Before I understood style and discovered that fashion was more than trends or what I saw in magazines, I tried everything. As in whatever I saw in the store and liked — I bought. No
A mother. A wife. An entrepreneur. And I aim to look good while I do it.
Beauty
Great Skin Starts From Within
Let’s talk skincare. Seems like creating a skincare line is a part of the celebrity starter pack these days. What I find fascinating about the entire thing, is that no one is discussing how skin
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Lifestyle
The HAUTE Guide — To Resetting Your Sleep Schedule
After two years of facing the reality that time is actually a construct; none of us have been sleeping well. Personally I spent all of 2020 staying up until the wee hours of the morning
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Career
How Covid Has Affected My Creativity
Any creative knows that stress and worry are no good for diving into your mind and pulling out magic. My creativity has felt like it’s a crisis but I know it won’t last forever. I’ll get back to a place where I can turn the switch on again. My word for the year is clarity. The goals I’ve set are more about how I want to feel than what I want to do because what I also learned during Covid is that life is only about what you make it. For now I’m figuring it out. And that’s all I can ask for.
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Lifestyle
Black Women In Luxury Is About More Than Just Buying Designer
This week rapper and full-time hood philosopher, Plies, took to his Instagram dropping a priceless gem. In a 2-minute video he implored white people, women in particular, to stop asking Black women in upscale places
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Food
The Hautemommie EATS: Turmeric Latte
September first has come and gone, school is back in session, and the skies in Los Angeles have decided to go a bit grey. For this I am overjoyed, while summer is busy and frolicking
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Food
The Hautemommie EATS: Short Rib Taquitos
Back in the day when I returned home from school in D.C., my first stop would always be at my local taco spot, Alberto’s. After being in Washington for months at a time my hankering
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Lifestyle
2020 Was The Year Of The Candle
With 2020 behind us I think we’ve all taken a collective sigh of relief. Inauguration has come and gone so it’s official we’ve got a new Commander in Chief. Plus Howard University is in the