// CHANEL beauty //
CHANEL has always given me the no-makeup makeup that I love. It’s flushed, barely there, and super fresh. Inside CHANEL’s Kit & Caboodle is my favorite product of the moment: the N°1 DE CHANEL Lip and Cheek Balm. I’m a one product girl and this balm can be used all over…even on the eyelids. Spring is all about glassy skin and a hint of shine. Less is always more and CHANEL really does do it the best.
I am so happy to experience such a unique part of Mexican history, my own culture, and meet the Melipona bees, an endangered stingless bee that is sacred to the Maya. Guerlain and Fundación Selva Maya are expanding efforts to develop female beekeepers in the Yucatán, support education and awareness and foster biodiversity research to protect the bees. This was the most special way to celebrate World Bee Day at the amazing Belmond Maroma and share why it’s important to preserve. I’ve been using the Guerlain Abeille Royale YOUTH WATERY OIL SERUM for years now and my skin has never felt more radiant. I love how it’s a unique combination of oil and serum, using ingredients from three honeys produced by the black bee, a species selected for its rarity and the power of its honeys. I love that the French team and I were able to all gather and dance under the stars in beautiful Mexico.
The Maker Hotel in Hudson, New York is one of my favorite hotels of all time. I stayed in the artist suite and it truly felt like I had stepped into a traveling artist’s home, getting a closeup look at all their collectibles. I fell in love with the effortlessly chic, French, lived-in, feel of the room. It was perfectly imperfect. The Maker mixes the old with the new and there are plenty of artful pieces to discover. I was in town to for a special dinner with the founders to celebrate the launch of the Dream Eau de Parfum now at Sephora. The hotel’s fragrances are known to be potent, powerful, and highly addictive and this one is just that. Dream is an enchanting vanilla fantasy. So for all my vanilla gourmand lovers, this one is for you. For a quick trip like this, pack a ton of your best cashmere, a good engineer boot, and one perfect black dress for when you’re feeling sultry. Oh, and splash of Dream.
I had the most rejuvenating week of wellness in Aix-en-Provence, home to NAOS Global and their luxury skincare brand, Institut Esthederm! I got to experience the new Age Proteom Advanced Serum firsthand straight from the laboratories where their special cellular water is created, to using it on the daily as the first step in my routine throughout the trip. With the Age Proteom Advanced Serum, the skin ages twice slower. Ecobiology is the foundation of this serum and it supports and strengthens the skin’s natural abilities to adapt and regain its balance on its own. I’m so in love and in awe of what this serum can do. The enchanting Les Lodges Sainte Victoire was our home base. We went from Provence to Mariselle. It is a total French dream, especially with the locals as our guide.
