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September 28, 2014

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🏖 I've gone to the beach more times this Summer

🏖 I've gone to the beach more times this Summer than I have any other summers in the past. The beach has been my little escape from this quarantine since I can't travel to the tropics like I'd love to.⁣⁣
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🩱Today I'm showing you 4 swimsuit purchases I made on @asos since a girl can't have too many swimsuits, right? I wanted a mixture of sexy and sporty and I found just that in these 4 pieces that I purchased. 2 of them are more on the sexier side and do a great job of giving the illusion of curves on my very straight body frame and the other 2 are more on the sporty side with a little sexy at the back.⁣⁣
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𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐦𝐲 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭 (𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊 𝐈𝐍 𝐁𝐈𝐎 🔗) 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐰𝐢𝐦𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐈'𝐦 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬. 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞? 1, 2, 3 𝐨𝐫 4? 𝐋𝐞𝐭 𝐦𝐞 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐰. 𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐆𝐞𝐦𝐬!

𝐓𝐮𝐧𝐞-𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡

𝐓𝐮𝐧𝐞-𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 @ 7 𝐩.𝐦. 𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐡𝐢 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐞 & 𝐌𝐚𝐱𝐢𝐦⁣⁣
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I have a confession to make. I looove making sushi at home. Once you know what to do, it's super easy, fun and saves you a lot of money on all of the sushi takeouts that me and Maxim used to do. With a little bit of prep and practice, anyone can make a perfect sushi roll in the comfort of your home. It's also a great date-night activity that will impress your date and/or friends next time you bust out your sushi roller and all of the ingredients 🙂 Again, it's fairly easy to pick up and master with just a little bit of prep and the results speak for themselves.⁣⁣
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𝐈𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝:⁣⁣
Sushi Rice⁣⁣
Nori Sheets⁣⁣
Cucumber⁣⁣
Avocado⁣⁣
Mango⁣⁣
Sushi-grade fish⁣⁣
Sushi Roller/Bamboo Mat⁣⁣
Chopsticks⁣⁣
Wasabi⁣⁣
Ginger⁣⁣
Soy Sauce⁣⁣
Rice Vinegar ⁣⁣
Sugar (optional)⁣⁣
Sake (optional)⁣⁣
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Most of these ingredients you can buy at your local grocery store. Check-out a specialty Asian market like H Mart here in NYC, for things like sushi rice, bamboo mat, ginger and wasabi if your grocery store doesn't carry it. Make sure to get sushi-grade fish that is specifically made for raw eating, I usually ask for it from sushi counters that will sell it to you by weight. ⁣⁣
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𝑺𝒐 𝒊𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖'𝒓𝒆 𝒂 𝒔𝒖𝒔𝒉𝒊 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒖𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒊𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖'𝒓𝒆 𝒏𝒐𝒕, 𝒕𝒖𝒏𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒐𝒏𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒆𝒆 𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒘𝒆 𝒈𝒆𝒕 𝒊𝒕 𝒅𝒐𝒏𝒆. 𝑩𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒒𝒖𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂 𝒅𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒌 𝒃𝒚 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆 🍣🥂.

🎉 Thank you all so much for the beautiful birth

🎉 Thank you all so much for the beautiful birthday wishes!! I'm generally not the type who gets hyped about celebrating my birthday but you Gems really know how to make a girl feel special. Y'all truly made my heart smile 🥰⁣.
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⛰ Escaping to the mountains of Vermont has been just the quarantine birthday getaway that I needed. Waking up to the sun kissing my face at 6 am (it's been a while since I've seen the sunrise ), soaking up breathtaking views of the sun disappearing below the horizon at dusk and illuminating the evening sky while dashing around the lustrous green lawn barefoot playing with Pluto 🐶. Oh what a feeling!⁣
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🍃 I started the trip trying to keep up sharing each moment in my stories but was quickly reminded by Maxim that I was missing out on being truly present in those moments. So instead of feeling guilty about not keeping up on social media, I said f*ck it, I'm going to enjoy my time here and be present in the moment with my boys. And I think this is a teaching moment for all of us who often feel like we need to be "ON" all the time balancing work and life. So remember that rest and rejuvenation are vital to our well-being!⁣
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𝑾𝑬𝑨𝑹𝑰𝑵𝑮 Reversible Camisole & Pants by @maisondepapillon Hat @hm

Celebrating my 31st today in my full “birthday” suit. What’s better than loving the skin you’re in?! 🤎🤎 Happy Birthday to all my Leos 🦁

#ChallengeAccepted. First, I want to make sure th

#ChallengeAccepted.
First, I want to make sure that the true meaning behind this challenge is not lost on any of us. It's a movement by feminists in Turkey meant to draw attention to the skyrocketing rates of gender-based violence in the country after a 27 year old woman was muderded and burned by her former partner.
Femicide is a term used for the vast amount of womxn intentionally abused and murdered at the hands of their partners because they are womxn.
This feminist initiative involve posting photos on social media in black and white to emphasise how pictures of murdered womxn end up in black and white in the pages of newspapers.
The biggest contributor to this issue is the fact that the men who commit these crimes do not face serious consequences. So it's up to us to speak up for our fellow sisters.
"Be the woman who fixes another woman's crown without telling the world it was crooked." We are a sisterhood and I will always thrive to uplift and support other womxn, especially womxn who are underrepresented and too often ignored. Thank you @spider_legs_ @lovely_amusan @savionron @therealbolajiayinde for nominating me. Let's continue to support and uplift each other while lending a voice to all our voiceless sisters out there. #womensupportingwomen #femaleempowerment

Hello from Vermont! Maxim is doing his best lumber

Hello from Vermont! Maxim is doing his best lumberjack impression, I'm feeling Lemon-y and Pluto is getting all the love as usual 🙂 We decided to go on a mini-vacay up in the mountains since summer isn't fully cancelled. This is my first time visiting Vermont and I'm absolutely loving it so far. Have you been? There's just something about being in nature and having space to run around, especially for Pluto. It seems like everyone is opting for local travel these days. Have you booked a local getaway yet?
Swipe (video) to see us in our element 💃🏾🍋✨.

Fully embracing beach days 🏖. The waves might k

Fully embracing beach days 🏖. The waves might knock me down, but the magic of being in the water is second to none. Swipe to see me take a lil tumble 😅. Happy Sunday Gems ✨

Setting the tone for a 🔥 weekend! Fill in the b

Setting the tone for a 🔥 weekend! Fill in the blank "Pulling up to the weekend like _____".
With my boo @simplygailg 💚💗

There are experiences in our lives that stick with

There are experiences in our lives that stick with us for a long time after they pass. This was the case with me on a cloudy day in Washington, D.C. some 2 years ago. Me and Maxim were visiting the beautiful cherry blossoms and decided to visit the new Museum of African American History and Culture. This museum is a beautiful testament to the Black experience in America and I highly recommend everyone should visit it, especially in these challenging times.
Inside the museum, you follow a path through the history of Black people in America. Starting at the Trans-Atlantic slave trade and how African-Americans were forcibly brought over to this country. Then a prolonged history of slavery and Jim Crow after slavery was "abolished" but nonetheless persistent in many parts of the south with laws that suppressed newly freed black people and denied their rights. Emmett Till's story still haunt my dreams. 14-year old Black boy was visiting Mississippi from Chicago and was brutally murdered then drowned for allegedly flirting with a white shop owner in 1955. His mother decided to hold an open-casket funeral to show the ugly truth of racism. His funeral, preserved on full display at the museum, has in turn inspired the modern Civil Rights Movement.
A lot of the Black history in the United States is laden with moments like this - moments of great suffering and anguish. But it also has moments of great joy and accomplishments throughout. The last part of the museum is hopeful for the future and celebrates Black creators and their influence in music, movies, theater, sports, TV, and politics. It's a great reminder of how far African-Americans have progressed in this country despite constant pushbacks and setbacks.
I wonder how our modern times will be remembered in this very museum in the future. Do you think there will be a George Floyd memorial similar to that of Emmett Till - a part of HIStory that we did not seem to learn from? Or will there be a wing dedicated to black excellence in the current climate of learning to appreciate and CELEBRATE black creators and entrepreneurs who often go without recognition? If this was your wing, what would YOU make it in 15 years?

I've been wearing braids since I was a little girl

I've been wearing braids since I was a little girl when my mom used to do my and my sister's hair. Back then, I didn't really like them because I had to explain to some of the kids in my school who always asked me how exactly my braids worked. I would get the typical "Is that your real hair?" or "Your hair grew so fast!" which naturally got tiring to answer all the time. Now, braids are pretty much my go-to protective hairstyle when I don't want to bother with salon visits that take all day and everything else that we have to do to maintain. Braids have been so easy for me especially during the quarantine. They're low maintenance and I get to give my own hair a break from all the heat from blow dryers, curling, and straightening irons. 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐈 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐲 𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞:⁣⁣⁣⁣
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1. I braid my own hair because I get to manage how tight they are and tbh, I want to keep my edges.⁣⁣⁣⁣
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2. I wash my braids as I would my own hair every 2 weeks and deep condition my scalp for extra hydration. I've been using @patternbeauty conditioner.⁣⁣⁣⁣
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3. For everyday maintenance, I like to spray my scalp with a lightweight moisturizing spray because my hair gets really dry. I've been using the @aveda nutri plenish leave-in conditioner.⁣⁣⁣⁣
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4. I follow that up with hair oil to lock in the moisture on my scalp. I've been interchanging the @aveda multi-use hair oil and the @patternbeauty jojoba oil hair serum.⁣⁣⁣⁣
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And that's my process! I like to keep it as simple as possible because then, I'm able to stick to this routine. I also re-do my braids every 2 months or so to keep them fresh. If you're a braid goddess like me, let me know how you care for yours in the comments.

It's official! Maxim, Pluto and I are starting a n

It's official! Maxim, Pluto and I are starting a new tradition this summer! We're going to make it a point to take a weekly bike ride to the beach 🏖 I was feeling uninspired and stuck in a bad headspace earlier this week and Maxim dragged me out to the beach. We had already planned on having this beach day but I was in such a rut I was ready to give up the idea and not go at all. I'm so happy that he pushed me to pack up my beach essentials, jump on my bike and get going.
The 1.5-hour ride to the beach was therapeutic in itself. It felt good to be in motion just riding freely while the wind kissed my face. And once we got settled at the beach all of my stress and anxieties just escaped me. I felt centered again and full of bliss. And I think it shows in these photos we snapped while there. My main message here is to not be afraid to take a self-care break when you're feeling stuck. Your work can wait, but your mental and physical health can't, so always prioritize YOU when the moment calls for it. You'll feel so much better and will in turn be able to perform even better than if you hadn't taken that break. Have a beautiful Saturday Gems✨

𝐖𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐬

𝐖𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐬 𝐬𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬!!! ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
From my own experience, February - April in New York City was tough. Everything that makes New York great was shut down - bars, museums, nightlife, restaurants, comedy clubs and Broadway shows. From a mental perspective, the first 3 months in a full lock-down were tasking, especially as I still saw some other parts of the country carrying on with their day-to-day business thinking that what was happening in New York "will never happen here." And even though it was not easy, I'm glad to say that New-York's tough attitude and everyone's buy-in to the plan that our governor outlined with his daily TV appearances, worked. As the weather got nicer in May-June, and people started to venture out outside, the outbreak seems to be under control here now and a few days ago NYC reported it's first day with 0 Covid deaths since March. Now just because the worst of this may be behind in NYC, it doesn't mean that we are back to normal - not even close. First of all, cases are starting to spike in other states like Florida and Arizona and I am not sure how long it will take us as a nation to fully recover from this pandemic. ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
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One thing that was drilled into us almost from day 1 was to wear a mask. Wearing a mask, prevents you from spreading and inhaling those little "aerosol" particles that we emit just by breathing and talking that carry the virus. From my experience, 9 out of 10 people on the street in NYC still wear a mask. And by taking a stand and wearing a mask, you are not only saving your own life and the lives of those around you, but you are also normalizing that behavior. We are social creatures and if only 1 out of 10 people wore a mask, that 1 person would feel like they don't "fit in". However, if the case is flipped, and 8 other people wear masks, well now it's a "trend" that we can all get behind!⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
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And seriously, with so many colors, styles, and fabrics on the market now, this is a fashion statement that literally saves lives. ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
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I'm wearing a mask by @facecoverus who's donating 1 mask for every 3 sold to essential workers. My girl @simplygailg is wearing a mask by @lovebomshel

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