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EBSESSION FOR THE SOUL Style is a way to say who you are without having to speak IN FULL BLOOM BLOSSOM INTO SPRING WITH BOLD, SCENE-STEALING FLORALS INSPIRED BY TRACE LYSETTE’S COVER SHOOT…

BEAUTY FOR THE SOUL There is a shade of red for every woman PUCKER UP LOOK EFFORTLESSLY SEXY WITH A FRESH TOUCH OF BRIGHTLY HUED LIPSTICK; THESE STRIKING SHADES WILL INSPIRE THE WOMAN YOU SEE IN THE MIRROR PHOTOGRAPHY BY AZAMAT ZHANISOV…

CULTURE FOR THE SOUL You are very powerful, provided you know how powerful you are It is never too late to be what you might have been TOUR DE FORCE ACTOR, CASTING DIRECTOR, PRODUCER, PLAYWRIGHT, AUTHOR. THERE’S LITTLE DEL VALLE DOESN’T DO AND DO WITH GREAT PASSION By SYLVIA A. MARTINEZ ELAINE DEL VALLE is a tour de force in entertainment. The actress — of commercials, TV shows, her own award-winning play Brownsville Bred — owns her own Del Valle Productions and Del Valle Casting. While her casting job is what she refers to as her bread and butter, above all, she is a writer. Rather than complain about the underrepresentation of Latinas in Hollywood, she decided to write, cast and produce them into existence. “My passion is to deliver stories,…

LUXURY FOR THE SOUL Live with no excuses and travel with no regrets People don’t take trips, trips take people Don’t listen to what they say, go see A Journey Back Home MOROCCO: A PLACE TO FIND PEACE, PURPOSE, AND MYSELF AGAIN BY SARAH CASEWIT Feeling hungover from my 11-hour flight to Casablanca, I approach the immigration desk where a friendly face with a bushy mustache greets me with “Salaam” (literally meaning “peace”). Dazed from exhaustion, I respond, “Alaykum Salaam,” and hand over my passport. He scans my ID page with a watchful eye. Name. Sarah Casewit. Place of Birth. Morocco. Nationality. USA. He looks up at me and asks in Arabic, “Where’s your Moroccan passport? I can’t let you through without a Moroccan ID.” Stunned out of my stupor, I realize my…

WORDS FOR THE SOUL Gratitude turns what we have into enough EDITOR’S WORDS The freshness of a new year is a good time to reflect, to reassess and check in with myself. I like to think that I am self-aware but a new year is a good time to recalibrate. Self-awareness is the ability to truly see ourselves, to understand who we are, and hopefully how others perceive us. It empowers us to make changes from within and fit into the world around us. Understanding ourselves depends on our willingness to let go of defensiveness and embrace an openness to seeing ourselves in a way that is different from how we normally might. The importance of building self-knowledge can impact everything else in our lives, from how we move in…

BEAUTY FOR THE SOUL Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it Beauty is when you can appreciate yourself GENDER FLUID BEAUTY MAKEUP ARTIST JUSTIN TYME ADVOCATES FOR GENDER-FLUID BEAUTY & FUTURE BEYOND THE BINARY JUSTIN TYME IS A MAKEUP ARTIST, entrepreneur, and philanthropist living in Los Angeles. His work in beauty, commercial, and red carpet can be seen internationally. His artistry, however, is only one small part of the inclusive beauty environment he is building through his craft. “I grew up in an agricultural community in the middle of nowhere. It was a great place to be a kid, running around in the farm fields. However, it was an isolated and unevolved place where being even the smallest bit of femininity was frowned upon. Being queer from birth,…

FASHION FOR THE SOUL Elegance is the only beauty that never fades NIGHT OUT SPARKLE & SHINE FINERY MAKES FOR A NIGHT TO REMEMBER DON’T BE AFRAID TO SPARKLE A LITTLE BRIGHTER PHOTOGRAPH OF MODEL COURTESY OF BERTA…

FASHION FOR THE SOUL Life has no limitations, except the ones you make Snow Honey ASPEN Fantastic skiing adventrues, celeb sightings, and killer night life make this swanky mountain town the place to be…

THE STYLE MOVEMENT THE BEAUTY OF STYLE AND FASHION MEETS THE ELEGANCE OF DANCE AND MOVEMENT IN THE STYLE OF MOVEMENT: FASHION AND DANCE, AN EXCERPT FROM A NEW PHOTOGRAPHY BOOK BY RENOWNED PHOTOGRAPHERS KEN BROWAR AND DEBORAH ORY FOREWORD I have always designed thinking about the movement of the woman wearing the dress — where would she wear it, how would she move in it, and what it means to her. A dress should never be designed to be viewed from just one angle; movement must be considered in an entire 360-degree point of view. Wearing clothing is about expressing emotion — just the way dance is. Dancers have a remarkable elegance with the way they hold their bodies; they truly carry a dress with the gentlest touch, a…

LUXURY FOR THE SOUL When you have a dream, you’ve got to grab it and never let go Nothing is impossible. The word itself says “I’m possible!” LUXE LIST NURTURE YOUR BODY AND SOUL WITH LIFE’S LITTLE LUXURIES AS A REWARD FOR ACHIEVING YOUR GOALS AND LIVING LIFE TO THE FULLEST! PHOTOGRAPH: COURTESY OF MARCHESA 1 I WILL NOT BE AFRAID TO SHINE. 2 I WILL TREAT MYSELF TO RELA XING BATHS AND BEAUTIFUL SCENTS. 3 I WILL REWARD MYSELF WITH DESIGNER SHOES. 4 I WILL GET A GOOD NIGHT’S SLEEP ON LUXURY BEDDING. 5 I WILL BRIGHTEN MY HOME AND ENLIGHTEN MYSELF. 6 I WILL EXERCISE 30 MINUTES A DAY TO IMPROVE MY HEALTH. 7 I WILL CELEBRATE MY BOLDNESS WITH FLOURISH. PHOTOGRAPH BY: MARK-ADRIANE (ATHLETIC GIRL JUMPING) 8 I…

CONTRIBUTORS We rise by lifting others Lifting others would earn you respect Doing little things can make big difference CONTRIBUTORS KEITH MAJOR’S love for photography and art began in his pre-teen years when the New York City native attended after-school programs at the Brooklyn Museum of Art and Pratt Institute. Major specialized in photography at New York’s highly regarded High School of Art and Design, and after graduation attended the prestigious Rochester Institute of Technology, where he earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. With more than 30 years of experience and a roster of A-list clients including Sony Music, Colgate-Palmolive, Essence and Cosmopolitan, Major has achieved his childhood dreams and established a sterling reputation as one of Manhattan’s most talented and productive commercial photographers ELISABETH CAREN is an editorial, advertising, and fine…

BEAUTY FOR THE SOUL Your perfume is your message, your scented slogan SCENTS OF STYLE A FRESH TAKE ON GENDER-FLUID FRAGRANCES IN SOPHISTICATED BLENDS & BEAUTIFULLY CRAFTED BOTTLES THAT TELL A STORY…

FASHION FOR THE SOUL Looking beautiful starts by feeling beautiful OBJECTS OF BEAUTY DIAMONDS, GEMSTONES AND GOLD, OH MY! WE ROUNDED UP THE MOST SWOON-WORTHY JEWELRY YOU’LLWANT FOR A SPECIAL DAY! PHOTOGRAPHY OF MODEL BY AMANDA PRATT…

FASHION FOR THE SOUL In order to be irreplaceable, one must always be different City Girl BARCELONA Spain’s capital of cool, Barca is the ideal place to eat, drink, and be wild…

TRACE LYSETTE BLAZES TV, FILM TRAILS By TOMÁS ROMERO Photographs by ELISABETH CAREN Styled by JORDAN GROSSMAN Hair by JUEL BERGHOLM Makeup by TAY RIVERA FROM HER BREAKOUT ROLE ON AMAZON’S EMMY-WINNING TRANSPARENT TO RUBBING SHOULDERS ON THE RED CARPET WITH HER HUSTLERS CO-STARS JENNIFER LOPEZ, CARDI B, AND LIZZO, TRACE LYSETTE IS BLAZING TRAILS AND DANCING INTO PEOPLE'S HEARTS. HER HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL YEAR INCLUDED ROLES IN THE EMMY-NOMINATED POSE AND THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED DAVID MAKES MAN. LYSETTE SAYS SHE’S MOST PROUD OF THE GROUNDBREAKING WORK SHE’S DONE WITH FRIENDS AND FELLOW LGBTQ ADVOCATES LAVERNE COX AND CANDIS CAYNE TO HELP CHANGE THE WAY THE INDUSTRY VIEWS THE TRANS EXPERIENCE BOTH ON SCREEN AND OFF. CURRENTLY HONING HER PRODUCING SKILLS AND DEVELOPING A TV SERIES ABOUT A WHITE, WORKING-CLASS TRANS…

LIVE LIFE FOR THE SOUL Giving opens the way for receiving Love is the purest form of a soul at peace LOVE’S VICTORY IN THIS EXCERPT FROM PRACTICING LOVE, AUTHOR RAY ROSARIO PROVIDES INSIGHTS INTO THE JOURNEY OF LOVE COURTESY OF THE-NEW-YORK-PUBLIC-LIBRARY-CUPID INSPIRING PLANTS WITH LOVE, 1807. ARTIST PHILIP REINAGLE WE HAVE ENTERED AN ERA of wanting more than we are giving, taking more than distributing, dismantling more than building, destroying more than loving. It is important to understand and know that systems are in place to distract us from truth and ourselves. The rise in race wars, poverty, mass shootings, and violence has desensitized our way of life and downgraded our values from past generations. We have become more detached from ourselves and our true core to experience the power of…