Monthly Archives: January 2016

Home decor is one of my main inspirations. A beautiful, warm, and inviting home makes you feel good the moment you wake up. Your life just feels more put together, like you can conquer anything. Like most New Yorkers, I have moved a million times in the city. Now that I will finally be making my new loft a real home, I am investing in some really spectacular pieces. ABC Home has always been the store I visit to gather inspiration. The colors so vibrant and beautiful on each floor. Taking me from city to city, bedroom to bedroom, with their artistic and unique displays. I dream of them! But my favorite section is the rugs and carpets on the 6th floor. From the hand-knotted silk pieces from India…rich in greens and yellows, to the antique Tibetan rugs…their red hues just filling a room with warmth. For my loft, I will be playing with a lot more color. My style has always been eclectic and bohemian, but still earthy. Complete with a modern touch. I can’t wait to finally make home feel a lot more me. A place to get creative. And what better way than starting it off with some beautiful finds brought in from all over the world. ABC Home is having their winter sale, and what a perfect time to move and stock up on timeless, out of this world home goods. I shall be taking a magic carpet ride every day from now on.

shop the sale at ABC Home.

TAGS: ABC Home, home, loft, nyc, style

Saturday, January 16, 2016

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CATCHING PEBBLES

Wednesday, January 13, 2016

Style, Travel

…from some sandy beach.

As of late, it seems I’ve brought out the inner art student in my wardrobe. Berets here. Stockings there. Scarves wrapped tightly around my neck. All of my travel go-to’s that I simply wear over and over again but just in different ways. But no, I was not headed to the library, but rather hopped in my car and headed down the coast. Seal Beach. Huntington. The cliffs and coves of Laguna. Places where the sunsets never cease to turn the sky a purple haze. There was an artist just standing and painting the scene, and it was perfect. Moments where you don’t have to think, just look and pause for a second. With the new year, my schedule and travels have been non-stop. I just landed back from the gorgeous Florence, Italy…and already scheduled to attend Sundance Film Festival (yes, SO excited). There really is no point in unpacking the ol’ duffel bag now is there.

// Diesel wolf jacket, White + Warren scarf, Amanda Uprichard dress, Miista boots, Marie Turnor handbag, DKNY tights //

TAGS: huntington beach, laguna beach, los angeles, street style

Wednesday, January 13, 2016

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BORN, BRED, BE

Wednesday, January 6, 2016

Style

I am indeed Los Angeles born and bred. I’ll drive an hour to Alhambra from the West Side just for a good bowl of pho. I’ll listen to my old high school cd’s on repeat in my little blue Prius. I’ll go through the drive through at Taco Bell just for that midnight bean and cheese (and take crazy videos). Yes, I’ll park where I shouldn’t park, and I just may go over the speed limit every once in a while. I’ll sit on the keyboard all day long in the music room, and plug in my microphone, belting as if I’m performing for hundreds of thousands of people…just like I did when I was little. I’ll go through my college books that haven’t been touched in years in my bedroom, and read the those novels with the notes in it over and over again. I’ll make any excuse to meet in Santa Monica because I love that city by the sea so darn much. I’ll do anything to get the perfect photo, to capture the most perfect moment. I’ll still wake up at 6am to go to a good Beverly Hills Estate Sale just to get first dibs on the designer coat before the next girl gets it. I’ll forever slip out my Valley “as if” accent. I’ll still consider everything “epic”, “sick”, and “rad”. I’ll always find a way to make fun of a situation.

But most of all, I’ll always have my Los Angeles friends and family. We could be sitting in my dining room table (friends, mom, dad, and the whole crew), and talk about absolutely anything and everything. I love my kooky characters. Like the city itself, it’s like you never left. That time didn’t change a thing. That I haven’t really been on the east coast for already 5 years. That I’m about to call myself a true New Yorker…for real. Your true friends will always remember you purely as you. As “Natalie”, or littler” (little sister), and love you just because they do…and always will no matter what happens. Your real friends and loved ones love you as you are. As you be and let you be. So it’s important to be you. Be genuine and real. Being in touch with your roots always keeps you in check. Don’t let go of those people who are always there for you, and don’t ever change. I haven’t, and you shouldn’t either. LA has those people, moments, and memories I’ll always hold on to. Just like the Pacific Ocean. Constantly changing, the waves in and out, but it’ll always be there to welcome you home. Los Angeles, I love you.

// Jocelyn coat, Louis Vuitton blouse, Frame Denim jeans, vintage Michael Kors belt, Opening Ceremony boots //

TAGS: home, los angeles, streetstyle

Wednesday, January 6, 2016

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INSADONG PHOTO DIARY

Tuesday, January 5, 2016

Style, Travel

Insadong, the super old town in Seoul, was spectacular. The vibrant colors on the walls and tiny wooden traditional homes. Endless rows of tea houses, and little food stands selling local sweets and fried donuts. I wanted to taste everything. I refused to put my camera down. Early that morning, we were busy filming the REEF music/travel film where I belted a song over my keyboard (which you can still view here). 2016 is going to be amazing once again as the REEF Girls ambassador. We have a lot of travels already lined up, and a lot more music involved so get ready! Work always feels like fun when you’re just creating constantly and doing what you love. With the people you love. After a day of capturing Insadong with Team Suarez, we watched the sunset over Bukhansan National Park. We had a moment of zen at the temple followed by a quiet walk up and down the steps through park. The leaves so vibrant and the air crisp and peaceful, it was bittersweet to leave South Korea. I can’t wait for another across-the-world trip.