The Brand Experience: Hacienda de San Antonio
There is always a little magic in the creation of a memorable brand experience. At the Hacienda de San Antonio hotel, a paradise nestled in the highlands of Colima, Mexico, the magic wand seems to be working overtime. The two-story hacienda resides on 470 picturesque acres within a 5000-acre working ranch, coffee plantation, dairy and organic farm. If […]
Ruby Mint
Hot trends come in and out like the waves of the Pacific- catch a quick glimpse before the tide rolls back and another buzzed about brand takes its place. But epic design, the unassuming kind that takes something familiar and gives it a special twist, endures. For a very long time, beach gear and great […]
Dew Tour
The Dew Tour brand refuses to fit in a box. Each year since it’s inception, the festival has grown and evolved far beyond skate into so much more. Now eleven years in, the Dew Tour has incorporated art, fashion, music and film into a portfolio that blends mass appeal with edgy discoveries. The 2015 Dew […]
Meet Normal- A New Way to Feel the Beat
The global market for headphones has skyrocketed in the last ten years to reach $9.9 billion- there was a 16% jump at retail in 2014 alone. Surprised? I’m quite positive the answer is no. We see headphones EVERYWHERE these days, literally. At the gym, at Starbucks, while we’re commuting and certainly while traveling. With the […]
3 Brands For Summer Splashing
As the temperatures here in Los Angeles climb higher and higher, I can’t help but crave time at the beach. Zuma, Santa Monica, Laguna and San Clemente…they’re all stellar options in my book. Summer vacation affords a few extra hours of daylight to soak up the sun, enjoy family time and show off our favorite beach […]
3 Breakthroughs in Beauty Sleep
Do you know the fastest way to get better-looking skin? Sleep. Seven to nine hours of it, to be exact. And if you’re wondering if you got enough last night, chances are the answer can be found by looking in the mirror. While you sleep, your skin repairs, renews and rebalances itself. When that doesn’t […]
The 80’s Called, They Want Their Brands Back
There’s comfort in the fact that pop culture is cyclical. What’s old is new, what’s new is old- the beat goes on decade after decade and consumers soak it all up quite nicely. Right now, the volume level on 1980’s brands is increasing like a Venice Beach ghetto blaster on a hot summer day. With the […]
Masculinity Redefined: Skincare for the Modern Man
Manscaping. Metro. Just as women are beginning to embrace the beauty of age, men are realizing that aging can be a lot more graceful with a little help. As stated in GCI magazine, the 2014 global market for male toiletries was valued at $22.2 billion, a 3.6% growth over the previous year. This jump was driven […]
Duff McKagan, of Guns N’ Roses, on How to Be a Man
Suiting up and showing up is often easier said than done. For a long time, Duff McKagan, co-founder of Guns N’ Roses, Velvet Revolver and Walking Papers, didn’t have it together enough to even present the illusion of a life that was on track. There were a lot of drugs, a lot of booze and […]
Gondolas 4All
While listening to NPR recently, I learned about an incredible project started by a caring and compassionate gondolier in Venice, Italy. Venice, with it’s 177 canals, is known for gondola rides through it’s many waterways- a well-utilized mode of transportation for locals and tourists alike. There were up to ten thousand gondolas floating through Venice in the 17th […]