Tag: opinion
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A sigh for these World Cup tickets
I am just venting here. But please, can someone do something about World Cup ticket prices? As someone based in the United States, I was excited about the event coming to North America. I looked forward to the possibility of getting a ticket. I event mentally budgeted for expensive prices. But nothing could have prepared…
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A few quick thoughts, if you will
I have been sitting here for sometime now trying to will myself to write something, anything on a topic that seems appropriate. And yet I can’t No amount of scrolling looking through fashion news and the new beauty arrivals has solved it. I am still just sitting here. So, like any poor communicator, I am…
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This is what I wish every hotel room would include
I’ve been thinking about this for a while. I traveled quite a bit in the last few years, with the specific focus on what various hotel properties provide. Sometimes I was amazed by what I received, other times I found them lacking. As a result I’ve come together with a list of what I wish…
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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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Even as a fragrance lover, this is my pet peeve
From six feet away, I could smell him as he sat down in the coffee shop. I pulled up a parking spot and could already smell the driver who sat in his car a full car length away from me. And there was the person I could smell on a cold winter’s day, still yelling…
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What the Louvre heist has to do with you
In latest episode episode of The Glossy Podcast, Danny Parisi interviews Sarah Davis, co-founder of Fashionphile. They spoke about how the heist at the Louvre might shift how luxury brands view their security. The way the robbers were able to complete their theft in broad daylight should ring asset protection alarm bells. They could have…
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My yearly holiday rant gets earlier and earlier
Before the autumnal equinox, it had already arrived. Notifications of holiday sets from beauty brands. Even though you’re still coping with late summer heat, it’s time to start thinking about winter holidays. Apparently. It seems that is in fact happening earlier and earlier every year. Brands are pushing up holiday sales to get you to…
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Just rambling thoughts about sponsored research
As I was looking into what, if anything, you should be sure to clean while traveling, I can across a press release. They said that research indicated how germs spread through hotels. Then I noticed this was from Lysol. Perhaps, it is reputable and holding to the highest of ethical guidelines. But that’s not what…
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I have more thoughts on Sabato de Sarno leaving Gucci
As I did my digging to learn more about Sabato de Sarno’s entrance to and exit from Gucci, I questioned whether two years were enough time. Is it reasonable to expect a designer to turn around a brand in a mere 24 months? If you think about what Gucci came to represent, you have to…
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