It's that time of year where we switch out our summer dresses for cozy wool knits, we change our footwear from sandals to boots, and we update our skin care from light oils to heavier moisturizers. As someone with naturally dry skin, this is the time of year where my skin needs a little extra TLC. In Hong Kong, the humidity officially broke this week (thanks to two typhoons in 3 days), which means the air will begin to dry up. My skin mixed with dry air is not a great combo, so I have my winter skin care routine lined up and ready to go.
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Prepping My Skin For Winter
Happy First Birthday Luca
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Battling Anxiety During a Global Pandemic: 18 Months Later
Remember how I said I would never dye my hair red again? Well... I lied. Although to be fair, I really didn't think I was ever going to dye my hair again after having it dyed every 5 weeks for 10 years. But at the end of May, I began to consider going back to being a redhead again. I had stopped dyeing my hair for 5 years, so my hair had returned to it's natural hair color (dirty blonde) and grew really fast. But as I remain in Hong Kong during the pandemic, I thought about doing something exciting, and my beau encouraged me to think about returning to red hair for a little bit.
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Maintenance for Red Hair
Is it just me, or did summer truly fly by this year? It feels like just last week we were welcoming spring, but now we are 3 weeks away from officially entering the autumn season. On these last few days of August, I am finishing up all my floral scented candles before I replace them with woody scents, and I am about to switch out my summer wardrobe for my autumn wardrobe.
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The Last Days of Summer
It's been a little while since I shared something fun about me, and since I have a lot of new readers here, I thought I'd re-introduce myself with some personal facts. A lot of you have been following me or reading here since my blog began in 2014, so some of these facts you may have already known. Most of you know that I was Miss USA in 2011, and most of you know that for 10 years I was a redhead. Most of you know how much I love to travel, and most of you know that I am obsessed with my fur babies. Inside are some fun facts you probably didn't know. Do we share any fun facts in common?
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10 Fun Facts About Me
Words Have Power
Two weeks ago, I turned 31. It wasn't a milestone birthday, but since I had spent my 30th birthday in quarantine after returning from London at the beginning of the pandemic, I wasn't going to object to doing something special this year. As COVID-19 restrictions have eased in Hong Kong, as well as case numbers continuing to decrease (0 new cases were recorded during our visit), I was looking forward to a more "normal" birthday. So when the Four Seasons Hong Kong invited me for a rejuvenating staycation over my birthday weekend, which happens to coincide with the Four Seasons brand's birthday, I packed my bags several days beforehand and couldn't wait to finally visit one of the most renowned luxury hotels in the city.
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