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- Hey everyone.
It's your girl Jenn,
and welcome back.
I am here with an episode of Favorites.
And I can't believe how fast
the month of March went.
Literally, in a blink of an eye, it is gone.
I think a lot of it had to do with the amount
of traveling I did.
I traveled a lot last month.
And I'm just glad I'm back home
so I can sit down
and give you the rundown of my favorites.
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All right, so let's do this.
So I've finally retired my black leather backpack
from Daily Look.
I got that guy, maybe three or four years ago
and it's been so loyal to me.
Or I guess I've been so loyal to it.
Because it really fit everything that I loved.
Especially my vlogging set-up.
I knew it was only a matter of time
until the backpack broke.
I mean, it's not broken yet,
but it's on its dying breath.
So luckily Nasty Gal
is having their 70% off sale, of everything.
And I was able to get this black velvet backpack.
It looks so small,
but it actually holds a lot of stuff.
Like, look at that width.
So inside this backpack
I am able to fit my entire vlogging set-up,
which is key.
It holds my Canon t3i.
This is the camera that I vlog with.
And, my tripod, this is the Manfrotto one.
There's also a pouch in the front
which is amazing.
You can put your lip colors here.
I've even got a photo from the meet and greet
I did in Jakarta.
This is me and Xena.
I need to put this in my photo album actually.
It goes with formal things
because it's got the nice velvet texture.
But it's casual, because in the end it's still a backpack.
In March, I got a pair of new prescription glasses.
These are my Copenax.
And I just love them so much.
I know they're identical to my other frames
from General Eyeware.
But this one, has a gold wire frame
instead of a tortoise shell frame.
I really love the gold
because I feel like it blends in with my face better.
I love my other glasses,
but sometimes I feel like, when I wear them,
all you can see is glasses.
I'm also trying to make more of an effort
to wear glasses more often.
Because my eyes are not too happy with my contact lenses.
I just wear normal prescription contact lenses,
but since I've been wearing them
since I was 12 years old,
my contacts, or my eyeballs, are just a little strained.
I'm actually going to go in for a Lasik consultation
later this month.
So, I'm a little nervous,
but it would be so nice never to have to wear
contact lenses or glasses again.
I will let you guys know how that procedure goes.
But for now,
gonna try and wear my glasses more often.
I absolutely love these guys.
Moving on to clothing favorites,
here I have this graphic tee by Suburban Riot.
It's just a crisp white tee that says,
Word Hard and Be Nice
and I was wearing this pretty much my entire Austin,
or Jen goes to Austin/South by Southwest vlog.
I love this t-shirt and the way it looks
with light denim.
I love wearing this shirt
because it spreads a great message.
These are two actions that anyone can do.
Working hard and being nice.
As long as you do these two things
you are on the road to success.
And it's always something to keep in mind.
Next up, I have these printed pants.
I got these on my trip to Bali.
And let me tell you these are the most comfy pants ever.
And these are my official spring/summer lounge pants.
They're easy, breezy, and perfect
for the hot sweltering summers we get in L.A.
And also, all the girls that went on the Bali trip
got a pair of pants like this.
So we pretty much all having matching pants.
We all got different colors, but I really like that.
I dunno, if we wanted to we could all just match
and go out together.
For my book favorite I have
Ham on Rye by Charles Bukowski.
This is an author that I wanted to read
since I was a teenager.
But for some reason, just, life got in the way.
Got distracted.
But I'm so happy that I finally buckled down
and read this book.
This had me teleported to a different time and era.
I read this, pretty much, my flight from Bali back to L.A.
I smashed this out.
So this book is pretty much, like, an autobiography
or a memoir of his life.
But he says it through the story of a little boy
named Henry.
Follow Henry from his childhood to his teenage years
to his adulthood.
And he's lived a pretty rough life.
He grew up through the Great Depression
and those were some pretty dark times.
His father was emotionally and physically abusive
to him and his mother.
And that really took a toll on the way he saw life.
He was very detached and nihilistic.
And there are so many parts of this book
where literally, my jaw's just dropping.
I'm just, like, turning the pages.
It's a very graphic novel, but I like that.
I just love Bukowski's writing style.
It's so blunt.
He doesn't sugarcoat anything.
He's clear, he's concise, and it's like
cutting through a knife, it cuts deep.
I wouldn't say there's a real plot to this book,
so if you're looking for like, a you know,
climax and all that stuff,
I mean maybe this book isn't for you.
But if you're just looking to get a peek of his life
and the way he grew up,
and the crazy shit that happened,
highly recommend this book.
I can't wait to read more of his work
like Post Office and Woman.
So yeah, check it out.
If I'm going to be completely honest
I didn't know if I was going to have
a face of the month in March.
But since I forgot it completely last month
I knew I had to put one in.
Luckily, I did play around with some new makeup products
so I present to you The Face of the Month.
Which I am rocking right now,
so let's break it down.
For foundation I've been using
Clinique's Beyond Perfecting Foundation and Concealer.
This is a full coverage foundation.
But I only use what I need.
I love the applicator, it reminds me of the
Tarte Shape Tape Concealer.
So I just use the wand and I dab it across my face
and blend it in.
And for my problem areas, like underneath my eyes,
around my nose, I just go in a second time
and really focus on those areas.
Moving onto eyeshadow I have yet again
another Colourpop eyeshadow.
I just, I can't help it.
I just love Colourpop products so much.
But in March I really was loving Flipper.
This is a gorgeous tangerine color with
a ton of silver glitter.
When I wear it on my eyes it's like, boom!
Glitter. Glamor.
I feel like the camera doesn't capture the amount
of sparkle it has, but I love it.
And then to blend it out I'll go in with my
Too Faced Sweet Peach palette.
I'll go into Candied Peach and I'll use it
to kind of blur out the edges.
And it just gives it a nice fresh spring look.
For my lip color I have this baby lipstick bullet
by 3 Concept Eyes.
And I think this is a really nice rose,
kind of like a bold rosey shade.
Which I think looks great with the look.
It just ties everything together.
I guess that concludes the Face of the Month.
I know I didn't break down every single product
that I used on my face.
But, I will use, or leave, that information
in the description box down below.
So pop that open if you are interested to know
what is on this face.
So that concludes my March Favorites.
I am so happy to be back home.
I love traveling and everything,
but I just, you know, nothing beats coming home to
Cheeky and my fiance.
I'm going to New york on Thursday.
Oh, I'm also having a meet and greet on Saturday.
So if you live in New York.
Hold on, let me get the information.
Okay, so if you guys live in New York,
I am having a meet and greet
on April 1st.
Oh, my gosh, April Fools Day.
So I'm having a meet and greet on April 1st,
I swear this is not a prank, I will be there.
I will leave the information right over here.
So please come and join me if you can.
It's going to be at the Westfield Mall I believe.
I would love, love, love to see you there.
I will also leave the RSVP link in description box
down below.
So, New Yorkers come at me.
I would love to meet you guys.
As usual, please let me know what your favorites are
in the comment section.
I would love to read about them.
I really love hearing from you guys.
I hope you have a beautiful day,
and I'll see you guys on the next one.
Bye.
Mwah!
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