This year, I’ve been learning how to bake. It’s really easy to mess up, but the smell of vanilla, and eggs, and flour circling my apartment is now intoxicating. I’ve been trying desperately to recreate that perfect mixture, and I think I was able to do it with just a few products. Between hair care,…
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A – Z Of Blogging In 2019
Read moreBlogging has CHANGED in 2019, I mean obviously, a lot changes in ten years (when I started my very first blog, aww!), But sitting down and writing a comprehensive list of changes and things to look out for, be mindful of, and always be practicing is an art! behold, my a-z list of blogging in…
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Treat Yo’ Self, On A Budget
Read moreI’m pretty much on a budget every single day of my life. It’s exhausting, yes, but at the same time, I don’t ever feel like I’m restricting myself too much. How, you might ask? Well, I have learned how to TREAT YO’ SELF on a budget. Groupon: Dinner in Los Angeles pretty much starts at…
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Makeup On The Metro
Read moreHave you ever attempted to do your makeup on the metro/train/subway / whatever public transportation is called in your city? It’s… not easy. between a street performer, about 5 screaming kids, a train that is lurching forward and fighting to hang on to the handrail, it’s quite the challenge. I tasked myself with trying it out,…
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Valentines Made Easy (Gift Guide)
Read moreI love gift guides… not because I’m not good at choosing gifts for my husband (we keep a running Amazon list of things we want, and it makes everything so much easier!) but because I LOVE giving gifts to people. Maybe I’m just that big of a narcissist that I want to be the person…
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Light Coat Szn
Read moreLiving in Los Angeles is weird. It’s always about 5 – 10 degrees too cold or too hot and it throws everything out of balance. As I’m writing this, it’s currently January and FUCKING FREEZING. By freezing, I mean it dropped to 55 degrees in the daytime. For LA that’s pretty cold, so don’t judge.…
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My Favorite Apps For The Perfect Gram
Read moreOne thing I love about Instagram is how insanely ABSURD it really is. Did you know influencers (our fave term, haha) SELL premade “presets” for your Instagram photos? Yep, you too can have the perfectly curated feed of an IG Model, usually for the low low price of 10 – 25$. Luckily, you’re not going…
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Ditching Scentbird For Good
Read moreI love perfume. Some of my most vivid memories include smelling the enticing aroma of the Michael Kors perfume my grandmother has worn my entire life (and now I wear it, crazily enough!) So when I heard of scentbird, which is a 15 dollar a month (technically 14.95) perfume subscription, naturally, I was excited. When…
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My Personal Apothecary
Read moreAhh, winter, my face is dry and cracking, and I am somehow able to use straight up VASELINE on my face without having my skin break out…reader, it is truly the end of days out here. When I open my medicine cabinet on these frigid mornings, with all the little vials and tubes, I feel…
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Instagram & The 80/20 Method
Read moreWhen working with clients over social media proposals, a lot of questions I get always end up revolving around personal Instagram accounts and making your personal Instagram marketable. One of my favorite ways to sell yourself via Instagram (influencers, who?) is by using the Eighty Twenty method. I know, now you have even more questions…