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Another day another controversy: Patrick Ta and Painted by Esther
On the interwebs, the social media channels, and the chat groups is a growing conversation. It circles around Painted By Esther and Patrick Ta. The first is a British makeup artist who has gone viral for her blush forward looks on her famous clients. The second is a makeup artist with his own brand of…
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First impressions of the cleansing oil from Dr. Dennis Gross
I have been using the Dr. Dennis Gross Creamy Cleansing Oil for a few weeks, but I think this is still a first impression. I say that because I hesitate to outright say that I don’t like it. Maybe I still need to get to know it some more. It is a cleansing oil, but…
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Life lessons while wearing Uomo Born in Roma Intense
I wanted to wear a more masculine fragrance. It was time to wear Valentino Uomo Born in Roma Intense. On opening, it smells undeniably masculine. My nose instantly places the vetiver and lavender as something meant for men. I sprayed it very gingerly, as a woman who is a bit shy about how the scent…
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This is the problem with you
I told the story. He waited for his chance to respond and started, “This is the problem with people like you,” What a bold way to start. “You look at your problems that you have at work and with other people and deem yourself the problem. ‘I should just try harder. I should stop being…
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I finally visited the much hyped Erewhon. I have some thoughts.
TikTok will have you believe that Erewhon is the most unnecessarily expensive grocery store in the world. They phrase it as a luxury grocery store with outrageous prices. If there are two things that I’m curious about it is luxury and food. This seemed like the perfect mission for me. Here’s the issue. When I…
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Try this food haven on your next L.A. trip
The Uber driver told me that there was one place that I should definitely go to try food in Los Angeles: The Farmer’s Market. He did warn me that it isn’t a real farmer’s market. It is however a collection of stalls of individual vendors. It’s a great place to go if you want to…
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So, this is not a review of the J.W. Marriott L.A. Live, per se
I walked up to the door at the J.W. Marriott L.A. Live and the evidence of renovations happening was apparent. Perhaps too apparent. The jackhammer going just feet from the front desk made my exchange with the receptionist look like a silent film. I resolved to drop my bag off and just return to check…
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Everlane’s sale to Shein is a sign of the end
Everlane, a company, known for its sustainability claims, just sold to Shein, known for all things the opposite of sustainability. Others will have covered the ends and outs of this buyout in more depth, and this is the question: Is this the beginning of the end? Are the end times upon us? Or at the…
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Avoid the sunburn this summer
It is the unofficial start to summer in the United States this weekend. People will be outside. Pool parties galore. Barbecues. Long hot days in the sun playing pickleball, tennis, and everything we wouldn’t let ourselves play the colder months of the year. And a whole lot of people getting sunburned. Don’t let that be…
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A distracting scent from Armaf
I sat there, very intent on getting work done at a long table at the coffee shop. A man sat down on the opposite side, on his phone. Only it wasn’t his joyful conversation that was distracting me. It was his scent that had me unable to focus on my tasks. Finally, finally, he stopped…
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