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The kit includes a clear carrying bag and travel-size versions of:
— Amika's Un.Done Volume and Matte Texture Spray: salt-free spray that texturizes and tousles hair, and has a matte finish.
— Bumble and Bumble Pret-à-powder Très Invisible Dry Shampoo: formulated with French pink clay to absorb oil and sweat, as well as UV filters to help protect against sun damage.
— IGK First Class Charcoal Detox Dry Shampoo: formulated with charcoal power to remove dirt and build-up, and white tea powder to soothe your scalp.
— Milk Makeup Highlighter in the shade "Turnt": a pearlescent champagne cream highlighter stick.
— Ouai Rose Hair and Body Oil: rose hip, absinthium, and shea oils highlight and illuminate dry skin and hair.
— Sol de Janeiro Brazilian Body Crush Fragrance Mist: a unique pistachio and salted caramel scented body fragrance.
— Stila Glitter and Glow Liquid Eye Shadow in the shade "Perlina": long-wearing, metallic liquid eyeshadow in an opalescent white, blue, and purple chrome shade.
— Supergoop! Unseen Sunscreen with broad spectrum SPF 40: a scentless, weightless makeup primer and everyday SPF 40 sunscreen.
— Verb Ghost Dry Oil Disco Edition: a dry oil that extents time between washes, conditions, protects, and features silver glitter.
Get it from Sephora for $35.
"God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference." It's the serenity prayer and I first heard it on India Arie's album Testimony. It's one of those things that makes all the sense in the world, but it's still such a hard thing to master — especially if you're a control freak like me. Have you ever had a moment where there's something going wrong in every single aspect of your life? Personal and professional? Yea, so that's where I've been the last couple of months, and up until recently I was four, five seconds from pulling my actual hair out. I cried, I stopped eating (I lose my appetite when I'm stressed), I yelled, I complained. I did all of that because I felt defeated, mostly over situations that I had absolutely no control over. I kept trying to change said situations, but I literally couldn't because I didn't have the power to.
This adult tantrum went on for about three months until I finally decided I was tired of being sick, physically and mentally, over things I could do nothing about. And by not realizing that and instead shifting my energy and focus to things I could do something about, I was sabotaging my health, my professional development, my personal relationships, my finances (because I online shop HEAVY when I'm sad), and probably other things that I didn't even realize I was sabotaging. Because this is something that I so easily forget, I had to write myself a reminder note, "Don't sabotage your success today," and stick it to my wall. And that's common sense, but in the words of every wise old southerner, common sis ain't common. I read it every morning, and it's a way to keep myself accountable for making choices that benefit me. One of those choices is accepting what I don't have control over and focusing all of my time and energy into the things that I do have control over.
This has also reignited my creativity because when you can't control something that affects you, you're forced to find a workaround. If it's a dead end relationship, you're forced to exit and put yourself back out there (or just chill and grow alone first, which I highly recommend). If it's a family member that's draining your time and/or money without putting in the work to help themselves, you're forced to stop enabling them and love them from a distance. If it's a job that's toxic or simply no longer fulfilling you, you're forced to work on your own projects or search for something new. Whatever it is, you're forced to tap into other strengths, talents, and skills because your wellness literally depends on it. So this is where I'm at now. Accepting things I can't change, and finding workarounds to build the life I want.