What’s up, guys?
Welcome back to my channel, Lavendaire.
Today we’re going to do November Favorites and, first off,
I just want to say I haven’t done this sitting down/talking video in a while.
I think the last one I did was October Favorites, if I’m not mistaken.
I’m not sure, but it just feels like it’s been a while because a lot has happened in
this past month.
First off, I started off this month with a trip to Portland, Seattle, and Vancouver
and I have a vlog of that video that I’ll link below.
That was a really fun family trip, but right after I got back from the trip,
I had to pet-sit my friend’s dog for a few days.
Then right after that I had to go to YouTube NextUp which is a program that I got into,
if you haven’t heard.
It was kind of a competition where we entered a video
and some essay answers and YouTube picked 20 creators to invite to their studio.
We had a weeklong video boot-camp, and we learned a lot, made a lot of friends, made
videos.
It was quite the experience.
I plan to edit that vlog next
so if you’re interested in that week, stick around on my channel.
After that it was a rush for the holidays because I had Friendsgiving
and then Thanksgiving with family.
Since then I’ve been recuperating and unpacking my stuff from NextUp,
just slowly trying to figure out how to get back into my regular schedule and routine
again,
but I don’t know if it’s possible since Christmas is around the corner.
I feel like the holidays is a time of the year where my schedule’s all thrown off
because of social events and random things like that.
But I can’t complain, everything is great.
I’m so thankful for everything.
By the way, we hit 100,000 subscribers.
I don’t think I’ve acknowledged that on the channel yet
but I posted it on Snapchat and Instagram.
I’m doing a giveaway.
You guys, stick around to the end of the video if you want to find out how to enter.
But basically I’m giving away three Amazon Fire tablets so you can read, browse the internet.
My favorite way to read is through ebooks on my tablet
so I thought I’d give the gift of reading ebooks to three winners.
I’m going to pick three winners maybe next week,
so like I said: instructions at the end of the video.
Alright, let’s jump into November Favorites.
I don’t have that many favorites this month
because I was just traveling and doing random things,
but I’ll share the things that I did like this month.
My first favorite is this big scarf that I have.
It’s huge.
I’ve never had a scarf quite this huge.
It’s literally the size of a throw blanket
and I think this is called a blanket scarf.
Yeah, I love it.
I took this with me to my Seattle, Portland, and Vancouver trip.
I love it because it doubles as a fashion accessory
but when you’re in an airplane or in the car for a road trip, it’s basically a blanket.
I always get cold in airplanes and cars and this is perfect because it’s not quite like
a jacket.
You just throw it on top and when you’re too hot, you just go like this.
It’s easy and it’s so soft and comfortable.
I do have to disclose:
I got this sent to me through FabFitFun through their box, and it was part of their Fall box.
That was a really cool gift from them.
My next favorite is this Korean skincare product that my friend Jean recommended to me,
so thanks Jean!
Basically it’s this essence called May Coop Raw Sauce
and it’s an essence that is made from maple tree sap.
I used this when I was at my friend Jean’s place and I just fell in love at first drip
because the consistency is thick and it’s kind of like a honey-ish consistency
except it’s not sticky; it’s more watery.
Essence is the thing you put on after toner before your moisturizers.
I love trying all these different kinds of Asian beauty skincare products,
and this has been really useful.
I feel like it’s thicker than this previous essence that I used,
the Missha Time Essence.
This one is more moisturizing and thick for winter
because my skin is dry and when it’s cold my skin gets even drier and I just like to
pack it on.
Also when I was traveling this month, I took this essence with me
by putting it into this old serum bottle that I had.
The lesson here is keep your skincare bottles and packaging
just in case you’d like to pack something bigger into something travel-sized.
Alright, the sun in setting but I’m going to finish this.
My last favorite is a concert that was earlier this week.
I got to see Porter Robinson and Madeon in concert, and it was such a great show.
If you guys follow me, you know how much I love Porter Robinson.
He inspires me.
He’s basically one of my favorite artists out there right now.
I feel like his music is great but he also brings that aesthetic and the storytelling
behind it.
His shows are so pretty because his songs-he mixes pretty and soft, beautiful things
with the hard and party type of beats, and I appreciate that.
And when he played “Divinity” which is like my favorite song,
the visuals were all pink and cloudy.
It felt so girly and dreamy and beautiful.
That’s what I love.
That show was really fun to watch.
I don’t know, it was my first time going to a “sit-down” EDM concert.
It felt a little weird watching the earlier acts because we’re sitting in an auditorium,
assigned seats, instead of standing randomly in a club or something.
I was like, “Wow, people pay to sit down to watch DJs now, and that’s a thing.”
Anyway, it was strange.
But yeah, that’s it for my favorites.
Now onto the giveaway before the sun sets even more.
The giveaway is simple.
I got these three Amazon Fire tablets.
They’re very, very versatile because obviously you can read a Kindle,
you can read any books you want from the Kindle app.
I think when you have a Fire, you get access to Kindle Unlimited
which is Amazon’s library of a bunch of free books that only their tablets can read.
Obviously you can watch YouTube on this,
and watch Lavendaire on this tablet so a lot of cool things you can do.
I think as I send these out, I’m going to add some assorted makeup
because I have a lot random makeup that I’ve been gifted
that I don’t need and I’d love to share it with all of you guys.
To enter this giveaway, all you need to do is 1) be subscribed to this channel;
2) follow my Instagram; 3) follow my Facebook page, I’ll post all the links below;
and 4) subscribe to my mailing list.
If you’re already doing all those things, you’re already subscribed to the mailing
list,
then congratulations: you’re already automatically entered.
Anyway I’ll post all the links and detailed instructions below so you could check that
out.
It’s just a big thank you to you guys.
We made it to 100,000 subscribers.
I never thought that I would make it this far.
When I started Lavendaire, I thought, “Okay, my goal is 10,000,”
and if I could reach that, I’d be happy.
Obviously once you reach that goal you’re like,
“Okay, what’s the next goal?
What’s the next stretch goal?”
It’s just crazy that I’m here.
I used to look up to YouTubers who had 100,000 subscribers like,
“Whoa, they’ve made it and it’s great.”
and I gotta tell you, to be real here:
I’m still not there.
I’m not quite where I’d like to be and there’s always room to grow,
and that’s that.
I do so appreciate you guys being here with me.
I appreciate that I get to connect with you through this channel
and we get to share our ideas and our inspirations.
Basically, moving forward I’d like to start a Facebook group
where it’s like an exclusive community for us and I’ll be pairing that with private
webinars
and maybe a product I’m working on: 2017 Workbook.
I want to create this workbook for the year.
I’m telling you this now
but I don’t even know if I can get it done.
I gotta work on it.
That’s my homework for the next two weeks.
If I get it done then you will hear about it in your email if you subscribe to my mailing
list,
and you’ll hear about the Facebook group and the upcoming webinars as well.
Lot of things in the works.
Sun is setting obviously and I just gotta say: I love you so much.
Thank you so much, and I will see you again next time.
Bye!