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- We have been stuck
in this quarantine mode

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for a long time and I
think that many of us

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are slowly beginning to get used to it,

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but there's still good days and bad days.

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And I have been looking for little things

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that will help me feel better

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and perk me up a little bit.

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And so here are three
things that I've found

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that have been really boosting
my spirits during this time.

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There is a startup called Live Tinted.

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The company was founded by
this Instagram influencer

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who discovered that when
she put red lipstick

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around her eyes and blended it in,

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it actually evened out her skin tone

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in this totally unexpected way.

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And just in time for this quarantine,

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where all of us are on Zoom calls

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she has come up with an
entire line of products

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that allow you to create a
very even tone on your face.

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As a woman of color,
she's particularly aware

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of the challenges of creating makeup

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for other women of color.

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But her new line is really inclusive

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and creates products for
women of all skin tones.

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Most of us are still spending
most of our days at home,

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but I found that it can
still really perk me up

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when I know that I'm looking
my best on a Zoom call

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or at a meeting where I'm
talking to my boss online.

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I stumbled across an amazing company

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that is founded by two
women called, Aurate.

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These women wanted to
create a jewelry brand

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for women who wanted to
buy jewelry for themselves

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because for so long, women have
expected to receive jewelry

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from other people like
a parent or a partner.

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But, these women wanted to create jewelry

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that women would just
wanna buy for themselves.

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The startup really wanted to create

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jewelry that was affordably priced.

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All of the products on their website

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are made from high-quality,
precious metals.

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A lot of it is gold,

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but you're still paying
an incredibly fair price

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because the company is
a direct-to-consumer

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digitally native brand.

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So as the pandemic wore on

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I wanted to get a little piece of jewelry

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to perk myself up.

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So I found this beautiful cuff

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that they're selling on their website.

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This is the kinda jewelry
that you can put on every day,

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but that also will look really nice

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if you're going out for a special dinner.

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The other thing that has
been making me so happy

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during this pandemic seems
like a really simple thing,

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it is this bowl.

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The bowl is made by a brand
called East Fork Pottery

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that was actually founded
by the great grandson

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of Henri Matisse, the painter.

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He has created a company in North Carolina

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where he and his team of potters

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make pottery from clay that
is native to North Carolina.

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And what I love about
it is that you can see

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little flecks in the bowls
that reflect the minerals

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that are in the soil there.

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And it's hard to explain,

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but I have been eating all of my food

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during this pandemic from this bowl

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and it has been making me so happy.

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I think that part of it
is that it's nice to know

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that the bowl was made by a real person.

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It is so beautifully
designed and well-crafted

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that it's a kind of piece of dinnerware

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that you're proud to
leave on your countertop.

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And they also look really
good in Instagram images

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of the fancy dinner that you made.

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I know it's just a goal,
but sometimes it's all about

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the little things that
we bring into our lives

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that can make every day in this pandemic

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feel a little bit brighter.

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