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Vogue Over Beauty

7 November 2021 • Kimberly

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But unlike Ms. Bradshaw, dinner still must be had.  While everyone else is sharing the contents of their carts during the Sephora VIB sale, I've swept the famed Larchmont newsstand for hard-to-find titles and the last issue—also 100th-anniversary edition—of Vogue Paris as we know it. Into my ... Read More

If Just for the Jacaranda Trees

31 August 2021 • Kimberly

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For the last two months, I walked, wandered, wondered around my neighborhood in awe of the trees lining the local streets. It's as if one day, all of them decided that this was the morning to bloom—and just like that, we had a bright, violet haze brushed across the sky. That very day—as I was ... Read More

Des Pair Books

31 May 2021 • Kimberly

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A quaint little indie opened up in Echo Park last month—and though it's tiny, the books are expertly curated. It's a must-visit if just to browse for inspiration before deciding your next read. (I discovered Clarice Lispector's A Breath of Life through Des Pair, which I've now read through twice.) ... Read More

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