All of us have goals.  Some of them are made with pure, good hearted intentions, and the inspiration for them comes in appropriate places- seeing a homeless person on the street and wanting to do more to help with hunger issues; scrolling across a photo of a child...

Cliche, I know. But so very true. I think sometimes as brands and business owners, we get distracted.  We are exposed to so many new avenues through our product that we develop ‘shiny object syndrome’ and get a little off track- for us it was expanding into the Miss...

Words I never thought I would need to know, but apply so aptly to my life.  Changes? Like you never imagined.  I feel like this is something that people dont normally talk about- sure the obvious changes- finances, materialistic upgrades- but what about the emotional...

This happened...Rear tire decided to check out while I was going about 75mph on the highway, and luckily I was able to pull onto the should and call AAA for a tow to a tire place to get it fixed.  For some crazy reason I wasn’t even angry- I felt an odd wave of...

Publish or Perish. Thats a pretty common tagline in the scientific research industry. I think the same could be said for businesses run on social media, as well as real life. There are HUNDREDS of brands who make a living publishing to Social Media, including this...

 I truly believe that you can make a living off of whatever sets your soul on fire. For me, its making things shiny with the best, most high quality stones in the entire world. Here's the secret- you can't just like it.  You have to LIVE it. Every single waking moment...

Rhinestone Lipgloss is a western brand, thats easy to see.  But unlike most western brands, you can find us in many different arenas- from Fit Models and Blushing Brides, to walking across the Miss America stage, we have been there. I think one of the worst things a...