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Gift Guide: For Your Best Friend Who Deserves to Be Spoiled
You know that friend, sister, or woman in your life who’s always there for you, through thick and thin? These gifts are for her. They aren’t inexpensive (we have more guides coming that run the gamut in price points!), but they are special and memorable. Our entire team spent ...read more
The List: A Weeknight Meal You Already Have in Your Pantry, Plus a Chilling New Podcast
It's difficult to think about anything this week besides the fires in California, especially when so many people I know have been impacted by them. It's hard to grasp that this kind of mass destruction by fire is, according to Governor Jerry Brown, the "new normal," wiping out ...read more
Meet the Team!
It's hard to believe that it's only been a little over a year since we were a team of three, but since launching our Shop last year, we've tripled in size (to the point we're even considering a new office space early next year...). At this point, we have nine full-time employees ...read more
Our Top 9 Picks From The Shop Relaunch (And Why We Think You’ll Want Them Too)
Okay, so we may be a bit biased... but we love our Shop. And despite the fact that we each have distinctly different styles that run the gamut from tomboy to unapologetically feminine, we all regularly arrive to the office wearing items from the Shop (working at cupcakes and ...read more
Why the Editor's Letter is Really the Best Part of Any Magazine (Especially This One)
The first time I met Adam Rapoport, the Editor in Chief of Bon Appetit, was the evening he guest lectured at my graduate program four years ago. He walked up to the lectern, pulled two Bud Light Tall Boys out of his briefcase, then proceeded to open one and plunge the other into ...read more
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1. The best songs written by fictional characters. 2. Do you and your partner do this? 3. This is the world’s “coolest” neighborhood.4. How to minimize drama in your life. 5. The most popular hairstyle from the year you graduated. 6. How to whiten your teeth naturally. 7. This ...read more
Behind the Scenes of Our Fall Shop Relaunch Photoshoot
When we wrapped our ten-hour photoshoot spent entirely on our feet (mostly in heels, in my case) in Downtown L.A., I told my team it was one of the most memorable and enjoyable shoots I've done in recent memory. And I meant it. Despite going to eleven different locations for ...read more
The List: The Squash Salad You Need to Make ASAP (Plus Julia Roberts' New Show)
Typing this from a plane bound for Los Angeles—a bit sleep-deprived, but content from a weekend spent with family and completely excited for this week (did you see the news this morning about the Shop launch??). I was in Milwaukee visiting Jonah's family and, despite our best ...read more
With This Blouse, It's All About the Details
Like any large city, LA is constantly evolving. In the time since our office was located downtown just over a year ago, many of the stalls have changed at the food hall we used to frequent, which we re-discovered during a recent team lunch. What doesn't change in L.A. is the fact ...read more
How I'm Overcoming My Worst Social Nightmare
A couple of weeks back, I had a bit of an epiphany in regards to how I come across socially. I've always labeled myself as an introvert since I prefer smaller groups and have a tendency to get overwhelmed in larger crowds. But recently, one instance in particular illustrated how ...read more
Silk Standard (With a Twist)
There's something so nostalgic about visiting an old diner. I recently visited one of my favorite older diners in Los Angeles, which still has menus painted on the walls from the 1940s (when a beer was 20 cents). I ordered a vanilla milkshake, naturally, while we snapped photos ...read more
The Shop Is Back!
When we launched the Shop last spring, it came with a steep learning curve. I was thrilled to finally have a place to house all my favorite things, but there were more than a few hiccups. Earlier this year, we decided to take down the Shop and dedicate the entire summer to ...read more
The New Power Suit
I've been ready to embrace the whole suit look for a while, but have yet to make the commitment. Part of me wants to go for a fun color—an olive green, cherry red, or periwinkle blue, but I question if I'll tire of the bright shade too fast. So for the time being, I'm revisiting ...read more
7 Things No One Tells You About Becoming a Manager
Becoming a manager is filled with a melting pot emotions: excitement, pride, and maybe a little fear because, truthfully, the transition to manager can often be a bit rocky. Whether you’ve been promoted within your organization or you’re a brand-new hire that has been brought in ...read more
Our Halloween Costume Reveal
This past summer, when I first asked Sloan what she wanted to be for Halloween (not everyone starts brainstorming ideas that far in advance?!), she replied quite simply, "a rat." It definitely threw me at first, since she's definitely going through a bit of a princess phase, but ...read more
Links I Love
1. Last-minute costumes that look planned. 2. Consider these jack-o-lantern cookies in lieu of candy tonight.3. How to throw a chic Halloween party this weekend (or tomorrow).4. Staying in? Consider one of these scary movies. 5. Vampire-inspired makeup that works any day of the ...read more
The Makeup Product I Used Last Week That Blew Up My DMs
Last week, I posted a Story at an event and was flooded with DMs asking about my eye makeup. I had swiped an olive green shimmery shadow - an old pot of Stila's Magnificent Metals Foil Finish Eye Shadow (no longer available, but see a very similar one here, used in the photo ...read more
Why New Orleans is the Perfect Place for a Girls' Weekend (And What to Do While You're There)
About a month ago, over dinner on a particularly stressful week, some girlfriends and I decided to plan a little getaway to New Orleans around Halloween. I'd been once before (with Raina and Mandy about seven years ago) and had always wanted to return, so it seemed like as good a ...read more
The List: Why You Should Be Adding Chutney to Every Meal and My New Favorite Podcast
When I look back at Saturday morning, it feels like an eternity ago—likely because I fit more things into this weekend than I usually do in a week! The highlight being, of course, the Pop-Up Shop. Our entire team arrived at The ROW DTLA at 7 a.m., armed with bagels and coffee, ...read more
How I'm Approaching My Phone Addiction
Remember the post I wrote a while back about my complicated relationship with my phone? I wanted to provide an update, eight months later, to share where I currently stand. And here's the truth: I wish it were a lot more positive—packed with tips on how I successfully became a ...read more
Meet the Owners Behind Some of Our Favorite Boutiques
Reading this blog—or any blog—you might think that when it comes to shopping, online is the only way to go. But that couldn't be further from the truth. Offline, there's an incredible team of small business owners with beautifully curated stores featuring cupcakes and cashmere ...read more