@coucouintimates Valentines Day « For You, Not Them » ❤️‍🩹 when rose from cou cou asked me what love means to me i told her what i always say, and what my mother taught me « love is being the best version of ourselves for each other ». It’s an act, it’s an effort, it’s a movement, it’s an expression. I think love is a resource that lasts long after we are gone, with its remnants of all around us -in our friendships, in our art, in our food, and in our communities. We just have to try to show up Creative Direction: Madeleine Marie Angus @madeleinemmarie & Rose Colcord Photo + Video: Mayan Toledano @thisismayan Cou Cou Girls: Sofia Testino @sofiatestino & Gabrielle Richardson @fridacashflow Art Direction: Sage Smith @sagesmith_ Producer: Taylor Tindall @taylortindall Makeup Artist: Rose Grace @rosegracemua Photo assistants: Allison Brooks + Reese Layton Set Assistant: India Wickremeratne Video Editor: Katarina Zhu @katarina.zhul