Tag: luxury
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Are luxury advent calendars worth the money?
Last year, Jackie Aina disappointedly opened the doors of the $3000 Dior advent calendar, designed by Pietro Ruffo. Her disappointment went viral. The online community also chimed in, laughing at the disrespect of tiny sample sized products. The common refrain was that for that much money, the company should be ashamed. Yes, $3000 is a…
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Staying at the Langham Hotel Boston: Service
Wrapping up my review of the Langham Hotel Boston, I want to highlight the level of service there. Here are three examples of the level of service I experienced while there. These might seem as very small things, but it is the small things that add up and matter most. Despite the grandeur of any…
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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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Baby Dior scent coming soon
Dior is expanding its fragrance offering to include babies, or rather their parents. Their Bonne Etoile offering will be a fragrant mist/scent water mean to be sprayed in the air and on fabrics, not directly onto your child. The fragrance bottles offer the same scent in two different colors, possibly making them a luxurious gift…
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Armani Beauty launches a loyalty program
If you are fan of the beloved Luminous Silk Foundation, Power Matte lipsticks, or any of the other fine beauty products from Armani, you are in luck. Recently, as in within the last week, Armani beauty launched its loyalty program, the Armani Signature VIP Program. This new membership program rewards loyal shoppers with 10 points…
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I used this Cle de Peau eye cream for a month. Here’s what I noticed.
You read the title. Let’s get right into it. Here is what I noticed after over a month of using the Cle De Peau Enhancing Eye Contour Cream Supreme.- Cle de Peau Enhancing Eye Contour Cream Supreme Rich eye cream powered with iris extract and retinol to reduce fine lines, increase fullness and improve the…
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What really makes a brand a luxury brand? You
Three authors, Ko, Costellow, and Taylor embarked on a research journey. Their goal was to nail down once and for all a definition of a luxury brand. Afterall, it gets pretty tricky to do research on thing that has no clear meaning. So off they went. I previously posted on the five key criteria they…
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