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A Few of My Favorite Things
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In this week's podcast, I talk about some of my favorite things. Here are the links to some of the products I mentioned.
Kayali Fragrance
Ozark (Must have a Netflix subscription)
Book of The Month
Forvr Mood Candles
Urban Skin Rx
Bolden Skincare
Black Girl Sunscreen
The Love Hour Podcast
Afterpay
Magnum Ice Cream
TGI Friday's Hot Wings
Health-Ade Kombucha
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Introduction and Christmas Podcast
00:00:00
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Welcome to the Eliana Nita podcast, the podcast created to inform, challenge and empower you. Now let's get down to business.
00:00:25
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Hey guys, welcome to the Alien Anita podcast. I am your host, Alien Anita, and I am so excited to have you join me for this week's podcast. So y'all, I am going to take a break from all of the serious stuff, considering the fact that we are in the middle of Christmas season.
10 Favorite Things Introduction
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I wanted to do a fun podcast that I have been wanting to record for some time and then I was going to record it and then record it and just stuff got in the way and all of that jazz. So I just wanted to take like a just a deep breath to do a fun kind of chill laid back podcast and I am going to tell you 10 things that
00:01:07
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are my favorite things so you guys can possibly get to know me through these things that I have listed now clearly these are not some of the most personal things that I find that I love but this is just some of the stuff that I just kind of been enjoying lately or have been enjoying for a while so
00:01:27
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Yeah, let's get into it. So in no particular order, this is just stuff that I have used on myself and used to relax or decompress or whatever. So here we go.
Kayalee Perfume Review
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The first thing I love
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I just recently love. Actually, one of my Instagram followers put me on y'all. It is called Kayalee perfume. It is, um, I'm not even sure if I'm pronouncing it right. Uh, I don't know if it's like two words, but for sure it is Kayalee and I'm going to tag it in the description box below. But y'all, this perfume smells so good.
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So what I did was I bought the sampler pack that they had because I had never smelled this perfume before, but one of my followers was like, girl, you are going to love this perfume. So I bought the sampler pack. It came with four nice size samples. It wasn't even like
00:02:27
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like you know how sometimes like companies send you samples and they were like you were like sis what am I gonna do with this but like it's like legit like nice size sample bottles and it came with four different scents one of them was an elixir the other one was citrus the other one was musk and the one the last one was vanilla vanilla is my favorite scent
00:02:52
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Y'all, when I tell you this vanilla is just, I am so obsessed. I want a candle. I want my house to smell like it. I like spray it on before I go to sleep because I want to wake up smelling like it. I spray it every day. Like it is such an amazing smelling perfume. I actually like to layer it. So like, I like to layer the musk with the vanilla. And then they also have another scent called white or deja vu white flour.
00:03:20
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And I like to layer that with the vanilla and I also like to layer the citrus with the vanilla so like as standalone perfumes, all of them smell amazing, but the vanilla is my absolute favorite so I am so loving KLE perfume.
00:03:36
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It is just one of my favorite perfumes at the moment. I haven't had a perfume that I enjoy this much since Gucci Envy Me and they don't even sell that anymore which Gucci really needs to do a blast from the past and bring back Gucci Envy Me so I can buy like every bottle so I can just have a whole stockpile of it.
00:03:56
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Right now my favorite perfume is Kayalee Vanilla. You can find that at Sephora, you can go to HudaBeauty.com and find it as well. So yeah, Kayalee is just everything. By the way, I want to mention a bunch of products. I need to go ahead and just insert this here. These are my favorite things. This is not a sponsored podcast. If it was a sponsored podcast, I would let you know, but I'm telling you all of these things are just genuinely my favorite things.
00:04:24
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And this is a non-sponsored podcast, okay? Keep that in mind, non-sponsored.
Netflix and Book Recommendations
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My second favorite thing that I am super enjoying is the show Ozark. Okay, I don't know if you've ever heard of Ozark, but it is a Netflix original show. And this show is so crazy good.
00:04:47
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So I had heard another podcast, podcaster mentioned this show and I had kind of been seeing it when I turned on Netflix and I was like, I don't know if I'm going to watch this show. It seemed kind of crazy, but baby, let me tell you, I got into this show and I'm like, Oh,
00:05:05
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And it's so good. So basically the story to give you the premise without giving you every single detail of the show, it is about a guy who was an honest man who dealt with finance. And he had a dirty business partner that got into some mishaps with the Mexican cartel. And that's how the story goes. So I don't want to give too many details into what happens in the show because it is so good.
00:05:34
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And one thing I want to say about why I love this show is because of the writing. Whoever wrote this show, whoever are the team of writers on this show, who toes to you. You all need to win all of the Emmys, all of the awards, because you guys are phenomenal. Like they take like
00:05:53
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everything about the show like every little moment in the show matters and like you think that that little piece that they wrote about in the show doesn't matter but it ended up coming back and you're like it's just so intriguing it makes you involved you feel every character you feel every emotion it is just really a well-written show
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and the actors are phenomenal. So I just wanna say kudos to the Ozark team, and if you wanna watch a good show, check out Ozark. My next favorite thing, of course you guys should know, I had to bring in something about a book, right? So I joined this book club called Book of the Month, and I'm gonna tag it in the show description. Book of the Month is so bomb, y'all. Like,
00:06:41
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you get your choice of five different books from five different genres every single month. You also have the option of skipping a month like you can buy the credit and just skip the month or you could not buy the credit and just skip the month altogether. So like if you if you decide to skip the month and keep the credit you can use the credit on any book that they've released that's still in stock.
00:07:06
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But these books are so cool. So you get hardback cover books, which I absolutely love a nice hardback book. And they give you like a super cute bookmark with every book like all booked up. It's so cute. Y'all like
00:07:24
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from a woman's perspective, it's really chill. And so it's like super fast delivery. The minute you pick your book, your book is shipped within that week and probably by the end of the week, you'll get your book. And so the shipping is always free. It's like, I think it's 15 bucks a month and it is just phenomenal. I love being a part of book of the month and like they have all kinds of kudos that come with being a book of the month member. So if you recommend somebody
00:07:51
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you get a free credit and like these really cute little book pens, which I love. I actually recommend it and somebody signed up and I was able to get a free credit and these little cute pens. You also get after like, after you get 12 boxes, I think you get like a free toad and then a free credit for a book. And then when it's your birthday, they give you a free credit for a book. So it's just super cool. Like this is such a really good,
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book club to be a part of. You can explore different books. I try to explore different genres. I love self-help books. I really do love African-American fiction. And so I found myself dabbling into thrillers and historical fictions and things like that. And so one of my favorite books that I got from this book club was called The Girl with the Louding Voice. If you go on my Instagram page, you can see I took a picture of it.
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This book was so phenomenal. I had never heard of the Arthur before. I believe that this was this Arthur's first time writing a book and it was so, so very good. Also, I got this book called Case, which is super good. I just got a ton of books from the Book of the Month that I just highly recommend that you all go.
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and check out. So anyway, Book of the Month is my favorite jam as far as getting new books and exploring new genres. So if you're interested in that, click the link in the show description. My next favorite thing is a new product that just came out.
Forever Mood Candle and Skincare Tips
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Well, it came out in August, but yo, this product is super dope. It is called Forever Mood Candle. It is created by my favorite YouTuber,
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Jackie Aina. Jackie has been so consistent within the beauty community for years. Jackie has paved the way for many black YouTubers. She has been down for the cause for 11 years, creating super cool content on YouTube. And if you don't know who she is, you are all the way sleep.
00:09:56
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Go find Jackie. She's super bomb. I affectionately call her Auntie Jackie, but she just released a new project called Forever Mood. I'm going to link it in the show descriptions as well. Her candles are so bomb, y'all. These candles are so lit. It doesn't even make sense. I am so obsessed with cuffing season. Cuffing season is my favorite candle in the entire world.
00:10:24
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you're looking for a nice luxury, but on a budget type thing, Forever Moo got you. She got like, it's four different cents. She also has at the time of my recording, me recording this, I'm recording this in November, but it won't be posted until December, so.
00:10:41
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Anyway, this, she has four different scents, which is caked up, cuff and season, left on red, and matcha business. Super, super amazing smelling candle. So if you're looking for a good candle, a black owned company candle maker that has very great quality, if I dare say better than the most popular people out there,
00:11:05
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You want to go with forever move is super cute and so she also has a fall collection I don't know if it's going to be in stock by the time in stock by the time you hear this podcast But she also has a fall collection as well, but her main staples should be in stock now So guys check out forever move
00:11:22
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My next favorite thing is Urban Skin RX. So this is a skincare line that is created by a black person. It is super, super, super amazing. I have used Urban Skin RX on my skin. My skin responds so well to it. My skin has been super clear. I've had a couple of issues with my skin and I'm telling you Urban RX has addressed it also.
00:11:52
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I'm just here for their products. Also, another, while I'm on skincare, this is just an extra one. I would recommend this company called Bolden that is another black-owned skincare company. Guys, let me tell you something. They got this mask that is a moisturizing mask. It looks like gel, like hair gel, super bomb. They also have a clarifying mask, a clay clarifying mask,
00:12:20
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super bomb. They have a toner and a SPF super bomb. And also if you're looking for another SPF, you want to go with our girl, black girl skincare, I'm going to link all of this down. These are all extras y'all. This is not even like this. These wasn't even in the tent, but since we own skincare, I'm going to link all of this down in the show descriptions as well so that you can be on with your skincare game because
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these black girls out here got you. Trust me, you'll never regret it. And you can find a black girl sunscreen in Target. You can find Bolden in Target and Urban Skin RX in Target. And you can find Urban RX in Walmart as well too. So go check out those brands.
The Love Hour Podcast and Afterpay Insight
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My next favorite thing is the Love Hour podcast. This is a podcast with a husband and wife, Kevin and Melissa Fredericks. You may know her husband as Kevin on stage and you may know Melissa as Mrs. Kevin on stage. Guys, this podcast has brought
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So much healing, so much clarity. It has invigorated me. It has inspired me. It has really helped me heal in some deep places. And I'm going to tell you, they like, Kev has a comedic edge to it. But you could tell Melissa has taken her time to really develop content and really
00:13:49
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bring good quality guests on this show to really help her listeners learn and grow. And I know that it's not common for people to recommend other people podcasts on their podcast, but for me, I am. This podcast has helped me in so many different ways. I cannot even explain. I'm literally getting chills as I'm thinking about this podcast. I want you guys to go and subscribe and listen to the Love Hour podcast. It is a phenomenal show.
00:14:17
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well edited, super funny, but super serious at the same time. It is just a perfect balance. And you get to see a husband and wife grow in every area of their life and their relationship. And not only as, and the beautiful thing is as they grow, you grow with them and they bring on people that help them grow, which can help you grow too. So check out the Love Hour podcast.
00:14:42
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My next favorite thing is Atherpay. So Atherpay is a service. It's almost like a railway kind of thing. So you probably heard of a ton of these services. I think it's Affirm. It's Kalara. Kalarna. I think that's how it's pronounced. I'm not sure. But basically what it is is it breaks down. Like if you want to buy something like
00:15:07
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I don't know that's 100 bucks it'll break it down into four payments and you'll pay for every other week or you can like say if you like oh man something new just came out and I want to buy it but I don't have the full amount you could pay the one part and then when you get the rest when you get paid you can pay the rest off it's super cool it's better than leeway and with christmas coming up
00:15:28
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And you're trying to get gifts after pay is so super cool. It's super easy. I use it for my company as well. So that's why I'm trying it out because after pay is really helpful. It helps. And like, well, the reason, another reason why I like after pay is because it will stop you from using credit cards, credit cards. Y'all is crazy. You do not want to get into debt and after pay ensures that you can get what you want.
00:15:52
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as soon as you buy it and you can pay it off in four payments. So you can have a debt free Christmas with at the pay and it's super bomb. So hey, y'all check that out if you haven't already and look into some of these installment options, these installment payment options. It is so much better than going into debt. I understand like people, the right thing to do is to be able to afford to pay for it when you want it right then and there.
00:16:22
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But if you don't have the money and you like I could pay for it over the course of I can break it down in four payments, do that instead of swiping a credit card. Okay, that's my little tip it so check out at the pay. My next thing that I love y'all.
Favorite Treats and Health Tips
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Now this the last three things is gonna be some food, it's gonna be some fast stuff so whatever.
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I enjoy Magnum ice cream. If you have not tried Magnum ice cream, like y'all listen, don't eat the whole pint because like one pint of this is like a thousand calories is ridiculous, but it is so good. I have not had a flavor that I have not enjoyed. Y'all, this stuff is so good. It is so decadent and it's just, it's so flavorful and so good, but
00:17:10
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If you're looking for a different option, I would try tolente. I think I'm pronouncing that right, tolente. I don't know. I would have to, I'm gonna link it so you all can know, but they also have really good ice cream, but I'm gonna tell y'all magnum is so much better. Like you are so gonna enjoy magnum ice cream. Now what I will say about magnum is it is really decadent
00:17:32
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It is like a punch in your face. So, you know, get a cup, just like try to eat like two scoops and be done because it is really, really decadent. And if you don't have, if you're not a true sweet tooth fan, you're probably not going to enjoy this ice cream because it is a lot, but it is so good. So check out Magnum, check out to Linte. I think you'll enjoy it. The next thing I have been enjoying y'all is TGIF. Hot wings, okay.
00:18:01
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Listen, I know that it's better to get stuff from the restaurant, right? But we have been in lockdown and like legit, lockdown has brought out like the survival mode in me. And so I have been really craving hot wings like crazy. I don't know why, I just have been really wanting some hot wings. And I was in my local grocery store and they had TGIF wings on sale. And let me tell you how much these wings bless me.
00:18:29
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I like these wings because they're actually fried and they fry them and then you can bake them so they have it where like you bake them and it's like it bakes the wings crispy and then you put the sauce on top and then you just have a really good time with the sauce and the wings and it's so good and like most wings already come with the sauce on it and that's what makes it kind of soggy
00:18:54
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But what I appreciate is that I get the crunch that I would get in this, in the restaurant at home, in the comfort of my home. That's COVID free. Amen. Amen. So TGIF wings from the frozen section from your grocer is the bomb. Okay. Check that out.
00:19:11
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And my last and final favorite thing that I just have on this list is health a kabucha tea. Let me tell y'all, I have tried a lot of kabucha because I am a fan and I don't like everybody's kabucha. It is not good. Everybody don't make it the same. Some is more tardy. Some has a vinegar taste to it.
00:19:33
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But let me tell you health aid has the perfect balance and it is so good. I have not had a flavor that I have not enjoyed y'all. I am telling you like this health aid is so good and they just health aid just recently released something called Booch Pop.
00:19:49
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And so it's like a kabucha pop that's like, it's better for you than pop has a ton of less sugar. It has all kinds of healthy ingredients and it helps your gut be healthy. So if you're looking for something that can really give you a little punch like a pop would get you some health, a kabucha y'all.
00:20:11
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And if you are not a Kabutra fan, I tell you what, my second favorite is Izzles. I don't know if your stores sell them, but you can go to Target, you can order it off Amazon. Izzles are really good, but I'm telling you, health aid is where it's at. So y'all, I just gave y'all like, what, maybe 12 of my favorite things that I'm just enjoying, that I'm recommending that you all go out, either try or watch or
00:20:38
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indulge in, listen to. Yeah, so these are my things. So I hope you guys are having a really great holiday. I just wanted to give you all something fun so you can get to know me a little bit more outside of me like sharing wisdom or information.
00:20:55
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and just give you a light and loose and free podcast. So I hope you guys are having an amazing holiday season. I know that for so many of us, this can be a very heavy season considering the fact that you may have lost someone that you loved or you know, Christmas may not be what you had hoped it to be or Thanksgiving may not have been what you had hoped
Encouragement for Therapy
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it to be. Maybe you have
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a strained family situation or whatever it may be. But I just want to let you know that I'm thinking of you. I'm praying for all of my listeners. I hope that your holiday season is amazing. And let me give you a little tidbit that is not a part of my favorite thing, but I'll at well, it's not on my list, but I'll tell you what.
00:21:39
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Therapy has been one of my most favorite things I've had all of this year. Therapy has helped me in so many ways be able to cope and deal with a lot of things. So if you're out there and you find yourself depressed or in a mood, I want to encourage you to ensure that you get yourself a therapist, someone that you can talk to that's not your friend that can give you
00:22:01
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some good advice and help you negate through this season that we're in. I know that 2020 has been rough on all of us. We've all experienced it in some kind of way, but I wanted to share with you my favorite things in hopes that it'll jog your brain to figure out what are your favorite things and maybe you can discover something on this podcast that can be your favorite thing to help you
00:22:27
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cope with what's going on in life and all of the craziness and all of the foolishness that's going on. So I just didn't want to share this stuff just because I thought it would be a fun podcast, but I wanted to really share it so that you all can think about what brings you joy and indulge in that. So I love y'all so much and
00:22:47
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I'm praying for you, I'm with you, I'm championing through with you all. And I'm praying that you have a healthy, happy, safe, wonderful holiday season. I'll talk to you guys soon. And as always, be blessed and
Connect with Eliana
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stay relevant. And also if you want to follow me on social media, I'm Aliana Nita on all of the things. And if you want to email me, if you just want some encouragement or anything,
00:23:13
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email me at leoninitashow at gmail.com. All of this stuff will be linked in the bio, or sorry, not in the bio, but in the description box. So I love you guys. And as always, be blessed and stay relevant.