(upbeat hip-hop music)
- Hey, everyone!
It's your girl, Jenn
and I cannot believe that April is already gone.
It's been just another month of self-isolating.
So you bet your ass, I got some cozy quarantine favorites!
So let's get started.
I have this headband that I absolutely love.
It is in this black twisted shape,
and I love the way it makes me look at home.
It looks like I'm wearing this like bread-knot crown,
and unfortunately, they don't sell it anymore,
which I mean, they know
that the demand is there for this headband,
but for now, I found some dupes on Amazon.
So you can get like a similar feel.
So my next favorite, I actually had to grab off my feet.
It is these slippers from Parachute Home.
I love the breezy like periwinkle color,
and the quilting is just gorgeous.
It's kind of like a bulbous hourglass quilting
which I think is so unique.
Every time I look down, it just makes me smile.
My feet look like cute little blue mushrooms.
That they are just quality.
They've got grip, they're cushiony.
I also got a pair for Ben, as well, from Parachute,
but his are a little bit different.
His is more of like
a more traditional grate-quilted slipper,
but it's got like even more cushion, even more grip,
and I believe for his style
there's like a lot more sizes still available,
but yeah, we've been really enjoying our Parachute slippers.
So if you've been watching my channel for a while,
then you know that I have like five to six pajama shirts
that I just rotate.
It's very rare that I wear pants,
until I found MeUndies.
I mean the name is like kind of questionable.
I'm not gonna lie, MeUndies,
but the product is unbelievable.
This fabric is so stretchy, so forgiving,
and it feels like butter on the skin.
If I had the option to make all my articles of clothing
feel like this fabric, I would.
If I had the ability to make all clothing feel like this,
I also would.
I feel like that would be my gift to humanity (laughs).
I like the black pair so much
that I thought I would be adventurous
and buy the gray pair, as well, ooh-la-la,
but this pair has butt pockets on the back
which i think is supposed to simulate the look
of like real pants.
Ben also has like the MeUndies robe now,
and he's been digging that.
So yeah, if you guys are in the market
for a good lounge pant, the search ends at MeUndies.
I also feature these MeUndies in a self-care video
that I uploaded last month,
and I'll leave that in the cards above.
So I've been working out at home
for the majority of the week,
and one way to inspire me to get moving
is through like a cute workout set.
So this is the sports bra.
I love that it's a deep V in the front and the back.
This also works really well as just a crop top
that I can wear with jeans.
I would wear it with this outfit right now.
Like how cute is that?
So super interchangeable.
I also got the matching leggings as well.
These are high waisted, and they hit me like mid calf,
and for leggings, I really like it
when they hit me at that length
because I find it the most flattering for my body shape.
Also as someone who is 5'1",
I like it when I don't need to worry
about the leggings going past my toe,
but obviously I don't have an issue
with that for these leggings,
and yeah, been loving this set.
So a thing that I've been replacing with coffee
has been Korean red ginseng extract.
Now this product over here brings up a lot of memories.
Just like the smell just takes me back.
For me, whenever like my parents
got on their random health kicks, they would be like,
"You need to drink this, and you drink a lot of it,"
and they'd also come with like the pre-packs
that are sweetened, that I did like,
but I remember when I was a kid I would just like resist.
I'd be like, (cries) "This sucks!"
But now that I'm older,
there's something very familiar about this,
and so I actually enjoy it.
I will just get a scoop of this, put it in hot water,
and it'll melt, and I just drink it,
and it's a bit bitter, but you just get used to it.
Like think about the first time you tried coffee
without any sugar.
You probably didn't really like it,
but the more you try it, the more you get used to it,
you develop a keenness, a fondness to it,
and the same thing will happen to you when you drink this,
and ginseng has a ton of great properties
that are great for your body.
It's anti-inflammatory, it helps with your immune system,
and this time we really need to be prioritizing health,
and so if you just want something to add to your routine
and your ritual, I highly recommend this.
It also comes in pill form, as well.
Sometimes I'll take these pills too.
So now we're gonna shuffle on to some book recommendations.
Here I have "101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think"
by Brianna Wiest.
This was actually a gift to me by Bianca of @rainbowsalt.
She is an incredible writer, and she's on Instagram.
She sent me a care package of books,
and this was one of them.
I like to read a chapter or two a day,
and I just like to think about it.
It's kind of like a part of my morning meditation.
This is definitely one of those self-awakening reads
and something that will make you reflect deeper in yourself.
So some of the essays are
"How The People We Once Loved Become Strangers Again."
We have "16 Signs of a Socially Intelligent Person."
It's just nice topics that really dig deep into your soul
and make you just reflect on your life
and who you are as a person.
So yeah, definitely recommend this book.
So in April, I started a book club.
It's called Curl Up Club,
and it has been one of the most rewarding things
I have done because it feels like a great just outlet
for a bunch of people that just share their love for books.
Reading has a bad rap because growing up
we're forced to do so much of it with material
that we don't even want to absorb.
So there is a lot of resistance towards it,
but as you get older, you still need to be learning
and consuming the right types of content.
I love this quote by Margaret Atwood.
She says that reading is the most participative of the arts
because you have to use your brain.
You have to look at the words.
You have to imagine everything,
the sounds, the way it looks, the way it feels,
and so you're using this active part of your brain,
and so that's what I want to continue
to promote people to do
because I don't want us to just be so passive
and just kind of glazing over media.
I don't know how I got into that tangent,
but yeah, I basically, I love reading,
and I want other people to start reading more,
and this is just a community where you can start,
where you can pick up, where you can share your opinions,
and so it's just been a lovely haven.
It's becoming a community that makes me really happy.
I have never been a part of any types of book clubs,
but I've always wanted to.
So I feel like this is my chance to like create something
that I've always wanted to be a part of,
and my last favorite is, of course, my April playlist.
This is inspired by Coachella.
It's been postponed.
I did my own version of the Coachella lineup,
artists that I like from the past,
and I created something that was like suitable for the home,
whether you're cleaning or hanging out
or just having dinner, it's just tunes
to kind of be upbeat to (laughs).
All right, guys, that is a wrap for this video.
As always, please let me know your favorites
in the comments down below,
just anything that's been inspiring you,
whether it was a feeling, a moment, a product, a book,
a film, anything, I truly love reading
what you guys are up to down there,
and y'all know that when I first upload,
I'm very responsive,
and it's my favorite way to stay connected with y'all,
but yeah, I hope you guys enjoyed this video,
and I'll see you guys in the next one.
Bye!
(kisses)
(chill lounge music)