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• A Weekend in Düsseldorf: Luxury + Art

  

  A Weekend in DüsseldorfI'll be honest, I didn't know much about Düsseldorf before booking this trip. When I pulled it up on Google Maps, the first thing I... Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2025 FASHION, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• Hilma Af Klint: The Mystic Visionary Who Painted for the Future

  

  There are artists who create for their time, and then there are artists who create for the future. Hilma af Klint was one of the latter. Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2025 FASHION, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• Do All-Inclusives Deserve a Luxury Rebrand?

  

  I recently had the honor of being included in a Condé Nast Traveller article, where travel expert Scott Campbell shares the best tips on enjoying an... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2025 FASHION, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• My July Hyper-fixations: What I'm Reading, Eating, Wearing, and Styling in July

  

  ReadingIn Montparnasse, by Sue RoeA unique perspective on a neighborhood in Paris: Montparnasse. Set just before World War I, Roe takes us from In Montmartre... Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2025 FASHION, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• Modern Dreaming in an Old Parliament: My Visit to K21

  

  I wandered into K21, not knowing what I would find. What I discovered was a temple of the imaginative: a cathedral of light and shadow and modern dreaming. Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2025 FASHION, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• Spring Reverie in Tours, the Loire Valley, France

  

  It was the end of April when I found myself in Tours — a jewel of the Valley Loire, quietly tucked between riverbanks and renaissance charm. Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2025 FASHION, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• Smart Luxury - In Monaco and Beyond

  

  With a recent mention in Smart Luxury on where to visit, and where to dine in Monaco, I thought I would add some additional smart luxury tips - a few for Monaco... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2025 FASHION, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• I Tried the VBeam Laser - Here is My Experience

  

  I recent shared a post where I listed out the three things I am choosing to say "yes" to. Those three things were:Quiet LuxuriesTo me this is deeper than a... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2025 FASHION, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• A Creative Life

  

  I have been told that I am a resilient person. I would like to believe that. However there is this nefarious voice that whispers things like "how resilient are... Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2025 FASHION, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• Aftermath of an Arrest

  

  I think it would surprise no one if I were to stand up and say "I don't know how to write anymore".But the truth is I feel like I don't know how. Not even an... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2025 FASHION, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• Worthy Of

  

  When all this first began in May 2021, I would tell myself “someday I will write a best selling memoir and in it I will name the names of people who betrayed me. Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2023 FASHION, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• Icarus and the Canary

  

  Have you read What Painting Is, by James Elkins? Much like the now infamous art history teacher of my university past, he argues that paintings are in fact... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2023 FASHION, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• I Am Happy

  

  At the times when my ego flares up and asks me: “are you actually happy? Do you even know what happiness is?” I am reminded that yes, I am happy. How do I... Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2023 FASHION, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• What I Am Still

  

  It’s been hard for me to write. Inspiration presents itself in spurts. I try to tell myself various excuses as to why it’s so hard to get my thoughts out:... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2023 FASHION, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• Happy 2023

  

  I think the grandest gift that we can give to others and ourselves is hope. It’s a fragile and almost intangible thing…but its currency is the effervescence tha... Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2023 FASHION, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• Outfit: Springtime in Paris

  

  Back to a simpler time in Paris, 2019 - before the COVID-19/SARS-Co-V 2 pandemic, when the Louvre Museum was open to visitors, and the streets dotted with... Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2022 FASHION, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• La Vie Ensemble

  

  I got up and walked away, closing the bedroom door behind me. Sitting on the bed beneath the 12 foot ceiling, I rested my elbows on my knees, buried my face in... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2022 FASHION, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• Where in Paris Would You Live?

  

  “If you could live anywhere in Paris, where would you live? Where you are now, in the 19eme arrondissement, or elsewhere?”“My first grand love in Paris was... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2022 FASHION, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• 7 Tips to Moisturize and Protect Naturally Curly Hair for Fall

  

  The seasons are changing! Crunchy leaves, roasted veggies, and warm drinks abound for Autumn. As do the drying affects on our hair - due to the natural coil... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2021 FASHION, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• Caymus Vineyards Special Selection Cabernet Sauvignon 2011 Review

  

  I was lucky (blessed) to have two birthday dinners this year, and for my first “pre-birthday” dinner I was gifted a bottle of Caymus Vineyards Special... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2021 FASHION, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE