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  • So sometimes this background kind of reminds me of like Sesame Street.

  • You know, I don't know if you guys remember that when they would have, like, the dogs come up and they would pretend that they had hands and they were people.

  • Baker takes pies.

  • Muffins?

  • What's he baking?

  • Tanked doughnuts?

  • A pi K.

  • Anyways, Hi.

  • I haven't done a video for favorites in forever.

  • Like I think last time was January.

  • So this hasn't been just like May favors has been stuff that has lasted through a few months that I've been like, Oh, my gosh, my life is so much better.

  • And now that I have this so I definitely want to share those with you guys.

  • I love doing favorites videos, so I'm really happy to do this.

  • So I want to start with, like, beauty and fashion, things that have meant a lot to me.

  • And then after that, I'll definitely go into, like, more smaller miscellaneous stuff.

  • First and foremost the crown jewel of my closet.

  • Jesse Cam, sailor pants.

  • I can't believe how much I'm in love with the sailors.

  • I have not tried them because I was just so skittish about what they would look like on me because I'm 51 and that's mostly like torso like I do not have long legs and a lot of people think I'm taller than I am.

  • But it's really just like playing with proportions and trying to make it look like I have longer legs.

  • Then I d'oh, I was actually really surprised at how long my legs ended up looking by wearing the sailors.

  • I think there's so many, like petite rules out there that I really just had to test and try and see if they were true for me.

  • So you might just want to take that advice, like for yourself, whatever your body style is, whether you're short, tall, whatever, you know, take photos of your outfits and see for yourself what you look like and how they make you feel.

  • So, yeah, I had to try these ones.

  • I was also so happy with the Denham in these because I usually get the cotton canvas in the Rangers and I love the Rangers.

  • But now, like I feel like I've been converted to the sailors.

  • So yeah, these air, the light American Dunham version.

  • A lot of people on Instagram.

  • We're asking if these were the light American dental and they definitely are.

  • I do need to take in the waist just a little bit in the back, but that's pretty much it.

  • I don't know if I'll him them, I probably will have them up a little bit.

  • But we will see the nice thing that I picked up Where these in the solo mules.

  • You guys know how much I love new saloon mules?

  • But, um, when I got these ones, a lot of people asked, like if I liked these ones better then the Mariella mules.

  • These are the Amos Emma.

  • I don't know how to pronounce the AM A.

  • What my opinion is between this and the other meals I've tried with no solo is that I don't necessarily have a favorite.

  • But the perks of these ones, this one, this beautiful.

  • We've on top, too.

  • You see how this is a darker color here?

  • They're usually like more of an ivory, and that can get a little bit dirty faster with, like the Mary Ella's or other mules.

  • So I was really happy to see that these ones came darker.

  • I didn't even really understand that when I picked these out online, So yeah, I'm super happy with that.

  • It also has a smaller hell.

  • The other mules have, like more of a heel, so you'll just have to judge for yourself if you want, like more of a healer, less of a heel.

  • But I feel like this was really great for summer time, and I don't know why.

  • Maybe it's just the hell, but these ones stay on my feet better than the other mules.

  • It's got to be the hell because I placed them side by side with the other meals I have.

  • And they're the exact same distance from the end of the shoe like there's nothing that I can tell other than the hell that's different.

  • Why it would stand my feet better.

  • Maybe it's just in my imagination, but yeah, I'm super happy with these.

  • They go with anything.

  • Usually the mules from there from the solo do go with anything.

  • But like I've just found such unique ways to make new outfits with thes.

  • Also, you guys let me know if you'd be interested in, like a review of all of Minas Alo shoes.

  • You guys know I wear no solo almost every day.

  • So if that would be something you guys are interested in, I definitely want toe tape that and see what you guys think.

  • So this nice item is kind of more fashion related.

  • So I just have to mention it, though, because it's something I've never invested in until recently, Which is Ray Ban sunglasses.

  • I looked high and low for the right shape for me.

  • Um, I wanted to get a nice pair of sunglasses because I was going on a trip to Disney with that, and it was a really special trip, and we knew we'd take lots of photos.

  • So I looked back on photos that I've had of other trips, and I just, you know, the cheap sunglasses that I would get, like, $10 sunglasses Just really, um, wasn't as nice for pictures and nothing like as classic sign of getting a really classic pair of re bands that I knew I could wear for years and years and still look good on my face will be stylish.

  • Um, I went with the round ones, and this one has a bar across the top.

  • And after I got them.

  • I noticed how many people are wearing the round ray bands, so that was kind of interesting, But I really like their bar on the top on my face more than the round ones and actually went to the store.

  • And I'm so glad I went to the physical story like Tryem on and see which ones worked for me because I actually like these air still little bit big on me.

  • I could have like, the junior size fits my face better, but when I tried them on, I was like, Nope, this definitely looks like I'm wearing kids sunglasses.

  • Maybe if the lenses were a little bit bigger, I could have done that.

  • So instead I went with these ones, which is a small of the round classics, and they're also polarized.

  • I was just so skittish about spending money on sunglasses.

  • I wasn't sure of their break or how well I'd take care of them.

  • But so far, so good.

  • And I also went with the brown color, which just, I felt, looked better with my features.

  • And it was a little bit less like dramatic, you know, But the black ones looks good.

  • Well, good as well.

  • Also, love that they're flat lenses, so that just looked really flattering.

  • And when I was checking out, she gave me this case, which I loved, what she said, which is stuck with me, which is if they're not on your face there in the case.

  • And I've actually stuck with that, Um I never just throw my sunglasses in my purse and wait for them to be scratched by keys and everything.

  • And yes, so I've had these probably about eight weeks or so, and so far so good.

  • I'm so happy with them.

  • I love just throwing them on.

  • And now when I'm outside, I just can't believe I You know, whenever I forget my sunglasses, I just get really ticked.

  • So moving on, I got this really nice top from Elizabeth.

  • Suzanne, I am really happy with it.

  • Let me show you.

  • So I got this one because, like most things on her site, I'm usually like you know what?

  • This one just looks so unique.

  • There's nothing really out there like that.

  • And I think it would just up my level of unique fashion in my wardrobe.

  • And I also knew this would be something I could have for years because it could work as like a smoke when I'm doing art as well.

  • So it's, I believe it's the Harper Tunic, but I'll link it down below so you guys can get the exact one.

  • It's linen, which her linen, I feel, is just the highest quality.

  • And I just love this pocket, this giant pocket that it has with it.

  • I just love Elizabeth, Suzanne, everything that she makes I want to buy.

  • But this was something that I'm so happy I have in my closet now.

  • So the next thing I needed to get for, like, spring and summer time is a purse like a tote bag.

  • And I needed something that was, like, smaller size because, um, I've noticed that in photos I can really get the wrong sized bag for me.

  • And so I needed something that was on the smaller side.

  • So on me, this actually looks quite big.

  • But is this beautiful tote that I think is the right size for my body as a tote?

  • It's, you know, it's got leather on the outside, but then this is actually a ga ve It looks the same on both sides, which is really nice.

  • And then on the bottom it has leather, which is good, because I feel like the most of the wear that you'll get out on this is like stuff that is trying to weigh down your purse on the bottom so they ensure that that has leather is not going to break.

  • So I forgot to mention this is from Lionheart.

  • And, um, they actually gave me this.

  • So I'm really happy with this one.

  • I loved, like, all of their purses on their site, and they have larger ones as well.

  • But I just loved this one so much so a couple of beauty items that I got eso glossy a I got a couple pieces that I was really looking into, um, one being the would star.

  • When this came out and hit my inbox, I was like, Oh, I really want this.

  • But I couldn't choose a color than all of these people started trying them online.

  • And when estate tried them, she couldn't stop raving about this color, which is cub.

  • So they actually ran out.

  • Of course, that soon is that was announced and then I ended up getting one of them.

  • And so I'm so happy with this color.

  • I really liked to wear more pinks as makeup and on my nails.

  • And so this was actually a perfect color because it's like a bronze e.

  • Pink is not quite a pink, but it's kind of like copper.

  • Almost so I've been loving this again.

  • Great.

  • If you're going on vacation and just don't want to risk bringing powders with you, um, this was something also that you could wear with it.

  • So sometimes, actually, today I put it on beneath more eye shadow, so kind of adds a little bit of sparkle.

  • It is quite glittery, but it doesn't look like I'm wearing glitter on my face.

  • So speaking of nails, I do want to talk about how I always wear this color.

  • I've worn this color for like, half a year or more.

  • This is something that gets a lot of compliments.

  • So I just keep wearing it because I can't find a color that I like more.

  • And I am also a big fan of the S e gel polish.

  • There are some more like natural brands and different colors that I would recommend, if that's like more what you're into.

  • But if you just want really strong nails, this is what I use.

  • And I've never been able to grow out my nails as long as when I wore Essie's gel polish.

  • I also like to wear a topcoat with it, Um, but that's for video for another day.

  • But yeah, I actually got this color for my mama's well, because she was like wanting to know what color that I was using.

  • So I just got her.

  • One of these is part of her mother's day gift.

  • You know, that's actually a good idea because you can always throw in like a nail polish as part of a gift.

  • If it's like a neutral color that anyone would wear and actually think this would look really good on everybody's skin tones and look different and just flatter you in different ways, so I'll link this down below.

  • But just for reference, this is number 60 in the color pinned up.

  • So yeah, so something I always have in my purse at any given moment is a lint roller.

  • And that's because I have a white, fluffy cat, as some of you know, and, you know, I just really don't realize that I need a lint roller until I go out in broad daylight.

  • So I always carry one in my purse, but the problem has been that is six to everything in my purse.

  • And so then when I'm like, Oh, I need my phone and I get my phone out I have a lint roller stuck to my phone, and it's just not very classy.

  • So instead, when I went to buy a new lint roller, I found one of these things that, um, has really been a lifesaver.

  • So it is called Flint.

  • It's a lint roller, and it's something that you can just unscrew and it, you know, there's your lint roller and you screw it back in.

  • It comes in different colors.

  • I believe there was, like, a black one, and I really wanted to get that one.

  • But then I thought, I'm never gonna be able to find it in my purse, so I ended up getting this like neon bright pink one.

  • It's really cute, got like a watermelon color scheme here.

  • I will link this if I can find it online and it actually picks up here quite well.

  • Like it's not one of these cheapo lint rollers that doesn't do anything.

  • So the next thing they want talk about is for vacation.

  • Zac picked up two of these cameras for us, their film cameras, and whereas I won't be able to go into all of the tech details about this stuff, that's more like Zac's territory.

  • But I will be able to say, like, this is a Olympus stylist epic.

  • Um, and I know that because he told me it was just really fun to be able to take film pictures while we were on vacation.

  • These ones are more handheld.

  • They definitely brought back memories, too, when I was a kid and I would use film cameras like the disposable kind.

  • But this was really fun, because I was able to, like, take a CZ many photos I wanted on vacation, and they could, you know, just capture whatever I was seeing at that moment.

  • It wasn't like I had to have my phone out all the time and, like take thousands of photos that was never going to print or see again.

  • So we ended up taking quite a few photos while we were at Disney and sent them all off to get them developed.

  • And we got both the digital versions and the print versions of all of our photos of vacation.

  • So now, like, we'll be able to flip through them and remember them or frame them.

  • And it just made such a difference on our trip and then looking back through photos just makes you feel like you're on vacation again.

  • And it's so much different than just like flipping through the photos that we took on her phone while I was a Disney in Epcot.

  • Um, I love going to the England area, and this is my second trip where I've picked out a teacup.

  • So this teacup is just absolutely gorgeous.

  • I love it because it's got, like, all of the different flowers on it and describes what the flower is called with like bees and butterflies.

  • And that's just something I love to do is every time I go there, I pick out a teacup for my collection.

  • So for my birthday, I actually asked my parents to get me candlesticks.

  • Um, I've obviously used them quite a bit since then, but these ones are really special to me because the candlesticks themselves, um, are from my hometown, and my hometown is kind of like ye Olde s.

  • So it's made with bees wax and tallow, and it's got a cotton wick.

  • And so that type of thing I just love in general and candlesticks was something I didn't really have in my house.

  • So they also got me these candle the stakeholders which are pewter, and I love the fact that they were used like they have character in them in detail.

  • And my mom kept apologizing like I know for your birthday we should have gotten you, like, brand new ones.

  • And I said, No, no, I want something with character.

  • I want something old So these air just so nice to have in my house and I try to just burn them on special occasions, But I'm already like burning them too much.

  • I need to like, slow it down.

  • So going along with that theme, just by chance the other week, my friend sent me candlesticks without knowing all of that.

  • Um, and so these ones are bees wax.

  • She said that nuns actually make these by hand, and I just love that idea.

  • Um, it's just so cool whenever I can have, like, natural burning, like candles or candlesticks.

  • So I'm really excited about these as well.

  • And that was just, like, such a random occurrence that, like, I wanted candlesticks for my birthday, and then these actually arrived in the mail.

  • So thanks so much, Rachel, By the way.

  • So this last thing is more of a tip that I have, um I love to fill in my home with flowers and plants and, you know, flowers can be pretty expensive, especially if you get them ordered.

  • But one thing that I love to do is go to my grocery store, and they usually have ones that are on sale that they're just trying to, like, reduce inventory before they start to, like, welt and stuff.

  • And I like to get these flowers actually got Okay.

  • So it was floor bouquets of tulips with lavender.

  • And then I also got eucalyptus and a bunch of other greens, and each bouquet was like, 50 cents.

  • So ended up getting about $3 worth of flowers that filled my whole home.

  • And I would say that if I would have gotten that anywhere else.

  • Even full price at the grocery store would have been a lot of money.

  • But yeah, like, just sort through like the clearance bin.

  • Because I've actually found great classic flowers like these ones for, like, dirt cheap.

  • Um, and that's just fun to like.

  • If you just want to assemble a bouquet for somebody that you know, that's actually really special.

  • It doesn't have to cost a lot to be able to do that.

  • So, guys, that pretty much wraps up my favorites for, you know, between February and May like there was so much to talk about, and it's fun to be able to do this again.

  • I feel like I'm actually starting to lose my voice a little bit after all of this, but I hope that you guys really liked these pieces.

  • And, as always, like if you have questions about anything, just leave him in the comments below.

  • And don't forget to subscribe, and I will see you guys.

  • I tried to post like, three times a week, so I'll see you then.

So sometimes this background kind of reminds me of like Sesame Street.

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