UPDATE 03/30/2015: This is now a series featuring three follow-up posts: Be Kind, Be True, Part 2, Be Kind, Be True, Part 3, and Be Kind, Be True, Part 4. It’s been almost seven years since I did a career reboot of sorts—packing my bags for a piece of the little big island that is New York. It’s been quite an adventure, a roller…
Selfie Surprise + Skincare Musings
Beauty, Lifestyle, New York Minutes, Shopping, Skincare, Yoga & WellnessI guess people like selfies. This comes as a surprise to me—I find it fascinating that the photo above got way more likes than my Insta-Ragu. 🙂 One of the memorable comments on Facebook is from my beauty mentor (also now a yoga teacher), Marie, who complimented the “beautiful,” “bare-faced” quality of the snapshot. It got me thinking about writing…
Here’s a melt-in-your-mouth ragu that is a hybrid/modification of two recipes: Alton Brown’s Stovetop Macaroni and Cheese and Jamie Oliver’s Jools’ Pasta (I was actually watching the latter on YouTube one evening, hence the insta-inspiration). Traditionally, ragu takes a while to simmer and perfect. It’s in the category of long and slow. Jamie Oliver, however, packs in flavor in as…
I first learned about Jacques Torres when he teamed up with Origins back in 2002 to create a decadent, chocolate-infused line of skincare/body care products. As a beauty assistant for Seventeen Magazine at the time, I was delighted to have sampled such an ingenious pairing of two things I adored. Fast forward to 2014, one afternoon, a friend and coworker casually…
If you’ve read this blog for quite some time now, you’ll notice a few things that look different around here these days. The biggest change worth mentioning is—wait for it— I’ve moved from Blogger to WordPress(!). I know, I know…I’ve had my reservations about the latter. But it’s been almost five years since I last explored WordPress and I must…
Sooo… I’m a yogini, but I also happen to be a beauty junkie of sorts. 🙂 You see, I’ve worked in beauty for most of my career—as a magazine beauty editor for the first couple of years, and a beauty copywriter in recent years. I currently head copy for a haircare brand. That said, I don’t shop for products that…
Have you ever had a favorite high school teacher who you think of fondly when you look back on your teenage years? Mine was Mrs. Rodrigo. She taught home economics during sophomore year and was the moderator of the Young Home Makers Club (YHMC), essentially the home economics/cooking/crafts club. And—wait for it—I happened to become president of this club during…