Friday Five

1. Remember my plant that desperately needed a stand? Well I found this super inexpensive stand on amazon, still looking for the perfect pot that doesn't cost me an arm and a leg but terra-cotta will have to do for now.

2. Chances are you guys already know how much I love Mejuri. Aside from their beautiful designs I love everything that they stand for. This month they have teamed up with Urgent Action Fund to donate from sales of their Evil Eye Collection to empower women and trans rights activists at critical moments and I am very happy to be a part of this collaboration. I've always been a fan of their evil eye collection but knowing that it will be helping this cause makes it even better.

3. Lord knows I need dry shampoo in my life, I do not wash my hair every single day so this is my secret to keeping fresh looking hair even when it really isn't. I came across this dry shampoo guide  and found it very interesting. I have tried the batiste and Amika dry shampoos and absolutely love them so I really want to test out the others that they mentioned.

4. Did a little interview this week on select blinds' blog "The Blind Spot". I purchased my kitchen woven shades from there and I really can't say enough good things about them. I plan to purchase the same shades for the rest of my house.

5. Been loving this dress lately. It's been so hot in Miami that in order to prevent a heat stroke I can't really wear anything other than cami dresses. One of my favorite ways to make a fitted dress a bit more casual is to pair it with sneakers. Here I paired it with my beloved Keds.

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See you next week! xx

Summer Lip Products I'm Loving

Here are the ONLY lip products I've been using and loving this summer. I just opened up my vanity  and went through my summer bags and grabbed everything that I've been using and loving lately.

1. Nyx Soft Matte Lip Cream in Abu Dhabi: Probably one of my favorite lipsticks of all time. It is just the most perfect brownish-nude with a slight hint of burnt orange, I just gravitate toward this color. It is my favorite kind of nude. Aside from the color, NYX soft matte lip creams are one of my favorite formulas because they appear matte on the lips but they do not leave your lips dry at all.

2. Glossier lipgloss: I've mentioned this little guy so much already despite the short period of time that I've actually owned it. It is seriously my favorite lipgloss at the moment. I kid you not, this stuff makes your lips look like glass, so beautiful. It doesn't have any color to it at all but it is probably the most flattering lip product that I own.

3. Nars Lipgloss in Striptease: Oldie but a goodie, I pull this out every single spring and summer. This is the perfect peachy nude color with the most stunning hint of gold shimmer. It looks so beautiful on the lips.

4. Glossier generation G in cake: This is very similar in color to Abu Dhabi but it lasts a lot longer and is a bit more pigmented on the lips than the NYX lip cream. Again, that same brownish-nude with a hint of burnt orange, kind of looks like you've been eating spaghetti but in the prettiest way lol. In love with this color and the formula.

5. Nivea smoothness spf 15 chapstick: Surprisingly, I never really talk about this chapstick but it has always been my go-to. A lot of people mention the importance of spf on your face and body but more often than not everyone forgets to mention how important it is for your lips as well. I have about 5 of these at all times, one is in my vanity, one in almost all of my purses, in my bathroom, somewhere in my miscellaneous kitchen drawer... EVERYWHERE. I have dry lips and this is my savior. It is not a thick formula at all so you might have to re-apply is often but I just love the way this feels on the lips and it works great underneath lipsticks or lipliner.

6. Fresh sugar lip treatment spf 15: This is my go-to for whenever I am going to the beach or the pool. It stays in my beach bag and it is another long time love of mine. This stuff is EXTREMELY moisturizing. I don't use it as much as my Nivea chapstick because it is pretty expensive but I always end up repurchasing it when I run out because it just leaves my lips feeling so nourished.

Don't forget you can receive 20% off your first glossier order by shopping with me glossier.com/reps/gemary

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Friday Five

1. Zaful was nice enough to send me a very generous package this week.  There may or may not be a haul coming very soon where I'll be addressing my thoughts on the company and what I think about the clothes.

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2. Tried this baby out this week and really love it. After reading reviews I decided to get it and I agree with everything everyone said. It's really different from any mask I've ever tried before. The best way I could describe it is it's kind of like putting a conditioning hair mask on your face lol. It feels like an emollient conditioner and it kind of works like one in a sense. It does such a good job and hydrating, evening out my skin tone and making my face feel more plump.

Don't forget you can receive 20% off your first glossier order by shopping with me. 

3. This hair mask has been my go-to lately, I mentioned it in my summer essentials video. It leaves my hair sooooo soft and shiny after styling it. Most importantly, it doesn't weigh my hair down which is always the problem I have with very potent hair masks.

4.  This week we went and picked up all of the stuff to build our closet! ( I'm sure I'll make more trips once we start building but for now that's what we got) Finally!!!!! The majority of my clothes is still at my mom's house and I only have a rack of clothes here and a couple of drawers in our dresser which is suppose to be a media console lol. I actually like having a smaller selection of clothing, makes things less overwhelming when it comes to picking out outfits but my shoessss, I need my shoes to be with me already, they have been too far from me for too long.

It's still all sitting in our bedroom floor at the moment because we haven't had a chance to build it but hopefully we will set everything up this weekend and of course... I'll be documenting the entire process and I will do a more detailed post once it is finished. I went with the Ikea Algot system. I am a big advocate for Ikea's closet systems, I use to have the pax system in my old closet and absolutely loved it but unfortunately that doesn't fit in our new closet so we had to pick a system that caters to smaller spaces.

5. Quote of the day. Sure, it's corny but sometimes we need these corny quotes to keep us in check. More often than not we fail to truly acknowledge ourselves.  We compare ourselves to others, their lives, their situations and we completely forget to notice & value ourselves. How far we've come, what we have accomplished, our talents, our strengths. 

Forget about what anyone else is doing, worry about yourself, dedicate time to yourself, improve yourself and most importantly appreciate yourself for everything that you are, because if you don't who the hell else will? 

xx. See you next week. 

Two-Piece Sets For Summer

If you saw my spring essentials video  you would've probably seen me mention two-piece sets and how I'm loving them this summer. 

These shorts and this top is actually not sold as a set but I paired them together and absolutely love how it looks.

It's such a lightweight outfit which is perfect for these ridiculously hot days. Plus, they can be mixed and matched with other pieces. 

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