This post is in partnership with truth® and Her Campus Media As an African-American woman raised in the south, I’ve been the victim of profiling countless times. Whether it was being followed around in boutiques for wearing sweatpants to go shopping or being reprimanded for my hair at school, I’m not a stranger to how harmful these microaggressions and profiling instances are. With that in…
This one goes out to all of my ladies! Sorry fellas, but ovaries before brovaries for today. Let’s talk periods- and specifically, how we deal with them. I didn’t get my period until a couple of months before 9th grade, so I was kind of a late bloomer amongst my friend group. Because of this, I built up a few fears about periods because I…
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photography: Cassidy Hopkins If you’re from the south, your spring wedding calendar is probably full. I asked a few of my co-workers here in New York about how many weddings they had been to and it could easily be counted on one hand. I remember one year, I was invited to 7 weddings in the spring/summer season alone! 7! (If you can beat that, comment…
(top to bottom: lobby, bedroom, and rooftop bar) photos courtesy of Citizen M hotels Hi, friends! It’s finally warming up so that means you’re probably staring wistfully at that Pinterest travel board of yours. Are you looking to plan your next getaway? Maybe you’re just looking for a place to escape for a while? Or really you’re just curious as to what the heck a boutique…