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Sheer and Floral

September 28, 2014

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Here's a quick look at my current morning skincare

Here's a quick look at my current morning skincare routine. I've been keeping it light and simple because of this summer heat. ⁣
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𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐔𝐬𝐞𝐝:⁣
- @hawthorne Face Cleanser⁣
- @freshbeauty Rose Deep Hydration Toner⁣
- @neutrogena Hyaluronic Acid⁣
- @kiehls Skin Strengthening Super Serum⁣
- @camillerosebeauty Daily Brightening Moisture Dew⁣
- @shiseido Wrinkle Smoothing Eye Cream⁣
- @naturopathica Sweet Cherry Lip Butter⁣
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Enjoy your Tuesday Gems ✨

I styled this @litkovskaya_official bandana as a t

I styled this @litkovskaya_official bandana as a top - wrapped it around myself to give that edge. I paired it with my oversized @adidas utility pants that look and function almost like ski pants without the added warmth so you can still wear them in the summer. Throw on oversized tortoise shades and a sprinkle of attitude and now we are cooking! It's sporty, edgy and fun all in one. And this is what life is all about - so this week let's stay moving, take risks in both fashion and life and most importantly, have fun while doing it! Happy new week Gems ✨⁣
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Oh and on an unrelated note, it's 84 days until election day so right now is the best time to make sure you are registered to vote - go to 𝐰𝐰𝐰.𝐧𝐚𝐬𝐬.𝐨𝐫𝐠/𝐜𝐚𝐧-𝐈-𝐯𝐨𝐭𝐞 and make sure you are registered or register now!

||Ad Pimples. We all get them. It's the night bef

||Ad Pimples. We all get them. It's the night before your big Zoom presentation and the inevitable stress-zit is starting to appear on your chin. What do you do to get rid of it in a hurry? Well, now you can pop-in to your neighborhood Target store, head over to the specialty skincare aisle and pick-up "Mighty Patch" from @HeroCosmetics (also available online at Target.com!) Just plop one patch on your pimple, leave it overnight and be astounded by the results in the morning. In just one night, Mighty Patch micro-targets the problem spot and treats the problem for a visibly clearer-looking skin in the morning! It seriously works like magic, and if you Gems haven't tried it yet - I recommend you do next time you feel that pimple coming or just buy a pack and always have it in your toiletry kit.⁣
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But my personal favorite Mighty Patch might be the one that clears up dark spots.⁣
I get blemishes and dark spots from most pimples even after they are gone. Mighty Patch thought of that too! Their new Micropoint for Dark Spots targets skin discoloration overnight and it's safe to use every 2-3 days for visibly brighter skin. So now you will have all of the confidence in the world to slay that presentation in the morning! #herocosmetics #mightypatch #target

🏖 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?

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