As painfully difficult as this past week has been, last weekend I was invited to @anastasiasoare’s home for an intimate gathering of female creatives and entrepreneurs, and I took this as an opportunity for a much needed mental and spiritual recharge and for true human connection with peers in the beauty space. I met so many new people... beauty CEOs, magazine editors, writers and bloggers, fellow founders and influencers... people I don’t think I would have had the chance to meet on my own this soon if it wasn’t for this weekend. We talked, we networked, we shared... We bonded, we hugged, we cried... and we left feeling so much more uplifted and supported than ever before. What I didn’t expect was what ELSE came out of this weekend: My brand’s first major shoutout in @wwd. I think this is the first time that @DYFBeauty has been mentioned by such a huge publication... and that too, organically by complete surprise. See last slide 🙏🏽 This is a big moment for me as a new beauty brand founder doing it all on my own. And after a solid week of nonstop HEAVY activism on my page, with no sleep, no breaks, and lots and lots of tears, right now I am allowing myself the space to silently celebrate this little (BIG) achievement, and fully take it in with immense gratitude. Thank you @anastasiabeverlyhills, @ryma___________ @wwd for this honor.