Meet Ann. The jewelry designer, journalist, Reiki master, and devoted mother to “a bunch of kids” shares her musings and daily rituals. Follow along…

DEFINE BRAZIL
History. Excitement!

HOW DO YOU START THE DAY?
I'm not a breakfast person, so I have a shake with a few veggies, some fruit, a little collagen, and a little packet of something that's meant to make me look 21. Then I burn my Costa Brazil Breu stones. It makes me feel very mellow in the morning, takes me to another place. From there, I put on the Costa Brazil Body Oil and then I feel happy, I love it. I have no patience so I don't do a lot of other things. 

WHAT FULFILLS YOU? 
With my jewelry, I only work with things of beauty that I love. It doesn't have to be everybody else's taste, but I only create what I would actually get excited to wear myself. I only work with wonderful master artisans here in New York City.

SELF CARE RITUAL?
I happen to be a Reiki master, so I do Reiki on myself. I've done it for 40 years. It doesn't make me smarter than anybody, but it does make me very intuitive.

WHAT INSPIRES YOU? 
The energy, the beauty, the spoken word. Also, a peaceful place under a tree. 

FAVORITE COLOR?
Yellow. Happiness.

STAR SIGN?
I'm on the cusp of Pisces-Aquarius. 

IF YOU WERE A SONG…
Let the Sunshine In from Hair.

WHAT DOES COSTA BRAZIL AROMA SMELL LIKE TO YOU?
It smells like another time, a purity. The earth and all the goodness and the values that come from what nature created. It just feels like it's opening the dawn. To the light. I love it. I think it's so important to have natural ingredients because we’re smelling nature. It's a gift from the universe. Anybody can have something that's made in the laboratory. But this!

HOW DOES AROMA MAKE YOU FEEL? 
Sexy.

HOW DO YOU END THE DAY?
Going to parties in New York, I learned that I would rather be underestimated. There are so many phonies around so I go into butterfly mode: I just hop in to say hi, hi to people and when I feel the energy, like a butterfly, I take a seat and engage.

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Ann Dexter-Jones is a British-born, New York-based jewelry designer renowned for her rock ‘n’ roll-inspired creations. A fixture in fashion, art, and music circles, her signature designs reflect a bold, free-spirited energy.