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12 Daily Habits That Helped Me Unlock My Feminine Energy (Without Changing My Whole Life)
Let me get this out of the way: I’m not here to tell you to wake up at 5 AM, do 37 affirmations, and wear silk robes while whispering into rose quartz. I mean, I’ve tried that—and still ended up stress-eating granola in my bathrobe and crying about a comment someone made in 2013. What I am here to share are 12 realistic, grounding, imperfect-but-powerful habits that helped me reconnect to my feminine energy. No glittery goddess makeover required. Just small shifts, done daily, that helped me soften, feel, and be again. Let’s get into it—judgment-free and fluff-optional. 1. Starting My Day with Myself (Not My Phone) This was hard.…
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21+ Italian Summer Outfits That Are Easy, Breezy & Beautifully You
By Isla Monroe Okay babe—let’s dream for a sec. It’s golden hour in Positano. You’re sipping a spritz with lemon slices bigger than your toddler’s hand, there’s music in the air, and you’re wearing a dress that flutters every time the breeze picks up. You feel relaxed, stunning, like you belong in a black-and-white film where the heroine always gets the guy and the perfect plate of pasta. That’s Italian summer.And that’s the exact energy we’re channeling with these 21+ effortless outfit ideas—zero stress, max charm, and totally wearable even if your next trip is just to Trader Joe’s. I’ve worn some of these looks in real Italian towns (hi…
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15 Habits of a Dark Feminine Woman
Soft. Honest. Mysterious. Unshakably Herself. Let me start with this:You don’t become a dark feminine woman by watching YouTube videos or repeating “I am powerful” in the mirror 10 times a day (though honestly, sometimes that helps).You become her by coming back to the parts of yourself you were told to tone down. Your rawness.Your no’s.Your sensuality.Your silence.Your ability to walk away. The dark feminine isn’t about being cold or mean or manipulative. It’s about standing so deeply in your self-worth that you don’t feel the need to prove anything. To anyone. She’s not perfect.She’s just done pretending she’s not powerful. Here are 15 deeply human, real-life habits I’ve noticed…
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25+ Cute & Casual Summer Outfit Ideas You’ll Actually Want to Wear
By Isla Monroe Let’s talk about summer style. Not the kind you pin on Pinterest and forget about—but the outfits that actually work in real life. The ones you reach for when it’s 92 degrees, your iced coffee is sweating before you are, and your to-do list is longer than your toddler’s bedtime story. As someone who lives in a tiny Brooklyn apartment with a 7-year-old, shops everywhere from Target to vintage boutiques, and has absolutely worn the same outfit three days in a row (just styled differently, thank you very much), I live for cute and casual summer looks. So here are 25+ summer outfit ideas that I swear…
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How to Wear Highlighter with Textured Skin (Without Looking Like a Disco Ball)By Luna Vale
Let’s talk about something no one warns you about: highlighter and texture are not always best friends. If you’ve ever dabbed a shiny little product on your cheekbones, only to look in the mirror and think, “Wow… my pores have entered their villain era,” you are not alone. As someone with acne-prone, sensitive skin (hi, welcome to the club), I’ve had to learn the hard way that the wrong highlighter can make me go from dewy goddess to tin-foil disaster real fast. But the good news? You don’t have to give up on glow. You just need to learn how to glow intentionally. This is everything I’ve learned about how…
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17 Italian Summer Outfits That Make You Feel Like You’re on the Amalfi Coast
By Isla Monroe I don’t know about you, but when summer hits, I enter my full “romanticizing everything” era. I’m talking about pretending my Brooklyn stoop is a Positano balcony, sipping iced coffee like it’s a €4 cappuccino, and dressing like I just stepped out of an Italian cinema from the 60s. Italian summer fashion is my love language. It’s timeless, feminine, a little flirty, and always effortless. And the best part? You don’t need a passport or a perfect body or even a big budget to pull it off. These outfits work whether you’re strolling a seaside promenade… or pushing a stroller to the grocery store (hi, that’s me).…
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Thought Rest Was Lazy—Turns Out It Was Feminine Power
By Selene Hart For the longest time, I wore my exhaustion like a badge of honor. If I wasn’t juggling three things at once, answering emails while reheating coffee for the third time, squeezing in a workout just so I could feel like I earned dinner—I felt like I was falling behind. Slowing down felt like failure. Resting felt irresponsible. I believed if I wasn’t constantly pushing, I wouldn’t be enough. Until my body and soul finally said: “Enough.” When “Doing It All” Becomes a Cage I didn’t even realize how deeply I had internalized the hustle. It didn’t matter how tired I was—I’d smile, push through, overcommit, under-rest, then…
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18 Chic Paris Outfit Ideas That Feel Straight Out of a French Girl’s Closet
By Isla Monroe Okay, so here’s the truth: I’ve never actually lived in Paris (yet), but I have been emotionally based there since I watched “Amélie” in high school. And don’t get me started on the time I thrifted a striped top and convinced myself I was the Brooklyn version of Brigitte Bardot for like… a week. Parisian style has this impossible-to-fake energy—like you didn’t try at all, and yet somehow you look like you could be cast in a perfume ad by accident. It’s equal parts cool and undone, elegant and everyday. And I’m obsessed. Whether you’re packing for an actual Paris getaway or just want to bring a…
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10 Fashion Summer Trends You’re Seeing Literally Everywhere Right Now
By Isla Monroe Okay, so every summer has those trends. The ones that just take over your feed, pop up in every Zara haul, and somehow end up in your cart even if you were just “window shopping.” Here are the 10 summer trends I’m seeing EVERYWHERE right now, what I really think of them, and how you can wear them without looking like you’re trying too hard. 1. Linen Everything (Again—but Better This Time) Yes, linen comes back every summer. But 2025 is giving it a softer, more elevated twist—think buttercream sets, flowy wrap tops, and matching wide-leg trousers. It’s breezy, classy, and makes you look rich even when…
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How to Feel Feminine Again (Especially When You’ve Forgotten How)
By Selene Hart Let’s just be real for a second. For a long time, I didn’t feel feminine at all. I wasn’t even sure what that meant, to be honest. I was always busy. I was always “fine.” I was always doing the most—checking off to-do lists, replying to texts like a robot, squeezing workouts in between meetings and dinner. Everything I did was from a place of effort. And somewhere in all that proving and producing, I lost that soft, beautiful, intuitive part of me. The part that used to move slower. That used to feel her feelings fully. That used to wear perfume just for herself and sway…