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.
{photo sourced here} Shonda Rhimes is best known as the creator (among other roles) of shows like Grey’s Anatomy, Private Practice and Scandal. The season finales of Grey’s and Scandal air tonight on ABC and I CANNOT WAIT. As I…
I’ve always taken really good care of my skin. For as long as I can remember I have had a nighttime skincare routine. It has varied slightly over the years, but this is what I have settled on over the…
Last Spring while I was planning my summer European vacation, my best friend requested that we go to Paris. She had been dying to go her entire life. Since I had been once before she asked me to plan it…
Happy Monday! Hope everyone had a great weekend! Shelby and I started cleaning and organizing our apartment in anticipation of us moving in a little over a month (we’re still staying in NYC, just moving to another apartment). Let’s just…
Before you read this, just know that I’m aware this is not the prettiest food to write about and look at, but let me tell you it is a tasty one. My mom has been making these Caramel Cheeto Puffs…
For me, my weekend style is all about chic comfort. My weekends are usually filled with running a bunch of errands all over the city so I want to be comfortable, but stylish and pulled together enough for the spur…
Jessica Cornish, or “Jessie J” as you probably know her by, is one of this years not so breakout artists. Although some of you may have just heard her in the last year because of her single Bang Bang with…
In honor of Cinco de Mayo I have created a delicious tropical margarita that you HAVE to try! It’s perfect to enjoy this evening alongside a big bowl of guacamole. I prefer my margarita’s on the rocks, but you could…
(photo via Kensington Palace) Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana was born this past Saturday, May 2nd. In case you are somehow not aware, Shelby and I are huge fans of the British Royal family. England was the first foreign country either…
If you live in NYC and have never heard of Momofuku Milk Bar, where have you been? If you have heard of it and haven’t been, shame on you! This is the perfect place to pick up a cool treat,…
In The Women I Wanted to Be, Diane von Furstenberg reflects on the journey of her life, including the journey of that dress, and offers many pearls of her infamous wisdom along the way. Diane writes about her childhood in…