I, Alicia

Life Begins After 40 | A Lifestyle Blog

Saving Face with Dermalogica

I have never had absolutely perfect skin (is there even such a thing), in fact I still recall my abnormal obsession with Teen and Seventeen magazines as a teenager. I would scan issue after issue, admiring the gorgeous, airbrushed models on the glossy pages as I silently wished my acne away. I must have tried every remedy in the book, from…
Skin Care
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LOC Method-Yay or Nay?

It’s a YAY for me. When I did my big chop 6 years ago (for the second time), moisture was a huge concern for me.  My 3C/4A curls tend to get extremely dry and brittle even with excess amounts of curl moisturizer, and I knew that to keep my hair healthy I had to find a regimen that worked for…
Hair
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Where the Heart is

It’s the morning of June 29th, and there’s a stream of sunlight beaming through both bedroom windows. As the rays hit my face, I smile widely–eyes still closed, basking in the warmth. It’s the first morning in months I’ve felt the urge to jump out of bed without hitting the snooze button–so I do. I pull the curtains and gaze…
Travel
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Carnival and Vincy Mas

Carnival is a big part of the Caribbean culture, and has also become a huge tourist and economy boosting attraction, especially in the more developed islands of Trinidad, Barbados (Cropover) and Jamaica. Recently though, smaller islands like Grenada, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent have slowly been carving out their own place in the carnival tourism industry with affordable travel packages,…
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Travel
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Refine Your Brunch Taste Buds

With work and now family responsibilities, my girlfriends and I don’t always get to see each other as often as we used to, so we make an effort to do brunch, after-work drinks, dinner or house get-togethers every few weeks. One of our most recent girls’ brunch date was at Refinery Rooftop, located on the rooftop of the Refinery Hotel…
NYC Life
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Hollywood Beauty Olive Oil Scalp Treatment
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