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- What's up, gems?
The shortest month of the year is officially over.
February, February, it's like the weirdest word to say.
But anyway, it is over,
so let's talk about some of my favorites from last month.
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So without further ado, let's get on with the items.
So, I'm starting things off with a fashion favorite.
Here I have this pair of earrings.
These are by Adornmonde,
and literally every time I've rocked them,
I get multiple questions about them,
so I thought it would be just natural to feature them here.
I've always gravitated towards dangly earrings.
I think it's just because they add
a nice shimmer and glimmer on the face.
And these are actually a really interesting shape.
It's two like rhombuses, is this the shape?
What is this?
It's like a slanted square.
I think they're just really interesting,
and add the perfect amount of funk to any outfit.
Alright, now I'm gonna jump into some beauty products
that I've been loving last month.
Here I have Etude Houses' tint my brows gel.
And if you saw my February monthly blog,
then you've already seen me feature this.
I actually saw this for the first time
at my girlfriend Sophia's house.
I walked into her apartment and she just had
these crazy looking brows and I was like, what is that?
And then she explained to me that it was this tint.
Basically, eyebrow tinting has been a huge trend in Korea.
You grab the wand,
and then you draw in the eyebrow shape that you want.
And you let it dry for around two hours.
And then you peel it off from the tail.
And then the end result is just
this really natural, full looking brow,
and it just cut down on my eyebrow process in half.
Because when I don't have this tint,
there's a lot to fill in there,
cause I barely have any brows.
But this tint creates like a nice base,
and it just makes the whole process a lot faster.
It's kinda like henna but for your brows and not orange.
Next up I have a highlighter.
This is called over the moon by Colourpop.
And it's this stunning, iridescent
hot pink and violet highlighter.
Initially, I was a little intimidated because like,
when do I ever go for purple highlighter?
But I actually went to a concert, an Oliver Helden show,
and I thought that it was just the time
to finally bust this out.
And I was so happy with the way it looked.
To apply it, it's really easy.
You just grab a damp beauty blender,
and you grab the flat side,
and you just kinda twist it like that.
And then you apply it to the highest points of your cheeks.
It adds so much glow, and I think the purple shade
really complements my skin tone.
Normally, I go for champagne highlighters,
but this one's just like a wild card,
and I really like the way it looks.
I am so excited to use this
for upcoming music festivals, like Coachella,
I think it's gonna be really perfect for that type of look.
Last month, I tried out a new hairstyle for myself.
I was rocking these little space buns
for a lot of the month,
especially on nights where I was going to a special event.
It looks like actually spent a lot of time getting ready
when you do this hairstyle,
but it's actually super easy to do.
All you have to do is make two little pony tails
on the side of your head.
I like to leave a couple of bangs out,
like some strands of hair, just to frame the face.
And then you grab the pony tail and then you twist it,
and then you just kinda wrap it around into a little bun.
And then you just grab as many bobby pins as you can
and you just like pin the living crap out of it
until it looks fine.
And then you try and attempt it to do on the other side.
I think I'm gonna do like a full tutorial on that soon,
because I think I'm gonna rock that look
when I'm at South by Southwest.
Very, very excited to go to that by the way.
But yeah, I think it's just like a really fun hairstyle
to just try out
cause I think it's gonna be flattering on everybody.
I think just more people should have fun
and be more experimental with their hairstyles.
You only live once, YOLO.
Pretend I never said that please.
For my book favorite, I have Shelter by Jung Yun.
And this was actually recommended
by one of you guys in the comments section.
In my last favorites video,
so thank you so much for this recommendation.
Honestly, this book is heavy as fuck.
But very, very gripping.
This was also written by a fellow Korean, so KP.
It follows a couple, Kyung and Gillian.
Kyung is Korean and Gillian is Irish.
And it kinda was coincidental because I'm Korean
and Ben is half Irish.
Anyway, life isn't looking too great for them.
They're financially unstable.
And Kyung isn't exactly the best place with his parents.
But something very traumatic happens,
like absolutely horrific happens,
and it forces Kyung to reconnect with his parents.
And just like the darkness unfolds then.
And it really shows you how,
how a person can be affected by their upbringing.
And this is a very honest, and sad and graphic book.
But it's something that I was just like
immediately drawn to.
There's a lot of stuff that I can relate ...
Or not a lot, but there were some aspects
that I could relate with with Kyung
because we both grew up in a Korean household in America.
For example, like both our dads were Presbyterian,
or are Presbyterian.
Obviously, my parents and I have a way more
emotionally stable relationship
than Kyung had with his parents.
But anyway, I highly recommend this book.
It's very, very well written.
Or in my opinion, it was well written.
I really love the pacing of this book.
It's straight forward but feel of details.
And yeah, if you're looking for a morbid, honest read,
definitely check this out.
For my last favorite, I've got something quite random.
Here I have this shower spa mist in this Eucalyptus scent.
And this smells so amazing,
it's changed the showering game for me and for Ben.
So basically when one of us showers,
we always spray at least three or four,
as the steam starts to gather.
And it just makes the entire bathroom smell
like this luxurious spa,
you're transformed into somewhere calm and serene.
Just the smell of eucalyptus,
it's so healing. I feel like I'm in a spa right now.
I'm just a big advocate for aromatherapy.
I feel like the power of smells
really can make your mind feel at ease.
And I wish I could just show you this scent
or like make you smell this though the camera
because it's just good for the soul.
After I take a shower, my mind just feels at ease.
I feel like I can conquer the day.
And I'm just all about adding little details
in my life that make me happier.
For my music favorite,
I actually made a playlist in my confidence video.
If you haven't seen my confidence video,
I'll also leave a link in the cards in the corner,
so definitely check it out.
But basically one of the tips that I gave in that video
was to listen to a banging playlist that makes you just feel
just unstoppable.
And I made it on SoundCloud,
so I'll leave a link in the description box.
This is also like a really workout playlist, I realized,
because it just makes my heart go like, you know.
As always, please write down your favorites
in the comments section as well.
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Bye!
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