The name is Laney. The apartment is in Manhattan, West Village, but my heart is in California. I spend most my time online or behind the lens of my camera. Or cooking.
I work at Estée Lauder as the Director of Online Communications (although this blog is in no way shape or form sponsored by Estée Lauder).
If you have any questions, feel free to email me.
You can contact me at helanecrowell{at}gmail{dot}com. I love hearing from readers with comments, suggestions, questions, etc so email away.

Hi Laney,
I’m so sorry for the random message but I emailed you a couple of years ago when I was looking for a fun place to celebrate my birthday (it was through dabagirls.com and you recommended 1Oak). Anyway, I need your expert advice again please!
I impulsively bought a ticket to visit my friend in LA after a particularly awful week in NYC (I live there now). It’s my first trip to the west coast and I’m loving it! Me and my friend really want to go to Coachella but the tickets sold out while we were weighing the pros and cons of spending $320 each.
Besides the festival, are the parties any fun? I’ve been told there’s always a lot going during and after the festival but I figured you would know if they were worth making the trip for. This past winter has been so brutal, I just want to enjoy some sunshine and great music while I’m still here.
Any help would be appreciated!
Thanks a million,
Juwon Ajayi
By the way, me and my friends love this blog to the point of obsession! Thanks for sharing so much with us : )
Hi Juwon, Sorry for the late response. I’ve been crazy busy lately! Thanks for being such a great reader! As for Coachella, I’m afraid I don’t have much advice. I’ve never been, but I have a lot of friends who love it. I say go, you don’t live once:) xox
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Hello!
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Best regards
Victoria
Sure!
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Hi!
Would you mind sharing what kind of camera you use?
Thanks!
Tehra
I just got the Nikon D600 for Christmas, but I used the Nikon D3000 and quite liked it.
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xoxox
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