Cappuccinos & Consignment Travel Guide
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How to Realistically Select a Credit Card for Travel Points

Bonjour mes amies! Traveling is me. As une little fille, I always wanted to explore the world. I would read vintage travel magazines and flip the pages of Vogue, lusting over the elaborately dressed femmes adorned avec Louis Vuitton steamer trunks and handbags. I knew that was the life that I was destined for. Now that I am actively living…
Why Has Trauma Bonding Become Normalized? | How I Ended the Cycle
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Why Has Trauma Bonding Become Normalized? | How I Ended the Cycle

Bonjour mes amies! Via a "Next-Level Self" (a series I've created that documents the self-improvement I've made) post on Instagram a much-needed conversation about "trauma bonding," was sparked. What is trauma bonding, you ask? Trauma bonding is a psychological phenomenon that occurs when a person forms a strong emotional attachment to their abuser. This traumatic bond is often created due…
Cappuccinos & Consignment Fashion
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SUSTAINABLE FASHION | DIY Painting Leather Boots

Bonjour mes amies! Even with a degree in Fashion Design, I rarely make anything for myself. I guess that's equivalent to the hairstylist who constantly wears their hair in a ponytail. There are beaucoup factors that contribute to why I don't make clothes anymore, but we can save that for another blog. While I don't create entire pieces, I am…
Rendezvous Soy Wax Candle
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ROMANTICIZING EVERYDAY LIFE | Candles

Bonjour mes amies, from Paris! Oui, I am composing this post as I sit at a café taking in the sights and indulging in pure delight. Well before I had the means to travel extensively and purchase designer goods, I pampered myself in a life of romanticism and overlooked luxuries. I drank all of my beverages from vintage glassware, I…
Next Level-Self: Accepting a Compliment
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Next Level-Self: Accepting a Compliment

Bonjour mes amies! On the first of my "Next-Level" series, I shared that my "next-level self" will learn to take a compliment and not feel the need to counter said compliment with a flaw that I've internalized over the years. Example. When I'm complimented on my locs, versus telling the kind person who extended the compliment, "Thank you so much,"…
ENVY or JEALOUSY | Can Either Be Healthy?
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ENVY or JEALOUSY | Can Either Be Healthy?

Bonjour mes amies! I must lead avec I have absolutely zero desire to debate this subject. I am merely sharing how I have used this extremely human emotion for good. Allons-y, let's get the to the blog. This may be a tres, tres unpopular opinion. Still, I'm here to say that jealousy and envy (I'll use the two interchangeably although…
My Non-Luxury Splurges
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My Non-Luxury Splurges

Bonjour mes amies! If you're a vintage mes amies, we know that luxury is a lifestyle, and it doesn't equate to designer labels. I have shared how I have lived a life of luxury well before I ever owned a designer item or had enough money to think about buying designer luxury. Click here to read "Luxury is a Lifestyle."…
What’s In My Shopping Cart
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What’s In My Shopping Cart

Bonjour mes amies! Tis the season for massive allergies in addition to Spring fashion. Vintage mes amies are fully aware that I was never a lover of Spring and Summer. Those are the seasons that I tend to hibernate and become a bit melancholy. After losing ma mere and experiencing beaucoup dark days, I have vowed to cherish and embrace…
Monday Mindshift | How to Love Mondays
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Monday Mindshift | How to Love Mondays

Bonjour mes amies! Monday, oh, Monday, one of the most dreaded days of the week. Monday has gotten such a bad rap that the day before has become scary "Sunday Scaries." For most people avec traditional nine to five's, Monday signifies the beginning of a new week, or most saddening, the end of the weekend. Many, many moons ago, I…