I was invited to join my soon-to-be-married friend Natasha and her close friends and family for tea at Laduree at 10 AM on Sunday, April 23rd. It's an upscale bakery chain with Parisian origins, apparently specializing in french macarons. I decided to bring my camera along to document this event, which was really a more [...]
I recently shopped the Sephora VIB event, a twice annual event that gives VIB members 15% off their entire purchase in-store or online. If you're wondering exactly how much more product that gets you, I spent just over $100 on the following products. While the sale is appreciated, as you can see, even with a 15% discount your [...]
Hi everyone! This blog post is going to be a first impression review of my first PLAY! By Sephora box, which I received on April 17th. PLAY! is a relatively new beauty subscription box service from Sephora that delivers a curated box of five deluxe sized goodies sold at Sephora right to your doorstep each month for just [...]
I often tell false lash beginners who have no idea where to start or which lashes to try to go to their local drugstore. It's ideal to start with lashes that are inexpensive, easy to work with, and subtle. Ardell lashes, which are readily available at most drugstores and Ulta, are very flexible, lightweight, and have an [...]
Yesterday on Sunday, April 9th I met up with my friend Nina to visit Kith Treats Cereal Bar at 644 Broadway in Soho. As the name suggests, it's a specialty cafe that infuses cereal with ice cream in order to create amazingly inventive (and delicious) cereal-based treats. I didn't know this going into it, but their [...]
My birthday is in two months (June 12) and while I'd like to think that I am much less materialistic than I used to be, I've been noticing some things I would love to get as birthday gifts. I have been trying to budget, so I doubt I will purchase any of these items myself [...]
I'm a firm believer that a little makeup goes a long way. It takes me about 10 minutes to get presentable in the morning if I'm wearing glasses. Admittedly, if I'm wearing contacts, my face needs more love. This bare face needs defining and accentuating okay? Anyway, I decided to share the difference I achieve [...]