A life you look forward
to waking up to

From the Editor

Dear Society,

Hey girl. Okay, so we’re starting something special today: the very first Society Press—before the doors have even opened. You were here early, and I don’t take that lightly.

Some of you have been with me since I was publishing a print magazine for women like us—our beauty, our style, and our real lives, right there on paper. So, in a way, Society Press feels like coming home. It’s where that love lives now, in your inbox for the moment, with the dream of holding it in print still very much alive.

I want these Sunday-morning notes to feel like our little ritual—the kind you read slowly, coffee in hand, before the day starts asking things of you. But this morning? You get the first look. Just us, the women who were here first.

Grab your coffee and get somewhere cozy. ☕ This first issue is about creating a life that feels good to wake up to.

— Shelemiah, Founder

@bossbaeshea

Society Notes · Nº 01

Just Between Us

Your life can feel good while you’re building it

Let me talk to the girl who is always getting it done—because I know her. Honestly, I am her. 🙋🏾‍♀️

We’re the ones people call when something needs to be handled. We show up for everybody, keep the plans moving, and still have dreams of our own that we’re trying to make room for. The business. The creative idea. The next chapter we can already see in our heads.

But we can get so focused on the life we’re creating that we forget we’re already living a life right now.

And girl, I want us to enjoy this part too.

You know when people say, “romanticize your life”? It doesn’t have to mean booking a flight, buying something expensive, or turning your whole morning into a production. It can be as simple as using the good coffee cup on a regular Tuesday. Buying the flowers because they’ll make your kitchen feel pretty. Putting on your favorite playlist while you clean. Wearing the cute outfit even if you’re only running a few errands.

It’s really just finding small ways to make your actual life—the one you’re living today—feel a little more like you.

Those moments aren’t silly, and they aren’t extras we have to earn after everything is finished. They’re how we remind ourselves that our happiness belongs in the middle of the journey too.

So here’s what I want you to do this week: pick one ordinary part of your day and make it feel good on purpose. Not perfect. Not Instagram-worthy. Just good to you.

Take the walk. Light the candle. Sit outside with your coffee for ten extra minutes. Call the friend who always makes you laugh. Give yourself one little moment that makes you look around and think, Wait…I really like my life. 😌

Because yes, we’re creating lives we look forward to waking up to—but we get to enjoy them while they’re still taking shape.

Here Are Your Flowers, Sis!

For all the ways you show up—we see you, we celebrate you, and these are for you. 💐

Coming Soon to Society Press

We have more to talk about

Society Press won’t only live in your inbox. When the website opens, you’ll also find longer stories about the things we’re always talking about: building our dreams without losing ourselves, making more room for softness, setting boundaries, and creating lives that actually feel good to live.

Since you were here first, here’s a little preview of what we’re working on—all written by our contributing writer, Gabby Layne-Avery (@strutsocialwithgabby). 👩🏾‍💻

Member Perks · Society Pricing

Here’s how it works. 💅🏾

Society Pricing is a special members-only price we’ll offer on select pieces. Think of it as one of the little extras that comes with being inside the Society.

Here’s a real example:

BB Club Cap · Heritage Blue

BB Club Cap · Sterling Gray · Limited

Same cap, same quality—our members simply get the better price.

The BB Club Cap will be available in Heritage Blue, our signature colorway, and Sterling Gray, a limited edition. Membership and merchandise are purchased separately, and Society Pricing will only apply to select pieces. Membership itself is $35 a year.

Nothing to buy today—this is simply your first look at how one of the membership benefits will work when the doors open. 💁🏾‍♀️

Behind the Lens · The Making Of

The mailer in production, the caps on set, and the woman behind the camera — photography by Jasmine Lawrence (@iamjasmineshante), Que Creatives, at The Que Studio.

The Society Edit

Five little ways to make an ordinary week feel better

See? We don’t need a complete life overhaul. Sometimes a few thoughtful little choices are enough to make the week feel more like ours.

Society Voices

A little perspective from Chloe

We’re making room for the women in our community to share their thoughts, experiences, and the little things they’re learning along the way. First up, meet Chloe.

Okay, now we want to hear from you. What’s one thing in your life that feels good right now? It can be big, tiny, serious, or a little silly. Tell us about it when you join the list below. We may share a few of your answers in the next Society Press—with your permission, always.

Until the doors open — take good care of the woman who is becoming. 🤎