It has been a minute since I’ve done any sort of beauty related blog post. Well quarantine has me searching my brain high and low for content ideas. So I figured I would drop the products I’ve been currently using and loving. I’ve detailed a bit of my skin care routine before on my How…… Continue reading so fresh n so clean – skincare routine
A typical Instagram DM exchange between my friend Grace and myself is sending each other recent posts by NYC Blonde. “How is she so fabulous?” is the next part of that exchange. I discovered NYC Blonde during my summer interning in PR in New York City in 2013, when her face was still veiled in…… Continue reading FemFocused: An Interview with Queen NYC Blonde
Reads Sparking Joy laugh with me ppl Just popping by mid-week to offer a few reading suggestions, as a treat. The article I’m Clinging to Personal Writing More Than Ever Right Now by Harling Ross (also referenced in this post) has me nodding my head in unison. I’m finding comfort, solidarity and mucho entertainment in…… Continue reading Reads Sparking Joy
It’s hard to begin a sentence with “In West Philadelphia,” because well, you know. But that’s how this begins… In West Philadelphia, Overbook specifically on the corner of 64th and Carlton, once resided an Italian restaurant called Lebano’s. I believe this place to be to be my first memory. My brother’s probably, too. I was…… Continue reading Community on the Corner of 64th and Carlton
Reading Terminal Market It’s been about a month since I hit y’all with the last Philly Finds post. I am attempting in some way to keep up with the Philly Finds series, but admittedly this is a shorter post than usual. Celebrating putting on makeup (it’s the little victories) Typically, Philly Finds include one or…… Continue reading Philly Finds Vol. 16
Art by Tyler Spangler Checking in The lyrics of Madonna’s “Hung Up” plays in the background of my mind. “Time goes by, so slowly…” There are days when time flies by. Then are days that drag like a 3-hour college lecture. “How is it only 2 o’clock,” I’ll wonder. Some days are filled with grief,…… Continue reading checking in
Art found here: https://mackenzie-brown.tumblr.com/post/190297254940/colorel11-daltmejd-sculptures Hey friends, I hope you’re doing well and are hanging in there ❤ To start off… I once had in my drafts a blog post titled “My inability to slow down”. For whatever reason, I scrapped the idea of that post and churned out this post instead. But the idea of…… Continue reading on slowing down
Hi friends, I hope you’re all doing well. Needless to say, it’s a pretty crazy, uncertain time right now. I hope you’re taking care of yourselves physically, mentally and emotionally. I’m always here to chat if you need a little extra support ❤ If you don’t already, I highly suggest following my friend and Philly…… Continue reading Philly Finds Vol. 15
This post serves as an example of how Michelle Fite of Fite Fashion designs her dresses, this experience is not required for everyone. Welcome to part deux of the Positive Publicity x Fite Fashion collaboration! If you missed part one, you can check that out here. So let’s see, where were we last? Well for…… Continue reading Fite Fashion Collaboration – The Blueprint
Photo by Justin Green “Art can be all over the place,” Proclaims the Instagram bio of Philadelphia artist Ang Bocca. While the world is in turmoil, at least we have art. And I am grateful that we have artists like Ang Bocca. We’re continuing to highlight women through the FemFocused series (happy belated International Women’s…… Continue reading FemFocused: Philly singer Ang Bocca
