SHORE VS. CITY: DARCEE RABINOWITZ

Glencoe’s Darcee Rabinowitz, founder of Source & Self, has launched the company’s new line—Campus Rebel, a self-care society and online marketplace for college students. The platform makes self-care accessible by offering student discounts on carefully vetted beauty, skincare, and wellness products while also providing knowledge and resources about issues college students face when away from home. Campus Rebel’s monthly subscriptions encourage students to join the self-care clean rebellion by supporting brands that prioritize transparency and authenticity. One item, “The Campus Box,” is a curated collection of three to five full-size products, featuring cult favorites and buzzy brands such as Apothékary, BlueBerri Beauty, Pōhala, and many more. This wellness guru shares her shore and city faves below.

What’s on the horizon? Growth. Not just in terms of personal development, but also for the expansion of my business Mantra? I am who I am, with all my flaws—and I’m grateful Best grooming tip? Sunblock Guilty pleasure? A Big Mac and medium fries once a month, in bed, binge-watching Workin’ Moms Favorite foods? Al’s Beef, lobster rolls, or a lobster bake Music you love? Everything. Amy Winehouse, Japanese Breakfast, The Strumbellas, Wet Leg, The Beatles, Sting, Guns N’ Roses, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Patti Smith, Deep Purple, Tom Petty, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Rainbow Kitten Surprise, Lenny Kravitz … Best advice ever given to you? Stay healthy and take care of yourself Best advice you’ve given? The biggest mistake people make is trying to find all the right people to surround themselves with, when in reality, it’s about becoming the best person you can be because that is who you end up spending the rest of your life with Earliest memory? Accompanying my dad to the train station every morning and stopping at the bakery for some tasty treats before heading to the playground with my mom and sister When you wake up, you? I get up very early for my quiet peaceful “me time.” Starting with coffee or some natural caffeine with waterdrop® cubes, I take my supplements, make a smoothie, listen to my favorite podcast, and check the news Before bed, you? I spend way too much time on the nighttime skincare routine. Maybe it’s because I’m always testing new brands and products that we discovered, but honestly the nightly ritual of vitamins, oils, face cream, eye gels, herbal teas, and diffusing blends of essential oils is so much work it puts me straight to sleep What’s on your bookshelf? My Life In Full by Indra Nooyi, Become The Fire by Elisa A. Schmitz, Burn Rate by Andy Dunn, Spillover by David Quammen, Lying by Sam Harris, Mentors by Russell Brand You can’t live without? My health, family, friends, and a few pets Love to escape to? The water Advice you would give to your younger self? “No” is a complete sentence

ON THE SHORE

Your style is? Casual basics for everyday and playful and retro for going out Can’t leave the house without? A water bottle with Matcha Collagen Marine Crushes, which are flavored with organic superfoods for hydration Transportation? Jeep Wrangler Rubicon Driving music? The Storyteller: official playlist on Spotify Place to eat? DeLishka Sandwiches & Bites Shop? Central Boutique, Rock N Rags, and Flying Lizard Boutique Best thing about the Shore? Chicago Botanic Garden, Skokie Lagoons, Lloyd Beach Worst thing about the Shore? Everything closes at 10 p.m. The perfect day is? To disconnect from all our digital devices and feel connected to the real and beautiful world around us

IN THE CITY

Your style is? Classic and modern Can’t leave the house without? My Mace pepper spray Transportation? Uber Place to eat? Obelix, The Bellevue Chicago, CH Distillery, Jinsei Motto, Bistro Monadnock. Drinks and late-night bars with music: Scofflaw, Billy Sunday, The Owl, and The Whistler Shop? Transit Tees, Penelope’s, Una Mae’s, STEELY Boutique Best thing about the City? Bears, Blackhawks, and the Cubs. Chicago’s lakefront, Lyric Opera, CSO, Millennium Park, and Wrigley Field along with the best neighborhoods and a great foodie scene Worst thing about the City? Parking and traffic