Ashlee started out working as a photographer during her high school and university years at NZ Fashion Week, where her passion for beauty and fashion bloomed. She then went on to work at Bauer Media and for fashion designer Paula Ryan, before joining us! When she’s not delving into the worlds of fashion, beauty and magazines for Verve, she keeps herself busy by teaching art history and yoga, and loves to be active. Here’s a day in the life of Ashlee.
4.20am
Call me crazy, but on weekdays my alarm goes off at 4:20am.
4.30am
As soon as I wake up, I normally spend 10 minutes or so writing in my journal, which sets me up for the day mentally.
5.15 am
Either gym, swim or yoga! I shower and get ready at the gym, pool or yoga studio so I have a pretty simple morning beauty routine: moisturise, BB Cream and my go to is a bold red lip.
6am
For breakfast I always have a green smoothie with banana, avocado and spinach. Oh, and a cup of tea, always! Then I get ready for work.
7am
I usually go to a café and start my workday early. First, I’ll check my emails and deal with anything urgent. Then I like to have a quick scroll through the Business of Fashion Daily Digest. I’m a morning person so I like to get onto any challenging tasks or big projects that require a lot of thinking as soon as I can. I also try to schedule any meetings for early on in the day while my brain is still sharp!
12pm
I usually have a salad or leftover dinner from the night before. After lunch I’ll finish anything that needs to be completed that day and then continue working on any longer-term projects, such as brainstorming potential angles for upcoming fashion and beauty features.
5pm
Before I finish for the day, I always write out my to-do list for the next day as it helps me properly switch off after work without always thinking about what’s next.
6pm
For dinner, I’ll have a salad in summer and something slow cooked in winter.
7pm
I teach evening courses in art history and have also recently started teaching yoga, so that keeps me pretty busy after work. If I’m not teaching, I love going for a short walk before dinner, it feels so good to get fresh air after sitting at a desk all day.
9pm
I’m not very good at winding down and often fall into the trap of mindlessly scrolling Instagram. If I don’t fall down an Instagram rabbit hole, I’ll do some very slow yoga before bed and have a nice camomile tea. Which always feels much more wholesome and I definitely sleep better.
