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wearing my “pearls” in honor of Madam Vice President, Kamala Harris

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white gemstone statement necklace and kamala, michelle, elizabeth, ruth t-shirt

I don’t own pearls (I know, what kind of jewelry designer doesn’t have pearls?!? This one apparently!) but I’ve always thought of my Contra Composition necklaces as “a more badass pearl necklace” so that’s what I’m going with today. I wish I had something more profound to say on this historic day, but words are escaping me. (But you can read the essay I wrote last summer on the ways I see myself in Kamala Harris, or as we can now officially call her, Madam Vice President.) Instead, I’ll just say this: I’m very glad I took these pictures before the ceremony started, because I bawled my eyes out during!

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in praise of a bold lip at home

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casual low key holiday style: bold lip, cozy sweater, emerald green jewelry

If you’ve hung around here at all, you’ll know that I’m a huge fan of the bold lip. It’s like an instant shot of energy for your face. Seriously. I was once at the end of a very exhausting day at a trade show and someone asked if we could take a picture. I said sure, just give me a second to put on some lipstick. I turned around and she was in shock. “It’s like magic. Your whole face just got brighter!” Yup, that’s the power of a bold lip.

But sadly, with all the mask wearing out in public (which I am 100% in support of) wearing a bold lip out of the house not only doesn’t have any affect, it just seems kind of silly. (Also, lipstick on the inside of your mask. Ew.) Enter, the bold lip at home.

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a few more selfies (um, I mean headshots) from Savannah

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megan auman - creative entrepreneur headshot

This weekend I’m heading off on another adventure (one where I’ll hopefully have lots of new pics to share when I get back). But before I go, I thought I’d share a few more selfies from my trip to Savannah last month.

Now I know when someone says selfie, you tend to think of quick snaps on your smartphone. But when it comes to taking pics of myself when I travel, I like to go all in on more traditional headshots, product shots, or lifestyle shots. (Which I share a little more about in this post.)

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The gear I bring to photograph myself (and my jewelry) while traveling

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solo travel tips: photography gear for taking pictures of yourself while traveling

If you’ve spent any time here on my blog, you know that I post a lot of pictures of myself. (No, I’m not a narcissist, it’s just the best way I’ve found to show off my jewelry!) But what you may not realize is that I take all of the pictures of myself, well, myself.

And that includes the pictures I take while traveling. That’s right, those pics I shared from Nevis and Savannah were taken completely solo. No Instagram husband, helpful friend, or professional photographer for me!

And since you may be wondering how to make that work for yourself (especially if, like me, you do a lot of solo travel, for work or play), I thought I would share the camera gear I bring with me to make it happen.

BTW, this is the same exact gear I use to photograph my jewelry on myself when I’m in my studio, I just add in a pair of these lights.

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new statement earrings and another round of Market Your Selfie

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a no makeup selfie and statement earrings #nomakeupselfie

I feel like it’s been a while since I’ve shown my face here on the blog, which is funny, because at one point I was wondering if there’s such a thing as a selfie blogger.

But all the new earrings I’ve been designing have me taking lots more pictures of myself again, so I thought I’d share this one, pop in for a hello, and also a friendly reminder that these new statement earrings are now available in my online store!

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