Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Monthly Muse: Emmaline Kuo Ranzman of Handbag Brand Emm Kuo
I’m a longtime enthusiast of the brand Emm Kuo, you can actually see me wearing some of the stunning pieces from the line here, here, and here. (Okay I might actually be a little obsessed.) It wasn’t until this past year, however, that I had the privilege to meet the brains behind the brand Emmaline…
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How To Style A Statement Piece To Let It Shine
Ah… statement clothing, we all have them, we all love them, but how do you really style an outfit around them? How do you let these wardrobe wunderkinds be the true heroes of your ensemble and not just some cacophonous grouping of loud items? This question was the bain of my existence for years.…
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8 Charcoal Beauty Products To Know
I admit that when I first started seeing charcoal appearing within prominent beauty brands I was a little skeptical. Charcoal, really? The same thing I use on my barbecue couldn’t possibly be good for my skincare and wellness routines. But upon further research, I began to realize that this porous powerhouse was exactly what I…
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The Shoes I’ll Be Wearing To Get Me Through Till Spring
Oh, Spring where are you? For a brief glorious day, New York got a teasing glimpse of you. Unfortunately for us, however, we’ve gone back to the bleak grey days of winter and with a little extra rain and sleet added to the mix to boot… yay. Now I don’t know about you but, I…
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How I Learned to Embrace Style Essentials
One of the worst style decisions I ever made when I was starting out in the fashion industry was to buy a ton of over-the-top statement pieces. Sequin blazers, ruffled dresses, colorful tops in about every shade of the rainbow, the sky was the limit as long as it was A: affordable or cheap…
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My Ultimate Morning Skincare Routine
Let me tell you one secret about myself lovely readers, well maybe it’s not really quite a secret, but I am a skincare junkie. The rush of discovering a new product, the quest to find that perfect cocktail of products to create the most radiant and flawless complexion. I once had a good friend of…
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transitioning your summer wardrobe to fall
With the fickle days that we’ve been experiencing here in NYC, reaching an all-time high for the month. We saw fluctuations going from 80 to 40 degrees in the span of a day, what even is that? Dressing for the weather can be challenging even for the most experienced of fashion pros. But over…
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The Petite Dilemma: How To Rock A Wide Leg Pant When Short
As a woman of diminutive stature, oh who are we kidding just call me short, dressing has always been sort of a convoluted process. Now here’s the thing; I work in fashion, as a stylist no less, I dress people for my job and I would like to think that I am fairly…
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Making fashion trends work for you
I have a confession to make… I like and wear trends. Now, I know that a lot of my posts have been about forgoing seasonal styles and really developing your own personal aesthetic and to live beyond the latest insta-fad. I also still very much believe in this philosophy of dressing. However, working as a…
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