Travel – Lipstick Latitude

40 Before 40 Progress: Bloomington, IN

June 10, 2019

Just under a year ago – and just a few months before my 35th birthday – I realized I only have a few years to go before I hit that black balloon holiday. (Which is entirely fine with me, btw. Black is my favorite color.) I’m all about experiences, so I compiled my list of things I’d like to do by the time I turn 40. This past Memorial Day weekend I got to check a couple of those off! One of the most ambitious projects on that list (could be a bucket list on its own, ...

Bike Commuting, Fashion, Featured, Travel

Ministry of Supply: The Ultimate Travel & Bike Commute Pants

July 22, 2018

I’ve been writing a lot lately about bike commuting. Seriously, it has taken my quality of life up at least five notches. Sadly though, pretty much every pair of pants I own would beg to differ. I’m pretty hard on pants as it is – the inner thigh blowout struggle is real. Unfortunately all the movement involved in biking only speeds up the wearing-out process. End result: pants and shorts in my closet have a very short life expectancy. In my quest for clothes that ...

Beauty Lover's City Guides, Featured, Travel

A Beauty & Fragrance Lover’s Guide to New York City

June 20, 2018

Hi everyone! It’s been a minute since the last time I put up a blog post (I swear I’m trying to be better about that) but we were in New York City last week with some friends and it was a little bit of a whirlwind. Joseph had a tattoo appointment to work on his sleeve, so while he was doing that I finally got the opportunity to run around town and work on a post I’ve been pondering on for a while. You’ll be 100% unsurprised to learn that every time I go to a ...

Featured, Features, Travel

How To Get Amazing Smartphone Travel Photos

May 30, 2018

It’s no secret to anyone who knows me that I love taking photos. As a kid I went through probably hundreds of disposable cameras and Polaroid packs, and I eventually abandoned engineering school for an art degree. The past few years I’ve been fortunate enough to be able to travel quite a bit, and I always go into my trips with the very best of photographic intentions. Unfortunately, it didn’t take much time to discover that I hate lugging around heavy cameras and ...

Fragrance, Travel

London Calling: The Jo Malone Archive & Blossom Girls Collection

May 11, 2018

Over the past year or so I’ve gotten my paws on a quite a few Jo Malone colognes, and it very quickly skyrocketed to being one of my favorite fragrance brands – and by far my most-purchased! Seriously – I talked a bit about the ones I have & combining suggestions here. I’m in love with the understated but sophisticated scents, so it will come as a surprise to exactly no one that the Jo Malone flagship store on Regent Street was an absolute must-visit when ...