Author: awrensays
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Stop delaying gratification, for the most part
In the past, when I was diligent in keeping up with my habits, I didn’t miss a day. More recently, I found that I have been missing a lot of days. I couldn’t quite figure out why I was so much more “lazy” now. It was especially frustrating because I knew I had done better…
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I finally tried the Oleato drinks at Starbucks, but this is more than just a review.
I finally tried the Oleato drinks at Starbucks. They were available at the Starbucks in Manchester, CT. I hadn’t seen them anywhere else, not even at the Reserve I went to in New York. The barista said they had the drinks since June. Upon the barista’s recommendation, I tried the Iced Shaken Espresso. Here are…
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What really makes a brand a luxury brand? You
Three authors, Ko, Costellow, and Taylor embarked on a research journey. Their goal was to nail down once and for all a definition of a luxury brand. Afterall, it gets pretty tricky to do research on thing that has no clear meaning. So off they went. I previously posted on the five key criteria they…
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The genius of that 2 Chainz and Jägermeister video
Do you remember 2 Chainz? Okay, do you remember this little video he did when he visited the Jägermeister facilities? I’m not going to lie, when I first watched it when it first came out, I chuckled. The juxtaposition of the man who wrote the line, “She got a big booty so I call her…
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What is the deal with prestige pricing?
I found an article which by research terms is very old, being from 2003, but stay with me. The authors, Kumcu and McClure, are going at the idea prestige goods, or luxury goods as I will call them, are often talked about by professionals as having a backward demand curve. In other words, people explain…
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I want to like the collagen face mask from Dr Jart
I will start this way. I had very high hopes for the Dr Jart Cryo Rubber Mask. When I was looking at it at Sephora, the associate raved about the product. That definitely swayed me into making the purchase, which in hindsight was probably the goal. I went back for a bit of a relaxing…
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L’Eau Rêvée d’Eliya from Sisley Paris is a subtle masterpiece
I have to admit. I cannot upon smelling it place a single not in Sisley Paris’s L’Eau Rêvée d’Eliya, but I enjoyed all of them. I am not sure what it is about this fragrance, but I want more of it. I got a sample at Nordstrom and have been playing with it. Sisley Paris…
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I am now convinced
I am fairly certain that the affliction that you are not good enough is only experienced by those who most certainly are. And that those who believe they are of no use are those who bring the most value. Those who fear they are most unloveable are already loved deeply. Those who believe their life…
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Chanel opening its Lucky Chance Diner in Brooklyn this weekend
Maybe you’ve been sitting in a local diner and thought to yourself, if only this were… fancier.” Well, here is your chance to experience one of the most luxurious brands in the setting of a diner. Chanel is set to open its Lucky Chance Diner in Brooklyn for one weekend only. They will open doors…
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What does quality mean anyway?
Luxury products are of the highest quality. Well, people assume luxury products are of the highest quality. Perceived product quality gets at how people would rank the quality of the product. It is more about what people think than what a company believes to be true. There are seven dimensions of perceived product quality that…
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