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- Hi everybody.
It's your girl Jenn and welcome back.
Today I have an episode of favorites
because August is slowly creeping on up
and so I thought I would just gather all my favorite things
of July and share them to you
like I do every single month.
Like honestly, favorites are just like a tradition
and routine at this point
and if you don't want to miss
a single episode of favorites,
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Hit that, become a Jem today and let's get started.
So I'm gonna start with a couple of fashion bits first.
If you've been watching my videos this year or this summer,
then you know that I've been rocking mules
like nobody's damn business
and here is one of my favorite pairs.
This is one from Jeffrey Campbell
and I actually love how little the heel is.
It's maybe like 1.5 inches
and it's all I need, just that little extra pep.
On days when I want to be a little bit fancier,
I've got this option right over here.
These are my dusty blue suede mules from Raye
and these just give me like Marie Antoinette vibes.
It's definitely the color and the texture as well.
It's just so chic and cute
and I just love mules because they're kind of like
the chic version of a flip flop.
You can slip in and out of them and look good doing so.
So this year I promised myself that 2017
was gonna be a year of self-growth and so that's why
I've just been immersing myself with self-help books
and that's why I have been so happy
that I partnered with Audible because I've been exposed
to so many different types of audiobooks.
If you don't know what Audible is,
it is a service where you just have
like a massive library filled with audiobooks,
podcasts, radio stuff, everything under the sun
and one audiobook that I finished
is The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck by Mark Manson
and I know that the title is like kind of jarring,
a little douchey,
but I swear this book is not like that whatsoever.
I love that it's not like your average self-help book
where it's kind of like be positive,
like stop being negative or just be confident in yourself.
Like it's not just half-ass advice.
I really like his approach because it's very raw
and realistic and that's just what I prefer.
One huge takeaway that I took away from this book
was the idea that there is always going to be problems
in your life no matter what
and I know that this is just a very obvious piece of advice,
but it is a lesson that really sunk in with me
after I listened to this
and there was like one really good quote in this book
that just really stuck with me
and I'm gonna read it out to you
because I don't want to mess up.
"Don't hope for a life without problems.
"There's no such thing.
"Instead hope for a life full of good problems.
"You are defined by what you're willing to struggle for."
And I just love this mentality because it's so real.
I don't know, like the past few years of my adult life
I feel like I was always just kind of
like running through the motions
of fixing problems, solving problems,
like dealing with a problem and then solving the problem
and it really felt just never ending because it is
and I guess I always saw problems as like a negative thing,
like of course another thing went wrong.
But that's just what life is.
Sh happens and it's just all about
the way you deal and handle situations
and sometimes a problem is actually a blessing
and I feel like this concept really just stuck with me
and has helped me immensely
and there's so many other great things about this book.
This has been an amazing audiobook
to just get ready to, clean the house with.
I know a lot of people struggle with
finding the time to read a book,
but with an audiobook you can really pop one on whenever
and it's good to multitask.
Your brain is a powerful thing.
You can do a lot of things.
If you want to check this out,
make sure you head on over to Audible.com/clothes.
They're doing a 30-day free trial.
So please check it out.
They have so many different types of genres
and if you don't like a book, you can always switch it out.
So it's kind of like a library, but with audiobooks.
My next favorite is an accessory
that has not left my body since I've gotten it.
It's this nameplate from Amarilo.
I just love dainty and delicate pieces like this.
Like this chain is everything.
It's so glimmery, it's so soft and very feminine
and I just actually really love the way
that the name is in all caps.
Normally nameplate necklaces they're like in cursive,
but I feel like this is like a nice little twist
and because it's summer,
obviously my warmer tones are coming out.
So I feel like the gold really brings that out.
I just feel like it adds like a perfect
little extra oomph to every outfit.
A lot of you guys were wondering where it was from,
so I thought I would shout it out.
Next up I want to chat about a skincare product.
As you know, I've just been kind of
like hopping around with eye creams.
The last one that I liked
was Korres's Black Pine Eye Serum,
but I wanted to find something
that was just like a little bit thicker and richer
and that's where Sisley's Eye Contour Mask comes in.
I finally got my hands on this
after I used it from my friend Ashley.
She like swears by this stuff.
It depuffs her eyes and she used it
like all throughout college until now
and so I finally sipped the Kool-Aid and I get it.
So I use this in the morning and the night
and I used to never wear eye creams in the day,
but just I don't know, maybe it's just the way
like my concealer was starting to set,
but just something didn't feel hydrated enough
and this just completely solved that.
I'll just apply like a little tiny dot
underneath both eyes and my eyes just feel brighter
and also my concealer jut sets better now
that I have this on my base
and yeah, I have been using this for like over a month now
and I've been evening sharing with Ben
and I've only used like this amount.
So even though it is like a bit of an investment,
I feel like this is gonna last me a very, very long time.
For my movie favorite, I have the film Get Out.
I know, I am so late on recommending this,
but you know what, it's better late than never.
I finally got to watch it with Ben.
We saw it on like Apple TV
and literally after the film I was just like
oh my god, this is one of my favorite movies.
I would say it's definitely on my top five films for sure
and I feel like the last time I saw a movie this good
was probably like Ex Machina
and just both these things are so freaking good.
So I guess like technically it's like a horror film,
but like if you are scared of horror films,
like this is not gonna scare you
because there's just so many other elements to it,
like it's super funny, it's thrilling
and it's kind of like a psychological bender.
Highly recommend this.
Like a quick summary is there's a couple
and they're finally getting into the relationship
where they're gonna meet each other's families
and they're in an interracial relationship,
so there's a couple differences
and I will just leave it at that
because it's one of those movies
where the less you know the better.
So definitely go check it out.
It's obviously on Apple TV.
Pretty sure it's on Amazon too.
So my last favorite is also something
that helps with self-growth.
I've been using this app called Headspace
for the past 27 days
and I have just been obsessed with it
because I feel like it's been changing my life
for the better.
So Headspace is an app where they do guided meditation
and it just improves your mindfulness.
So when I first downloaded Headspace,
I just had like the free version.
So like each of the meditations were only like
three to five minutes long and they were very peaceful,
but like after the third day,
like they asked would you like to buy the premium package
and I was like yes I do and once I bought that one,
just a slew of like huge packages just came in.
So by packages I mean they're like guided meditations
that focus on different things you want to work on.
So for example, I've downloaded self-esteem,
basics, creativity, happiness, patience,
and the list goes on
and you can do a guided meditation every single day.
Right now I am doing the self-esteem one
and I know a lot of you guys think I'm like super confident,
but you know, your girl gets in her head a lot
and this is something that I've just been dying to work on
and I feel like Headspace has really, really been helping.
So each of these guided meditations are 20 minutes long
and I know like it seems like a long time
and honestly it kind of is,
but that's 20 minutes that are just for you
and I think a way to just make sure
that you do a meditation every day
is just by kind of slipping it into your normal routine.
So I like to meditate after I have breakfast.
I'll go back into my bed
and I'll like make my bed and I'll sit on it
and then I'll just do my guided meditation.
One day I would love to be able to meditate
without having like someone guide me,
but I feel like this is making me closer to my goal
and this is something that I want to incorporate
for my routine as long as I possibly can.
Alright guys, that wraps up my July favorites.
If you're looking for some music recommendations,
please head on over to my Spotify playlist,
which is located in the description box.
Please hit that.
I have been adding new songs like every so often
just to keep it spiced up.
It's mostly like just summer jams,
easy songs that you can listen to
while you're getting ready or driving.
Go check it out.
Also I feel like the lighting is just
progressively getting worse because
it's like I don't know, it's just a very cloudy day today.
So I'm sorry if it just got super dark at the end.
I know a lot of you guys don't care,
but it's driving me a little crazy.
If you have any recommendations
that you want to share with me or anybody else,
write it in the comments down below.
I love when everyone is just sharing
and dumping stuff that inspires them.
I just love that.
So if you can drop some love,
share what you've been loving, feel free to do that.
I want to wish you guys a beautiful day
and I'll see you guys in the next one.
Bye!
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