Both coats are real leather and secondhand. The short length is vintage and the long coat is old Banana Republic.





Both coats are real leather and secondhand. The short length is vintage and the long coat is old Banana Republic.





I joined the masses of Americans in a pilgrimage to Europe this summer. It was my first time out of the country since 2017, long before the pandemic, and to say I was anxious would be an understatement. I didn’t know much about Barcelona before booking the trip, aside from the Disney Channel masterpiece The Cheetah Girls 2, Woody Allen’s (I know, insert *yikes* here, but it’s arguably his best film) Vicky Christina Barcelona, and what I learned in AP art history about Gaudi. And while I wanted to over-prepare and over-plan, as is my nature, going in semi-unprepared served me well. Now I think every European vacation should be under-planned. All I can hope is that I absorbed even a tiny drop of that laid-back, carefree, spontaneous Spanish energy. Fingers crossed.















Turns out, I’m a summer beauty person. In fact, think I may just believe in summer beauty supremacy. Glowy, juicy skin, fruity, sunset-inspired color palettes, long mermaid waves— perfection. As a former lover of matte skin, matte red lips, and winged eyeliner, I’ve done a total 180.
To celebrate my newfound love of summer beauty, here are some of my favorite products I can’t get enough of for the warm weather!















