Ash and Shelbs

Welcome to As Told By! We’re Ashley and Shelby Dunn aka Ash and Shelbs. We’re sisters and we currently live in New York City but we were born and raised in Texas. Together we own As Told By, a lifestyle website focused on providing inspiration for your daily life while sharing a piece of ours.

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South Street Seaport

Hey ya’ll! We are currently on a plane headed to sunny southern California for a few days. We’ll be sharing peeks of our trip on Snapchat and Instagram so make sure you are following us! Today though, I wanted to…

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Dear New York… I Still Love You

Dear New York, Throughout my life I have had a love/hate relationship with you. Before I moved to New York I thought that I could only have love for the city that never sleeps. Two weeks into my New York…

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NYC Neighborhood Guide | Upper West Side

Next up in our neighborhood guide series is the Upper West Side! See our previous guides here: Upper East Side, Soho, Flatiron, and Chelsea. The Upper West Side spans from 59th Street all the way to 110th Street and is…

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Weekend Lookbook | Summer

Hey Y’all! Happy hump day! We hope you are having a fantastic week. We haven’t done a fashion post in awhile, so we thought we would share some of the outfits we have been wearing this summer. We have had…

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Dry Shampoo Roundup

Let’s face it, we don’t have the time to wash our hair on the daily. And not even factoring in time, it’s not that great for your hair. Enter dry shampoo. However, it’s a misconception that the only purpose of…

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Best of NYC | Ice Cream

Hey y’all! I know it’s been awhile since our last “Best of NYC” post, but we are back and better than ever. If you watched our Ice Cream Crawl video on our YouTube channel then you have an idea of…

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Fall Fashion

It may be the heat of the summer, but we already have fall fashion on the brain. I’m sure you’ve heard by now, but Nordstrom’s Anniversary Sale is currently going on. If you’ve never shopped it before, you might not…

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Carl Schurz Park

Hey y’all! Everything looks a little new around here doesn’t it? We thought it was time for a change, and we are so happy with it! Let us know what you think! Today I’m going to let you in on…

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June Favorites

Happy Friday! Did this week fly by for anyone else? I’ve had a nasty cold all week, but am finally starting to feel a little better today. Just in time for the weekend! Yay! Today we’re excited to share our…

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Rum Balls

I know what you are thinking…Shelby it’s July, why are you talking about Rum balls!? Let me take it back. I’m fully aware that rum balls are usually a winter snack, but with all of the rum we consumed in…

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Union Square Greenmarket

One of our favorite ways to spend a Saturday in New York City is strolling through the Union Square Greenmarket. There is nothing better than fresh local produce, especially during the summer months. In peak season, 140 regional farmers, fishers,…

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