Friday Five

1. Got some goodies from Mejuri yesterday. I own 4 of their rings & I cannot express in words how much I love this brand. They create some of the most beautiful designs I've ever seen in jewelry. The majority of their pieces are very simple and minimal but believe me when I tell you that the quality is amazing. 

Stay tuned on my Instagram to see how I style these. 

2. Installed my sconce from my old room. You can see my old room tour here.  


I do not think that in order to create a beautiful space you need to spend a lot of money. A lot of the pieces I own for my house are either vintage, from target, Ikea or other affordable stores.  You don't need to be ballin' to create a home that you really love. 

However, I am a firm believer in choosing where to spend your money. Accent pieces such as lighting are where I tend to splurge a bit more because they are the finishing touches that really bring everything together. Don't get me wrong, I've found beautiful lighting for affordable prices but throwing in some cool, unique pieces even if they are a bit on the pricier side here & there really add character to your home, in my opinion.

3. Remember the super bounce I talked about in last weeks Friday five? LOVING IT. I put it on after I cleanse my face in the morning and at the end of the day I notice that my skin looks so plump and hydrated, sometimes I don't even use a moisturizer and it works really well by itself. Another win from glossier, can't say I'm surprised though. 

They also released their birthday balm dot com yesterday and you guysssss, it seriously smells so good you'll want to eat it ! Plus it has the most beautiful subtle holographic shimmer inside. 

20% off your first glossier order HERE. 

4. This bathroom transformation is probably my favorite thing on the internet right now. I cannot think of a single thing I dislike about this bathroom. It's perfect. I seriously think Bre has the best decor style & she has inspired me a lot in my home. You should definitely follow her if you don't already. 

5. Finally got our woven shade up! We opted for a cordless shade in the kitchen to avoid having the string hanging on the side & being in the way. It looks so flush and we are obsessed! Can't wait to slowly put these shades around the whole house. Since our house consists of mostly huge sliding doors, putting shades on the entire house is very expensive so we have to do it slowly. We are so happy with the quality of these shades though.  It's crazy how the finishing touches really transform a space.

- Just wanted to give a quick thank you to everyone who has subscribed to my youtube channel, I hit 20k this week which is why I'm including it in my Friday Five. It's so bizarre & cool that 20,000 people liked my videos enough to hit that little button. I appreciate you all. xx

ps. All of the bold text are direct links. 

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Friday Five

1.  If you guys saw my last post you would've probably seen me rant about Eucalyptus and how I'm really digging the trend going on right now. Well, this week I picked some up & I'm going to have such a difficult time picking anything else for next time because these puppies make the house smell SOOOO good. Plus, they remind me of my child hood because my mom would always have these all around the house and she would dry them out using hairspray and hang them upside down in the towel closet, lol, good ol' days.

I paired them with some branches that kind of look like olive branches but the florist said they were something else, "rose"-something... can't remember the name of them for the life of me, way to go Gemary -.-.. you had one job kiddo.

2. My little corner: I got a new vanity! The drawer consists of everything that was in my old vanity, you can see my old vanity tour video HERE.  This is actually a mini desk but I decided to make it my vanity to get ready each morning, so it is conveniently next to my bed & it matches perfectly with our nightstand on the other side of the bed. I don't have a chair for it yet so I've been using an old, beat up plastic chair that actually came with the house until I find the perfect little bench/vanity stool that isn't hundreds of freaking dollars.

3. Man, I love Tim Burton and everything he has created... and no, I'm not saying that in a tacky, cult following, "omg I love TB... but have only seen one of his movies" kind of way. I grew up on his movies. My dad & I use to live off of his films.  I don't fan-girl over much but I will lose it if I ever meet him.

I watched Edward scissorhands, for like the millionth time, again this week which is what made me  include this in this weeks post. Also, I came across this article, which I absolutely loved, where they turned some classic Disney animated movies into a Tim Burton-like cartoon.

4. I feel like I talk about this brand a lot, yes I am a rep for them but I promise you that there is a lot more that compels me to post about Glossier so often. For starters, I cannot resist their packaging, seriously the cutest packaging in the game but most importantly I have not tried a product from them that I do not like, my skin really loves their stuff.

I try something new from them every month so that I can be able to share my experience with you and educate myself a little more on each of their products first-hand & the more I try, the more I fall in love. I almost own every single one of their products, which is a first for me with any brand, and I'm genuinely interested in owning the entire line because they're just that good.

This month I got their super bounce serum and lip gloss, I just received it yesterday so I can't write a review just yet but I already tried the lipgloss and really like the consistency of it. If I end up loving them, which I'm pretty sure I will, then they'll most likely make it to my June favorites video at the end of the month and I'll share my review there.

Get 20% off by shopping through my rep link. HERE

5.  If you don't follow fredericforest on IG I think you definitely should. I've never really been into art despite how much I love to draw but recently that has changed & I have really learned to appreciate it. Frederic is part of the reason I have fallen in love with very simple, minimal art like the one above. Everything he represents in his drawings is so unique & beautiful.

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Friday Five

In an attempt to blog more often I've decided to incorporate a series on my blog called the Friday Five. In this series I'll mention five random things which could range from things I'm loving lately to something that happened during the week.

I love reading these types of posts on peoples blogs so I decided to start my own.

1. Was recently sent these headphones from Sudio Sweden & I can't get enough of them. They are so convenient and pretty! I use the beats wireless headphones at the gym which usually stay in my gym bag & I was really looking for cuter ones to keep in my purse or to use for editing & these work so well, plus they are so darn good looking.

SudioSweden was nice enough to offer my followers/subscribers a coupon code for 15% off, any of their products. Just enter "gemary" at checkout & you're good to go!

2. On the hunt for some budget friendly woven wood shades like these for my whole house, I'll probably end up doing the kitchen first & then the rest of the house because, well, ... I'm not made out of money. I've gotten one quote so far from a local company which was ridiculously expensive so I think our best option is to order them online and install them ourselves. Wish me luck!

3. Finally stained the kitchen shelves last week! Woohoooo! I can't wait to finish and be able to show you guys the full kitchen reveal! The before and afters are pretty crazy & I can't believe I came up with the entire design myself *pats own back*... with a little help from Pinterest of course.


4.  Throw pillows are going to be the death of me. I'm practicing some hard core self-control by not filling my entire couch up with throw pillows in one shot. I promised myself I would only buy one every 3 to 4 weeks and I'm sticking to it. When you purchase a new house it's so difficult to stop yourself from buying everything you can get your hands on all at once. You have to learn how to manage the crap out of every cent to your name and that means not buying 15 damn pillows for your damn couch, YOU DON'T NEED IT!  (do you?)

Here is the first little guy I bought for my accent chair. I'm obsessed with the whole African mud-cloth trend at the moment.  I've decided to splurge on pillow covers as opposed to committing to pillows that cannot be changed.

5. I'm pretty good at taking care of my skin, I follow a skincare regimen every single day & I have, without fail, for many years... but when it comes to my hands, I just can't be bothered. The back of our hands are one of the most age-determining features of our body & yet we fail to nourish them as often as we do other parts of our skin. Why? They deserve some TLC too! I received this cream recently & I love it so much.

Part of the reason I am so careless when it comes to my hands is because I hate the feeling of lotion on my hands. This cream doesn't leave any weird sticky or slimy residue! I use this stuff everywhere, I keep it in my purse and even apply it to my legs because 9 times out of 10 I forget to put lotion on my legs prior to leaving the house.

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