hope you guys had a lovely June I am
sitting in a little cottage from the
early 1900s maybe even earlier than that
here in Virginia visiting family and
Zack and I just rented this out for a
quick little getaway I've got like a
little makeshift area today to just run
through a few different items that have
meant so much to me this past month made
a big difference in my life
I've got like different categories so of
course I'm gonna start with fashion
first in a nutshell I would say that my
biggest fashion inspiration and really
purchases have been around puffs will
use this season there's just something
so magical about it I have been loving a
few different tops that have puff
sleeves that you guys have seen in
several different videos one of them
that I'm wearing today is maybe a little
bit different maybe a take on a puff
sleeve if I wear them kind of like up
like that instead of this
off-the-shoulder look then it is more of
a traditional puff sleeve but here I
just love the look of this where it's
off the shoulder and still has that
little bit of a poof here this material
in particular this one is from the mean
and it's got this beautiful like raw
silk fabric that keeps me warm where I
want to stay warm but of course it's
also showing skin so I'm staying cool
where I don't necessarily need to feel
like to worm like raw silk can hold in a
lot of heat there's also been a few
other brands that have embraced this
puff sleeve trend Reformation just all
of their dresses have this element to it
and I've kind of shared some of these
pieces with you over this past you know
month two months so I love this
beautiful dress that I have that has
puff sleeves from Reformation I can link
you guys to everything that I mentioned
down in the description below and link
you guys to videos where I've talked
about some of these elements too so
Reformation has them petite studio
released some with their collection from
ELISA in the city and Alyssa's pieces
have several puff sleeves it's just an
absolute dream it gives you maybe a
little bit more proportion up top if
that's where you want to add some weight
or like bulk to your upper
I think that it absolutely makes you
look more like slim and tall if you are
working with more of a pear-shaped like
I have I did a video on that too if you
guys want to see that so they're
absolutely everywhere
the next category that I wanted to talk
about today was Fitness I've really been
trying to work out nearly every day when
I started this year I was like I'm gonna
work out every single day and that was a
challenge that I had and I feel like I'm
almost hitting that but there's
definitely days where I don't feel like
doing that at all or life gets in the
way and that's fine I just kind of move
with it and try to workout the next day
but some of my equipment that I've been
using and clothing that I've been kind
of investing in in fitness area I
doubled down on my love for a girlfriend
collective they have just the best
leggings and bra the Paloma bra is my
favorite because it doesn't really dig
into anything and you know how sometimes
a sports bra it will be really tight on
your ribs and you feel like you can't
really breathe very well I don't like
that at all and so their bra has a
little bit more elasticity there it's
it's not anything too tight it's not
something that's going to dig into your
skin at all and it's just perfectly made
with the leggings as well the leggings
are really flattering they're my
favorite that I've ever worn they're not
too tight in fact I love that they're a
little bit loose around the knee that's
where I find that a lot of the leggings
that I wear is really tight like around
the thigh and knee area and there's are
kind of made for curves and just for
every single type of body style they
cater to and I've just been loving them
I brought a few with me here on vacation
because I plan to run some trails I also
loved these sweat towels that Zach and I
picked up because we have been working
out more we wanted to get some sweat
towels that we're super absorbent that
wouldn't necessarily hold in a lot of
like bacteria and stuff and so we found
some sweat towels that are microfiber
and you can just feel like when you are
completely dripping with sweat
you can barely touch it on your skin and
you're just dry it also made me
to work out more and so yeah I I
definitely will link you guys down to
that I found them on Amazon and they are
so lovely I believe they come in
different colors too for beauty I want
to run through a few of the products
that I've been using lately I first
started using Freck just maybe a couple
weeks ago but one of the things that has
made a big difference already is this
little tiny let me know how to describe
it it's just a freckle daughter it's
just this little tiny brush that has
some really just what feels like an ink
in it when you think about maybe just
this like Sienna colored ink that's
really how I would describe what this is
obviously it's makeup what's really cool
with it is that you can dot little tiny
freckles all over where you want them I
like to put them right around the bridge
of my nose I have painted freckles on
people in oil paintings before so I do
know my way around this but I think it's
pretty foolproof as well because you can
make just a few scattered dots and then
take your finger when it's on your
finger you can press it around to
different parts of your nose or wherever
you want freckles one of the major
complaints about this on line is how
small it is for the price but I
personally think that it goes on forever
like you're only putting on minuscule
little dots and a lot of the packaging
that they otherwise would have made with
this would have been more wasteful so I
don't mind that it comes in a small
package I just keep this inside my
makeup bag so that I don't lose it
another product from Freck that I've
been trying out is this cactus eye jelly
with plant collagen and of course you
can see I just got it so I am still in
the process of using it I will keep you
guys updated but I did tell immediate
results on a lot of the things that I
said I would do like reducing dark
circles and it says to put it on twice a
day so that you are completely
regenerating and moisturizing that area
because I smile a lot like I'm always
getting little tiny you know inset lines
right there and I do want to manage that
and like take care of my skin I'm still
gonna smile as much as I want to
but I do want to just kind of heal that
area and make sure that I'm taking care
of my eye area since that's like really
where people look the most when they're
talking to you is your eyes I love I
creams I'm very passionate about that
actually and I really just like this one
a lot so far but I will keep you posted
on a more like in depth review after
I've tried it for a few more weeks I
picked up just a few pieces of makeup
from Sephora that I've repurchased and
some of them are new so this one was a
new one this is the Charlotte Tilbury
that everybody was talking about it's
the pillow-talk
lip liner and it's supposed to look the
most natural whenever I look into lip
liners I'm like I don't want something
that's too fake that's too like lined
but adding a little bit of lip liner has
made a huge difference this month in
making me feel like my lips were fuller
and also just keeping the lipstick that
I put on over top of it in place it's
not very sharp right now to be honest
but it is just a regular pencil that you
do have to sharpen I can link you guys
down below for that Charlotte Tilbury
any products I've tried from her she
just has the most beautiful colors so
you guys know I love to have a cat eye
that's usually how I do my eye makeup
and because it is hot outside one thing
that I have been using a lot is
eyeshadow primer I have tried a few
different kinds out of it and again just
not very happy with a lot of the ones
that I've tried but this one was
absolutely excellent
it's the Urban Decay eyeshadow primer
potion in the shade Eden they had a
sample kit that I tried with like 4
different shades in it and this one was
by far my favorite this one called Eden
because it didn't cake at all and it
actually creates this beautiful light
like it's almost like a white cream that
you can put on your eyes you know
obviously eyeshadow primers are meant to
keep your shadow in place and not crease
especially with this humidity so this
has been an absolute lifesaver and I
even like to dot it on wherever I want
like extra coverage to as almost like a
concealer buy it
is very pale like a very pale shade so
if you have much more hands can you
probably couldn't use it as a concealer
but because I have like really pale skin
I write especially around my eyes then I
actually want something that is a white
bright light kind of cream so that's
what I've been using for that and then
just real quick i restocked my concealer
this concealer is absolutely amazing
it's from Benefit and it's called their
boying hydrating concealer and I think
that a lot of times whenever I need
concealer I want it to have some
moisture there too whether it's you know
some little spot I want to cover up or
just under my eyes and then I like to
put on just a little touch of powder on
top of it to set it and so that
hydration will just make the powder
stick really beautifully on top so those
are some of my beauty items one of my
goals for maybe the next year I would
like to move more into the natural realm
of makeup and like clean Beauty and
clean skincare it's definitely not
something that I've perfected yet
especially because I want my makeup to
look really really good I want my
skincare to be effective and so I am new
to the game with the natural beauty
really just dipped my toe into the
waters detox market actually sent me a
little starter kit love skincare and it
was just the loveliest kit I generally
make a principle of not talking about
gifted or sponsored stuff in favorites
at all because I want to be sure that
everything feels authentic and is
perceived with an honest heart and so
when I talk about gifted items on a
favorites video it has to be really
really good and also detox market that
I'm talking about today they didn't
require me to say anything or post
anything they just sent this to me and
we're like hey have a nice day a lot of
times that can happen and I still just
don't love the product but there were
several out of the kit that they sent me
that I'm like wow this has been so
absolutely effective so they sent me a
whole bunch but my absolute favorites
were these okay so this is a call to
here and there
bomb this time of year I think that a
heavy cream or moisturizer doesn't
always make sense when you're going to
be out in like really warm weather what
I do need moisturizer for from my body
especially this time of year is when I
put on some self-tanner I don't want to
have like dry patches or anything so
this is called a here in there balm and
that's for putting it on where you
really really need moisture where you
might have dryness on your elbows or
your knees or whatever I think that is
so cool because when you open it up the
first time that I tried it I was like
why is it green and then when I put it
on it just looks green and so what it
says to do is to actually take some and
like get some out of there and then warm
it up in your hands and so then you've
got this beautiful cream on your hands
which is nice too and then you can put
it on any dry patches like your elbows
rub it into your hands somewhere I love
to do that and it just smells kind of
like a health food store when you walk
in you can smell all that green that's
in there it smells so good another
product that they sent me was this
ginseng passion fruit mask
it's called Sahara it's an enzyme mask
and when I first put it on I was like
okay this is just like a jelly it feels
kind of like a maybe honey
like watered-down honey or something put
that on my skin it says only three to
five minutes and I swear don't go longer
than that because my face was just like
beet red after refer a few minutes and
then once my skin like calmed down after
that it just was beautiful Zac was like
you look like you just had a facial and
I was like man this is amazing so I
absolutely loved that one I made him try
it too
we both had just glorious skin
afterwards this was a native Atlas
Sahara rewind tonic so it's really just
witch hazel extract and a lot of really
natural things like thyme neem wood just
got a little dark you know willow bark
like all of these really natural
ingredients that are just known for like
calming and toning and so I use this as
a toner at night and then the last thing
that I wanted to mention today for what
they
me was this charcoal of deodorant I am
such a fan of natural deodorant I do not
like to put aluminum underneath my
armpits and so I usually have been using
toms but I did try this one and I would
say that it is like very pasty and it it
does show that there's charcoal it looks
a little bit gray at first so when you
blend it in it looks more clear I would
say because there is more of a paste and
tugging if you happen to be unnatural
and have hair but it might actually like
pole and not feel comfortable speaking
of deodorant
I did get some for Zack at when I went
to paddywhacks
I definitely wasn't going into the
patty-whack store for the first time to
buy deodorant but I did love to get him
these couple of things from there
because they just released a bunch of
like colognes and perfumes there and so
we picked up this one which is called
bourbon cedar and it's just the most
lovely like Old Spice type of scent so
we got him the deodorant and then also
this Cologne and yeah it just smells
absolutely so hot and I loved walking
into the paddywhack store too because
I've only ever shopped online from them
and now living in Nashville there's
several different locations so amazing
everything smells so good got to smell a
lot of different scents but I haven't
tried yet or bought yet so and that
brings me to my next category which is
entertainment in books one thing that my
friend gave me is this little book cover
that she makes and it's reversible so it
has more look like a cloth pattern
inside it and it's just been really
helpful for like right now I'm traveling
and I don't want my book to get all bent
out of shape so I've just really loved
being able to have a little book bag
cover and she makes little purses too
and right now I brought with me this
book from 1899 it's called a
revolutionary made so far it's just
about this girl that is living in the
time so 1776 which is absolutely perfect
for July 4th which is right now for my
trip I'm on the other books that I
finished in June though outlander book 6
so I'm officially moving on to book 7
now
super excited to have so many of the
revelations of this beautiful series I'm
trying to pace myself because I know
that there's more books that Diana's
writing and I don't want to come to the
end and then have to wait like five more
years
otherwise I've been reading a book
called high-performance habits and I'm
only half way through it but I'm slowly
reading through it and putting into
practice a lot of the things that they
talk about in that book that's been
really great I can link you guys to
where I've discussed that book a little
bit more in detail the final thing I
wanted to talk about is the Spanish
princess oh my gosh
on Netflix or no it wasn't Netflix it
was on Starz so cool a lot of times when
you read books that are by Philippa
Gregory then there's all of this drama
that has been around real characters in
mostly like royalty in England but this
one's about Henry the 8th as a small kid
I guess he's more like a teenager at
this age and the girl that he's going to
marry first which is the Spanish
princess and just watching that inside
of a beautiful series stars is
absolutely so good at these historical
fiction series absolutely love it fell
in love with the characters and you will
too and that's pretty much it for my
favourites of June I feel like that was
so much but hopefully there's some
little nuggets out of this that make
your life better and if you try any of
these or have tried them let me know in
the comments below and I'll see you guys
next time
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