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Andrinique Davis

I have been missing in action for a couple of weeks and I want to tell you why. I learned a valuable lesson over the last weeks, ”Not everyone wants for your Good.” Have you ever thought and believed without a doubt that certain people in your life always want Read more

Andrinique Davis

Andrinique is a BADASS Life~Style & Goals Coach, Spiritual Mentor, Meditation Facilitator, ( trained via Michael Bernard Beckwith founder of Agape International Spiritual Center & Gabrielle Bernstein AKA the Spirit Junkie ). Andrinique is also a Health and Wellness Coach, ( Certified at The Institute for Integrative Nutrition ) and currently training to become a certified igolu leader. Prior to realizing her life purpose / soul mission, Andrinique worked as a Human Resources Professional in the Luxury retail arena, heading up the HR and Recruitment functions for Luxury brands such as Macy's, Bloomingdales, Lord & Taylor and Hudson's Bay. Andrinique also owned an operated a high successful Wedding & Event Planning company "Andrinique Special Events" based out of LA with offices in NYC and Merida, Mexico. Early on in her my career, Andrinique worked as a professional model for Elite Model Management, (petite division) out of Chicago and NYC. Andrinique's intention is to share her story and her journey in hopes that it will help others find their place of Authentic Power, and to lift the universal vibration from Mediocre to Greatness. Her wish is to guide, motivate, inspire and connect with anyone who is seeking their life’s purpose.

50 Shades of Wrong: How to Find the Best Foundation

Tonya Riner

What’s your undertone? Cool, neutral, warm? Do you know how to tell? Do you care? If you’re looking for a foundation it’s important. Finding the right one can be a work out, to say the least. Here’s what you’re up against: Your foundation should be imperceptible on your skin. That Read more

Tonya Riner

Tonya Riner started doing makeup as a teenager in her two-stoplight hometown in Kansas. From there, she declared herself a professional, and has spent the last twenty-five years on fashion shoots and shows, on both coasts, and in Europe. Tonya's work has been featured in Harper's Bazaar and Vogue. She was included in Allure Magazine’s Directory as one of the best makeup artists in the United States. Her long list of celebrity clientele includes Heidi Klum, Erin Wasson, Julie Anderson, Rachel Hunter, Chandra North, and Lauren Bush. Backstage, she has worked alongside Frederic Fekkai and Ted Gibson. She was a member of the beauty team for Beyonce’s Blow video. For Tonya, one of the most rewarding parts of her job is spending time, one-on-one, with models and clients. She finds that ordinary barriers fall away within minutes of the start of a makeup session, leaving space for instant intimacy and the shared pursuit of beauty. Connecting with extraordinary people from all walks of life fuels her passion for her work. As a consultant, Tonya works with creative teams to devise strategies for beauty brand product development, most recently for the company, Beauty for Real. She enjoys working with products from both the manufacturing and marketing ends. Moving forward, she would like to be instrumental in the development of the kinds of beauty products she, herself, would want to use.

Cleopatra’s Skincare Secrets Revealed!

Margret Avery

Cosmetics and perfume were essential to life in Ancient Egypt; they excelled in the realm of beauty, and their rituals continue to hold our interest in the present day. Black eyeliner never seems to fade away in the beauty world, and the Egyptians paved the way for its seductive and Read more

Margret Avery

Margret Avery expresses her talents through being a singer / songwriter / actor / writer and poet. She has also worked as a freelance makeup artist with her work gracing the pages of many editorial and commercial publications. The passion to express through song led to her writing and continues to grow with equal tenacity. Margret has contributed as a writer to Suite101, Women’s Voices for Change and now proudly for Feminine Collective. Margret’s writing is included in Feminine Collective: Raw and Unfiltered Vol 1 and that makes her smile on a daily basis. Her music can be heard on Spotify, Pandora, CDbaby, Soundcloud, Reverbnation and NumberoneMusic.

Live With Intention Right Now

Elizabeth Regen

We ask it, as parents, every time we scroll through the photos on our phones and spot a pic of our little one—two years ago—when he was only 18 months old. Now he will turn 4 years old soon—and off they go to preschool. Wasn’t I just trying to decide if Read more

I am swimming in a sea of estrogen deprivation and wearing a designer life vest

Jessica Abrams

These days I’ve been thinking a lot about choices. How you make a choice to do something that leads you down a specific path, only to be faced with another choice that arises because of the one you just made. Like branches of a tree or tributaries of a river, Read more

Jessica Abrams

Like her character Louise Bice in KNOCKING ON DOORS (www.knocking-on-doors.com) Jessica Abrams is a writer-slash-actress-slash-dog-walker-slash-contributor-to-an-obscure-dance-blog (although truth be told, ExploreDance.com is neither obscure nor a blog). Also like Louise, she had a stint working for the government as a field interviewer, an experience that proved to be creatively fruitful, inspiring IN TRAINING, the stories published here, and KNOCKING ON DOORS, the web series she wrote, directed and stars in. Her plays have had productions and readings in various Los Angeles venues, with “The Laughing Cow” receiving Pick of The Week by LA Weekly. She is thrilled to be a part of this amazing network of talented women.

Why I Want to be Rich

Elizabeth Regen

“Money isn’t everything.” That’s what they say. “Money doesn’t buy happiness.” “No, maybe it doesn’t – but it sure as hell helps.” That’s what my father says. He says, “Here—let’s do this. You have 2 million dollars, and I have $25K a year. Let’s trade places and talk again in Read more

Prenup Agreement: 5 Things You Should Know

Pam Bille

Just as the chocolate mousse and champagne arrive, Jill’s fiancé reaches under the table and pulls out a large envelope, which he sets on the table. The writing on the label is indiscernible under the candlelight, but it looks very businesslike – not a romantic card. “Baby, please don’t take Read more

Pam Bille

I have practiced law for over twenty years, many with top-tier, national law firms. While raising my four children (now teenagers and college students), I have chosen alternatives to working for a law firm. I have consulted for a variety of different companies, acted as a "divorce coach" and handled disputes between people that arise out of divorce settlements. My primary practice area for the past several years has been drafting and negotiating premarital, cohabitation and postnuptial agreements. I have negotiated and drafted dozens of such agreements at a reasonable rate. Please visit my website and feel free to contact me for more details about my services: socalpremarital.com

Table Manners: Downton Abbey Style

Nathalie Findlay

Table manners are a very good way to ensure a meal runs smoothly, so the fine folks can focus on delightful banter and the cheese soufflé. Here are a few tips that will help make you shine brighter than the silver butter dish. SALT When you’re asked for the salt, Read more

Nathalie Findlay

After completing a degree in Fine Arts and another in Interior Architecture, Nathalie began modelling in New York, Hamburg, Munich and Paris where she eventually decided to base herself. Always on the lookout for opportunities to grow, she combined her modelling career with other areas of interest, working for the Canadian Embassy, Christian Liaigre, A Small World and Sotheby's. She has also enjoyed appearing regularly as a presenter and speaker for television and media events and as a pit-lane reporter on Eurosport. Exposed both personally and professionally to the intricacies of etiquette and protocol, Nathalie now focuses on applying her extensive knowledge-base practically, addressing matters of refinement, image and manners for individual and corporate clients with Lifestyling, a consultancy she created in 2007. Nathalie lives in the French countryside with her husband, their baby and two Korthals.