Good morning everyone it is 7am I'm starting this rather gloomy autumn day with this simple
routine taming those curls and if I'm feeling like it picking out some jewelry
well into my adult years I had quite severe cystic acne so I never enjoyed
my morning routines as I would usually have to look in a mirror I wish I could
give my past self a hug and tell her to be patient that things would change in time
I thought I'd share how I improved my skin and more about my personal
routine in the last part of this video for those who are interested
on another note these jars and canisters I used to house my personal items were
thrift store finds this Japanese style floral piece is my absolute favorite
I've recently discovered some new favorite perfumes I think applying them is one of my
favorite parts of the morning I love cozy smells it has such a positive impact on me.
I got up very early today because I wanted to make some treats before my main work of
the day and I wanted to make spice cake which is perhaps one of my all-time favorite cakes I would
say especially in Autumn because I just love the flavors of vanilla and cloves and cinnamon
and Nutmeg and this cake just has everything it tastes just like a gingerbread man and it
is perfect for this time of year when things are getting really cold what I need to do now
is exercise a bit of self-control and not keep tasting the batter before I put it in the oven
after my cake was done or unfortunately over baked in this case though it was still quite
tasty I put it to cool and went out with Iger to find some seasonal decorations foreign [Music]
the snowberries are so abundant right now they are beautiful and while not
edible sadly I decided to bring home some to make a wreath foreign
to me yarrow and snowberries represent strength and peace and those are two
symbols I love to have in my home they remind me to face the coming winter
and new year with a courageous heart and to nurture my dreams
on impulse I decided to use some snowberries to decorate my spice cake but don't worry I didn't
let anyone eat them they are purely decorative but sometimes I think choosing Beauty over
practicality is okay especially when it comes to decorating a holiday treat such as this.
I hope you're having a wonderful week I did want to kind of change the topic to something
a little light-hearted and just share with you a little bit of my personal routine because I
know I do get questions about that and I am quite flattered thank you I appreciate the
kind words and I thought I would share my very simple kind of routine that I have since I made
a video I think about a year ago on self-care my routine has simplified even more because I
was still dealing with the kind of last remnants of skin problems that I had throughout my teen
years and my young adult years both my sister and I dealt with a lot of skin problems growing
up I had you know fairly severe cystic acne and just acne that would take over my entire face
it made me quite self-conscious I think sometimes it's easy to downplay problems with your skin you
know because it seems like a very small thing to focus on but you know the reality of having
skin problems is that you are in quite a lot of pain and discomfort all the time it really goes
so far beyond appearance as for skin care I just use a normal kind of basic moisturizer
from my dermatologist as well as different from my dermatologist I'll leave them down below but
they have completely transformed my skin when I was really young I did try to go on Accutane but
I ended up having a really severe reaction to it it was awful so that was not an option for
me but yes through a lot of lifestyle changes for the most part Stress Management but also
taking the advice of a dermatologist so many years ago and also on YouTube there's a lot of amazing
dermatologists as well I have come a long way so I encourage all of you who are facing any sort
of skin condition or ailment you know just take your time be patient as for Cosmetics I do like
to keep it really simple but I do really have a lot of fun with Cosmetics I love glitter so I
definitely love to put a little bit glitter on my eyes now and then I have been using
these perfume oils I have another one as well from the mythology Candle Company this one is
from perfume oil Expressions neither of these are sponsored I just wanted to share that it is by far
my favorite type of perfume I always had ones that you sprayed and had all the alcohol in them for me
I found that these stay a lot longer and you need to use a much smaller amount of them and you don't
really need to reapply them I will share some of my favorite scents I have quite a few I tend to
really enjoy floral scents or kind of brighter fresher scents I also wanted to share that I do
actually wear glasses I don't wear them for the camera because the glare is like really intense
sometimes so I do wear glasses I have contact lenses as well um but yeah that's a part of
my routine as well if I'm not putting in contact lenses I'm putting on my glasses if you are also
a blind little bat welcome to the club I do get a lot of questions about my hair routine it is
um very simple I put um some left over conditioner in a spray bottle with water and I spray down the
curls every morning section by section and just kind of freshen them up for the day or if like
on many days I'm not ready to mentally deal with an enormous amount of curls I just brush it all
back and then it tends to stay more or less a little straighter I have enough hair for I think
at least two people and it's extremely thick and curly and so while that does sound like a blessing
let me tell you I find all sorts of things in my hair I was at the grocery store not too long ago
and a woman came up behind me and told me there was a bee stuck in my hair and that poor bee
was desperately trying to escape my hair and it couldn't because there was so much of it I felt
awful I took the bee outside to the garden and yeah I hope it's okay what a day what a nightmare
so yes anyway it feels so funny to be talking about this but you know I think it is really
helpful sometimes to other people I'm all wishing you a wonderful week the most interesting thing
about you will never be your external appearance and I'm sending you all my love goodbye