This post is done in partnership with AIRBNB. All opinions expressed are my own. If there’s one thing that’s become most apparent to me since COVID lockdown began, it’s that I need a license LOL. Facts around safety on airplanes are still mostly confusing so I’ve been prioritizing local trips that I can get to by train from NYC. For… The post AIRBNBs a Train Ride Away from NYC appeared first on KELLY AUGUSTINE ..read more

penned by Satara Cali Outside of the obvious challenges 2020 has brought, one of the hardest challenges for me has been maintaining my beauty routines. I went from visiting a hairstylists for trims, getting mani-pedi’s every two weeks, and seeing an aesthetician every month to foot soak tubs in my living room, press-ons and lots of wigs. And I know… The post Gift Guide for the Beauty Obsessed appeared first on KELLY AUGUSTINE ..read more

Fashion looks a lot different in 2020. Half of my closet has become loungewear, and the other half has become extravagant things that I’m curating to drop the second we can “go outside”. The holiday season is usually the flashiest, so I’m trying to find a healthy balance between relaxed and extravagant as we go back into lockdown.  Fashion to… The post The Coat Edit appeared first on KELLY AUGUSTINE ..read more

During quarantine, quite a few things have become apparent to me. One is that I don’t get enough movement in my day-to-day (which I already knew but the creaks and cracks in my body have been screaming at me lately), the other is that I don’t get enough sunlight. As the weeks have gone on, I have felt these two… The post Plus Size and Buying the Best Bike for Me appeared first on KELLY AUGUSTINE ..read more

Of all of the really incredible things that has happened during this quarantine (yenno – personal growth and self reflection, home renovation, etc.), the evolution of my style has been impacted the most. I’d honestly vowed to myself at the top of 2020 that I would wear more athleisure, but I never thought it would happen so soon. I went… The post How my Personal Style is Evolving during a Pandemic appeared first on KELLY AUGUSTINE ..read more

Back in September, I sat on the rooftop of a mansion in LES during New York Fashion Week and bawled my eyes out. I’d had a spiritual reading in the middle of a fashion party, and this told me my ancestors were protecting me and my inner child was trying to get in touch with me as drinks were being… The post 5 Ways to Get in Touch with your Inner Child appeared first on KELLY AUGUSTINE ..read more

Now, more than ever, we are grounded in our home bases. We’ve been forced worldwide to spend time in our abodes, and what time is better than now to catch up on those projects you’ve been putting off? I personally have been working on my home for months (you can visit my Instagram to catch up on my progress), and… The post 2020 Home Trends I Can Get Behind appeared first on KELLY AUGUSTINE ..read more

One of the most interesting things that’s risen to the surface during this COVID-19 social distancing period has been my relationship with food, junk food to be specific. In the mad dash to get foods that will last indefinitely, I know we’ve all picked up some things we wouldn’t normally. I somehow ended up with frozen pizzas, cookies with brownies… The post Immune Boosting Recipes and Meal Plan appeared first on KELLY AUGUSTINE ..read more

30 minutes before these photos were taken, I was crying in a bathroom. As I stood in the mirror, tears welling in my eyes, it started to hit me that I’d not been in anything white and formal since I got married in 2015. Of all of the things I’ve processed since separation, I’d never consciously thought about the power… The post Processing Being an Ex-Bride appeared first on KELLY AUGUSTINE ..read more

This post is sponsored by HotelTonight. All opinions are my own. If there’s anything Kobe Bryant’s untimely death taught us this week is that time waits for no one. When I sat down to set my tone and goals for 2020, “be more present” rang throughout. So when Hotel Tonight reached out to me to join their #Unplan2020 initiative, I… The post Quick NYC Staycation Ideas appeared first on KELLY AUGUSTINE ..read more