Champagne and red lipstick have two things in common. First, I love them both. Second, while I will indulge in both year-round, to many, these are treats reserved for the holiday season. Indeed, nothing says end of year cheer like a glass of bubbly with a bright red lip stain. I have written about champagne…
Continue reading ➞ Red lips make for brighter holidays
Self care is having a moment. Some even say that the COVID-19 virus is transforming the “lipstick effect” into the “self care effect.”
This week (quarantine week 3) has been particularly challenging because the current reality has lost its novelty and is starting to sink in. I finally realized on Monday that life is going to be this way for another 4-6 weeks (hopefully not much longer, please)...
5:00 AM – 5:45 AM Alarm goes off; check phone, texts, emails, and social media while not quite awake. Coffee, then review priorities for the day. 5:45 AM – 7:00 AM SoulCycle or morning run. My goal is to exercise three times a week, which I do almost every week. 7:00 – 7:30 AM Morning…
Continue reading ➞ A Day in the Life
In the midst of New York Fashion Week, in addition to dreaming about clothes, I am intrigued by makeup. I am not a huge makeup wearer, but I love to see my makeup artist friends in action – transforming looks and faces and sometimes even lives. My curiosity got the better of me, I had…
Continue reading ➞ What I learned from my professional makeup artist friends at NYFW
A couple of weeks ago, my sister Rachel paid me the best compliment in the form of a question. She asked me how I did it all. How did I manage the work load, the stress load, of running a beauty brand, how did I manage to still look good and act coherent with short…
Continue reading ➞ I get up at 5 am and this is what happens…
