![]() ![]() Signature scent? “My oil I make called Rooted Oil.”īreakfast / brunch of choice? “Brunch: baked eggs with leeks, greens, and herbs. Song on repeat? “ Any Time, Any Place by Janet Jackson.” On the other hand, I also love to go out to drag nights, or dance in dive bars, go to art openings or lectures. Night in or night out? How do you spend it? “Both! Sometimes I love to be alone and dive into my mind, or stay in with friends or a special friend and cook, smoke a little, and watch a movie. I have had many years of feeling disassociated to my physical form or my reflection, so this for me, is a way to connect with myself.” I like to do this in front of a mirror in my underwear and move to music - see my reflection and feel my body as a way to connect with it. Currently, I am really into body movement as a form of self-practice. What are your hobbies? “I have a lot of things I am curious about and learning at random times. Lastly, I really love my giant claw foot bath tub, need I explain?” This floor has a bunch of weird almost terrazzo-like pieces that are random colors and very ’90s. It’s a commercial space, so everyone who has lived there over the past few decades has left their mark. In addition, I love the weird tiling in my bathroom. The window has a metal roll-up to cover it at night in case someone shoots at it from the freeway with a BB gun, which unfortunately has happened. My big window that give my upstairs so much light and has the strangest view of the freeway right outside of it, as well as the sunset. She is a friend as well, and I love her work so much. What are few favorite things you cherish in your home? “A painting by Mattea Perotta that was given to me. It was a gift from the universe for sure.” I found it just before launching my company, thinking I wanted a large space to do large-scale paintings that I was being commissioned for at the time, little did I realize that it was going to be growing into my full production space for my company Noto botanics. The top floor is where I live, and the bottom floor is where I run my business and do art. ![]() I wanted to hear their stories and celebrate their lives through how we all connect with self-care.What’s the story behind your home and how long have you lived there? “It’s a commercial space loft that has two floors and very high ceilings, exposed brick, and a ton of plants. Launching NOTO quite literally in my kitchen, I became excited to use all the skills I learned over the years to create a line that celebrated the spectrum of authentic identities I felt I wasn’t seeing in the clean beauty industry at that time. I came back to California ready and inspired to apply my decade+ expert experience into what I would soon call NOTO Botanics. I finally felt like I was ready to make it come into reality. Working as a fashion and celebrity makeup artist, I had dreamed of starting my own line for years. Towards the end of my trip, I had a vision of what I wanted to do moving into the next chapter of my life. A deep need for some reflection on what mattered to me most in my world. For a month, I thought about nothing other than the ocean and mangos. Sitting on the beach and training Muay Thai boxing. “It all started after an existential life crisis reflection vacation to Thailand. ![]()
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