TGIF!

This has been a loooong week for me. So long, in fact, that I’ll likely write about it at some point. For now, I am exhausted, depleted, and grateful to have an incredible support system.

It’s a grab bag this week, so plz enjoy.

And thank you for the kind words on Wednesday’s essay. It means the world.

xx,

VC

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I spent last weekend in Savannah, celebrating a friend’s birthday and generally having too much fun. We stayed at Hotel Bardo and it was lovely but I am 99% sure it was haunted (my lights came on at 4 AM the first morning and I was completely alone). I am really anxious to stay at Bardo’s new sister property, Recess, which opened the day we left.

While in Savannah, I had to stop by my favorite place: Bazaar by SCAD. This is a perfect boutique featuring designs by SCAD students and alums. It is so, so special. I snagged a couple things, including the above Emily Dawn Long sweater (it’s backlesssss but also reversible).

When I travel, I always pack a sleep aid. I have used Ritual’s melatonin for years, but they have a new perimenopause supplement that is also amazing.

Another thing I always bring with: sunscreen. Hotels often have it but it’s generally the really weird zinc that makes you look like Casper the ghost. I love love love this one, which is under $25, goes on like whipped cream (so fun!) and has tiny specks of sparkles in it, so you glow (other people actually noticed and kept commenting on my skin).

I have gotten some questions about my makeup lately, so I rounded it all up here. It’s really all about this highlighter, to be honest, which I put on the bridge of my nose, the cupid’s bow of my lips, and on my cheeks.

Some vintage I saw and loved (and bought!) in Savannah:

1990s blazer
taffeta evening gown
mod/psychedelic maxi
Jean Paul Gaultier skirt

I am in love with these tables and they are exactly the kind of thing I would thrift.

Another thing I love: this Italian art glass necklace! It’s under $200.

Other random things I’m really into at the moment:

This perfect vase.
This vintage Paco Rabanne set.
This sculptural whale dish.
This whopping green beryl ring.

Leftovers v.16