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Product Reviews Underway . . .

I had far too much fun ordering beauty items over the past few weeks LOL!

I have a thing for indie brands: I love supporting small businesses and trying products that haven’t achieved mainstream popularity. I also love that indie brands tend to be highly innovative: they often offer colors and textures that are harder to find in mainstream brands.

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Since I recently purged my vanity of many outdated and/or inferior products, it was time to replace those items with quality products. What better way to replenish than to seek small businesses and try out their items?

If you have some indie beauty brands or small businesses you’d like to recommend, feel free to mention them in the comments. I’m always looking for new things to try!

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I Can’t Miss It!

The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts is currently exhibiting Yves Saint Laurent designs.

The exhibition closes on August 27th, so I’ve made it my goal to get to the museum before I lose my chance to see Saint Laurent’s genius up close and personal.

I’m eager to see which designs will be featured. Will there be “Le Smoking Suit” designs? Safari jackets? Trapeze dresses? I wonder if there will be any designs worn by Iman, or Laetitia Casta, or Mounia. I’m so excited to see which outfits will be on display.

I’ll follow up soon, with photos of my time at VMFA’s Yves Saint Laurent exhibit.

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Lessons in Self Appreciation

How many times have we praised others while simultaneously putting ourselves down?

Better yet, how many times do we think that we aren’t worthy of the praise others give us?

There’s no reason to deny the splendor that is YOU. There is only one YOU, with your unique background and experiences.

That alone makes you worth celebrating!

There’s no time like the present to appreciate ourselves.

My commitment as I go into this season of my life is to appreciate myself unapologetically, and encourage others to appreciate themselves, as well.

 

 

(image courtesy of QuoteFancy)