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First impressions of the Sisleÿa L’Integral Eye & Lip Contour Cream
After a few days of use, here are my first impressions of the Sisleÿa L’Integral Eye & Lip Contour Cream. This is undeniably a luxury skincare product and is formulated to target puffiness and signs of aging. The cream is thick and rich, much richer than I was expecting. I found that I needed to…
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Oriana, a fragrant love story by Parfums de Marly
To describe the fragrance Oriana, Parfums de Marly includes this phrase: Oriana, the story of a heroine with character and a hypnotic sillage. That made me instantly curious and go about looking for the story of Oriana. In Lord Tennyson’s poem of the same name, Oriana is the woman who has won the heart of…
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Becoming a taker
I am working on being a taker. I give way too much. I give up. I give away my power. And I give way too many cares. Instead, I want to start taking. I want to take my time instead of rushing through life. I want to take ownership of my own happiness. I want…
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FitFinder- One way that brands are combatting the online returns problem
While you’ve been doing your online shopping, you’ve likely come across FitFinder, suggested by the site to help you find your best fit. It’s a product developed by the company FitAnalytics and is now available on multiple brand sites. As a shopper, it is helpful to have a tool to figure out sight unseen what…
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Nothing in life is free, especially online returns
Ah the comfort of sitting on your own couch, browsing websites with a cup of coffee, and adding everything you could possibly want to cart. And then promptly returning it all because it didn’t fit. No harm done to you, at least you tried. But businesses however, are trying to cut down on that because…
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Running late for the success train
I, friends, feel like an abject failure. That is harsh, but I do feel that I somehow fell far behind my peer group. I look with envy on their personal and professional successes. I sit back and wonder where I went wrong. Where did I get delayed on my course? I would love to say…
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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…