Fashion-Able: How to Push The Fashion Industry to a More Accessible Future

I have loved fashion for as long as I can remember. I loved how the feathers looked up against the plastic glitter of my “Princess Jasmine” slippers. I wanted an “Old Hollywood” party when I was eight so I could wear a velvet dress and bright red feather boa. I always knew I wanted to pursue a career in fashion. I have loved it for all my life- but it has seldom loved me back.

My Disability Story

I am disabled. I don’t know why that’s a sentence that in my adulthood, I struggle with. I’m not ashamed or sad, not embarrassed or trying to hide it. It’s not a dirty word. I think sometimes I feel like I don’t deserve to say it. I spent years trying to disprove it. I tried out for teams for sports I knew I couldn’t play, walking further than my known limit and then spending the next day bedridden, only because I didn’t want to speak up. I hesitate using my handicap sticker most days. When you’re growing up, you just want to fit in. But everything about my physical being was designed to stand out.

“Sensitiv” & In Style: Meet Kumei, CEO of “Tofu Tees’”!

Meet your new favorite brand- and person! Read an interview with Kumei, shop her line, and find out how you can invest in her dream!

Demand Justice for Breonna Taylor

Click here for an email template and contact information to demand justice for Breonna Taylor, who was murdered in her own home by three Louisville officers. Her Life Matters.

Illustration by Ariel Sinha

My Favorite Things from Trader Joe’s

I used to be a real Jonas Brother’s groupie (I say “used to” very lightly). But in my more mature, older age, I have moved on to a different Joe: Trader Joe’s.

Red Carpet Review: OSCARS

I came, I saw, I fell asleep 30 minutes into the red carpet. Although I felt it was a pretty uninspiring year fashion-wise, the show must go on! Literally- Michael told me we still had to do this. Enjoy!

My Everyday Makeup Routine

Without futher ado, here is my everyday makeup routine! I love quick, easy & natural looking makeup, and Michael loves long and intensive video production. Enjoy!

Westman Atelier Super Loaded Tinted Highlight: Pêche vs. Rosé!

They say a mother doesn’t have a favorite child…and now I know what they mean, as I love both my Westman Atelier “Super Loaded Tinted Highlights” EQUALLY! I wanted to show you guys the difference between my two favorite shades: peau de pêche & peau de rosé!

Westman Atelier “Lip Suede” Review!

I went to church (Goop Lab) and paid homage (actually, I paid $85) to my favorite beauty brand’s newest product: The Westman Atelier “Lip Suede”. I’m testing all four shades and also testing my husband’s patience by asking him to hold the mirror for me behind the camera. True love AND a true hassle-free red lip? THE DREAM!

A Day in The Life: (Almost) 24 Hours with Me

Most all of us have read a version of “A Day With… ” or “24 Hours in The Life of …” in a magazine. I eat up the unrealistic life of the usually rich & famous subject. I wanted share a true look into a day in my life (let’s assume this is a day off/weekend). It’s part parody, but 100% reality at the same time. Does this mean my life is a joke? If so, I can think of no better time for a laugh. Enjoy one at MY EXPENSE!

Confessions of a Recovering Girlboss

I’m all for female entrepreneurship. I support women in businesses big and small, I’m all about “leaning in” and “taking up room”. This is an exciting time to be a woman! We’re owning more businesses, gaining more seats in government, and fighting for the rights to our bodies (which is insane that we even have to do so in 2020). But lately there’s something that has quietly taken up a resistance in my brain.

The Best Things I Bought in 2019

We all know that the important things in life are people- not things. With that moral obligation out of the way, I want to share with you some of the best things I acquired last year. They enhanced my skin, my closet, even my bust (it was about TIME!).

Red Carpet Review: GRAMMYS 2020

It was fine.

Ask Alex: “I’m Dating All Duds!”

I quite frequently get messages about Michael, my husband. People want to know where we met, how we started dating, or if he’s left me yet for constantly hiding behind things, attempting to scare him (Nope! Still here!). We have been together for seven years, married for two of them. It’s truly a marvel how we found each other but I think the most important thing to know is that if we had met even a week earlier, we may not be together today.

Hello! My name is Alexandra Ayaub, so glad you’re here!

I’m a 32-year-old living with her dog, Mr. Maple, and husband (his name isn’t as fun-but it’s Michael) just outside of Detroit, Michigan.

With a background in the fashion and beauty industries- I’ve seen firsthand how truly uninclusive they can be. As someone who also grew up with a disability- I know how important it is to feel like you belong in the spaces you love, and how crushing it is when you feel like you don’t. That’s my goal with writing: create spaces you can belong to, relate to, and feel celebrated in.