Author: awrensays
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Les Mondes de Diptyque- their first refillable candle line
Earlier this year, Diptyque released a line of 5 refillable candles, Les Mondes de Diptyque. Each of the scents, housed in lidded glass vessels, hearken to a different spot around with world. Temple de Mousse (Moss Temple)- A blend of tree moss, matcha, and cedar send you to a meditative retreat in the zen gardens…
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Breaking a first impression
I have an entire list of things I can’t do. Or rather, I have a list of things I can’t do if I want to uphold a particular image. I want to leave a good impression, even though I haven’t quite defined what that means. All I know is that, I am constantly thinking how…
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I don’t think enough people are talking about how beautiful the Langham Hotel Boston is
I walked into the lobby of the Langham Hotel in Boston after toting my luggage around with me throughout the city. I casually plopped myself down on one of their modernly elegant chairs. I looked around me, and it was like a fairytale. Or maybe it would be more appropriate to call it a children’s…
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Staying at the Langham Hotel Boston: Dining
The Langham Hotel in Boston has two restaurants and also offers in room dining. Do wanna know what they’re like? Perfect. Here is a quick little review of what I tried. First, breakfast at Grana I was dining alone, and the staff offered me a newspaper to read. I opted to read the Wall…
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Staying at the Langham Hotel Boston: Gym tour
I wouldn’t call the gym my favorite place at the Langham Hotel in Boston, but it is certainly up there. The set up is extensive. It is divided into three main rooms, differentiated by activity. When you enter, you do so by way of th weight room. Pretty run of the mill selections are here:…
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Staying at the Langham Hotel Boston: Room tour
Full disclosure. I opened the door to my room at the Langham Hotel in Boston and gasped. I was truly taken aback by how nice it was. The word I believe is magical. The lighting was good, everything was so thoughtfully placed and in such good condition. I went nosying about discovering every special detail.…
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Here’s why you might not want to use retinoids
Multiple skinfluencers insist that the ingredient that you need to add into your routine now is retinoids. They tout it as the premier anti-aging ingredient. If you are deathly afraid of wrinkles, maybe you trust them and run and get the product. But now it is time to stop and think, is that really the…
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LoveShackFancy has a new romantic fragrance
LoveShackFancy is known for its cute, vintage inspired, romantic styles. Their recent fragrance release echoes that aesthetic in fragrance form. In fact, if you close your eyes and smell their Forever in Love eau de parfum, you can almost smell the satin bows. I would classify this as a fruity floral. And if I…
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Turns out I’m not a magician
This is awkward, but I must admit to you all, and more importantly to myself, that I am not a magician. I had been going through life with a set of hopes and dreams, with this vision of how my life would be radically different in three years. I have just come to the painful…
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Yes, this is a post just about donuts: Review of Boston’s Kanes’ Donuts
I have made it a bit of thing to go about trying out new donut places. And unfortunately it seems to be my thing to be disappointed. Too often it seems the flavor development strategy is to offer the exact same donut with a different frosting. I made it a point to try out Kane’s…
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