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This is 40: 5 Reflections on Love and Life in Nigerian Designer Tope FNR Crystal Mesh Dress, Flaunt ALT Earrings, and Jennifer Le Glaciar Pumps

So on January 12th, I celebrated my 40th Birthday!!! Celebrating a milestone birthday during Quarantine is not ideal, but I felt allll the love through my phone!! I had a wonderful day full of flowers and gifts, topped off by a birthday dinner (outside) with some of my oldest friends. I am headed somewhere warm tomorrow to continue the celebration! As I reflect on my FORTY YEARS ON THIS EARTH (OMG), I have 5 lessons I’ve learned that I’d love…

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January 14, 2021 By Claire

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The Bomb Life Travel: Scribner’s Lodge in the Catskills New York

This past weekend, I drove 3 hours outside of New York city to the snow dusted Catskills to Discover Scribner’s Lodge, a woodsy retreat perfect for city slickers looking for a taste of the mountain life. As soon as we entered the King Loft, we were greeted by a wood burning fireplace, s’mores, and a bi-level room, perfect for rest and relaxation. What to do at Scribner’s? Ice skate on the Glice Rink (this is fake ice)… Play Board or…

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December 6, 2020 By Claire

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My Experience Voting Early in NYC: Long Lines, 2 Hour Wait, Cold Winds & Rain

Today, I proudly voted early in the 2020 Presidential Election! With Covid social distancing measures and the election fast approaching, I didn’t want to risk a seriously long wait time on November 3rd, so went today. My local polling station opened at 7am. I was thinking no-one would show up on a Monday at 7am, so I got there at 8am. Big Mistake! The line wrapped around the building twice and down the street. While I checked the weather, Mr.…

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October 26, 2020 By Claire

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The End of My Love Affair with the Leather Spa: Jim’s Shoe Repair is the Best in New York City

The Leather Spa is a New York City institution. Scores of well heeled fashionistas go there to resole their Christian Louboutin stilettos, rescue stained bags, and resuscitate their shoes. I was one of those Leather Spa Lovers until today. I was blessed by the good Lord with a pair of calves that cut a cute form in summer dresses! But when it comes to winter boots, they don’t fit in–literally. I have been using The Leather Spa for years to…

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October 20, 2020 By Claire

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Fall Fashion Ambassadorship (Let Me Rep Your Brand!) Wearing a Fur Luxx Jacket, a Giyea by Nina Backless Dress, and a Cream Frances Grey x Fashion Bomb Daily Shop Hat

Fall is here! And I’m all about fall fashion and repping brands that I love! Yesterday, I stepped out in one of my favorite Fall combos: a sweater dress by Giyea by Nina and Gianvito Rossi boots. I topped it off with a Fur Luxx jacket, and an Angie Fedora in white available at FashionBombDailyShop.com. What you get with an ambassadorships with yours truly: Professional photos, styling, makeup, and 5+ photos for you to use for you to use for…

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October 18, 2020 By Claire

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Who Wore it Better? Me vs. Sarah Jessica Parker in Hanifa’s Purple Miya Knit Wrap Cardigan Dress

We have been rocking with Hanifa from the very start, and are juiced to see so many celebs discover the bomb brand! One of the new bold faces in Hanifa? Sarah Jessica Parker, who stepped out in the same $209 Miya Purple Wrap Cardigan Dress previously worn by yours truly. Can we get a moment? Me vs. the QUEEN of Sex N the City. Gagging!! While SJP offset the purple tones in pink pumps, I showed her stems in a…

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October 18, 2020 By Claire

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The Bomb Life’s Guide to The Maldives: How to Get There, Where to Stay, and What to Do + Review of Mercure Maldives Kooddoo

Happy Thursday! So I just got back from a short but blissful trip to the Republic of the Maldives! The Maldives, which are a string of small islands located off the southern coast of India, has been on my bucket list of places to visit for quite some time, and though the times don’t seem ideal for international travel, I figured: we have nothing else to do. Let’s go! The only negatives of traveling during Covid (aside from the risk…

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October 15, 2020 By Claire

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Claire’s Fall Closet Cleanse: See What’s New on Poshmark (Stuart Weitzman, Giuseppe Zanotti) + Read On For My Rules for Shopping!

Look, I know I have nowhere to go. I know we are still largely on lockdown. But that doesn’t stop me from wanting Fall sweaters, new boots, and jackets for the imaginary get togethers in the future! Though I have ‘splurged’ in the past, I have learned over the years to adhere to the ‘one in, one out’ rule. In the spirit of “out with the old and in with the new,” behold a few items I just listed on…

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September 22, 2020 By Claire

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