogue was putting legit people on their covers, they called EVE LOM Cleanser “probably the best cleanser in the world.” Since then, two things have happened. Vogue is no longer putting legit people on their covers and EVE…

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