October 24-30, 2010

Cynthia Renee at the fabled Golden Door Spa. The rolling hills and avocado groves of Cynthia’s native San Diego County is also the birthplace of the luxury wellness spa industry. It started with The Golden Door and founder Deborah Szekely’s vision for a...

Holy Night

Holy to Christians, Muslims, Hindus, and Buddhists, pilgrims ascend Sri Lanka’s holy mountain Sri Pada in the darkness of night to pray as the sun dawns above the Indian Ocean. While the trail up Sri Pada was clearly defined, my life’s path was at a crux. I had...

Don’t Lose your Head

In 1990, soon after I started Cynthia Renée Company, I met some friends to celebrate an engagement. I wore a small, yellow gold brooch of Marie Antoinette hand-painted on ivory accented by natural pearls. I was in the office of an antique jewelry dealer friend when I...

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