ep. 23 the luxe life

Welcome Back to another episode of thirtyish: a podcast for adults figuring their ish out Although the month of March is over, this episode was tapped during Woman’s History month so I had to close it out with an episode focusing on normalizing luxury for Black women. At the start of the episode I give a shout out to all my April babies as well as showed some love for the best and first zodiac sign ever, ARIES (my birthday was April 3rd). I also opened the show talking about Earl Simmons aka Dark Man X (Rest Peacefully DMX) and the influence he had on me and I leave you all with a mini mix of his, at the end of the episode. On this episode of thirtyish; I wanted to talk to Black women who knew a thing or two about luxury. Not just label wearing but those who take luxury on as a lifestyle; from fashion, travel and their life experiences. Maya Matthews (@feelingsnfiascos) Ashanti Iman (@ashanti_iman) Brittany City (@brittanycity) and Jasmine McQueen (@jasmcqueen11) join me as we discuss all things luxury including our conversation about normalizing luxury for Black women. Luxury defined (9:08), I was born into luxury (18:02), being alive is the occasion (29:39), navigating luxury (32:30), tax bracket talk (36:30), Black luxury designers are the new wave (44:25), trendy vs. classic fashion (52:50), Birkin bag talk: match my fly, match my energy (58:35), shopping while Black (1:09:00), watching reviews, influencers to know and affording luxury hacks (1:18:00), Advice- JUST DO IT (1:29:40) and as promised a mini DMX mix (1:45:50). As always I had so much fun recording this episode and speaking with Maya (Youtube Channel: The Lounge with MayaFiasco), Brittany (Youtube Channel: Brittany City), Ashanti (Aun'Tee's Plant Based Kitchen @aunteespbk) and Jasmine (Youtube Channel: Jas McQueen). Make sure you check out these ladies channels and follow them on IG and Twitter. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaPeolMh9AiABuJ8xTg9tFA/about https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChswC_YzstSv4UiyrcPAOyg/about https://www.youtube.com/c/JasMcQueen/about Black Designers: @telfar @brandblackwoodnyc @soniquesaturday @hunter.scotto @pyermoss @hanifaoffical Influencers to follow: @shopaholic_jasmcqueen @brittanycity @pocketsandbows Music: Gwen Stefani- Luxurious, DMX- Ruff Riders Anthem, DMX- Party Up and DMX ft. Sisqo- What They Really Want