Erica Lavelanet | The Fashion Philosophy

Teleporting home for the holiday's, with gifts and a bit of - extra - luggage isn't easy, except it was, thanks to Amazon Lockers. The lived-in comfort of knowing that when things don't go according to plan, it's not only alright, but necessary to still be glad and know that it is all for good reason. Sometimes going to-and-from and back-toward home again is no easy feat, especially with (newly acquired adult) luggage filled with newly acquired adult baggage. I turned my attention from things that didn't feel good, to things that did.

Nestled in a mountain cabin, somewhere between books and dialogue, I find comfort in the stillness of unfamiliar surroundings. Last years fever breaks and my exhale, finally, feels natural. In this safe haven, my reflection is recognizable, time passes gently and tea never grows cold. Waking up on love’s shoulder only to spend time playing scrabble by the fire and drink rye before noon.

Rest awhile and listen, as I tell you of the great powers resting there in your hips , on your breast, in the fibers that twist and twine within your flesh. Beyond the image of external beauty you so diligently work to tend, beyond the idea that your external beauty holds great value and importance lives something far more wondrously wild and uniquely yours. If I could tell you one thing you must somehow learn to remember it’s that your sensitivities were meant to be used for greatness. Before we forgot that we are the portals of life for great reason, that we have throughout history been the soft light in which all life grows.

Somewhere between racing to the market from the subway, shifting bric-a-brac throughout my new home, and chasing adventure in the city every weekend I can, I'd forgotten how long it's been since I first started setting my curls free and keeping them out of the line of fire. Accepting my curls, the ones I'd usually try to hide under hats, twist into a top knot after they let loose at the gym, and would wake up (extra) early to tame, I hadn't been ready to brace the world with natural hair since I was in high school, but this type of comfort, felt like I'd finally figured out how I wanted to move through the world and what I wanted to look like, while doing it. Since every new day brings about a different curl, my recipe for control and how I save time styling, is mainly by investing in keeping my hair as nourished and hydrated as possible. Thanks to the new Biolage 3 Butter Control System including a shampoo, conditioner, day cream, and overnight mask, my curls are coming back to life, feeling softer than ever.