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Best Frangrances For The Summer- My Faves

If you know me than you know I’m ALL about fragrances! I have about 20 perfumes at home, it’s a problem I know.  Anything that makes my skin or hair smell divine, I’m all about. I always have at least 2 different perfumes with me at any given time. I also ALWAYS have a roller ball of some sort ON me ALL the time, just in case! haha. I’ve changed my sense of smell over the past few months, switched out my current faves, and today I’ll share with you my favorite summer fragrances and why I love them so much!

1. Harajuku Lovers G here: I’ve loved this particular perfume for a few years now, it’s very light and smells like a sexy coconut. My descriptions will be weird. I’m just saying it’s such a refreshing light scent ;D

2. Escada Moon Sparkle here: If ever you’ve hugged me and ask what scent I’m wearing because you liked it, this is IT! I’ve been wearing Moon Sparkle for years, it will always forever be one of my most favorite scents to wear. Wear this scent on a date, or for a dinner night, or girls night out, it’s sexy, and musky without being old lady musky ewww. It fruity and literally the best. 

3. Chanel Chance Eau Fraiche here: I don’t normally go for the heavier smells, the older more mature scents, but this one I’ll make an exception for. It’s Chanel’s ‘fresh’ one, it’s lighter than the original, still sexy and sophisticated, but not fruity at all which I normally grab for. This is classy and I feel like such a lady when I wear it. 

4. Escada Taj Sunset here: I have been wearing Escada since I was able to afford my own perfume, and each year they come out with a new scent, I rarely go for new scents because they usually smell almost identical to the one before it, but THIS, this is INCREDIBLE. My new ALL TIME MOST FAVORITE SCENT! It’s fruity and sexy and young and flirty and girly and smells like papaya and summer breezes hahaha. Wow that was a tangent! But this perfume is hands down my new favorite of the 101 faves I have lol. If I’ve ever turned you on to Moon Sparkle, take Taj Sunset for a spin, you’ll love it I promise!

5. Viva La Juicy here: Juicy Couture is another one of those fragrance lines that I just pass up, but their Viva La Juicy and their Viva La Juicy Noir here are so so so delicious. They are both more sophisticated and musky, but again, I don’t go for old lady mature smelling musks. No offense to those who do, it’s just not me. These two are the ONLY scents I’ll wear from Juicy. This double ended roller ball is a must have always have in my purse or clutch. It’s such a sultry sexy scent. 

Give these a go, or if you’re out next time and want to try out a perfume, try one of these! I’ve linked them directly, or you can click on the ‘perfume’ link in my side bar and check out the site I get most of my perfumes from, they’re always having a sale of some kind and are discounted from most places, so use the codes to get your discounts! 😀

10% off on orders of $49 or more using code ‘ST101’

Free Shipping on any order $49 or more using code ‘STFREE’ 


I’m obsessed with smelling good, with all things coconut, and with having soft skin and hair, sooooo my posts surround these things. Hope you’re loving them. I have my favorite scents for men also, any fellas out there or ladies want to know what they are? Leave it in the comments! 

Happy scent hunting!


xoxo-
Jess


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How To Keep Your Skin Young

So being the mother of a 16 year old can make you feel really old. I mean I’m no spring chicken y’all! But I do a million different things to keep my skin looking and feeling youthful, radiant, and healthy. Here is my updated morning and night time skin care routines. Below is my fresh face with only ONE filter on it, I mean, it’s as bare as it can get so I figured I’d help myself out with some lighting!

This takes about 3-4 minutes each day to complete and it’s worth it! I mean hopefully my skin will look like this forever….or until I wake up looking like Freddie Kruger one day. You know what they say….Asian don’t raisin…until one day, unexpectedly, we wake up looking 109!!!

1. Fresh Soy Face Cleanser here: I use this cleanser as an eye make up remover because it’s so gentle, and the formula conditions your eyelashes. WIN!

2. Clinique 7 day scrub cream here: My go to daily exfoliant. Mild enough to use daily, gets the job done, doesn’t irritate your skin

3. Dickinson’s witch hazel toner here: I love this toner because it’s the simplest solutions for dry, irritated, inflamed skin. Put some onto a cotton round, swipe it all over your face, and you’re instantly refreshed. 

4. Rosewater here: I switch off between toners, the witch hazel and rose water. Rose water is a great daily moisturizer also and I’ll often spritz it onto my face throughout the day for a lil pick me up! Toners remove any excess oil or dirt the cleanser left behind, removes residue, and preps your skin for your serums, moisturizers, and makeup

5. Rosehip oil here: Now I am obsessed with oils. Even if your skin is oily, or acne prone, or sensitive, it still needs a good oil. Often times people over dry their oily acne prone skin which only cause your pores to create even MORE oil. This is a cold pressed organic rose hip oil, it’s light, it absorbs quickly, it’s hydrating and nourishing to your skin, and it doesn’t have your makeup sludge all over your face, it actually acts as a great primer under your moisturizer. A few drops, pat it gently into your face, and vualaaaaa!

6. Olay total effects eye cream here: I have always been an advocate of eye cream, it’s a must as we age around our eyes the quickest. The skin around your eyes is the thinnest of all your face, it shows all of our emotion and happiness, so keep it hydrated. This is a great eye cream, inexpensive, and hydrates without leaving your feeling oily. Great under eye makeup

7. Neautrogena beach defense SPF 70 here: If there’s one thing that will age you quicker than a bad life style and sleeping on your face at night, it’s the sun. I wear SPF no matter what, especially on over cast days or on days when you don’t think you need to….ya do. Uva protect you against aging rays and uvb protects you against burning rays. Get full spectrum when you can, you’ll still tan except you won’t burn. Burning is bad


So that is my morning every day, go to, skin care routine. Sounds like a ton but I promise it goes fast and you’ll thank me later 😉 I’ll post my night time skin care routine in a few, I’ve got to get all the pictures together…oh the drama of getting a good picture of product. Hang tight sweet pea!

Stay young at heart and no one will be able to tell the difference 😉

xoxo- J















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OOTD – Movin’ and groovin’!

I may have a slight love obsession with leggings. I mean I have them in every color imaginable, exhibit A below. So today I met with my dream team over at Game Show Network and we have a new show concept coming up and I’m so excited about it. Pretty much hosting is all I want to do right now so it’s all I’ve been doing. I like using words and energy and tossing them at an audience. Also this is what I wore today, here’s today OOTD- style watch – dressing up leggings so that you can perform normal every day functions without looking like you just came from the gym 😉 

It’s all about dressing cute but more importantly, comfortable for me. Unless I’m on a stage or hosting a show, you won’t find me in dresses and pumps. I like to dress up when I got out, but my daily grind look is just like this. Flats, leggings, a tank, an accessory, and a jacket or kimono. 

The flats are from Tieks link here, the pants are from JustFab here, and the necklace is from Twisted Faith Jewlery here. I love color blocking with my Tieks, I could very well be crazy, but I’m pretty sure red goes with everything! I also am obsessed with royal blue and these JF leggings hug like a glove and I feel like with an accessory and a jacket, that it’s really day wear and not just sports wear. 

The tank is from Target here, and the jacket is from Forever 21 here, yes forever 21, that is where I’m at, not a day older…..ever. I’ve actually never worn my Twisted Faith necklace with anything other than a dressy look, so it was nice to get to wear it with a more casual look. 

I love that it has that antique-y feel yet it’s simplistic, I can wear it with this tank and not feel like it’s too much. I love the cuts in the stone, ( I love wearing stones period) but I also love the length. It sits just where my 3rd and 4th button would be if I had buttons on this tank. And the jacket, well I wear a jacket 24/7 even if it’s warm out, so this distressed black denim jacket was nice to layer on top of it all. 

I have a video coming out this week of my hair and makeup look that I did here, so be on the look out for that. I’ve been inspired by fashion lately….and music. And macaroons. Odd combination I know, but that’s what’s happening with me. Do you like cute/comfy, or are you a dressy/formal kind of person? 


Have a wonderful day and happy Mother’s Day to all your mommas out there! 


xoxo- Jess
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Getting my fix!

Hi! I know it’s been a bit since I’ve written a post on here, so much is going on, so lets catch up! If you watch me on YouTube than you know I’m vlogging daily on my channel now. Click here to check those out, it’s ‘vlog a day in May’, which means I pick up my camera every day and video blog my life. I’m used to doing comedy, writing sketches, being impersonal about things so this is very different for me, but I like it! Also I started a blog with my daughter Corrine, click here for it, it’s called spoiledpeaches.com and she and I take turns over there writing posts. It’s a way for she and I to stay connected while she is away at college so I’m starting now! So today I’ll share with you my style watch for the week, it’s a few pieces I received from Stitch Fix. 



So Stitch Fix is a monthly service that I subscribe to, where a personal stylist sends me a box of clothes that fit my style profile, my sense of style, and that are on trend. Now if I’m not being styled by someone on set, or my daughter doesn’t help dress me, I do not know fashion. I would live in uggs and sweats if it weren’t for monthly little packages being sent to me, dressing me up. 

The dress above is one of the 3 pieces I kept from the box and I sent the rest back. It’s convenient for me since they include a return bag and label, just to pop in what I don’t want to keep and send back. The clothes come once a month and I can choose to keep and pay for the pieces I want, or send it all back. The monthly fee I pay for that service is $20, but I usually make that back in purchases as the stylist that I have knows my style pretty well I think. 

Here are some of the other items that came in this months shipment. They send 5 things at a time, 4 pieces of clothing, usually 2 tops, a dress or skirt, a pair of jeans or slacks, and an accessory of some kind. 

So I ended up just keeping the skinny jeans, the dress I’m wearing, and the arrow cuff bracelet. The two tops were not really my style, a lil too loose fitting and plain for something I would host in, yet too dressy for my normal casual lifestyle. So I sent the two blouses back and the things I kept they automatically charged me for upon receipt of my return. Pretty awesome service! 

What I like most is that I don’t have to think about what’s on trend, what’s up and coming, I set it all in my style profile, I switch it up sometimes from business casual, as seen above, to dressy, or sometimes I go super boho and only request flowy skirts and off the shoulder tops. Check out the service if you need a lil help like me, let me know what you think! And if you’re already a member, let me know what was in your fix this month!

See you here later next week and over on our spoiledpeaches.com blog. 

Stay awesome!

Jess

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An Apology

A few things have happened very recently that makes me want to talk about apologies. I had a very inspiring conversation with Elissa Kravetz of The Farley Project, she is so inspirational and uplifting, and my amazing friend Miya was there with me. If you know Miya, you know she is one of the most positive and genuine people you’ll ever meet. We all talked about bullying today, about emotions, and about apologies.

There is so much power in the words, “I’m sorry”, yet it’s so hard for people to say them. I’ve always taught my daughter to apologize freely. Not because she is right or wrong, not to admit defeat, not to place or accept blame, but to say, “Hey, I hurt you, I’m sorry”. Whether you meant what you said or did, or whether you didn’t, saying you’re sorry shouldn’t be about pride, it shouldn’t be about ego, it’s about human compassion. But for most people it’s not, and because of that, many people avoid apologies because in all reality they’re really just avoiding the shame they feel when they say it. 

It’s not shameful to say sorry, it’s powerful. It’s forgiveness, it’s closure. Talking about something once the apology is said is one thing but please never continue an apology with the word, “but”. There’s no but, just a period. Something we also discussed today is how children are taught to apologize because they did something wrong, that they’re wrong….they called a boy a name, or they threw a rock at a girl, so they say they’re sorry but now they attach the statement with a negative stigma. It makes them feel badly about themselves and they don’t know why because it’s never explained to them why they are apologizing, so now the shame comes along and mix that with human pride, and bam, no one apologizes anymore. Well not all, but most. 

I have a 16 year old daughter that I am teaching to navigate through life and how to own her life, how to own her decisions, and how to be a good person. That all starts with sense of self, with being secure in who you are, and with having integrity. Not an easy thing to do let me tell ya, and I should practice what I preach sometimes, but that’s life and we live and we learn. Live and let live I say, and say you’re sorry and let things go. Let people go if you have to, I’ve had to and let me tell ya, it’s difficult and it hurts, but sometimes toxic things in your life influence you to make toxic decisions, and that sucks. 

I’ll step off my soap box now but I think the only way to grow in life is to learn. Knowledge is power and so are your words. Your words carry weight and like a toothpaste once they’re out, there’s no putting them back. I am thankful for the conversation I had with these two incredible ladies today because it reminded me to practice gratitude and kindness. 

I love you and thank you for letting me rant 😀


-Jess


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OOTD – Mini Skirts and Crop Tops!

As much as I love lounging around in tees and leggings, and sporting my favorite casual chic styles, I really love to get all dressed up for a night out! In this case it was for a luncheon and then dinner party later that afternoon. So bring on the mini skirts and high heels I say! 

So for this occasion I wore my Scuba Peplum Mini Skirt with a The Muheeka long sleeved crop top, and my Steve Madden Deeny pumps. Talk about wowza, I felt like I was 6 feet tall (I’m really only 4’11 😉 and  I love stacking my rings these days so I have on a couple of PeachMeLA rings and their stacked gold necklace and out the door I went! 

I threw on my leather jacket in the evening, I’ll post photos of that also, but something like this, dressed up, kind of rocker vibe, I felt like a lil bad ass 😉 Thanks to StyleClubLA for personalizing my look, love those girls! Shop the look by clicking on the description of the look listed above and be sure to follow me on StyleClub! I’m designing a collection with them and I’ll need your help! Happy trend setting you sexy thang you! xoxo – Jess ps never be afraid to show off some midriff ladies! Curves are beautiful! 

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Cozy Casual and Kimono Crazed Inspired Outfits!

Here’s my style watch for the weekend, I’m back with my Cotton Supply Co. tees and today I’m showing you how I take two of my favorite tees, same from yesterday’s post, and pair them up with different patterns. 

First up, I took my ‘Bel Air Vintage Black’ tee and paired it with some black and white polka dot skinny jeans. Underneath the tee I wore a black lace bandeau and I loved how the red Tieks gave the look a pop of color. Color blocking in this way is fun for me since I don’t venture out in bold colors very often! For accessories I kept it pretty simple since I was just taking my lil one out for a mommy/ daughter date, and wore a red African beaded necklace, grabbed my black tote, and of course went with my favorite pair of Aviator sunnies. 

And for the last look with my tee, I went with a super cute and trendy kimono look. I am OBSESSED with this kimono. Obsessed y’all! So I wore my ‘OC White’ tee with some basic black leggings, and brought back my favorite JustFab pumps, because well, they’re everything! This floral print kimono I dress up sometimes with a black dress and sparkly jewels or I dress down like I did in this picture for a lunch meeting I went to with this beauty, Miya! For accessories I wore a silver vintage necklace, some plain silver stacked bangles, my grey tote from JustFab, and completed it all with my aviator sun glasses! Tadaaaa! 

So those are the 4 different ways I wear my favorite tees! You can click any of the highlighted text to shop the look, the Cotton Supply Co was kind enough to give everyone 20% off with the code Jess20 at checkout! I enjoy these style posts, so I hope you do also. Please tag me on Instagram and Twitter with your favorite way to wear a tee and I’m choosing a bunch of you to win a tee of my favorite style! 

Love you all so much, and rock on ya sexy beast!

xo

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The Types Of Couples In Couples Therapy!

So besides reading my rambles here on my blog, you can also see me live on YouTube, where I have 3 channels! Yes three! haha. I do sketch comedy amongst other things, and the sketch featured below in particular, I’m super proud of! The Types Of Couples In Couples Therapy!

I wrote it, produced it, starred in it, edited it, the whole nine! As YouTubers we wear all the hats when it comes to our productions so when we complete them, they are our mini masterpieces and I say that about this one because it’s the first big production I had to put together myself. 

It’s all about the types of couples in couples therapy. Of course this is a spoof so there’s the arguers- they yell. A lot! They’ve been together forever, they don’t listen to one another any more, but they’re still very passionate….even about fighting! 

There’s the honey mooners- they are honey mooning of course, still new in their relationship, still fresh in their love and admiration for one another, they don’t actually have problems but they want to keep it that way. 

And lastly we have the relationship hypochondriacs, who have been together for a while but think they have issues when they really do love one another they just can’t seem to stop nagging at each other. 

I took these characters and amplified their dialogue to a ridiculous level and made a sketch of it 😀 Enjoy my shenanigans! 

Thanks for all of your support, I love the love!

Click HERE for the whole video! 

Many dysfunctional hugs, 

Jess
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Tex Mex Curry Quinoa With An Asian Chicken Stir Fry Recipe!

Welcome to day 5 of my ‘6 courses in 6 days’ recipe plan for you! Today we have a Tex Mex inspired curry quinoa with an Asian inpired chicken stir fry combo! The quinoa is vegetarian and gluten free friendly, yayy for my child, and the chicken is spicy but not too spicy, packed with flavor, and a great compliment to the curried quinoa! I’m taking you to Texas and then Asia today! Let’s goooo!


So what was so wonderful about this dish is that you can literally toss the quinoa into anything! It makes an amazing stuffed peppers recipe, it’s great with eggs in the morning, over top some veggies, you can use it for all sorts of dishes and it’s gluten free and vegetarian for those of you who are GF or Veg! So my daughter was very happy with this quinoa dish and my boyfriend was very happy with this chicken stir fry!

So for the quinoa you’ll need: 

– 1/2 Tablespoon coconut oil
– 2 cups cooked quinoa
– 1 bay leaf
– 1/2 red onion finely chopped
– 1 clove crushed garlic
– 1 teaspoon 21 salute seasoning
– 1 teaspoon garlic powder
– 1 teaspoon ground cumin
– 1 teaspoon tumeric
– 1/4 cup chopped basil
– 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
– sea salt
– fresh cracked black pepper
– 1/2 cup coconut milk full fat
– 1 can of corn
– 1 can of black beans

Saute the onion and garlic in the coconut oil, then add in the quinoa and the required amount of water. Add in the bay leaf, spices, and basil with cilantro, and cook until done. Drain the can of corn and black beans and drop them into the pot when the quinoa is done and just let that cook over low heat until the entire mixture is warmed. Serve with some fresh cilantro on top and ENJOY!

For the Asian chicken stir fry: 

– 2 rinsed and cleaned skinless chicken breast cubed
– 1/2 diced yellow onion
– 2 Tablespoons liquid aminos (or soy sauce)
-1/4 cup diced yellow and red bell peppers
– 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
-1/4 cup diced fresh mint
– 2 Tablespoons olive oil
– 1 clove crushed fresh garlic
– 1/2 Teaspoon Himilayan sea salt (you won’t need much since the soy sauce adds salt
– fresh cracked black pepper
– 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
– 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes 

Saute the onion, garlic, and bell peppers in olive oil, toss in the chicken, spices, mint, and pepper flakes. Once the chicken is half way cooked, add in the soy sauce and cook until done. Top the dish off with fresh cut cilantro and over the bed of quinoa and you’re day is done! Nomnomnomers!

This entree is so yummy when you put the chicken over the quinoa, but each dish on their own is equally delicious! You could put the chicken over a bed of rice, wrap it up in a tortilla, or go carb free and wrap it in a piece of romaine lettuce. The quinoa like I said can be put over top so many side dishes to make a complete meal, so try these out, get creative, and be sure to tag me on Instagram and Twitter so I can see your creations! 😀


A delicious day to you, and I’ll see you right back here tomorrow! 

xo