Photography: James  Nord, Aaron Vazquez

I kicked off Art Basel surrounded by friends and in the best company, naturally. The 50 Bleu team welcomed myself a several other rad influencers that all happen to be very good friends of mine to Miami this year and the memories are ones I'll have forever.

 After this trip I'm proud to call myself a  vodka kinda girl, 50 Bleu is extremely smooth, and you'll be surprised to find out on your first sip of this distilled Golden Rye vodka is mixed with natural spring water at 50 degrees, pure and full bodied with such a smooth finish I was often found ordering it straight up.

Poolside lounging, dinner at the Versace Mansion (Yes the Versace Mansion), gorgeous art and cruising around on a boat all afternoon. Hard life, I know. We called the Mondrian Hotel in South Beach home for the few days we were there. Mornings spent recapping last nights jokes and evening  being treated to some of the best restaurants in Miami such as Red Ginger (literally incredible), Gianni’s and Villa Azur. Huge thanks to 50 Bleu, they really know how to pick good spots!

Special thanks to 50 Bleu for an unforgettable trip

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Destination: The Beach

Top: Sam & Lavi, bag: Dagne Dover, sunnies: Ray Ban

The Charlie tote has travelled everywhere with me, from Miami to NY and soon straight to Paris. It's honestly my "Destination Everywhere" bag. The first thing I bring to meetings and the only thing I've brought with me as my carry on. I needed something that was chic, with a sophisticated silhouette and with a lot of compartments for my everyday essentials!

I feel like all I've been doing is hanging out of boats this month or chilling at the beach, totally not complaining! Packing for a beach day is my favorite because 1) it's easy and 2) I'm going to the beach...I mean seriously right? Easy slip-ons, playful earphones,  my ipad for "work" totally not to play the Kim Kardashian game! And green juice because you wanna look good in your bathing suit...

Destination: The City

Jacket: Gat Rimon, top: Zara, pants: A Gold E, sunnies: Persol, bag: Dagne Dover

I never know where my day is going to take me in the city, so I usually always have my computer on me and with so many different compartments, it's easy to basically pack my entire life. Headphones, flats when my feet start to hate me and of course my agenda, If I leave the house without it I start having a panic attack...yes I still use an agenda I HAVE to write everything down.

Take a look at some of the other style bags here and use Troprouge20 for 20% off!!

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Top: Shop Saul, Pants: Vintage, Jacket: The Frankie Shop, bag: Urban Originals, Bracelet: 100 Good Deed

Photography: Michelle Mosqueda 

Sometimes living in New York and can make you a bit tough, slighter harder and occasionally not as polite as you'd like to be because you want things done yesterday and for some the world revolves around them. I'd like to think that this side of living in a big city has not yet affected me which is why when spoken to about the 100 Good deed bracelets I was immediately intrigued. 

You're probably wondering what makes these beads so special. The idea behind this campaign is pretty fantastic One deed. One bead. One act of kindness at a time, all part of an international movement for positive change. The bracelet comes in a variety of different colors but I chose clay because I have a serious soft spot for anything earth tone.
The bracelet is both a call to do good deeds and a strategy to empower women. it enables us to count our good deeds, however small, until we reach 100, at which point you gift the bracelet to someone else.

I have a younger brother that I don't see very often so it's really important for me to be a good example and show kindness whenever possible, my father was the same way he's a contractor and has a tendency to go above and beyond for people sometimes even going as far as working for free just to "Do you a solid"....he's honestly a Saint.

There is no "small" deed and being kind is not hard to do, I have a tendency to not be able to walk into a store without asking a person begging for food if they are hungry and would like something. I once had a guy ask if he could come in with me and show me what he wanted haha, we ended up also buying food for his dog. He was really funny and it felt nice helping someone out.

Please take a look at the other bracelets and find a color that represents you, it's a nice little reminder...to do some good :)

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Dress: Maje

I get to do a lot of cool projects in my work. But this has to be one of the coolest and most personal partnerships I've done in a while! I've been apart of the Sunglass Hut family for some time now, so when I was asked to work with them in creating my very own closet vignette I obviously said yes. 

Now like I mentioned before this is one of the most creative / personal projects I've worked on in a while and alongside a bunch of equally talented ladies, creating a closet vignette in the Sunglasss Hut SoHo store. I wanted my vignette to really resemble my actual closet or if you were to take a glimpse into what I have on my bedside table,  to what I'm reading, to what I'm wearing. Perfectly curated picked pieces that really scream "me". A bunch of the the rings, books and even some tops come straight from my home. 

This pop-up will be at the Sunglass Hut SoHo store at 496 Broadway for the month of December so please if you have time, stop by and check out mine and the other lovely ladies' closets. We also picked a few of our favorite sunglass styles, that fit with each of our own personal styles.

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Photography: Michelle Mosequeda

This holiday season I want to make and drink more cocktails, but since I'm a responsible adult I'm not going to go nutty and stock up my bar with just anything! Campari is such a classic liqueur. A lthough the bittersweet aperitif is definitely an acquired taste, Campari cocktails are long in flavor and downright delicious.

I had the pleasure of not only working with Campari and attending the Campari Calendar starring Kate Hudson, but I was also lucky enough to sit with Kate at the round table. There were 8 of us in total so it's was very intimate, such a special moment. Seriously guys, Kate is stunning in person and extremely down to earth! I, of course, had to ask her some questions, one of them being who's your favorite Disney Princess? She's more of a Snow White kinda girl, I'm leaning more towards Jasmine.

After such a fun day with the Campari team, I had to go home and whip myself up a classic Negroni, There are SO many different drinks you can make with very little ingredients, but I happen to enjoy a good classic Negroni and, in my opinion, the best thing about drinking a cocktail is making it yourself. It just taste better. 

You're gonna need this: 

1 ounce of Campari

1 ounce of Gin

1 ounce of Sweet Vermouth
Garnish: 1 Orange twist

Feel free to play with the ratios in this formula and make the drink your own I personally like to add a little club soda for a little kick.

And remember, one of the cardinal rules when it comes to cocktail recipes: Nothing is Written in Stone

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Sweater: Rony Kobo, Pants: Nikki Chasen, Purse: Lauren Ralph Lauren, Purse Assesory: B Brain Atwood, sunnies: Rayban

Photography: Michelle Mosqueda

This is such a fun post for me for two reasons, first off it's the first shoot that's been taken living in my new place (and if you've been following along this is a big deal for me) and the second reason being a shop within Lord & Taylor I just discovered called Brand Assembly which focuses on emerging designers from around the world! I absolutely adore new underrated designers. Both my sweater and trousers are from Brand Assembly.

I paired this outfit with some retro-inspired B by Brian Atwood heels available exclusively at Lord & Taylor. They just came out and I was lucky enough to snatch a pair. And since I've been doing nothing but watching re-runs of the Kardashians, I bought a little pom-pom purse accessory from his collection as well - obviously so I could be more like Kylie...or is it Khloe ?

Since the holiday season is now in full effect, I find myself shopping more. Have your eye on something you like at Lord & Taylor? Check out their #FavoriteThings campaign for a chance to win them! This outfit definitely has a few of my favorite pieces from Lord & Taylor, what are yours?

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Top: The Fifth Label, pants: James Jeans, bag: Lo & Sons, Sunglasses: Madewell,  Boots: Other Stories,

New York hasn't yet gotten the memo on fall so any chance I get on not getting wearing a jacket I take it. Since I moved this has been my go to outfit, unpacking is a harder task than it looks since I don't have a "place" for anything yet. The previous tenants left me a faux leather frat boy couch...it's big bulky and not my idea  of chic..it HAS to go. I finally found a cool sleeper sofa  (yes a sleeper sofa haha..i really wanted one for guest ).  It was under a thousand bucks, took a lot of diggin to find the "perfect" one but fingers crossed I got it! 

If you've been following me on snapchat then you've probably seen parts of my room, but I'm slowly getting ready to show more..I've always been very private when it comes to showing my room or talking...I don't know why but talking is SO weird to me on snapchat. I think I can count the amount of times I actually talk on my snapchat....

Also I totally need help, have any sites you swear by for home shopping? Leave me a comment below I'll check it out !

Snapchat: trop_rouge

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