Author: awrensays
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The Sephoria 2024 experience: Day 1
Day 1 of Sephoria. I think this event might be cursed. Hoping to attend last year’s event in New York, I learned that the first day was canceled due to flooding after heavy rain. There was a risk that the same might happen in Atlanta. Sephoria, essentially Sephora’s beauty convention, was supposed to be two…
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Thinking about my customer role at Sephoria
This weekend I had the chance to take part in Sephoria, essentially a massive beauty convention put on by Sephora. I will get to my experience in the coming days. For now, let me geek out. A while back I wrote about the 4 customer roles: Seeker, User, Payer, and Buyer. Essentially, customers can occupy…
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Clearing things up with the Innisfree clay mask
“Your face looks different, like there’s’ different colors. There’s definitely blush and a pore-minimizing product.” “OMG! You think I have a pore minimizing product on?!” The truth was that I had only put on some blush and concealer under my eyes, no complexion product. I went to the mirror and noticed that yes, my pores…
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A visit to the Elorea flagship
Something about me. Anytime I need to go somewhere new, I take time to zoom into the area on Google Maps. As I planned my trip to New York, I saw the word Elorea on my screen. Of course, I needed to know more, did some digging, and found out it was a fragrance store.…
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A physical story
It was supposed to be an ordinary day. I tuned in to So You Think You Can Dance along with a large portion of America. The dancing competition show captivated me so I had to see what each of the partners had planned as they worked hard to stay in the running. And there was…
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An actually brutally honest review of Moulin Rouge on Broadway
Before you go to buy a single ticket to go see Moulin Rouge on Broadway, ask yourself what kind of person you are. Are you the type of person who picks a part songs on the radio based on their lyrics? Do you hate a plot hole? Are you a sucker for dialogue as a…
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Flashback to a good meal at Hav and Mar
Back in February, I walked into Hav and Mar on a busy Thursday night. The New York restaurant was a buzz, fully of fashionable people. The hostess seated me quickly at the bar. The restaurant is one of Marcus Samuelsson’s. It is, in my opinion, an ode to the beauty of the cuisine in the…
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I really like the 1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge
I went back to the 1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge. Truthfully, it was the first really nice hotel I had ever stayed at and set the standard for me as to what a hotel experience could and should be like. This time around I booked using the Mastercard Travel services to take advantage of some of…
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I should do this
I had the opportunity this weekend to lead a workshop. I put people in groups, I facilitated conversations, I felt like myself again. I knew I enjoyed doing that, but I hadn’t had the chance to do it in so long. In the book, Designing Your Life, the authors talk about paying attention to the…
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I tried the Augustinus Bader Skin Infusion on my face. This is what happened for me.
Curiosity got the best of me, and I decided to try the Augustinus Bader Skin Infusion for myself. This is a four-week bootcamp for your skin. Augustinus Bader claims it should help refine skin texture, prevent premature skin aging, and lead to more resilient skin. I was willing to see what else it would do…
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