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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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