Author: awrensays
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Who is the fashion show for?- On The Row’s no phone request
No pictures. No video. No phones. The guests of super luxury fashion brand, The Row, were strongly encouraged to avoid all of these things during their Autumn Winter 24 fashion show on in Paris. Instead of tech, they were to use the notepads on their chairs to record their thoughts on the collection. In commentary…
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A few treatments and regrets at the spa at Equinox Hotel
The reception area is bright white. There are multiple high end skin care products on display for purchase. I had just walked into the spa at the Equinox Hotel Hudson Yards and waited to start my treatments I nosily looked at the displays to pass the time. Shortly after, I was led to the locker…
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A visit to Parfums de Marly (p.s. Delina is not their only fragrance.)
When I started my fragrance journey dove deep into those topics on YouTube, Parfums de Marly was a brand I heard repeated. I heard about it so often that I decided I would need to find the chance to one day smell those fragrances in person. As I planned my trip to the meatpacking district…
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I blame the human genome project
A funny thing happened after the sequencing of the human genome. The science became mainstream and taught it schools everywhere. It advanced the way we understood biology. And that led us to the phrase, “I just don’t have the genetics for that,” and all its variations. With the expansion of human knowledge came with the…
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Another way to think about those Sephora 12 year olds
As a broke college student, I would go with my friends to waste time in Sephora. We’d spend time together wandering the aisles together, smelling fragrances we couldn’t afford, and swatching as many lipsticks as we could. Sometimes we’d buy something, other times it was enough to leave the store smelling and looking better than…
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SuperCircle closes the gap on clothing recyling
I have been looking at the pile of no good to anyone clothes sitting in a bag on my floor, waiting to take it somewhere, but who knows where. I thought to myself, “There has to be a way you could take this old fabric, break it down, and make new rolls of fabric. Surely.”…
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J. Crew’s sustainable swimwear approach (and how you can benefit)
J. Crew is working with Supercircle to take your old swimwear to make brand new pieces. From now to August 2024, the American retailer will accept your old bathing suits in return for a $5 credit to be used towards the purchase of new swimwear. This solution helps to address a key problem in the…
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Like toothpick bridges
There is a common grade school physics project, the toothpick bridge. Or balsam wood. Or straws, the material doesn’t really matter. All I know is the assignment I was given was to take these materials and come back with a viable bridge. I took the materials, and did my best. My best included supergluing my…
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My experience at the Equinox spa getting the Gold Collagen Facial
As I planned my trip to New York, I figured, why not treat myself. I would be staying at the Equinox Hotel Hudson Yards, so I decided to book a treatment at their spa. I scrolled through the treatment on my computer, agonizing over the right decision. But my curiosity got to me. I had…
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Apple Brandy on the Rocks by Kilian surprised me.
Apple Brandy on the Rocks first introduced itself to me at the Kilian boutique in New York. It was one of the last fragrances I tried in the store that day, on a whim, just to say that I tried it. I was taken aback by how much I liked it. Even after a marathon…
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