Author: awrensays
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Using a super luxe Cle de Peau sunscreen
If you aren’t new here, you will know that I am gradually becoming more and more impressed with Cle de Peau. Gradually because the price of the items means that it will take me a while to experience all of the products. This time, I tested out their UV Protective Cream. Quick caveat, I have…
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Golden Wood by Harmonist smells like its name
If you had previously told me to imagine what golden wood would smell like, I would squint my eyes at you and wait for you to come up with a different question. But now, having smelled Golden Wood by the Harmonist, it’s that. That is what it would smell like. Golden Wood by The Harmonist…
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Just a quick question
If how you spend your money is an indication of how you value things, then what does that mean for how you spend your time?
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I’m sorry, but your brand isn’t actually inclusive
Your brand is not inclusive like you think it is. I mean maybe you want to be, but you aren’t. It’s tricky I know. To be clear, I am separating corporate and product. I am sure you are doing amazing inclusive things in your HR practices. But can you really say that the products you…
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Anthropologie and its adaptive clothing launch
Anthropologie has launched adaptive friendly styles available on their site. The launch included conversations with 4 influencers and disability advocates who also model the items on the site. The adaptive friendly line includes pieces that are available in adaptive seated and adaptive nonseated options. Modifications, based on feedback, include features to make clothing more accessible…
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Unhidden, an adaptive fashion powerhouse
I have been thinking a lot about what it really means for fashion to be inclusive. Thankfully, I am not the only one. I fell into a rabbit hole learning about adaptive fashion, which is designed to meet the needs of those in the disability community. One of the most well know players in the…
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What else could we think about when we talk about inclusivity in fashion
You know a lot of the conversation round inclusivity in fashion is centered around weight. But larger bodies are not the only ones that who struggle to find clothes that fit. What about people who have superhero proportions? What about people who are missing limbs? Those who need to fit their clothing over prosthetics or…
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The real reason I use Tatcha
The associate asked what I used as a moisturizer. I said that I was using the Tatcha Dewy Skin Cream. She looked horrified. “Girl, that will do nothing for you.” I said, “I know. I just like to use it while I test out active ingredients.” If you are new here. I like to use…
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Thoughts on Kilian’s Can’t Stop Loving You
I have been playing with Can’t Stop Loving You by Kilian for some time now. I am ready to give you a review of this orange blossom forward fragrance. It’s a pleasant scent for me, one that is certainly feminine and a sweet floral. As far as my experience with Kilian fragrances goes, this seems…
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Normalize discomfort
I have been reading Brene Brown’s Daring Greatly. I am approaching the end of the book. As she gives advice to leaders to shift from cultures of shame to [brave cultures] she makes this suggestion: “When it comes to giving and receiving feedback, the stuff is just uncomfortable. Accept it for what it is.”…
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