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Just A Casual Saturday💃🏻 • When you’re working from home no one can stop you from wearing the same outfit for five days straight or from wearing a floor length gown. What a time to be alive. • Hair/Makeup/Styling by me Photos by Carrie Graham • #portraitphotography #chicagomodels #curvemodel #makeart #quarantinecreations #visiblyplus #creativecollaboration #myface #modelphotography #chicagoactress #testshoot #plussize #postmoreportraits #chicagoactress #findmyface #chicagoscouting #chicagomodel #lifestylemodel (at Pilsen, Chicago) https://www.instagram.com/p/CD7JCTpJU95/?igshid=alnh78leg4zf
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〰️Still Socially Distant〰️ • There’s still a pandemic out there friends. And while I lost all my jobs at the start of it, I’ve been able to find new ways to use my skill sets. I bought a microphone and thought I’d get started on voiceover work. That quickly turned into audiobook narration. Since I can do it from home my introvert self is really excited, even if my closet studio is absurdly hot and I emerge dripping with sweat after every recording session. • Photos by Carrie Graham • #socialdistancing #workinprogress #voactor #audiobooknarrator #pandemiccreativity #homestudio #summer2020 #learningasigo #chicagoactress #votalent #learnsomethingneweveryday #notasoundengineer #stillthick #toomuchbronzer (at Chicago, Illinois) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDfNh7QpGQH/?igshid=1bfqi6c84geur
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Celebrating this Juneteenth weekend by showing off these Pholk Beauty products!🌿 • I’ve been following the @pholkbeauty Instagram account for a while and finally bought two of their products. First off, the Werkacita Beauty Balm is the most heavenly whipped texture and packed with moisture. It has a bit more of an oily skin feel than a traditional lotion would, but the hydration is perfect for my skin. A little goes a long way and I love that it’s a multipurpose product. This Honeysuckle Rose Face Mist is actually the first face mist I’ve ever bought! I’ve never really seen the point of them because my skin is so oily that I don’t need extra hydration. But it’s perfect for these summery quarantine days where I don’t wear any makeup. The smell is perfect. No fake perfumey stuff, just balanced florals. I’m not sure if my nozzle is just weird, but I feel like it doesn’t spray very evenly. Bonus - it doubles as a toner! I can’t wait to make an excuse for myself to buy more of Niambi’s delightful products. Please let me know of more black owned skincare brands - I’d love to buy more! • #pholkbeauty #juneteenthweekend #supportblackbusiness #blackwomanownedbusiness #buyblackowned #blackownedskincare #microinfluencer #skincare #skincareproducts #oilyskincare #skincarereviews #beautybalm #facemist #summerskincare https://www.instagram.com/p/CBqecQmpaDh/?igshid=g8gqkx7w1ylb
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Any Time Is Coffee Time☕️ • The lighting was so nice in the kitchen today that I couldn’t help myself from filming this coffee brewing. That’s all. • #chemex #chemexcoffee #coffeetime #brewing #lightjustright #localcoffee #obsessed #momentsofmine #flashesofdelight #sliceoflife (at Uptown) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBePJZCFzOn/?igshid=107887nwpn5zp
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✨Review Time✨ • Another clean beauty product review for you! This time it’s the Agave+ Lip Mask from Bite Beauty. The packaging is cute and sleek, but I’m not a huge fan of the foil seal covering the opening since I couldn’t get it off and have to apply the balm with my finger instead of directly to my lips. The balm smells sweet (but not sickly sweet) and feels lush on the lips. I wish it would wear a little longer than it does because I think I would like it more then. It’s lanolin free (read: vegan) but I actually really like lanolin because it works nicely for moisturizing for me. If you don’t like thick lip products, you won’t like this, but I think it’s great for dry lips and can be worn by itself or over a colored lip product to lock in moisture. Thanks to Influenster as always for complimentary products in exchange for honest reviews👄 • #CleanLipMask #contest #complimentary @BITEBEAUTY @Influenster #bitebeauty #influenster #influenstervoxbox #springintocleanvoxbox #cleanbeauty #lipmask #lanolinfree #veganbeauty #beautyreview #hotglam #microinfluencer #cleanbeautyreview #veganbeautyreview (at Chicago, Illinois) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBbl-gjJ743/?igshid=19bjw4p6s8sdq
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I know this is overdue and I’m sorry about that. To all of my friends who are people of color - I’m sorry I haven’t stepped up to be a more vocal advocate and ally for you. I want to be better. I want you to trust that I want to help whether I know you well or we’ve only barely met. The events of the past few days (not to mention weeks, months, and years) have weighed so heavily on my mind and heart. I’m sick of not saying anything because I want to avoid my family weighing in with their conflicting opinions. I’m not a particularly brave person and I try to avoid big conflicts most of the time. I think protesting and protesters are bigger, braver people than I can ever be. But I want what you want even if I can’t be there with you. I want justice for Floyd, Breonna, Ahmaud, and everyone affected by unfair violence against black people. It needs to end. We need to change. I want to help. https://www.instagram.com/p/CAyB7OCpPEo/?igshid=1cuu2706r4ota
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For the First Time I Feel...Wicked🧹 • I never showed the world this photo edit that @jyp1m did that makes me look like I’m trying to play Elphaba in Wicked. And I’m not playing Elphaba in Wicked, but if someone wanted to make that happen I wouldn’t be upset about it🤷🏻‍♀️ • #projection #elphaba #wickedthemusical #defyinggravity #photoedits #ifeelwicked #musicaltheatrelife #naturallightportraits #photoretouching #naturephotography #spoopy #chicagoscouting #chicagoactress #chicagomodel #curvemodel #🧹 (at Chicago, Illinois) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-kr2abpjC_/?igshid=1ud5plsly7n7
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She never looked nice. She looked like art, and art wasn't supposed to look nice; it was supposed to make you feel something. - Rainbow Rowell • I’ve been head over heels in love with @cigarettesandkale ever since I first saw her work. Since I’ve had a lot more time on my hands lately, I decided to finally try my hand at recreating one of her pieces. Second picture is “Dorothy” which is the one I modeled my makeup after. The others are just two unedited photos from this shoot I staged in my living room. Maybe you think it’s terrifying, but I’m so thrilled with the way this turned out. And special thanks to @dkalanish for photographing this and taking all of my conflicting notes and requests and creating some great images. And also can someone cast me in The Wild Party please? • #cigarettesandkale #roaring20s #makeuplooks #20smakeup #dorothy #flappermakeup #fauxbob #stylizedmakeup #stylizedportrait #portraitphotography #chicagomodels #curvemodel #makeupmodel #notpretty #makeart #quarantinecreations (at Chicago, Illinois) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-XV-9KJXFl/?igshid=1bzu38m79tw2e
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👯‍♀️👯‍♀️👯‍♀️👯‍♀️👯‍♀️ • I miss having time to take dance class so I dug up this old video I took once upon a time to submit to theaters when they wanted to see my dance skills. You can tell it’s old because I’m so skinny in this video. And while my technique has improved since this video, my flexibility has not. Add that to the ever growing list of things to work on! • #alwayslearning #throwback #chicagodance #danceclass #practice #dancecombo #lovesong #musicaltheatredance #chicagoactor #chicagoactress #hurtssogood #notadancer #learnsomethingnew #dowhatyoulove #seekyourjoy #performingarts https://www.instagram.com/p/B9e0T1IJBB-/?igshid=1drewo0kiq8bj
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Hashtag No Filter🙅🏻‍♀️ • I might’ve felt like crap the last few days, but I took this picture of my great new haircut on Thursday. Look at these layers!💇🏻‍♀️ • #nofilter #myface #freshcut #snipsnip #ringlight #newhaircut #chicagoactress #chicagoactor #throwback #portraitphotography #postmoreportraits #auditionseason #portraitmode #chicagoscouting #chicagomodel #lifestylemodel #curvemodel #💇🏻‍♀️ (at Northside Chicago) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9c5JGPJVGJ/?igshid=e0anhk0xb0g4
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Post-Audition Pre-Work Pit Stop☕️🍩 • Doughnut was delicious. Latte was delicious. Monologue was worked on. And that about sums it up. • #coffeenotcompliments #doughnuts🍩 #soylatte #morningcoffee #afternooncoffee #delish #liveauthentic #coffeetime #flashesofdelight #seekthesimplicity #coffeebreak #chicagolife #coffeegram #postthepeople #chicagoactress #makemoments #sliceoflife #chicagoadventures #subjectlight #drinkmorecoffee #instamood #viewfromhere (at Gallery Cafe) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9SYreNJPn6/?igshid=3us5m3jj5v6e
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Leave Something to the Imagination✨ • This photo seems on brand for the after Valentine’s Day. Truth is I had to get up early to do a show and then work all night, so there wasn’t time to do any couple things. But @dkalanish posted a picture of me for the first time on his Instagram, so that was pretty romantic💕 • #modernlove #dayaftervalentinesday #dayaftervalentines #modelphotography #chicagoactress #testshoot #plussize #chicagoactor #postmoreportraits #chicagoactress #chicagoscouting #chicagomodel #lifestylemodel #curvemodel (at Bucktown, Chicago) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8me9iRJLZe/?igshid=xdqzuseblus1
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Normalize Blue Eyeshadow✨ • Pro Tip: Put on a full face of makeup and perform TYA show after hardly sleeping and it’ll wake you right up👐🏻 • #goldilocksandthethreebears #wynona #callmewynona #stagemakeup #chicagokidscompany #childrenstheatre #chicagoactor #lifeofanactor #bookedit #auditiongrind #characteractor #actorshustle #auditionseason #workingactor #actorslife #chicagoactress #onstage #childrenstheater #chicagochildrenstheatre #theatreinchicago (at Portage Park, Chicago) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8M1qpUJ7aO/?igshid=10rranvhid0g1
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#dollypartonchallenge 👩🏻‍💼👩🏻💁🏻‍♀️🧜🏻‍♀️ • One time in college, a male friend of mine told that guys didn’t know how to handle me because half of the time I’m a sparkle fairy and the other half of the time I’m Jessica Rabbit. At the time I was confused (and honestly kind of offended), but now I hope folx know that it’s normal and okay to have many facets to their persona and personality! You can be a sparkle fairy and Jessica Rabbit and whatever else you feel like being on any given day. • #dollyparton #queendolly #factsoflife #getyouagirlthatcandoboth #getyouagirlwhocandoitall #donttellmewhattodo #modelphotography #feelingsad #chicagoactress #testshoot #plussize #chicagomodel #lifestylemodel #curvemodel #individuality #icanandiwill (at Chicago, Illinois) https://www.instagram.com/p/B74PQgXpx5a/?igshid=102glcorzg6f4
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Outfit Of The Day🎀 • Sorry not sorry for the face spam lately, I was just too excited about this outfit to keep it to myself. I may regret wearing this to work since I’ll probably leave covered in butter, but right now I don’t care. The winter blues here in Chicago are no joke. I kind of feel like I’m going crazy right now and my makeup and outfits feel like a few things I’m actually in control of in my day to day life. Anyone else feel the same way? • Sweater & Blouse are old @tjmaxx finds Dress is @karllagerfeld from @saksoff5th • #ootd #whatiwore #myface #fashionish #pinkpinkpink #modelphotography #feelingsad #chicagoactress #testshoot #plussize #chicagomodel #lifestylemodel #curvemodel #pretendingimfashionable (at Wicker Park Area) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7rdQ9yJb_M/?igshid=bxnbgu9coa18
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Pretending I Have My Life Together🙃 • I’ve had my 2nd or 3rd cold over the span of a few months and thought it’d be a good idea to reminisce about when it was sunny and warm. Let me know your favorite cold remedies because I think I need to keep some extra options in my arsenal. My boyfriend tells me that I keep getting sick because I don’t give myself a break and my body takes it for me🤧 • #creativecollaboration #myface #modelphotography #chicagoactress #testshoot #plussize #chicagoactor #throwback #portraitphotography #postmoreportraits #bea10 #chicagoactress #findmyface #chicagoscouting #chicagomodel #lifestylemodel #curvemodel (at Lincoln Park, Chicago) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7mQdZHpa-6/?igshid=1yaylehqih2h
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The Higher the Hair the Closer to God🤠 • I didn’t realize I needed this outfit in my life until Chicago Kids Company blessed me with it. Toy Story meets Dolly Parton meets Goldilocks and the Three Bears🐻🐻🐻 • #goldilocksandthethreebears #wynona #callmewynona #dollypartonvibes #chicagokidscompany #childrenstheatre #chicagoactor #lifeofanactor #bookedit #auditiongrind #characteractor #actorshustle #alwaysauditioning #workingactor #actorslife #chicagoactress #onstage #childrenstheater #chicagochildrenstheatre #theatreinchicago (at Stahl Family Theatre) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7bkbekJedr/?igshid=dgwfjuw077i6
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