Alana Reina

Relaxing Weekend in SoHo

Relaxing Weekend in SoHo

Last weekend, I went up to NYC with my best friend (and her sister) to celebrate her birthday. Because we wanted to avoid taking public transportation, we decided to drive to NYC and find a hotel in SoHo, where most of the places we wanted to visit were within walking distance. We stayed at the Sheraton on Canal St, which was SUPER affordable and much better quality than I was expecting! Read on to see what we did, where we ate, and what NYC is like during the pandemic! Day 1 We drove up to Philadelphia the night before (my best friend is in the process of moving back to the DMV from Philly, but she still has her apartment there, so it was a convenient stop over on the way to NYC!) On Saturday, we only had to drive another hour and a half to NYC. We got there…

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Two Days in NYC

Two Days in NYC

In case you missed it on Instagram, I went to NYC with my best friend last week for a couple days. Technically, it was like three-ish days, but we only got two full days together since we both got there late Wednesday night and she left early on Saturday morning. Anyway, it was my first trip to NYC this year (I know!!) and I was super excited to get some time in the city with one of my favorite people! As usual, I found us a dope (and cheap!) AirBnb in Brooklyn, which was our home base for the trip. Not only is it usually cheaper to stay in Brooklyn, but I love the neighborhood vibe it has compared to Manhattan. The place we stayed was super cute and spacious, but the only downside was that the hosts decided last minute to stay in town and were crashing on the…

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Texture on the Runway 2018 Recap

Texture on the Runway 2018 Recap

  Last week I had the absolute PLEASURE of attending this year’s Texture on the Runway, hosted by Naturally Curly and Sally Beauty. TOTR is part fashion show, part cocktail party, and part natural/curly hair meetup – all in one event! It is probably the most high profile event of the year for the natural hair world, so I was ecstatic to get an invite this year. My friend and I took a bus up from DC the morning of, and ended up BOOKING it from our bus stop to our AirBnB in Brooklyn once we arrived. We didn’t have very much time in between getting to Manhattan and going to the event, so we had to rush to get food, get ready and get an uber back to the city. To top it off, it was hot AF so everything was a struggle!! By the time we got to…

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