Tag: luxury
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These are the hotels I’m recommending, if you’re wondering
Voting for the Travel+Leisure awards has opened. Here are four hotels I will be nominating. It’s only right for me to start this off with the hotel that started it all for me. 1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge was the first “nice” hotel I ever stayed at and gave a glimpse into what excellent service meant.…
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Quality is more than a feeling
Last year, I went down a rabbit hole trying to figure out what luxury was. That then took me down a different one to determine what quality was. I previously wrote about seven dimensions of perceived quality. Well, today I watched Bliss Foster go through his own list of possible dimensions. Then he came to…
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Did you know Chanel made sunscreen?
Curiosity got the best of me as I walked through Nordstrom one day. That’s how I ended up with a Chanel sunscreen. I have been using their UV Essentiel and now the tube is almost empty. It’s time for a review. Among the claims that Chanel makes are that it will protect you from the…
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Using a super luxe Cle de Peau sunscreen
If you aren’t new here, you will know that I am gradually becoming more and more impressed with Cle de Peau. Gradually because the price of the items means that it will take me a while to experience all of the products. This time, I tested out their UV Protective Cream. Quick caveat, I have…
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Louis Vuitton debuted their men’s Spring Summer 2025 collection in Paris.
On Monday, Louis Vuitton released a video teasing its then upcoming show for its Men’s Spring Summer 2025 line. In it, we see a collection of children, who appear to be a sort of Model UN. It was a call for unity and a reminder that they are the future. It is in the hands…
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Chanel, the long-term, and humans
Writing about Chanel yesterday made me curious, what actually is the vision of the company. Given the long tenure of their previous artistic directors, I had a hunch that this wasn’t a fluke but tied to their mission and vision. I came across their “Report to Society” from 2018. In it, they write that because…
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Chanel’s artistic director leaves the company, but…
Virginie Viard is no longer the artistic director of Chanel. Perhaps that means nothing to you. And why should it? But think of it this way, before Viard was Karl Lagerfeld who was with the brand from 30 years. Viard had been under Lagerfeld’s tutelage before assuming the role of artistic director after his passing.…
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Coach blends virtual and physical worlds to reach Gen Z
In case you missed just as I had, Coach has leaned into the world of virtual influencers in their Courage to Be Real campaign. This campaign features a series of web videos, following Imma and different celebrities on a path to self-discovery. The pinked haired Japanese influencer, Imma, is hailed as the world’s first virtual…
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I tried Dior’s Le Nectar. Here are my thoughts
I had high hopes for Dior’s Prestige Le Nectar Premier. I mean, if you call something nectar, I am imagining it would something heavenly. Maybe also sticky, juicy, plumping, godly. I chose not to look up the intended benefits, so I didn’t know what to expect exactly, but I was expecting a lot. The product…
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Forgive my eavesdropping
It was a chance sighting in the store. I overheard the customer speaking to the cashier. Her thesis: Life is too short to not do what makes you happy. Life is too unpredictable to save all your wishes for some day when. Sometimes, your joy is the best justification for spending your money. She wasn’t…
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