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The Juice Cleanse from Hell.

Let’s just hop right into this one because girl it gets messy. I did a one day juice cleanse. That’s right, a horrifying juice cleanse. I was watching Kelsey Kreppel on Youtube and she had bought the “Cleanse 2” juices from Pressed Juicery. I honestly thought “hmmmm I could so do this, it looks so easy. No eating for just a day! Pfft piece of cake!” WOW was I wrong!!!! 

The day I was supposed to do the cleanse, Sunday, I woke up at noon and didn’t think it was a big deal to start so late. I’m glad I did start it late because by the end of the second hour I was going insane and was soooooo hungry. The juices tasted like the actual forest. Like imagine you’re in the Twilight movie and are running from the vampires in the woods. It would taste like the mossy ground you’re running atop. There was one juice that was citrus flavored which tasted AMAZING! But that didn’t last long as the next one made me want to vomit 😦  

Let me give you a little spoiler… I did not finish the cleanse. I only drank 4 out of the 6 juices. I don’t regret not finishing it. I clocked out after the fourth. I don’t understand how people can do these cleanses for a week. I called my mom, who was out and about for the day, and told her, “food, just bring me food.” I ate so much that night you could honestly say I “cancelled” out my cleanse.

The moral of this whole story is don’t do a juice cleanse ever. It sucks and honestly it didn’t make me feel as healthy as I thought it would. 10/10 do not recommend, but if you want to torture yourself be might guest.

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The Hunt for Foundation in a Pandemic!

A few weeks ago I did something absolutely crazy. I did an online color match for foundation. Yes, that’s right online… not in person. Another downfall due to Covid-19, as we can’t try them out in person anymore. I was desperate for a new foundation, so I had to take the leap of faith.

Sephora has this function online where you choose the new foundation you want to buy and color match what you already have to the new brand. That sounds like a bunch of gibberish so let me break it down more. I wanted to get the Fenty Beauty Pro Filt’r Soft Matte Longwear Foundation, so I clicked a color match for this foundation. I then searched for the foundation I already have, which is the Cover FX Power Play foundation in G40. It then matched G40 to shade 250 for Fenty. IT WAS SO EASY! Another plus to this, if you want to get the Fenty concealer it’s going to be the same shade (in my case 250) as the foundation…Wow Rihanna just keeps winning. 

After buying my products from my local Sephora of course I had to try them out. What type of person would I be if I didn’t. When I first put it on I had thought it was pretty accurate, but was maybe just looking a little 0.0001 darker than my other foundation. I tried again when I went full out makeup and realized it looked wayyyyy darker because I put on too much, so I gave it one more chance. I put on a very light layer and it then looked accurate to my skintone.

Moral of this story is I don’t know if I need to go a shade lighter or not because I don’t think anyone has the guts to tell me if it looks bad. Though It is so close to my skin tone. My mind is in shambles trying to figure out if I should exchange it. Also I’m pretty sure I have maybe 24 hours to do so, Yikes!

… mom if you’re reading this don’t worry I did not wait last minute to return this. I am happy with the shade, don’t get mad! Hehe!

What I can definitely confirm is that Fenty foundation and concealer are products of great quality. It doesn’t feel like I have makeup on, it is easy to apply, and it is definitely a long wear soft matte as it claims. I highly recommend Fenty Beauty products for any makeup items you are searching to purchase. I also use their lipsticks, and the setting powder in the shade of butter. It smells like heaven, and it doesn’t feel cakey at all. I almost forgot to mention it has cute packaging!!

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Your Voice Has Power

I kept watching the video over and over again. I kept thinking this is not right, why is it happening, how can someone as young as I do something about it. I couldn’t sleep as I continued to think and replayed George Floyd’s voice in my head saying “I can’t breathe”. Over lunch with my mother, I shared how I felt and discussed how helpless I felt. I then came to realize I have the power of my voice and that is a power we all have no matter what age. Right then and there I decided I wanted to use my voice and organize a protest. I live in a small conservative town. I knew there were many youth as myself who felt the same way, yet apprehensive of doing anything. Also there were protests around the country that were faced with violence and that was also a fear. On top of that we were in the middle of a pandemic. I knew I had to take the step forward and see what happened, as we need to share our voice.

I share this not to pat myself on the back for leading a Black Lives Matter protest. I cringe even thinking of that. I am sharing this to let you know, yes if you put your mind to it you can do anything! That was my mantra as I took each step anxiously. Will people show up, will they be safe, will the local businesses be affected, and most important will our voices be heard?  If you are passionate about something take a step forward and it will come together. It’s easy to do anything even if you don’t know how to do it because of your passion, as you will find your strength. It took three days of hardwork to make sure this protest was safe and successful. From setting up meetings with La Verne’s Chief of police and the police department, getting the word out, and  giving the Mayor of La Verne an opportunity to speak with his community. I was very nervous about doing this because I have not taken up a leadership position that required work at this large of a scale. It was a very new experience for me. It really filled my heart  to have so many people reaching out to support and help with making this event successful. People wanted to do something, but didn’t know how. I may have created the platform for them, but they did the work by bringing their voices together. As cheesy as this might sound, anything is possible! The youth in the community came together sharing the details of the protest through their social media, brought signs, provided water and snacks, and so much more. It is estimated that over 800 people came to protest peacefully, marched down the main street of La Verne, and felt free to share their stories with the community. It was amazing to see this small conservative town (that has never had a protest before) come together and fight for what they believed in. When you have something you want to do and don’t know how or feel powerless, remember this story, take the step you fear, as regret will feel much worse. 

The following is the speech with which I opened the protest…

Hello my name is Grace Aprahamian and I would like to thank all of you for coming. We are here to bring our voices together in solidarity. I would also like to thank the La Verne Police Department for partnering with us to exercise our first amendment rights with peace and safety. I was overwhelmed with emotion when I spoke with Chief Paz as he and the rest of the LVPD shared their support for this protest and our message.

I am only one voice of many who did not know what to do to help and make a difference. I am definitely not one with all the knowledge of social injustice, nor have I experienced what my black brothers and sisters do. 

What I do have, and what every single one of you have, is a voice. One of the most powerful tools to use to make a difference, and here we are bringing our community together as one, loud, strong, beautiful, voice. 

We are the next generation who will be leaders, and in vocations with power, to bring injustice to light, and leave injustice in the past, and not bring it with us to the future. We must keep conversations alive, even when it feels uncomfortable, because silence is consent. We need to be role models for the young and the old. 

Many of us including myself have white privilege, and that privilege makes us blind to these injustices because it is not a problem that is personal to us. We don’t experience the fears, the anxieties, the prejudice, and violence that our white privilege protects us from. Our mothers don’t have the same fears as black mothers do when their children walk out the door. 

How can we let this continue to happen? Why does this hate continue to fester? Together we need to find resolution to these questions. As the youth of the future we start today, and never let it go until racism is eradicated. 

“Justice will not be served until those who are unaffected are as outraged as those who are.” That is why we are here today…Thank you.

Now let’s all kneel in silence for the next 8 minutes and 46 seconds. The same amount of time George Floyd endured a knee to his neck leading him to his unjust death.

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