The first person to tell me how soft my hands are was my younger sister. I grabbed her hand to cross the street and once we were on the other side, she just kept running her fingers over the palms of my hand. “Oh my god, your hands are so soft. Have they always been like this?” I didn’t have an answer to that question but in the years following I received iterations of that compliment frequently. Read More...
My face is notoriously dry, and like many people, it’s at its most parched in the winter. I avoid wearing makeup daily since it often emphasizes my flaky patches, and the process of removing it at the end of the day just irritates my skin more. So, I try to save my full-makeup looks for special occasions. While I’m not the most confident going bare-faced since I deal with rosacea and acne scarring, I’ve finally embraced a natural appearance thanks to a new product that just dropped on February 8 — The Super Intensive Face Oil from U Beauty, and it’s now my go-to for no-makeup days. Read More...
I’m slightly obsessed with summer. Case-in-point: I live on the East Coast, and probably 75 percent of my wardrobe is pretty much unwearable when the temperature dips below 70. In addition to a closet full of sundresses, tennis skirts, and tanks, and two drawers brimming with bikinis, I own a lot — and I mean an excessive amount — of sandals. Of all the cushy options I own, there is one pair that has become a repeat offender during the summer months: The Freedom Moses Slide. Read More...