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I've got Allison fink here with me today and we are about to do a really fun video for you before
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we are each going to be choosing five items that we own that are really meaningful to us and we're
gonna share them with you uh it's raining today's video is sponsored by Lightbox Jewelry I will get
into them a little bit down the line in the video but I'm so excited to tell you about their really
cool lab-grown diamonds so stay tuned and now we're just gonna dive into some of our all-time
favorite items that mean the most to us so i'll go first the thing that probably
just means the most to me in terms of my childhood and carrying a lot of meaning
is my childhood doll and I'm gonna say doll but I do have two there's pinky and blue boy
so pinky was the pink version blue boy was the blue version they were the exact same doll and
I carried them with me everywhere I actually made a recent post on my instagram telling the story
of how one time on a family trip we were on a bus and I was carrying blue boy with me and I dropped
him beneath the bus seat the driver stopped at our stop and was like everyone's got to get off
my family was crawling around on the floor of the bus to try to find blue boy
but he must have slid when the bus stopped and we couldn't find him so we essentially had to get off
and leave blue boy behind whenever I think about that I want to shed a single tear because how sad
is that where is that blue boy's just lost in the world hopefully traveling maybe some other child
scott blue boy I hope I mean I can only hope that blue boy's been rescued I used to take these dolls
and sleep with them in my mouth I used to have my parents wet their hands and feet before bed
and then I would like suck them dry all night and I actually recently found them when I went home a
couple weekends ago and their hands and feet are just disheveled they're so meaningful to me I will
honestly keep them forever and definitely will show them to my own children one day
pinkie who is this how's she doing who is it I love her my first thing kind of builds
on Lucie's but I do have a doll a childhood doll her name is baby I don't know if I would
call her a doll so much she's kind of like a stuffed animal but she has like a hard head
she's really terrifying honestly but she was my number one go-to every night every
day carry around everywhere I also would take baby's hand and baby was made out of like a
silky material so I would take baby's hand and rub it up against my lip every night I remember
that and it was like so smooth and like really did something to my nervous system and calmed me down
in order to preserve the memory of this doll I decided that I would put all of my most special
childhood possessions in these really cool modern white trunks so now that I'm back in the city I
have the trunks in my apartment and babies inside of the trunks along with many other
special things from my childhood but it's just a very nice way to preserve all those memories in a
space without feeling like you're just surrounded by a lot of junk did you draw that for soft arms
yeah we love her she doesn't really have anything in her body anymore
item number two for me now we're getting to more you know the 2021 era of my life air pods and
not just any air pods but my noise canceling apple air pods these I couldn't live without I
literally listen to podcasts all day every day as I'm doing any sort of home activity cleaning
cooking showering yes I listen to my air pods in the shower a lot of people really don't understand
how I do that but including me I basically only wash my hair about once a week so all the other
times I'm showering I have this huge shower cap over my head that covers my ears so I put
my ear pods in I hold them down so that the noise cancels away and I'm telling you if this is what
the street sounds like in a normal setting when you cancel the noise this is what it sounds like
seriously it's like borderline dangerous to wear them walking down the street because
someone could be yelling at you or honking a horn and you would not hear it is quiet
but I wear them in the apartment all the time I cancel the noise and then I go through my whole
shower soaking up information I I don't know how anyone showers without air pods but these air pods
have just become such an educational tool for me I've honestly learned so much through audiobooks
and podcasts because of this technology and it's given me the ability to do it on my own time even
if there's other people in the space I can just pop my AirPods in and be alone my next item is
a bit random but I love it in my space and that item is the Smeg toaster it's kind of random I
don't use it all that often honestly I have waffle every Friday morning and that's probably when my
toaster gets the most to use I just love the way that the Smeg appliances look there's something
super cool and like like alien like about them sort of like outer space mixed with submarine
I don't know it's a very cool modern vibe and I love how I don't have to have just like a big
stainless steel appliance just taking up space that makes my countertop a little
uh cluttered cluttered and not so easy on the eyes so I have this meg which is perfect because
I don't mind keeping it out at all times it almost kind of looks like a sculpture in a weird way we
used to go to the architecture and design show every year and we would always obsess over the
Smeg appliances in the kitchen specifically the toasters and the refrigerators you know like the
arched fridge that is kind of our dream kitchen appliance for a future home so for now we actually
both have Smeg toasters I want everything to be part of the design of the apartment I don't want
anything to stand out as an eyesore item number three for me another techie gadget is my first
ever vlogging camera this was the canon g7x it was the point and shoot camera this was really
the first camera that I ever got for my YouTube vlogging career I got it when I was at refinery29
it's so lightweight it is so small and it's just a point-and-shoot meaning the lenses don't detach
you can't you know separate the lens and the body instead you just press one button the lens goes
and you're rolling I think places like Disneyland places like that don't always let you bring DSLR
cameras with detachable lenses and they don't want people coming in and doing a whole film shoot so
if you just have a point-and-shoot digital camera that nothing needs to come off and it's just super
easy to shoot that is really a useful thing to have in your tool kit as a creator the f-stop on
that camera was really beautiful it allowed for a nice depth of field and lastly it had that flip up
screen on it remember that yeah so the camera I'm shooting on now it flips to the side so right now
I'm looking at myself and you can tell I'm not looking at you but the canon g7x it flips up I
love that camera I actually still have it my next item or items that fit into one category
is my bedding I bought all of my bedding for this apartment from parachute home it was actually
before I moved back into the city that I came in to the city for a weekend to spend it with you and
we walked into the parachute store in soho yeah I think it was there were lovely sales associates
in the store and I was very very attracted to the linen sets that they had it brought such a natural
earthy vibe into the apartment that I was really really going for and crackmate if I'm wrong but
I feel like one of the other reasons why it was so meaningful to you to get this new bedding set
was because you know after going through a breakup I'm sure anyone that's gone through a breakup can
identify with the feeling of like just wanting a fresh bed yeah just totally new my color is
blush it's feminine it's all what I want and nothing that anyone else wants so it's perfect
for me number four for me are these lab-grown diamonds that I'm wearing from Lightbox jewelry
you can see in my ear right now I have a white stud in the middle and then I have a pinkish tone
towards the back this set was gifted to me by Allie and our brother Robbie
back when I first started my company Lucie think media it was the most thoughtful gift ever and
I shift them around a lot and I I pair them with different pieces in my everyday jewelry collection
but right now I'm loving the current lineup on my ear this right here has three piercings so
I always love switching up the arrangement and Lightbox is sponsoring today's YouTube video so
now I'm gonna tell you all about them and tell you why we love them so first and foremost something
you should know is that my siblings and I have this ongoing text chain with each other where
we're just constantly sending articles of really cool technology or cool products new things that
are popping up that we want the others to see and a couple of years ago the three of us got into
this whole deep dive exploration into laboratory grown diamonds we're all very science oriented
people I would say so we were just fascinated by the process of how they're grown and so for people
out there who don't know what lab-grown diamonds are or how they're made sit back and prepare to
be amazed lab-grown diamonds are chemically and optically identical to natural mind diamonds they
both consist of pure carbon in a cubic crystalline form and the difference between lab-grown diamonds
and natural diamonds is how they're formed and how rare they are so natural diamonds form you know
below the surface of the earth and they take millions of years to grow down there whereas
lab-grown diamonds can be grown in a laboratory by scientists in a period of just a few weeks
which is honestly amazing for people out there who are looking for a more affordable option without
having to compromise the quality of the stone so here's the cool sciency part science time we're
taking you into the lab now lab grown diamonds from Lightbox are grown using a method called
cvd which stands for chemical vapor deposition you start with a tiny lab diamond almost like a seed
and then depending on the technology used there's a combination of heat pressure and a carbon source
that are used to make the crystals grow layer by layer and as the temperature climbs thousands and
thousands of degrees the gas molecules break apart and then carbon atoms basically bond to
the seeds and kind of grow them one layer at a time so you're kind of just growing a diamond
under pressure so a lot of people including myself when I first learned about lab-grown diamonds get
a little bit confused and think how could these possibly look like natural diamonds if they're
grown in a lab and people think that the finished product must somehow be visibly different but
optically lab-grown diamonds and mine diamonds are identical they have the same hardness they sparkle
just as bright really the only difference is the process and how they're made and because they're
made in a lab Lightbox can keep the prices really affordable so you can compare this to the cost of
any natural diamonds that you know of or that you already own but when it comes to Lightbox
they are priced at 800 per carat plus the cost of setting and as that carat number goes down
the cost goes down proportionally so if you were getting half a carrot it would cost 400
a quarter carat is 200 plus the cost of setting I feel like I wanted to include this one on my
list of special items obviously because it was a gift from my two favorite people in the world
but also because I know lab grown diamonds are not really the same the exact same category as
different items of wearable tech like an apple watch or an aura ring or something like that but I
definitely do consider these earrings to be at the intersection of fashion and technology like I feel
really in the know wearing these and I'm really excited to share them with you today
especially for those of you who have continued to ask me about affordable everyday jewelry options
I feel like these couldn't be more perfect and you probably already know that I personally have space
in my jewelry collection for natural diamonds and for lab-grown diamonds so my engagement ring
or things like family heirlooms are natural mind diamonds but the affordability of these lab-grown
studs just makes me feel like they're a great everyday piece that I can wear with just a little
bit less worry I'm not consumed all day that I'm gonna drop them or break them or lose them
they just feel like an everyday piece that looks great so I felt like this was the perfect video
for Lightbox to sponsor because I I feel like it does really strike that perfect balance between
the old and the new and kind of like the list that I'm sharing today there are some items on
this list that are super old family favorites and then there are newer techie items the jewelry from
Lightbox makes a really great elevated gift for those special life moments I thought it was the
sweetest and coolest gift to get a present for like congratulations you have your own business
that was so sweet you guys didn't have to do that but it meant the world to me and I'm linking
Lightbox down below for you so you can check them out if you're interested in learning about this
fashion and tech intersection I think it's really cool and I would love to know what your favorite
pieces are my next item is my Sonos speaker my Sonos speaker is in my home it's on my tv stand
it's white it's sleek it again does not stick out like an eyesore in the apartment music is
probably what's been the number one most important thing to me in the last year the pandemic without
music would have been a very rough time for me specifically I Taylor swift yeah that's exactly
what I was gonna say actually it was specifically folklore which was Taylor's album that she
released during the pandemic just having the Sonos speaker in my apartment allows me to basically
play music through Spotify at any part of the day it's obviously a bit harder for me to listen to
music when I work the second I'm done with work for the day you better believe that that speaker
goes on I turn to my Spotify I start playing around with my daily mixes making playlists
whatever it is it just allows me to totally escape and just release any stress from the day dive into
new artists if anyone does not have a speaker and loves music I would suggest you get one because it
really enhances the listening experience at home I feel like music is to you what podcasts are to me
yeah I haven't quite made the dive into podcasts if I'm not working I really can't be in my
apartment without listening to music right AirPods are the other thing that probably would have made
their way onto my list next because the second I leave my apartment they're in and I love listening
I have a funny story what Allie literally can't stop listening to music like she's not lying and
there are so many days when I'm with her in New York City and we're out together like we're
walking down the street and she's chatting with me and then she turns and she's listening to music
in the other ear while she's hanging out with me can anyone else relate to just music like
enhancing every second of life item number five for me my last item on this list is my pillow
anyone who knows me really well knows that I don't travel without my pillow I don't sleep
anywhere without my pillow I love my pillow it is perfect it's the perfect marshmallow consistency
I literally take it with me every single place I go and it gets so small I just like squish it
down and roll it up and then shove it in my bag I'm one of those people who I can't just use any
pillow I have to use the pillow that I love I think it's a down pillow but it's really soft
and light and kind of thin I'm similar to my mom in this way I remember we once went on a trip
in Europe and we spent time at this hotel and then we left the hotel to drive to a completely
new part of the country like hours away hours away and then we had to go back because my mom left her
pillow I understand the feeling the last item on my list was a move-in gift from Lucie when I first
moved into my apartment and that is my always pan I'm not sure exactly what the color is called I
think it might be terracotta it's a very light sort of blush pink orangey tone if you've seen
the apartment tour video that Lucie did it fits perfectly in with the color scheme of my apartment
and I love to cook one thing that was really important to me when I moved out of my last space
was getting rid of the gazillion pots and pans that I had that didn't stack into one another
that made a cabinet like absolute nightmare and just really simplifying down my kitchen equipment
so the always pan really serves as that for me because you can use it for so many different
purposes it's sleek it's very very functional and it looks so nice that sometimes I just leave it
out on my stove and it doesn't bother me so I love that and I it's really enhanced my cooking
experience I mentioned in a previous video that I got the always pan in that exact color from my
friend Parvathy in India and then I opened it ran to get the exact same one for Allie as a move-in
you know welcome to your new apartment gift and ever since then our parents got noise pan Michael
and I actually got two more they work really well and they're so beautiful and they're kind of just
like our favorite kitchen go-to it makes it easier for one because it's better quality equipment
but it's just more fun to be cooking with something that you love so why not check
it out I'm really excited to hear it down in the comments what are some of your favorite belongings
everything from you know those old baby dolls that you used to carry around to the latest
piece of technology that you currently use every single day let us know down below what you love
thank you again to Lightbox for sponsoring this video I'm putting the link for them down below so
you can check them out and we will see you next time right here on YouTube bye everyone see you