July, Unfiltered.

A chaotic (but fun) trip to LA, work stuff, things I tried & didn't like.

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Good morning, friends. I am coming in a little late. I tried, I really tried… to finish this letter last night but I was jet lagged beyond delirium. I wrote it, read it, and deleted the whole thing as nothing I wrote made any sense!

Instead, I opted to order Indian (always a good decision, I get the chicken tikka masala and garlic naan from Spice Palette in Mt. Pleasant) and watch a movie (Reptile, you can skip it!). I fell asleep and dragged myself up to bed. Today is another day!

This is my monthly “unfiltered column,” which is just for paid subscribers. A refresher on paid perks can be found here.

In this newsletter:

• I chose one lucky subscriber and will be sending them some happy mail.

• A little life update / what’s been going on with me lately.

• What’s going on with work, a trend I’ve noticed with brand partnerships.

• Things I tried and didn’t like.

Quick refresher: every month, my plan is to pick one (US or Canada based) paid subscriber and send them a treat. This month’s treat is a big box of beauty goodies including treats from so many brands I love (Bader! Rose Inc! a plasma lip set from U Beauty! Clarins!). Plus tons and tons of makeup. Congratulations to Brittany Sobering, I hope you enjoy all the beauty goodies!

a little peek at this month’s beauty box <3

Next month will be another big beauty box — my “beauty closet” (not an actual closet, really just a set of cabinets under my bookshelves) is overflowing.

Okay, let’s chat!

But before that, don’t forget: the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale opened to the public today! You can see allll my picks, broken down by category here: