Self-Improvement

A Practical Guide To Choosing An Analog Hobby

Digital devices dominate much of everyday life, making analog hobbies increasingly appealing for people seeking creativity, relaxation, and hands-on experiences. Activities such as film photography, knitting, pottery, watercolor painting, journaling, and gardening encourage focus while reducing screen time. Before investing in supplies, it …

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Accessories

Pear-Shaped Diamond Jewelry Pieces to Add to Your Collection

Pear-shaped diamonds are one of those styles that never feel dated. They’re classic, but there’s something a little unexpected about them too—equal parts sparkle and subtle edge. Whether you’re into bold, sculptural pieces or simple staples you can wear every day, this cut …

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Wellness

4 Ways To Digitally Detox and Reclaim Your Attention

Have you noticed that your attention span sucks lately? I know I have. I used to be able to sit through the ebbs and flows of boredom with ease, but lately I feel like I have to constantly be entertained. I’m reaching for …

Wellness

How To Quickly Escape a Dopamine Hole

Are you feeling flat, foggy, and fried lately? Drained? Your energy, motivation, and zest for life that you once had just seem to have disappeared? And now nothing feels fun anymore, does it? So (understandably so) you’ve been scrolling, secretly hoping that the …

Beauty

The Anti-facelift Guide to Aging Well

Lately I’ve heard a lot of chatter about women getting facelifts to chase what surgeons are now calling “the forever-35 face.” You know—the age that feels socially acceptable for a woman. Mature enough to have “aged-well,” but still youthful enough to turn heads. …

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City Guides

48 Hours in San Diego’s Gaslamp Quarter

I went to San Diego for a music festival so I didn’t have a lot of spare time to explore the whole city. I would have loved to check out the zoo and other attractions, but that will have to wait until I …

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Self-Improvement

Keeping a Journal Changed My Life

I’ve been keeping a journal consistently for more than 10 years. I might not write in it every single day, but I do on most days of the week. I can crack open a journal from six years ago and see what I …

Beauty

Q1 2025 Beauty Empties

In my beauty routine, I like to find a balance between saving and splurging. I want effective products with beautiful packaging that won’t make me cry over my credit card statement. That’s what flights are for. I can’t always get the holy trinity …

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Accessories

Where To Get Affordable Solid Gold Jewelry

This year’s wardrobe goal is to wear what I have, but I’m finding that some of the pieces in my closet don’t make me happy to wear them. I reach for them less and less, or because I don’t have anything else that serves the same purpose. One of these things is my jewelry. Most … Read more
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Wardrobe Tips

What I’m Adding To My Wardrobe This Spring

As much as I’ve had fun dressing for winter, I’m ready for spring. I’ve learned a lot about how I want to feel when I get dressed overall and had fun styling layers and sweaters, but it’s time to lighten up. Spring lasts for like 3-5 weeks where I live, so I don’t want to … Read more
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Interiors + Decor

Scents I’m Using To Set The Vibe In My House

My love of fragrances doesn’t stop with things I put on my body. The right scent filling a space can be transformative in the same ways the perfect perfume can. Most mornings after I’ve finished my coffee and writing in my journal I’ll light a candle or two around the house. I’m working toward curating … Read more
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Lifestyle

Post-Luxury Status Symbols

What do status symbols look like now, and how have they changed? The decline of the luxury industry’s status as a status symbol. Digital media has fueled a cultural oversaturation of products, even if they were physically scarce. It’s too easy to go online and spot a million pictures of Birkins, Kellys, and Lamborghinis. The … Read more
Makeup

My Makeup Hot Takes

I wanted to get this off my chest before the spring beauty sales at Ulta and Sephora get underway. I know Ulta’s has already started, but I’m hoping this will reach you before you add something to your cart that you probably don’t need. You Don’t Need More Than Four Foundations If your algorithms are … Read more
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Beauty

In My Sephora Cart

I used to look forward to the Sephora sales more than I do now. I used to have a long list of things I wanted to buy and had to choose a few to add to my cart and check out with. Now that I have a routine that my skin likes and have settled … Read more
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Perfume & Fragrance

Spring Fragrances I Added to My Collection

There is something so special about getting a new fragrance. It’s like capturing a moment, emotion, or feeling and bottling it up to bring yourself back to it whenever you smell it again. I’ve taken to expanding my fragrance collection beyond my trusty Ralph Lauren Romance and sample sizes of many scents that caught my … Read more
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Perfume & Fragrance

How To Start A Fragrance Collection

If you want to get into perfume it can feel a little daunting. The fragrance world can feel very vast, intimidating, and at times even intentionally alienating. High prices can be a big barrier for your average person, but you don’t need an encyclopedic knowledge of fragrance or a big bank account to enjoy perfume. … Read more
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Self-Improvement

7 Tenants of Being an Interesting Woman

Are you finally tired of blending in and wanting to step into who you want to be? A lot of us wake up one day and realize we’ve put too much emphasis on conforming to whatever box the world is trying to put us in. We’ve become boring, doing exactly what is expected of us … Read more
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Recipes

Mango & Arugula Salad

After a few weeks of cold weather, I wanted something cold, sweet, and fruity for lunch. I’d been eating soups, pasta, and rice dishes and wanted a change of pace. I had a taste for mango so I built the salad around that. I needed something with a bit of a sharper flavor so I … Read more
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Beauty | Personal Care | Skincare

Q4 2024 Beauty Empties

I debated writing about this for weeks. I wondered if anyone would care about the products I used down to the last drop. Then I remembered that this space is just as much for me as it is for you. I like looking back and seeing what I was into or up to at any … Read more
Personal Care

A Self Care Checklist for Feeling Like Yourself Again

Lately, I’ve noticed something profound—I feel so much better when I take care of myself. Shocking, right? Okay, not really. But still, it’s one of those things that’s so obvious, that it’s easy to forget to pay attention to it. I’ve been very preoccupied with creating content to meet the requirements of the LTK contest … Read more