Shop Small, Gift Big: Empowering Women-Owned Businesses This Mother’s Day
Can We Make Women-Owned Businesses the New Standard of Luxury? As Mother’s Day approaches, it’s time to celebrate the incredible women who enrich our lives. This year, let’s go beyond tradition and make our appreciation truly meaningful. In a world…
LAX Travel Hacks: Elevating Your Journey with Wally Park
As a seasoned traveler and entrepreneur, I’ve navigated countless airports and parking services. Yet, it’s the seamless experience at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) with Wally Park that stands out, transforming the necessary evil of airport parking into a part…
Rise Up to Wise Up · How Knowledge Ends Extremism
“Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world” Nelson Mandela, 2017 I walked up the stairs and pass the pillars of the Carnegie Institution of Science. Making my way into the room where scholars, activists, philanthropists,…
A Women’s Movement in Tanzania Supporting Youth Education
Buy Jewelry for a Cause Upendo Jewelry and the Made by Maasai Shop There’s a bright girl named Rehema* who attends the 7th grade at O’Brien School for the Maasai, a primary school in Tanzania. She loves to read donated…
Beauty by Nature · a Look Into the Benefits of Essential Oils With Expert Amy Galper
Essential oils have been taking over my life and for good reasons too. The first week, returning back to the states, I was invited to Beauty by Nature which was put together by Art Naturals and hosted at the 1…
How-To Improve Your Skin, Diet, and Overall Health Like Maria Marlowe
Try something new! If you have ever considered changing your diet for the better, this girl is such an inspiration. Health and wellness guru, Maria Marlowe spoke at Rebecca Minkoff NYC Soho about ways to improve your skin, diet, and…
Helping Afghanistan ⋅ How You Too Can Get Involved
As a human being, I believe it’s our duty to help one another. We live in a world where access to education is more attainable — and in some ways, more advanced. Where talking to someone on the other side…
It’s Good to be Home Again ♥ Quotes to Inspire
Life takes you to unexpected places. Love brings you back home. Where we love is home – home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts. — Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. I just got home this week from Greece…
Being Honest With Myself on the 3rd Week at The Refugee Camps
Some days I dread going, and that’s in all honesty. I never know what to expect and the games are getting tiring. Disclosure: I wrote these as journal entries → turned into a series of articles. So please excuse the many…
The Good & Bad Endured at the Refugee Camps in Athens, Greece · What I Witnessed
As I committed to a 6 week journey, once I arrived → I soon realized, I was shielded from reality. No one could have prepared me to the things I became exposed to. No amount of research or information on…
Why I Hate the Word Refugee
Disclosure: I wrote these as journal entries → turned into a series of articles. So please excuse the many mentions of I, I, and I. The reason I did not share my experience sooner, is because there was a risk of…
❝ I Am a Refugee and I’m Celebrating International Women’s Day ❞ · in Athens, Greece
When you are struggling, and you start thinking about giving up, I want you to remember something that my husband and I have talked about–and that is the power of hope. The belief that something better is always possible if…
The Influence of Travel on Top Designers & Their Collections NYFW│FW17
When I first started covering fashion and dove into the NYFW scene — a question I always asked was… What inspires you? Often times, the answer lay in travels. Whether it was from their own heritage, homeland, or foreign destination…
Everything You Need to Know to Escape to Milan · Italy
When one thinks of Italy → Rome, Florence and Venice circulate. Though it is Milan, that is the second most important town of Italy. After the capital Rome, of course. You may have the universe if I may have Italy. — Giuseppe…
Beauty Tips From the Cosmetic Guru’s from Make-Up Pro New York NYFW│FW17
I fought a killer and didn’t even smudge my make-up. ― Rose Pressey, Flip That Haunted House Pretty much sums up NYFW but with the right tools → your make-up can become your next best accessory! Like the queen of all…
Celebrating Women Behind the Seams during NYFW at Milk Studios │A Lifetime Production
Women Behind the Seams celebrates the diverse range of personalities that make up the backbone of the fashion industry. Photographed by Christelle de Castro and displayed during NYFW at Milk Studios → I witnessed something beautiful in the making. I believe…
Why Michael Costello Should Dress All the Stars NYFW│FW17
I remember my first year at NYFW — it was beyond spectacular, it was outrageous and oh so glam. It was September 2013 and I stepped into Michael Costello‘s show without the knowledge of fashion I have today, but he…
A Powerful Collection by Christopher Esber to Romance with Mémère → Day 5 at NYFW│FW17
Part of what makes fashion so great is the way it’s owned. Whether on a runway, in the streets, or during a presentation. This season, on Day 5, I went from a collection themed off an automobile’s power and energy to romance…
Style Talks from Backstage, Front Row and Around Town → Day 4 at NYFW│AW17
A look into backstage with Aveda and how they prepped for the Hellessy show. Two stunning collections put together by AMCONYC: Rack Addik from season 14 “Project Runway” and Ivory Couture with a special performance by Chris Porter. And some Valentine treats…
Your Fashion Guide for the Snow Through The Blizzard → Day 3 at NYFW│AW17
The doors at the Skylight Clarkson opened today and the weather gods blessed us with snow … in the form of a blizzard. But like any work of art — NYFW must go on and we’ll still do it in…