Meet: Nars lip pencils. It will take you from “Oh you look cute” to “Oh! you look fab!” I suggest puckering up for this corally summer shade.
Eat: Mac & Bleu at St. James Cheese Co. The nod to jazz fest’s, Fleetwood in the description is an accurate forewarning that this isn’t your mother’s mac & cheese. (I think their mac variation changes weekly, but I’m sure you can’t go wrong with any rendition).
Jet: Did you know MSY now has direct flights to Mexico? Aero Mexico will depart Nola at 2:10 PM and arrive in Cancun by 4:25 PM. It probably takes longer than that to commute to the burbs on a Friday.
Dwell: The unspeakable I would do to get a Carolyn Evans in my abode. A recent exhibit at Cole Pratt had this beauty on display.
Laugh: Middle Class problems. Emotional photos and twitter cut to the core of societies’ biggest challenges.
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