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  • Keep it up

    The writer’s block is getting to me today. I have had more than enough time to write up a post. In fact I have been writing. I just don’t like what I’ve come up with. I feel like I keep trying to make things work. I keep trying to make the prompt work, but nothing.…

    awrensays

    April 11, 2025
    Reflection
    consistency
  • Expensive doesn’t equal durable

    Okay, this my final reflection on the Van Cleef and Arpels drama. I just have this last thing to say. A key issue in this story is that this entire story is ridiculous, given the price of the bracelet. As mangomoniica tells her story, it is revealed that her Alhambra bracelet started to tarnish after…

    awrensays

    April 10, 2025
    News
    controversy, marketing strategy, price, Van Cleef and Arpels
  • One store associate does not your brand make, but…

    I’m continuing my series on the Van Cleef and Arpels drama as outlined in mangomoniica’s stories on TikTok. You can view them all on her page, but let’s think about the root of the storytime. Her discontent was rooted in the actions of one employee. That experience soured her taste for the brand overall. There…

    awrensays

    April 9, 2025
    Marketing
    customer experience, Store experience, Van Cleef and Arpels
  • A hot take on the Van Cleef and Arpels drama

    If you have been on the luxury side of TikTok and YouTube, you are probably aware of the mangomoniica drama regarding Van Cleef and Arpels. As a quick review: she bought a bracelet, was unhappy with the quality, went to the store, and was unhappy with the service she received. That launched what feels like…

    awrensays

    April 8, 2025
    Marketing
    brand identity, brand image, customer service, luxury, social media, target market, Van Cleef and Arpels
  • The Van Cleef and Arpels TikTok drama

    A tiktok creator, who goes by the handle mangomoniica, is sore with Van Cleef and Arpels. As she tells it, she had her 18k gold Alhambra bracelet for all of two months before it started to tarnish. She took the item into the store and had it sent away for cleaning. When it returned to…

    awrensays

    April 7, 2025
    News
    controversy, customer service, jewelry, luxury, quality, Van Cleef and Arpels
  • Dior Forever Hydra Nude is a welcome addition to the line

    I know very little about makeup, but I am still choosing to explore new products. That’s partly why I want to write to you a bit about Dior’s Hydra Nude foundation. As someone whose skin is drier, I originally thought their Forever Skin Glow was going to the best option for me. But alas, as…

    awrensays

    April 6, 2025
    beauty
    Dior, dry skin, luxury, Makeup
  • Smelling Louis Vuitton fragrances

    When you think Louis Vuitton, you likely think of the iconic monogram bag seen on the shoulders of women around the world. I would imagine you don’t think fragrances. But like so many other fashion brands, LV has their own line of fragrances. Though they had developed scents back in the 1920s, a fire totally…

    awrensays

    April 5, 2025
    Fragrance
    fragrance review, louis vuitton, luxury
  • Walk inside

    When I first learned that Louis Vuitton sold fragrances, I wanted to smell them for myself. I thought better of up and buying those expensive fragrances for just a quick sniff. I could just head into a store to smell them for free. While I walked around Aventura Mall, I finally had my chance. I…

    awrensays

    April 4, 2025
    Reflection
    confidence, luxury, mindset, other people's expectations, people pleaser
  • Here’s what I did on my quick visit to Aventura

    While I was in Aventura, Florida staying at the JW Marriott Miami Turnberry, I had to find some way to spend my time. I considered taking an uber down to the Dior Café, but ultimately I chose to see as much as I could within walking distance of the hotel this is what I did.…

    awrensays

    April 3, 2025
    travel
    florida, luxury, Miami, things to do, travel, vacation
  • A quick stay at the JW Marriott Miami Turnberry

    Roughly two months ago, I went to Miami, or Aventura to be exact. I stayed at the JW Marriott Miami Turnberry Resort and Spa. The place was full of people likely escaping their cold weather at home, people conferencing, and people there just to show off their fancy sports cars. I was there to see…

    awrensays

    April 2, 2025
    travel
    hotel-review, Hotels, Miami
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