Tag: luxury
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Back in focus
I’m sitting in a luxury hotel to celebrate myself. This week marks an anniversary. For four years I have been posting on this site daily. That makes 1,463 days. Today makes 1,464. When I noticed the milestone was coming up, I decided to go somewhere to mark the occasion in the most fitting way, doing…
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The benefits of imperfection, for diamonds
Your lab grown diamond, it’s brilliant, beautiful, perfect. But is that really what you want? Wouldn’t you prefer a jewel that is one of a kind, with beauty only magnified by its flaws? Well, that’s what those selling natural diamonds would want you to think. For years, the diamond industry focused on markers of perfection.…
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An addition to my hotel wish list
As I reviewed my list of hotels I want to visit, I noticed something. When I’m thinking about where I want to travel, I typically think of the U.S. and Europe. Add to that, I don’t think I have come up with a hotel that is a must-see for me based in Africa. Today, I’ll…
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Here’s what to expect if you do the Sakara Level II Detox: Logistics
Before I tried Sakara, I was scraping the internet for information on what to expect. People talked about the food, but I wanted to know the logistics. (Don’t worry I’ll give more details on the experience in a later post.) Now that I’ve tried the Level II Detox, I will happily let you know what…
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Why it may be worth it to stay at a luxury hotel
For some people, a luxury hotel is just not worth it. They look at the cost and immediately start looking elsewhere, or after they rant about the ridiculousness of it all. For others though, they see luxury and see the perfect spot for a future vacation. Perhaps that’s you. Or maybe it could be. Here’s…
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Are luxury hotels worth it?
At this point, I have been reviewing multiple hotels, with an emphasis on getting to know luxury hotels where possible. At the heart of that was wanting to answer the question for myself, “Are luxury hotels really worth the money?” If you will be out from sun up to late evening and will only be…
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About those overpriced Louis Vuitton lip balms. I bought one.
On my trip to New York, I wandered through the Louis Vuitton store. This was my chance to finally try that obviously overpriced makeup. I gravitated to the lip balms, the LV Baumes. I swatched every shade except for clear. I found they were way more pigmented than I was expecting and may more satisfyingly…
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You might think the Louis Vuitton cafe is wildly overpriced, but …
During my blisteringly wintery New York trip, I decided it was time to treat myself. No better time than that moment to go to the Louis Vuitton Café. The wisdom of the internet told me that it was booked far in advance and unlikely that one could get a reservation on short notice. I refused…
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Wait, Nordstrom sells Birkins now?
Scrolling through to see the new handbags at Nordstrom, and there she was. A turquoise Birkin 25 was sitting the site waiting to be ordered. And for only a little over $12,000. What a deal. You can get your Birkin without playing the Hermes game and earn Nordy Notes while doing it. Rebag has been…
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What the Saks bankruptcy means
It finally happened. Saks Global filed for bankruptcy. Here’s what that doesn’t it mean: It doesn’t mean that all of their stores are closing and that the brand will cease to exist. However, it does mean that the brand has bought some time to get back into a better financial position. As this drama plays…
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