About

Ashley Pokone

I am thirty, a daughter of Christ, and the oldest of five. I reside in Indianapolis, Indiana in a cute little townhouse with a roommate. I'm a barista/shift manager at Starbucks. I’m a homeschool graduate [K-12th Grade]. I'm a lover of fashion, thrifting, makeup, travel, doughnuts, Italian food, chai lattes, Goodwill, plaid everything, and sports. To relax I watch lots of Netflix, Disney+, Psych, New Girl, Selling Sunset, FRIENDS, and movies of various genres.

 I started this blog in 2016 after wanting a change from my previous blog, Bramblewood Fashion (which I ran from 2009-2016) all while working at two of my favorite stores: Ulta Beauty & Starbucks. [As of November, 2017 I am no longer working at Ulta Beauty]

In the past on the weekends I would do bridal makeup for friends weddings, and sometimes I would help out with wedding flower arrangements. Actually, when it comes to weddings I have helped out in some way with the behind the scenes stuff. It is always a strange experience to just be a guest at a wedding, as I’m so used to working them.

My dream is to become a makeup artist, but I'm scared of the future and making that first step. As I love making ladies of all ages feel beautiful and the best version of themselves. I'm not sure what area of the makeup industry I want to pursue, as I only have experience in bridal, but I love the work of Lisa Eldridge, Pixiwoo, and Ana Liza Witham.

If working in the beauty industry doesn’t pan out, with how crazy the world is at the moment, my next dream job would be to create new drinks for Starbucks. I love creating new drink recipes in my downtime at work — in fact, my first drink that I created years ago at my store is now simply called, The Ashley Chai. Within the past year, I have even created a chai cold foam to enhance an iced chai.

Photos on this site taken by: GabbiReneePhoto & on my iPhone 7+

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PRESS & MENTIONS

PATTERN Magazine — The Social Good: Influencer Campaign 11/21/2019

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