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29th Birthday Maintenance Vlog! Everything done at home 💅🏽✨ Baddie on a budget! #diymaintenance
Mar 3, 2024
Hi my loves, today's video is extra special to me, because I'm getting ready to celebrate my 29th birthday! 🥳 You know ya girl loves to do everything herself, so this maintenance vlog includes just that. Get ready with me as I prepare my hair, nails, skincare, makeup, and so much more!
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Hi my loves, welcome back to my channel. As you can see, we are in the girls room
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Give this video a huge thumbs up if you know what I am referencing, or if you are a 90s slash early 2000s baby
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But as you can tell by the title of this video, I will be doing my maintenance for my birthday coming up
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I cannot believe it, time literally flies. If you are young, believe when people tell you, don't rush growing up, it will all go so quick
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They are not lying, I am literally enjoying the last year of being in my 20s. Yeah
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But I am so grateful, I am so blessed, I am so thankful. God is amazing, I am just so happy to have made it this far in life
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Very thankful for life, and very thankful for you guys. Now you guys should know, I am a certified DIY girly, okay
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Therefore, I will be doing all my maintenance by myself. And I'm not gonna lie, I love a good princess treatment, going to the spa
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That is my vibe, okay? But, I am the kind of girl that will go to the spa and try to memorize the method that they use
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the products that they use, the tools that they use, and try to imitate it for myself
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Like, that's just who I am, okay? It is what it is
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So, I actually find the pleasure of taking that money I would probably spend on the surface
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and pretty much getting all of the products and able to just do that as many times as I would like
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in the comfort of my own home. That's just how I'm feeling for this birthday
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Sometimes I let the professionals do everything, and other times I do it all myself
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And that is what we are doing in this video. Every good maintenance needs a haul
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So, I went to Target. I got a brow pencil from e.l.f
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This is in the shade Deep Brown. This used to be my go-to product
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It just really gets the job done, and it's so affordable. Then, I wanted to try e.l.f.'s Poreless Putty Primer
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I heard so many good things about this product, so I just want to try it out for myself
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From e.l.f., I also got their Brow Lift product. I really like brow gels and things like that, so I just want to test this one out as well
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I already did my brows a few days ago in preparation of my birthday photoshoot
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so they're still pretty groomed, but those products just get them looking like chef's kiss all the way together, you know
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Then, from NYX, I got their Finishing Spray in their Dewy finish
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I haven't tried this specific one out before. I typically use their Matte finish, but I want to look dewy this year
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Then, I got this 4-pack set of lip balm from Burt's Bees
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The scents slash flavor really stood out to me, so I wanted to try them
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I got Tropical Pineapple, Coconut Pear, Dragon Fruit Lemon, Berry Agua Fresca
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So, that should be exciting. Then, I got some lip gloss from Burt's Bees as well
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I just want to be a little more aware of things that I put on on a daily
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and lip products are one of those things. So, I got the shade Summer Twilight 245
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This one is my favorite. It's very subtle, but it has a beautiful tint to it if you're my skin tone
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Then, I also got the Sunny Day 221. This is not bad
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It's just more on the peachy side. Not necessarily clear, so I would recommend a lip liner or a nude lipstick underneath it
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but definitely not bad. And then, last but not least, I got these two products from Shea Moisture
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I never thought I would see the day, y'all, but I got an anti-dandruff leave-in
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So, my scalp isn't giving snowstorm, but it's definitely giving dry and flaky on certain days
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and I don't like that. So, we need to take some precaution and get it out of here, okay
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Because it's not welcomed. I definitely think it's a dehydration thing, and I have to drink more water
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So, this is their Apple Cider Vinegar Anti-Dandruff Leave-In. I'm really excited to try this out, and this will be really perfect for the hairstyle I am planning
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And the last thing I got was their Scalp Moisture Shampoo. Like I said, it's not giving a critical case of dandruff, but my scalp does look and feel very dry
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So, I think this is going to help. It says, Hydrate Scalp 8x Moisturize Hair
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So, we shall see. But yeah, you guys, I'm going to go ahead and put henna into my natural hair
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This is a headband wig right now, but I'm not going to film that
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I can do a whole separate video. It can be a little messy, but it's a great natural product to put in your hair
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especially when it comes to a dry, flaky scalp. So, I'm trying to just be very preventative when it comes to that
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So, I'm going to do that treatment for a few hours, and then the only thing I won't be doing myself in this video is braiding my hair
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which is going to be the star of the show in my mind. I have this specific hairstyle that I want to try out
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I got all my Pinterest photos, and I'm going to show it to my mom
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and we're going to work on that together. And then I'm going to show you guys the final result of that
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and then we're going to move forward into all the other cutesy stuff
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in preparation of my birthday dinner. Y'all, I am really getting up there in age, but I am so blessed
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I'm so thankful and grateful to be seeing another year of life
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At one point, I didn't think I would see it this far, honestly. Thank you, Father God, and thank you guys so much for supporting my channel
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I will be back. All right, guys, so now for the beauty supply haul
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This is pretty self-explanatory, so we're going to speed through everything. But I will say this was my first time using some non-toxic braiding hair
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And then I got some Shine Jam along with this braid gel
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that was recommended online for a lot of tutorials that I saw
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And I love this edge booster. It smells so good, by the way
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Hi, my loves. So I think it was only right for me to include a portion of my brow routine
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into my DIY birthday maintenance vlog. So I'm going to come up really close with you guys
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As you can see, my brows are outgrown, okay? It has been months
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This is not going to be a tutorial at all. It's just a little behind the scenes, you know
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You can see the before, and I'm going to show you guys the after
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Fun fact, I have never professionally done my eyebrows. So I just kind of go with what works for me
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And I don't like to touch my brows too often, so I keep it very minimal
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I don't do too much plucking, tweezing. All that. All right, you guys
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Just like that, my brows are done. And they were not painful at all
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Just a good old tweeze and the scissors, and voila. I did try the razor, but barely, honestly
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I was just not trying to do too much. I see where y'all are going with it, but for me personally, I was too scared
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Because what if I sneeze? Whole brow gone. Anyways, they are not perfect, but they definitely work for me
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They're nice and groom. But yeah, you guys, that is it. That is the final look
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All right, y'all, avoid the appearance, but let's get into this food, okay
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I don't know about y'all, but when I do my hair, we need to have good food and good snacks
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And that is what we did, y'all. Look at this food. This looks so good
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I've been so into barrilla tacos lately. Delicioso. You guys, I literally burnt my tongue eating these tacos
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That's how good they were. Y'all, my mom did an incredible job
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And I am so obsessed, but it is not the final look
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We are going to trim this hair. We are going to put some mousse on my hair
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I'm most likely going to oil my hair as well with the Shea Moisture Anti-Dandruff Leave-In
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Oh, and we're going to add some beads to the end of the hair. And of course, when I'm going out, I'm going to be doing my edges
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So, the final, final look is going to be coming shortly. So, this is the night before my birthday preparation
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So, I'm just going to pretty much prep everything, starting with the hair
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So, I'm going in with this dandruff serum slash leave-in from Shea Moisture
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And you guys, 10 out of 10. I really enjoyed this product
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Then, I'm going in with a setting mousse. And if you are not new to my channel, you know that braids and I go together real, real bad
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But believe it or not, I don't apply mousse like that, as you can see
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I was making a mess, honey, okay? I'm like, how much is too much
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But I felt for cornrows, I really needed to set the look
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And I really like the results of this. As you can see, I have the cute little edge brushes
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But for my 4C hair, honey, I like a good brand new toothbrush
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I seriously have toothbrushes specifically just for my hair. Because look at this. Look at the material
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Then, you're going to want to blow-dry your hair after you put your silk scarf on
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Y'all, I got this little, you know, dupe vibe going on. It's so silky, and I really love how it sets my hair
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And I love to multitask, so I figured I'm going to do some white strips at the same time and leave this on for about 45 minutes
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I have not whitened my teeth in years, so I felt like it was time for a little boost
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And now it's time for my luxury at home spa experience. We're going to start off with our cleanser
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I will state all the products that I use in the description box below
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And then we're going to steam and extract, okay? I also have this exfoliator that I just got from Good Molecules
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I really like that. Then I'm going in with a clay mask that is supposed to help you clear your pores
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You let this dry for about 15 minutes, and then you rinse it off
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I really enjoy that mask, by the way. My skin felt so clean and smooth
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Then I'm going in with a toner just to brighten things up
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And y'all, this serum is expensive, okay? But it is so clean and it is amazing
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I love it and I only use it on special occasions. I will tag it below if you're interested
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Then I'm going to follow up with a thick moisturizer. And then I'm going to top it with a sleep mask
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This just really locks in the moisture to me when my skin is feeling extra dehydrated
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I like to incorporate this step. And y'all, it was giving moisturized, okay
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Then I'm going to follow up with my brow butter that I created myself
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It keeps my brows so healthy, full, and thick. If you want to find out how I do it, let me know in the comments below
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Then I'm going to moisturize my lips, remove those white strips, and then go in with the eye serum, okay
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Because you girl is tired. And then that is it for the night. Alright, so it's officially the next day
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It is time to celebrate. As you can see, we tried the beads
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And I don't know if it was the style of the beads, the way I had all the hair in the front
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because it wasn't trimmed. Like, we didn't want it to all be even. But overall, it wasn't giving for me in that moment
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And I only had a few hours to spare because it was the day of the event
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Guys, the day is finally here. I will be celebrating my birthday today and having some lunch
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I have my white strips on again. This is day two. And let me take these off, y'all, because I am a proud four-eye girly
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However, whenever I'm editing, the glare from the lights on my glasses, it bothers me so much
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So half the time, if I have anything on my face or like my eyes are going all over the place
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I probably don't have all my contacts and I'm just winging it. But yeah, I'm not going to talk too much because I am running on time
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I'm a little early right now, but y'all know how that goes when you think you're early
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and then you just talk too much, vibe too much to music, and you're like, oops, I'm running late
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As you can see, I decided not to go with the beads. They were cute, but honestly, this is a vibe in itself
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And I'm probably just going to put some random beads in my hair and like some gold accessories
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We'll see what I end up doing. But I'm going to go and take my everything shower
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Nothing too crazy, but I'm just going to be adding some exfoliation in there today
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So I have my African mesh. I recently added Native's Sweet Peach and Nectar body wash to my routine
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I'll add my YouTube shorts if you want to see what my current routine is looking like
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You may know I want to incorporate more cleaner products, especially when it comes to like what I'm putting on my body every day
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And this was pretty clean. It's not the cleanest, but it's pretty clean
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It smells so good. And I love the lather of this. So far, this has been a fave of mine
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But yeah, guys, I'm going to come back on. As y'all know, I'm not a makeup artist at all
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I'm just going to show you guys the entire look that we've been working on for the past few days
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All right. I'll see you soon. All right, so I'm going to create like a laminated look using e.l.f.'s Brow Lift
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But you can use any brow pomade or gel for this. I will attach my YouTube shorts tutorial if you're interested
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Then I'm going to fill my brows a bit. And y'all, this makeup tutorial is giving early YouTube vibes, okay
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When the makeup girlies were showing us how to make our brows stand out, the concealer, all that
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And as you can see, I totally forgot about the primer. So I was trying to still get that bad boy in and incorporate it in some way
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All right, you guys, I'm actually running late at this point now. I have like 20 minutes
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I have to do my nails. I have the most beautiful press-on nails that I picked for this special moment
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So I'm going to put this setting spray in. Hopefully, this melts this entire look together
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I'm going to do like a lip. I don't know what. Like a dark lip, I think, or like a neutral lip
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I'll show you the final look. And then I'm going to get changed
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I love wearing like loose tops like this so it doesn't mess my face up when I put on my outfit
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And this will be the scent of the day. I'm loving this
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My mom got it for Christmas and it just brings back memories. This used to be my perfume when I was younger
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So yeah, let's finish off this look. Oh, and I have so many cute accessories
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So I'm going to come back with the final look. The earrings, the necklaces, the everything
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So yeah, y'all, I gotta rush now. This is the final look
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I'm going to see if I can get a video with the entire dress for you. Or at least add some pictures
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I might put some more like accessories in my hair. This is the route I went for
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I just tried to do like a neutral look, y'all. And then these are my rings
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I have Africa, Queen Nefertiri. This is a row of animals. Like the elephant, the giraffe
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You can't really see it though. Then I have my Africa necklace
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It has a elephant. I love this necklace so much. And then a Queen Nefertiri necklace as well
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You guys know how it is when chains are like the same length, which I don't like
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But I had this vision. So I'm just going to like pull it up
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Now for the nails. Y'all, I have 10 minutes. So thank goodness these are pressed on
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So I'm going to just show y'all later. Y'all, these are so beautiful
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I'm like speechless. Art, literal art. So I'm going to apply that to my nails
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And then I am done. The girl is tired and hungry. These are the booties I'll be wearing
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They're from True Religion. They aren't the most comfy, but they're beautiful
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I have heels that were going to match my clutch exactly. But I kind of want to go with the winter vibe and wear these booties
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All right, my loves. We finally made it to the end. I mean, get into the accessories, baby
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The details are giving. I love the nails, the bag, everything. It just gives
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What do you guys think? Like I mentioned earlier, I did end up rushing
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So I totally forgot to capture a lot of videos or even vlog the event
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But overall, it was a 10 out of 10 birthday. But your girl did get a candid video and some photos
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So I hope you enjoy it. Thank you so much for watching. Stay blessed, and I'll see you guys in my next video
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