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Follow Your Dreams – Act 3
“You didn’t go to college to be a waitress.” It was coming from a loving place, one of concern and most likely fear when I decided to leave my small hometown of Pittsburgh, PA and move to New York City with no job and no place to live. I left on a “2 week vacation” to visit a friend and didn’t come back. I threw down my bags and hit the pavement with my best friend from college applying for every waitressing job along the way. I had no…
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Today’s Set Up | No. 3
I don’t know about you but I’ve been wearing way less makeup than usual. I think “staying home” and the quarantine has ushered in a new “natural” and “go with the flow” aesthetic. This is why our skin and investing in our skincare is even more important. It’s taken me years to figure out what works for my skin (which is combination dry, oily and prone to breakouts around my chin/mouth area). Add a mask to the equation and all of a sudden I’m breaking…
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Today’s Set Up | No. 2
It’s summer, it’s summer? Yes, it’s summer. Still craving the basics that work and discovering a few new brands and products that I’ve added to the routine. From a natural bug repellant to the newly reformulated best selling bronzer here’s “today’s set up” and what I’ll be using all summer. I still haven’t gotten my hair cut or colored in over 4 months so it’s gone from a very short pixie to a shaggy wavy wild pixie that I’m quite enjoying. I have naturally curly hair that…
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Self Soothe
Bedtime has never been easy in our home. We’re talking tears, tantrums and 9pm lights out at the earliest. Six and a half years later it’s a bit more manageable but add mask wearing, no physical school, no playing with friends, playgrounds closed, no camp and many difficult but much needed conversations about world events has left a very anxious only child (and family). We’ve always used music, lighting and scent to soothe but over the past few months we have added a few more…
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Today’s Set Up | No. 1
First and foremost, I’m a beauty junkie. I love all things beauty…from the smell of a new lipstick, the shape of a skincare bottle to the texture of a hair paste. Being a men’s groomer for close to 2 decades, I’ve tried many hair, skin and makeup products too numerous to count. When I’m lucky enough to be sent things or when I purchase products I always test them on myself first before using on my clients. I definitely have my tried and true products…
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Oasis
This will be the first summer in a long time that we will have an outdoor space. With camps, rec centers and pools virtually closed, creating an at home oasis and summer “retreat” has never been more important. With summer right around the corner, I’ve been focused on furnishing an area that feels like an extension of the home. Here’s what I’m lusting over to create that perfect space. Top to Bottom: CB2 Breton Black Metal Sofa / Amber Interiors Shoppe Silo Square End Table…
