Hi everyone!
Welcome back to Lavendaire.
It's Aileen.
Today it's time for October favorites
and as I'm saying that, I wanted to look cozy for the fall, but it's actually 102 degrees
in LA right now so it's really, really, really extremely hot.
I don't know what's going on.
I might just do this, because it's pretty hot right now.
But I hope you guys are doing well.
October was my birthday month, so I had a lot of fun,
just birthday festivities and stuff.
Thank you so much for your birthday wishes.
I felt so loved just everywhere: on YouTube, in our Facebook group.
A lot of you guys
made posts in there, so it was really cute and really sweet.
So thank you for that!
FYI, I'm going to share something really fun at the end of this video.
It's kind of a surprise,
secret but not-so-secret once you see it, obviously.
But yeah, stick around to the end.
Alright, so my first favorite of the month is this song, Streetcar by Daniel Caesar.
I don't think this is a new song by any means, but I found him through another song
that he posted more recently.
And then I went back to listen to all of Daniel Caesar's music,
and this was just one that felt so nice and warm.
And I just remember it
playing on shuffle in my car, and I would just start singing to it and harmonizing with
it,
creating my own melodies to this song.
Sometimes there's a song that plays
and I'll sing my own melody with the artist.
I'll sing my own thing using their chords.
I also really like the lyrics to Streetcar.
And he has this metaphor
where he's talking about streetlights, seeing them pass, and it's just like moments passing.
Seems like streetlights, glowing, happen to be / Just like moments,
passing in front of me / So I hopped in the cab and I paid my fare /
See I know my destination.
I'm just not there / In these streets
Okay, that's all I'll do for now.
But it's so nice, right?
It’s like the moments are passing
and he's talking about getting into the car.
He knows where he's going
but he's not quite there yet.
So it's about being in the present moment,
watching these moments pass but, you know, realizing that you're still on this journey.
You can go ahead and read the lyrics and analyze it yourself.
But I think it's a really nice song.
I've been in more of a singing mood this month.
Another one of my favorites is
Miley Cyrus' performance on BBC Radio.
She had a whole set of five or six songs,
and her entire set was really good.
I'll post the link below to her set, or at least the top song,
and you can listen to it.
I don't know, I was just in the mood to listen to singers,
sing along with them, and feel the emotions with music.
I think, for a while,
I haven't posted any favorites with music in my videos.
So I feel like maybe now is the time
to bring it back.
Every time it becomes fall, I get into more of an R&B, just like a cozy mood
with music.
And I like to section my playlists by seasons.
If you don't know already,
I have a bunch of playlists on Spotify that you guys can follow.
Right now I'm currently obsessed
with the Fall 2017 playlist.
Yeah, a lot of cozy, chill, laid-back music.
My next favorite of the month is this podcast called How I Built This with Guy Raz.
It's an NPR podcast and it's very popular.
But if you haven't heard of it already,
then I'd recommend you listen to one or two episodes just to see how you like it.
It's about entrepreneurship and he basically interviews founders of big companies
and asks them how they built their companies.
So my favorite episodes
are the Airbnb episode and the Bumble episode.
I'm always fascinated with people's journeys,
how they got to where they are today.
And I think listening to people's stories
helps you break down, "Oh, they're not superhuman.
They're not super-intelligent
or super anything.
They're just regular people like you and me."
And it just so happened–
I feel like, in everyone's story there was a little bit of luck but then obviously
they had to work really hard to get to where they are.
But definitely,
it makes it sound like everyone's story is kind of like fate.
I truly believe
in this guiding force of the universe that brings opportunities to you.
It really makes me see that everything happens for a reason and that,
even if you may fail or have a low point, that could be the beginning of the best thing
that's ever happened to you in your life.
Hearing a lot of those stories are really motivating.
And if any of you are entrepreneurial, creative, or just like hearing stories
about people's lives, I highly recommend listening to How I Built This.
My next favorite is this makeup brush cleaner.
I think it's called a Brushegg.
I got mine on YesStyle, but you can get it on Amazon, a bunch of other places.
And it's basically just a silicone gadget-thing to clean your makeup brushes
and your beauty blenders.
I use beauty blenders every time I do my makeup
and they're really hard to clean.
I felt like, even when I use my hands,
there's still makeup residue on them.
And I just felt like I was so annoyed to clean them.
So after I got this thing, it was like whoa.
It was like magic.
It did such a good job
cleaning my beauty blender that I was like, "Whoa."
So I thought it was worth mentioning,
just in case any of you out there have the similar struggle of being annoyed
at cleaning your makeup brushes and beauty blenders.
Alright, now it's time for the surprise!
I just wanted to give you guys an update on my workbook.
I had swatches sent to me from China and I basically picked one of these colors
for my workbook.
I mean, I'm just gonna tell you which one I picked.
I picked this one.
It's definitely going to be blush with some gold foil lettering on the cover.
I'm super-duper excited because, I don't know, this is just the next step.
I said I wanted to keep you guys updated on my workbook progress.
And I felt like this wasn't really enough to make a vlog around, and the process is
really
just me sitting there working.
So yeah, I'm just gonna share little snippets
in random videos at the end.
That way, you can stay tuned.
One more thing: If you guys want to submit a question for a future Q&A,
I'm still gonna try to do those audio Q&As.
I'll post the link below for you to ask me a question.
I don't think I got that many submissions last time, so if people don't continue submitting
audio,
then I'm just not gonna make a future Q&A.
So if you want future Q&A
like the Tea Time with Aileen, then submit a question down below!
Click that link.
Upload an audio file.
All you have to do is record yourself with your phone,
save that file, send it to your computer, and then click that link down there
so you can drag and drop to upload on the Google folder.
I know it's not super straightforward,
but you guys are smart.
I know you can figure it out.
Alright, have a beautiful day.
I love you all so, so much.
Bye bye!