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so sometimes this background kind of
reminds me of like Sesame Street you
know I don't know if you guys remember
that when they would have like the dogs
come up and they would pretend that they
had hands and they were people the Baker
cakes pies muffins
what's he baking Donuts anyways hi I
haven't done a video for favorites in
forever like I think last time was
January so this hasn't been just like
May favors it's been stuff that has
lasted through a few months that I've
been like oh my gosh my life is so much
better now that I have this so I
definitely want to share those with you
guys I love doing favorites videos so
I'm really happy to do this so I want to
start with like beauty and fashion
things that have meant a lot to me and
then after that I'll definitely go into
like more smaller miscellaneous stuff
first and foremost the crown jewel of my
closet Jessi cam sailor pants I can't
believe how much I'm in love with the
sailors I have not tried them because I
was just so skittish about what they
would look like on me because I'm 5 1
and that's mostly like torso like I do
not have long legs and a lot of people
think I'm taller than I am but it's
really just like playing with
proportions and trying to make it look
like I have longer legs than I do I was
actually really surprised at how long my
legs ended up looking by wearing the
sailors I think there's so many like
petite roles out there that I really
just had to test and try and see if they
were true for me so you might just want
to take that advice like for yourself
whatever your body style is whether
you're short tall whatever you know take
photos of your outfits and see for
yourself what you look like and how they
make you feel so yeah I had to try these
ones I was also so happy with the denim
in these because I usually get the
cotton canvas in the Rangers and I love
the Rangers but now like I feel like
I've been converted to the sailors so
yeah these are
light American denim version a lot of
people on Instagram we're asking if
these were the light American denim and
they definitely aren't I do need to take
in the waist just a little bit in the
back but that's pretty much it I don't
know if I'll hem them I probably will
hem them up a little bit but we will see
the next thing that I picked up were
these 'no solo mules you guys know how
much i love new solo mules but when i
got these ones a lot of people asked
like if i liked these one's better than
the Mariella mules these are the a m'as
amma i don't know how to pronounce the
AMA what my opinion is between this and
the other meals I've tried with my solo
is that I don't necessarily have a
favorite but the perks of these ones is
one this beautiful weave on top - you
see how this is a darker color here
they're usually like more of an ivory
and that can get a little bit dirty
faster with like the Mary Ella's or
other mules so I was really happy to see
that these ones came darker I didn't
even really understand that when I
picked these out online
so yeah I'm super happy with that it
also has a smaller heal the other mules
have like more of a heel so you'll just
have to judge for yourself if you want
like more of a heel or less of a heel
but I feel like this was really great
for summertime and I don't know why
maybe it's just the heel but these ones
stay on my feet better than the other
mules it's got to be the heel because I
placed them side by side with the other
mules I have and they're the exact same
distance from the end of the shoe like
there's nothing that I can tell
other than the heel that's different why
it would stay on my feet better maybe
it's just in my imagination but yeah I'm
super happy with these they go with
anything usually the meals from there
from the solo do go with anything but
like I've just found such unique ways to
make new outfits with these also you
guys let me know if you'd be interested
in like a review of all of - solo shoes
you guys know I wear no solo almost
every day so if that would be something
you guys are interested in I definitely
want to tape that and see what you guys
think so this next item is kind
more fashion related so I just have to
mention it though because it's something
I've never invested in until recently
which is Ray Ban sunglasses I looked
high and low for the right shape for me
I wanted to get a nice pair of
sunglasses because I was going on a trip
to Disney with that and it was a really
special trip and we knew we'd take lots
of photos so I looked back on photos
that I've had of other trips and I just
you know the cheap sunglasses that I
would get like $10 sunglasses just
really wasn't as nice for pictures and
that's nothing like as classic so I end
up getting a really classic pair of
ray-bans
that I knew I could wear for years and
years and still look good on my face
they'll be stylish I went with the round
ones and this one has a bar across the
top and after I got them I noticed how
many people are wearing the round ray
bands so that was kind of interesting
but I really like their bar on the top
on my face more than the round ones and
I actually went to the store and I'm so
glad I went to the physical store to
like try them on and see which ones
worked for me because I actually like
these are still a little bit big on me I
could have like the junior size fits my
face better but when I tried them on I
was like nope this definitely looks like
I'm wearing kid sunglasses maybe if the
lenses were a little bit bigger I could
have done that so instead I went with
these ones which is a small of the round
classics and they're also polarized I
was just so skittish about spending
money on sunglasses I wasn't sure if
they would break or how well I'd take
care of them but so far so good and I
also went with the brown color which
just I felt looked better with my
features and it was a little bit less
like dramatic you know but the black
ones looks good well good as well I also
love that they're flat lenses so that
just looked really flattering
and when I was checking out she gave me
this case which I loved what she said
which is stuck with me which is if
they're not on your face they're in the
case and I've actually stuck with that I
never just throw my sunglasses in my
purse and wait for them to be scratched
by keys and everything and yeah so I've
these probably about eight weeks or so
and so far so good I'm so happy with
them I love just throwing them on and
now when I'm outside I just can't
believe I you know whenever I forget my
sunglasses I just get really ticked so
moving on I got this really nice top
from Elisabeth Suzanne I'm really happy
with it let me show you so I got this
one because like most things on her site
I'm usually like you know what this one
just looks so unique there's nothing
really out there like that and I think
it would just up my level of unique
fashion in my wardrobe and I also knew
this would be something I could have for
years because it could work as like a
smock when I'm doing art as well so it's
I believe it's the Harper tunic but I'll
link it down below so you guys can get
the exact one it's linen which her linen
I feel it was just the highest quality
and I just love this pocket this giant
pocket that it has with it
I just love Elizabeth Suzy and
everything that she makes I want to buy
but this was something that I'm so happy
I have in my closet now so the next
thing I needed to get for like spring
and summer time is a purse like a tote
bag and I needed something that was like
smaller size because I've noticed that
in photos I can really get the wrong
size bag for me and so I needed
something that was on the smaller side
so on me this actually looked quite big
but it's this beautiful tote that I
think is the right size for my body as a
tote it's you know it's got leather on
the outside but then this is actually a
ghave it looks the same on both sides
which is really nice and then on the
bottom it has leather which is good
because I feel like the most of the wear
that you'll get on this is like stuff
that is trying to weigh down your purse
on the bottom so they ensured that that
has leather and it's not going to break
so I forgot to mention this is from
Lionheart and they actually gave me this
so I'm really happy with this one
I loved like all of their purses on
their site and they have larger ones as
well but I just loved this one so much
so a couple of beauty items that I got
so glossy a
got a couple pieces that I was really
looking into one being the lid star when
this came out and hit my inbox I was
like oh I really want this but I
couldn't choose a color then all of
these people started trying them online
and when Estee tried them she couldn't
stop raving about this color which is
cub
so they actually ran out of course the
student is that was announced and then I
ended up getting one of them and so I'm
so happy with this color I really liked
to wear more Pink's as makeup and on my
nails and so this was actually a perfect
color because it's like a bronzy pink
it's not quite a pink but it's kind of
like copper almost so I've been loving
this again great if you're going on
vacation and just don't want to risk
bringing powders with you this was
something also that you could wear with
so sometimes actually today I put it on
beneath more eyeshadow so kind of adds a
little bit of sparkle it is quite
glittery but it doesn't look like I'm
wearing glitter on my face
so speaking of nails I do want to talk
about how I always wear this color I've
worn this color for like half a year or
more this is something that gets a lot
of compliments so I just keep wearing it
because I can't find a color that I like
more and I am also a big fan of the
Essie gel polish there are some more
like natural brands and different colors
that I would recommend if that's like
more what you're into but if you just
want really strong nails this is what I
use and I've never been able to grow up
my nails as long as when I wore ESI's
gel polish I also like to wear a top
coat with it but that's for a video for
another day but yeah I actually got this
color for my mom as well because she was
like wanting to know what color that I
was using so I just got her one of these
as part of her Mother's Day gift you
know that's actually a good idea because
you can always throw in like a nail
polish as part of a gift if it's like a
neutral color that anyone would wear and
I actually think this would look really
good on everybody's skin
and look different and just flatter you
in different ways so I'll link this down
below but just for reference this is
number 60 in the color pinned up so yeah
so something I always have in my purse
at any given moment is a lint roller and
that's because I have a white fluffy cat
as some of you know and you know I just
really don't realize that I need a lint
roller until I go out in broad daylight
so I always carry one in my purse but
the problem has been that is six to
everything in my purse and so then when
I'm like oh I need my phone and I get my
phone out I have a lint roller stuck to
my phone and it's just not very classy
so instead when I went to buy a new lint
roller I found one of these things that
has really been a lifesaver so it is
called Flint
it's a lint roller and it's something
that you can just unscrew and it you
know it there's your lint roller and
you're gonna screw it back in it comes
in different colors I believe there was
like a black one and I really wanted to
get that one but then I thought I'm
never gonna be able to find it in my
purse so I ended up getting this like
neon bright pink one it's really cute
it's got like a watermelon color scheme
here I will link this if I can find it
online and it actually picks up hair
quite well like it's not one of these
cheapo lint rollers that doesn't do
anything so the next thing I want to
talk about is for vacation Zach picked
up two of these cameras for us they're
film cameras and whereas I won't be able
to go into all of the tech details about
this stuff that's more like Zach's
territory but I will be able to say like
this is a Olympus Stylus epic and I know
that because he told me it was just
really fun to be able to take film
pictures while we were on vacation
these ones are more handheld they
definitely brought back memories to when
I was a kid and I would use film cameras
like the disposable kind but this was
really fun because I was able to like
take as many photos as I wanted on
vacation and they could you know just
capture whatever I was seeing at that
moment it wasn't like I had to have my
phone out all the time
and like take thousands of photos that I
was never going to print or see again so
we ended up taking quite a few photos
while we were at Disney and sent them
all off to get them developed and we got
both the digital versions and the print
versions of all of our photos of
vacation so now like we'll be able to
flip through them and remember them or
frame them and it just made such a
difference on our trip and then looking
back through photos just makes you feel
like you're on vacation again and it's
so much different than just like
flipping through the photos that we took
on our phone while I was at Disney in
Epcot I loved going to the England area
and this is my second trip where I've
picked out a teacup so this teacup is
just absolutely gorgeous I love it
because it's got like all of the
different flowers on it and describes
what the flower is called with like bees
and butterflies and that's just
something I love to do is every time I
go there I pick out a teacup for my
collection so for my birthday I actually
asked my parents to get me candlesticks
I've obviously used them quite a bit
since then
but these ones are really special to me
because the candlesticks themselves are
from my hometown and my hometown is kind
of like ye olde and so it's made with
beeswax and tallow and it's got a cotton
wick and so that type of thing I just
love in general and candle sticks was
something I didn't really have in my
house so they also got me these candle
the stake holders which are pewter and I
loved the fact that they were used like
they have character in them in detail
and my mom kept apologizing like I know
for your birthday we should have gotten
you like brand-new ones and I said no no
I want something with character I want
something old so these are just so nice
to have in my house and I try to just
burn them on special occasions but I'm
already like burning them too much I
need to like slow it down so going along
with that theme just by chance the other
week my friend sent me candlesticks
without knowing all of that and so these
ones are beeswax she said that
actually make these by hand and I just
love that idea it's just so cool
whenever I can have like natural burning
like candles or candle sticks so I'm
really excited about these as well and
that was just like such a random
occurrence that like I wanted candle
sticks for my birthday and then these
actually arrived in the mail so thanks
so much Rachel by the way so this last
thing is more of a tip that I have I
love to fill my home with flowers and
plants and you know flowers can be
pretty expensive especially if you get
them ordered but one thing that I love
to do is go to my grocery store and they
usually have ones that are on sale that
they're just trying to like reduce
inventory before they start to like wilt
and stuff and I like to get these
flowers
I actually got okay so it was for
bouquets of tulips with lavender and
then I also got eucalyptus and a bunch
of other greens and each bouquet was
like 50 cents so I ended up getting
about $3 worth of flowers that filled my
whole home and I would say that if I
would have gotten that anywhere else
even full price at the grocery store
would have been a lot of money but yeah
I like just sort through like the
clearance bin because I've actually
found great classic flowers like these
ones for like dirt cheap and that's just
fun to like if you just want to assemble
a bouquet for somebody that you know
that's actually really special it
doesn't have to cost a lot to be able to
do that so guys I pretty much wraps up
my favorites for you know between
February and May like there was so much
to talk about and it's fun to be able to
do this again I feel like I'm actually
starting to lose my voice a little bit
after all of this but I hope that you
guys really liked these pieces and as
always like if you have questions about
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I will see you guys I try to post like
three times a week so I'll see you then
bye