— ABOUT —
Bienvenue.
Hello et bonjour!
I’m Samantha, a forty-two year-old Francophile who launched my blog Go French Yourself in 2015.
Constant questions like:
“How did you do that?”
“What is that recipe?”
“How did you style that?”
“What was that restaurant in Maine you went to?”
“How does your hair always look so shiny?”
“Where are the best places to find French culture here in the U.S?"
And all of a sudden, I was spending hours each day sharing how-to's and life hacks with my best girls! A little encouragement from those same girls and voila! "Go French Yourself" was born.
I spent my professional years dedicated to the beauty and fashion industry as an account executive for many high end beauty lines including Aveda and Davines and owned my own designer and vintage online boutique.
I am a contributing writer for Travel Fashion Girl and have had the pleasure of working with a plethora of brands in many different capacities. And when I am not busy creating content here, you can also find me over at Hampton Haymes, a fabulous boutique agency that develops digital marketing strategies and branded content for any sort of niche. I love food photography and love the restaurant industry and my latest work in involves working with The Nashan Group. In my few moments of free time you can find me hanging with my two puppies (Henry + Melvin) and the love of my life Rodge, day-dreaming about being BFFs with Garance Doré, learning French, watching French movies, (or really all movies being a huge Cinephile) baking bread, cooking, road tripping with my daughter who just started her third year in college, or sipping espresso in my gorgeous home.
We also just purchased home in Santa Fe, New Mexico in September of 2022 and are currently renovating it and plan to live there part of the year which will be very exciting. I cannot wait to see Northern New Mexico during Christmas. And I look forward to diving into Real Estate this year!
Go French Yourself is for the inspired & romantic dreamers....! My deepest passions happen to lie in interior design, style, travel, beauty, cooking and entertaining, & beautiful products that make life pretty and functional. This blog is my drawing board. My hope is to ignite a desire in all of you to share your passions with the world! Go French Yourself is and always will be a work in progress - the writing and photography found here is my attempt to document the voyage along the way.
THANK YOU (ET MERCI) FOR READING!
Unless otherwise noted, all photographs are taken by moi - please ask permission to share images and credit properly, thank you.
Endorsement for brands and businesses (of my choosing) may occur in the form of sponsored posts or product reviews, which will always be fully disclosed. I occasionally use affiliate links, which means that if you click on a link to a product and purchase that product, I may receive a commission based on your purchase. Please know that compensation will never influence the content, topics, or posts I publish. Thank you for supporting the brands I personally believe in!
FOUNDED AND LED BY
SAMANTHA RUBLE
WITH THE ADDED LEADERSHIP OF
MELVIN + HENRY (Chief Operating Officers)
AND THE ONE WHO KEEPS IT ALL TOGETHER
JENNA MANDEL (Media + Trade Marketing, Sponsorships)
FOR COLLABORATIONS, MEDIA KIT, AND ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITIES ON THE SITE:
Collaborations are carefully selected with people, brands and organizations that share a similar aesthetic and values to the Go French Yourself philosophy. That means I will only work with brands that I love! If you would like to chat more about collaborations, projects, advertising on the site or to see my rates:
jennamandel@gofrenchyourself.com
FOR COMMENTS AND THOUGHTS:
CONTRIBUTORS:
We are always on the look out for great ideas to develop our content. If you have an idea on the editorial front or have any queries you can email adore@gofrenchyourself.com
