As I matchmaker, I talk to men all day long about what they look for in women they consider to be long-term relationship material. Turns out, most guys want much more than just big boobs or a Kardashian-esque butt. What they’re looking for might just surprise you.

If you’re striking out when it comes to finding “The One,” you’re not alone. As a matchmaker, I regularly remind my clients that finding love requires a strategy, planning, and commitment. If you’re struggling to come up with a gameplan, here are some tips.

As a matchmaker, I spend hours every day talking to people about their past relationships and their current dating lives. Through my work, the things women do to sabotage their chances at finding love have become blatantly clear. If you’re still single, you’re probably doing at least one of these things.

Matchmaking is an art and one that’s not easy to master. Still, people are always surprised when I tell them that bringing couples together is actually my full-time job. Here’s what this line of work really entails—you might be surprised.

It seems that self-care much of the time does not go hand in hand with our careers. Rather than being integrated, it lingers within the realm of personal time and something we do when we’re completely burnt out at the end of the week. What if self love became the foundation of your career?

Lingerie is meant to be intimate and sensual, a delicious treat you share with yourself to feel empowered in the bedroom. However, it can be difficult to find a brand that you connect with in the sea of mass produced intimates that dominate the market; their supremacy propelled by glitzy ad campaigns that have redefined what our expectations are for a real body. Lingerie pushed into fast fashion causes it to lose all sense of understanding that not all bodies are created the same way, and that w

When facing yet another tirade by your boss, seasonal depression, or a grey abyss of cubicles, it’s hard not to find yourself fantasizing about leaving it all behind to travel. For me the decision came when I realized the office fire drill was the most exciting thing to have happened to me all week. My co-workers were clearly thrilled to be out in the fresh air and away from the fluorescent lights. I thought to myself, “I cannot live this life."

Kazakhstan wouldn’t be one of the first place to come to mind for design, but with its unique positioning at the crossroads between Russia, Asia, and the Middle East, this Central Asian Republic hosts the cultural elements necessary to concoct some of the richest designs in the fashion world today.

For many of us the creative process begins with a goal and the project takes shape afterward. Such was the case when Erika Varga founded fashion label Romani Design. She began with a strong social mission—to end discrimination and criminalization of the Roma people.

When you hear people talk about yoga, it’s often part of a larger conversation about mindfulness. Mindfulness is the practice of becoming aware of your thoughts, feelings, and physical sensations, without judgement. Greater mindfulness is one of the key goals and benefits of a consistent yoga practice.