All posts filed under: Life

Introducing Nylon Bee & My Favorite LA Work Outs

There’s two things I want to talk about in todays post – Nylon Bee and My Favorite LA Work Outs. Both fitness, which is a departure for me, but I’ve been aching to stretch my content so here we go… (nice puns right?!?) Lets start with Nylon Bee. You might have seen the skincare brand Lyeska mentioned around these parts a few times… here, here and well here. The Brooklyn based skincare line was founded by the lovely Katya Hegg, the line is full of great, antioxidant rich, natural products. Katya reached out to me a few weeks back letting me in on a new business venture she was working on. She’s partnered with Carla Susanto to launch a curated activewear website geared toward busy ladies like myself who want to look top notch while working out with out paying a premium. I loved the concept. They sell an awesome selection of colorful basics and muted staples to get your work out on with. The two pieces I tested out are honestly the nicest work out wear I’ve …

5 Things I’ve Been Loving Lately

I’m a bit of an over sharer. Now I don’t mean in the emotional, life story sense… usually a bit of a closed book in that regard. But when it comes to things I am passionate about whether that falls under advice or recommendations, I know I can come on a tad strong. I’ve fully witnessed, on several occasions, peoples eyes glaze over by the assault of information I was throwing at them. I’ve momentarily run out of people I know in real life to annoy with my current obsessions, so I’ve come to you! The Internet! Here are Five Things I just can’t shut up about lately! I’ve been wanting a new perfume in my rotation for a while, and while heading to my favorite coffee shop I took a small detour to the stand alone Diptyque shop near by and treated myself to a roller ball of Philosykos. I’m one of those annoying people that likes to celebrate their birthday all week long, so this small perfume was a perfect tiny present to gift myself. This …

The Week End | Demogorgon’s, K-Beauty, and Marriage

Life. I can’t believe it’s already been over a month since I got married. We just got our wedding photos and they are everything we could have wanted. If you’re shopping for a wedding photographer, hire Anna Zajac, then invite me so I can hang with her again. Oh and Europe! We went! I just want to groundhog day all of June and July! Eat. Jeff and I ate our way through Paris, Bordeaux and Barcelona. We averaged walking four miles a day, if not more, so nothing stuck to our sides for long. We spent a good chunk of our budget eating well. A few highlights were Seb’on, KB Coffee, El Quim, and Capperi. We also brought back some amazing wines! Watch. As soon as we got back state side we caught wind of Stranger Things. It’s soooo worth the hype guys! Just such a wonderful mash up of so many things I adored growing up. I’ve also been diving into Korean beauty and all its intriguing and innovative products. I’ve been crash coursing …

9 Tips and Tricks for Managing Menstruation

I swear my physical self awareness (and let’s be honest, emotional as well) abilities in my teens and early twenties were just non existent. It wasn’t until a few years back that I finally started putting my physical puzzles pieces together, and realized what was and wasn’t servicing me. When I would get my period I would abuse my body with an excess of pain killers and just pretend it wasn’t happening to me. I wouldn’t work with my body or listen to what it needed. I think this was not only due to my lack of awareness but also a societal thing I grew up around: That periods are to be kept secret, that they are disgusting, and shameful. I’m so happy I grew out of that way of thinking about my body. Eventually I took the steps to work with my body during this time when it requires, and deserves my attention. I’ve gathered a few tricks over the years that have made my period a much more manageable time in my life and …

LA BEAUTY | Nails, Eyebrows, and Korean Spas

You really have the pick of the litter here in LA when it comes to Beauty! This city is packed with nail salons, beauty stores, dry bars, tanning salons, estheticians, colorists, and spas of all kinds. For all price points! If you are into it, LA’s got it, in spades. Here starts my inaugural LA Beauty Favorites post! When it comes to eyebrows, the Benefit store on Third Street is my favorite. I think almost all the staff has waxed this brow of mine by this point. I’ve been going there for years. I’ve deviated a few times to test out other places but I always end up back there. They do a great brow wax, thread, and lash or eyebrow tint. They are good about walk ins, but I also like the ease of their online booking system. The staff there is great fun. Benefit is a pink colored eyebrow mecca. It is crazy the amount of nail salons there are in LA. And I have been disappoint by dozens. My current favorite is Yen’s Nails, also …

The Week End | White Trash, Bachelor Parties, and G.O.T

The Life. Wedding planning is in full force. We are 6 weeks out from the big day (trying to stay sane here folks!!) Jeff and I just got back from a joint Bachelor/ette party in Seattle. Friends and family joined us for three days of good drinks and great eats. Highlights were Revel, Hotel Albatross, Glo’s Cafe and the Ballard Farmers Market. #bachelaureff The Read. I signed up for theSkimm about a month back and it’s been an awesome way to stay current on current events. If you like knowing whats going on but don’t have the time or energy to keep up with it all then this is for you! The Watch. It’s been a revolving door of great TV lately. All caught up on Better Call Saul, Daredevil, and Broad City. I’m now currently fixing my eyeballs on Game of Thrones and The Night Manger. Also got myself a new comedy love on youtube. The White Trash Network (I know, hate the name too), these short videos will have you in stitches. Start …

The Week End | Weddings, Black Holes, and The Stairway to Hell

The Watch. Finally caught Hail, Caesar! Not the best Cohen Brothers film, but still a lot of fun. Also stumbled upon this sketch from female comedy team Funkle Todd and my god, it is my new favorite thing. Absurdist gold. The Read. Dove into reading As She Climbed Across the Table. In this the protagonist’s girlfriend leaves him for a black hole. Jury’s still out on this one. Climbed myself into an internet hole with researching this post. I spent hours reading about the Maori people. A fascinating culture. The Eat. Jeff and I ventured to Abbott Kinney this week for some delicious pizza from Gjelina Take Away. It’s a good thing Venice isn’t always easy to get to because that pizza is $$$. We also cracked into our 5th consecutive bag from Heart Coffee Roasters. They’ve been on point this year! (as if they’ve ever been off) The Life. A week with rehearsals, blog posts, work outs and my first dress fitting. Can’t show you my wedding dress yet, but it’s from Sarah Seven so …