After I clean my face, I use combinations of sweet-almond, meadowfoam, grape-seed, coconut, black-currant, and argan oils to hydrate. Argan is probably my favorite for my face. Isabel Gillies almondarganblack Change image and share on social
I love memoirs and biographies, learning about other people's lives. Two of the ones that I loved so much were actually edited by the same person who edited my book, too. I loved 'Angela's Ashes.' I loved 'Glass Castle' so much. Isabel Gillies angelaashebiography share on social
When you work alone at home, time can become shapeless. There are no eleven o'clock meetings or afternoon coffee breaks. The light outside may clue me in to what part of the day it is, but if all is going well, the hours bleed together. Isabel Gillies afternoonbleedbreak share on social
I dropped off my kids from 10 to 2, went to the library, and just wrote. This is my second career - I'm 41 - and I'm a terrible speller. Isabel Gillies careerdropkid Change image and share on social
When you have a traumatic event in your life, you change. You're not the same person you were, and you have to discover who you've become. Isabel Gillies changediscoverevent Change image and share on social
My mother worked full-time running a foundation, but she found all the time in the world to have supper ready every night, feed us shirred eggs on the weekends, and produce a leg of lamb for my fourth-grade Bedouin feast at school. Isabel Gillies bedouineggfeast share on social
As moisturizers, oils rapidly penetrate the deeper layers of the skin, protecting against the breakdown of proteins in the cell wall with fatty and linoleic acids, mimicking what our bodies produce naturally. The oils also function as humectants, which help our skin retain moisture. Isabel Gillies acidbodybreakdown share on social
There has never been a shrimp that I've eaten that I haven't been like, 'I am so lucky that I get to eat this.' I would eat a shrimp enchilada, shrimp burrito, shrimp cocktail, fried shrimp, shrimp po boy, shrimp gumbo. Isabel Gillies boyburritococktail share on social
Anita Shreve is an author I adore. I rip through her meaty books and get off on the robust romance immensely - especially if I am feeling less than robust in my real life. Isabel Gillies adoreanitaauthor Change image and share on social
You find out what you are made of when you have a broken heart. If it happens early and often, all the better. Isabel Gillies breakearlyfind Change image and share on social