Simply Stylist Los Angeles Conference: 'Do What You Love'

Hi lovelies,

I not only love bringing you the latest trends, new emerging designers, what you missed at Fashion Week, and what's the next big thing in fashion, but I also love sharing with you some of the best tips and tools of the trade to navigate a successful career in the fashion industry.

So of course, we attended one of the most coveted fashion and beauty networking conferences, the Simply Stylist Conference, 'Do What You Love,' in Los Angeles, CA at The Grove presented by Citi.

During the conference, which is aimed at giving aspiring fashion, beauty, and tech entrepreneurs a platform to learn how to jumpstart their careers, you could network with up-and-coming peers along with industry vets.

Depending on your level of engagement, VIP Fashionista, Fashion & Lover, or Social Butterfly, you could learn from expert panelists including stylists, designers, bloggers, and entrepreneurs ranging from Catt Sadler, Alessandra Ambrosio (Model, Designer), Cara Santana, Wendy Nguyen, Jen Chae, Marcy Guevera, Maria Hatzistefanis, Stassi Schroeder, Michael Costello, Ashley Fultz, Joey Maalouf, Mary Alice Haney, Christy Coleman, Calli Cholodenko, Jenny Bernheim, Jon Reyman, and Anita Patrickson.

When you weren't in one of the engaging panelist discussions, you could enjoy the brand experience area where you could get manicures, snack on yummy treats, drink cocktails, get your make-up done, grab a massage, fashion illustrations, pizza, photos, and more, all while meeting and connecting with like-minded career-driven fashionistas.

One of the best career tips given? Do it. Start your blog, start designing, reach out on social media, and don't forget that when you are out at events and networking, sit next to people that you don't know and make an effort to connect with strangers. You never which encounter will change your life.

Writer and Producer Spotlight: Mara Brock Akil

Hi lovelies,

One of my favorite shows on television is Being Mary Jane starring the Gabrielle Union. What I admire most about the show is its rawness, truth, authenticity, and that it dares "to go there" when few shows do.

So of course, my next selection for my "Spotlight Series" goes to the creator, writer, and producer of the show, Mara Brock Akil. 

See below for why she shines.

Why she shines: Mara not only gives African-American women a voice and a platform that shines a light on the issues that we go through and challenges that we face, but she truly speaks to all women. 

She has the uncanny ability to convey such a level of universality that all women can relate to while the situations and characters that she develops are extremely specific.

Her vision and creativity is why the show is such a hit and why we admire her. 

Show her some love on:
Twitter: @MaraBrockAkil
IMDb: Mara Brock Akil 
Website: Akil Productions

Enjoy past spotlights on casting director Linda Lowy and entrepreneur Scooter Braun. 

3 Key Takeaways from LA Fashion Market

Hi lovelies,

As Fashion Month continues to roll on, fashion week in Los Angeles is in full swing, which means so are the trade shows and fashion market. Obviously LA Fashion Market is conductive at a much smaller scale than those of New York, London, Paris, and Milan, but it still tries to hold its own.

While perusing showroom to showroom at the California Market center and hoping from the Select trade show, Athleisure + Lifestyle, we've uncovered three key takeaways from the shows that encompasses what the could improve to catch up with the rest of the fashion markets and what they are doing right as the West Coast fashion epicenter.

Takeaway #1: The coolest brands set the trends, they don't care about them
One booth that instantly stood out from the rest was A. Marie Jewelry. Dainty, long, and handmade pieces hung on the displays and caught my eye because this season the statement necklace is still king, so seeing smaller, more delicate pieces was a nice departure from the trend that dominated the runways and the magazines.

The bohochic collection is a combination of semiprecious stones, leather, and fine metals. All pieces are made in Los Angeles and have been handmade since 2007. The looks are perfect for the upcoming festival season with Coachella, SXSW, Austin City Limits, Governor's Ball, and more.

Another breakout brand was Streets Ahead, Inc. Their collection included leather handbags and belts, along with gold and precious metals accessories.

Takeaway #2: The 70's are here to stay and other fashion trends
By now we all know that the biggest trend this season, and seemingly a few beyond, is the 70's. This was only reinforced during LA Fashion Market. Almost every brand from Louie Lucie, Beautiful Stories, Desigual, Alice's Pig, Traffic People, Darling, Naama Bezalel, Poppy Lux, Dex, Closet, Pit, and Sugar Hill, displayed the key trends to rock and stock your stores with this season:

• Leather

• Fringe

• Fur

• Long coats

• Military-inspired

• Denim everything

• Circular bags

• Nudes

• Wide-legged pants

• Statement accessories

• Wedges and platforms

• Vintage pieces

• Layered necklaces

• Crop tops

• Colored and mixed fabrications

• Floral prints

• Chunky sweaters

Takeaway #3: Take a few cues from the New York Fashion Trade Shows
New York is the It City for fashion, runway shows, trade shows, trendsetting, and setting the pulse for the fashion temperature around the world. Thus, it would make sense if LA Fashion Market took a few cues from New York to up their fashion game.

Cue #1: Create a buzz and conversation on social media: There were basically no hashtags, online check-ins, or online conversation around LA Fashion Market. In today's digital world, you have to create a community around your events to drive attendance, awareness, and sales.

Cue #2: Expand your horizons: LA Fashion Market is done on a much smaller level than New York's, but it needs to expand its horizons and incorporate a wider variety of brands, both well-established, emerging, and eco-friendly. The booths begin to blur because there is too much repetition of the same old brands that we see year and after year. LA Fashion Market needs to diversify the brands and booths that they feature.

I love lucy: Activewear for the everyday girl

Hi lovelies,

I love being active. I love working out. I love feeling great and I love looking great in my clothes. 

I also love my lattes as a yummy reward afterwards. But what I love even more is my lucy Activewear. 

What I love most about my workout pieces from Lucy is that they are super comfy, super breathable, and super stylish, all at the same time.

I can easily mix-and-match pieces for being casually cool around the house, perfecting my Pilates poses, stretching to the max during yoga, going the distance on my runs, or hitting up a long brunch with the girls. 

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Below are some of my favorite pieces from lucy Activewear:

Which ones are your favorites? How do you like to stay in shape while looking and feeling fab?

• Ultimate X-Training Capri: Shop here.
• Workout Tee: Shop here.
• Perfectly Posed Long-Sleeve: Shop here. 
• Workout Bra: Shop here.
• Get going Capri: Shop here.
• Crossback Tank: Shop here.

Art Hearts Fashion: LA Fashion Week

Hi lovelies,

The fashion elite came out in droves this week for the 4 day showcase of Art Hearts Fashion at the Taglyan Complex in Hollywood. With the most eclectic lineup of designers that LA has seen in a decade, Art Hearts Fashion has become a cultural fashion phenomenon that has all eyes on Los Angeles. The platform made a giant leap forward for the city by partnering with the esteemed Project Ethos this season, as well as collaborating with Metropolitan Fashion Week and Rock That Fashion. A groundbreaking day of Kidswear shows brought out the Hollywood glitterati including rapper and actor 50 Cent, while star of blockbuster hit Something Borrowed, Vice, and Open Road, Colin Egglesfield, debuted his children's line, Shout Out! Clothing on the runway. Exclusive performances entertained guests throughout the week and a garden art gallery showcased the talent of the city's art scene with displays by Sham Ibrahim, Eugene Huffman, Lisa Reilly, Josef Jasso and Meghan Walsh.

Official Makeup Sponsor The Organic Face and Official Hair Sponsor FHI Heat worked behind the scenes all week turning out the breathtaking and diverse looks on the Fall runway.

Celebrity Models included Gretchen Rossi, Asifa Mirza, Alex Minsky (GQ, War Veteran Amputee turned Model wore a custom designed leg by Erik Rosete aka Mister Triple X, Richard Rocco (Diesel Model, Marine Veteran), Nadia Mejia (Star of VH1's Living Suave), Janine Tugonon (Miss Universe), Dale Moss (NFL), Kiara Belen (ANTM Alumni), Michael Scocozza (ANTM Alumni), and Nikki Gray.

Celebrity guests included: 50 Cent, John Walsh (Host of America's Most Wanted), Sean Faris (Pretty Little Liars), Shawn Woods (Sons of Anarchy), Slade Smiley (Real Housewives of Orange County), MJ (Shahs of Sunset), Colleen Shannon (Worlds Sexiest DJ), Carlos Ramirez (Actor), Cast of Little Women (Lifetime TV), Angelyne (Icon), Keith Robinson (Actor- Dreamgirls, Dear John, Fat Albert), Jae Hitch (Glee), Justin Fix (Actor), Fab Morvan (Milli Vanilli), Bryan Jordan (Soccor Star), Kaya Jones (Pussy Cat Dolls), Charissa Littlejohn, Rachael Sterling (Pussy Cat Dolls), and Vincent De Paul.

Monday March 9th, Day 1
Celebrity designer and fashion icon Sue Wong opened Art Hearts Fashion with her most stunning collection to date. Sue Wong's signature intricacy and delicate detailing was on display in her collection of 76 looks that sauntered down the runway to a completely full house. The MYTHOS & GODDESSES Fall 2015 Collection is an odyssey of personifying archetypal embodiment--Pele: Goddess of Fire; White Tara: Love, Beauty and Compassion; Athena: Goddess of Wisdom; Artemis: Warrior Goddess of the Hunt; Gaia: Goddess of the Earth.

Closing Monday evening was a showcase of 4 designers: Beso Moda showcased their new collection of sensual pieces using only organic fabrics, MNM Couture stormed the runway with a collection of fashion forward original gowns, Datari Austin showcased a new collection of innovative and structured gowns, and Zhang Jingjing Couture brought a wild and eclectic collection that was an exciting tribute to pop culture.

Tuesday March 10th, Day 2
The second day of Art Hearts Fashion opened at 6PM with a shared show of kidswear. Shout! Out Clothing by actor Colin Egglesfield opened the showcase debuting a line of fun and energetic tees for boys and girls that allow the wearer to express themselves with changeable letters and symbols. Next on the runway was JOW Junior. The fun and flirty dresses and men's separates featured innovative cuts and patterns for kids and young adults. Closing the kidswear showcase was the couture collection by Isabella Couture. The impeccable collection of dresses for girls and suiting for boys was greeted by overwhelming adoration and applause as guests cheered the young models down the runway. Rapper 50 Cent sat front row cheering on his young son Sire who walked in the show. Special thanks to Oskar Rivera.

Project Ethos Powered by French Tuesday's took over the evening bringing in their signature showcase of high-powered designers, live art and performers for the 1,000+ guests, hosted by actress Kristian Weathers. Designers included headliners Hale Bob and Nicole Miller, Lead International Designer LubOV TumanOVA, Chrissie D. Swimwear, Liberty Garden, Nathanaelle Couture, Blank Silk and Millions & Millions. Additional sponsors of the event included Glendale Infiniti, Canard Duchene, Toast Vodka, Gilded Cells, and Gardein.

Wednesday March 11th Day 3
The third day of Art Hearts Fashion made waves with the swimwear collection of Los Angeles favorite Courtney Allegra. Consort62 debuted their Fall collection featuring sophisticated knit fabrics and glamourous womenswear. Koco Blaq hit the runway turning heads with the line's finale dress made entirely of straw. Pop designer Michael Kuluva closed the shared show with his collection for Tumbler and Tipsy. The "Tres Tipsy" capsule collection featured Tumbler and Tipsy's signature tutus and bold colors with a twist on Parisian streetwear.

Opening the Wednesday evening shared show was Artistix. The contemporary, denim based collection for men and women was complimented with fashion knit tops, shirts and graphic tees. House of Byfield showcased a daring collection of men's 'daywear suits', a sport inspired twist on classic menswear. Art Hearts Fashion founder Erik Rosete took center stage as the closing designer of the night with his line Mister Triple X. The collection, "All X In Wonderland" debuted the line's innovative street aesthetic with gold inset patterns and edgy wilderness inspired ensembles. The models took their finale walk in the signature Mister Triple X bunny ear masks. Celebrity model and war veteran Alex Minsky, American Football player Dale Moss, Diesel Model Richard Rocco, Nadia Mejia Star of VH1's Living Suave and Miss Universe Janine Tugonon returned this season to walk for Mister Triple X.

Finale night March 12th
The finale day of Art Hearts fashion brought bridal gowns by Jaime Elyse Couture to the runway. The stunning collection features lace embellishment and rich textures adorned with patterned details. Nouveau Riche showcased their fall collection featuring signature elements of leather, lace and chains. Closing the show was Sanyae Demure. Combining floor length hemlines with high slits, and long sleeve bodices with plunging necklines, Sanyae Demure ushers in a new era of womenswear.

The grand finale opened with Cary Santiago's collection of impeccably detailed pieces. Crowd pleaser House of LiJon debuted their one of a kind chainmail armor. New York designer Hallie Sara brought the true meaning to the term FW 2015 with her Luxurious and perfectly tailored collection featuring fine leathers & furs for both Men and Women. The final designer of the evening, Pedram Couture, opened the show with a mesmerizing rendition of Rihanna's 'Stay' sung by KORR-A. Pedram Couture's FW'15 line of couture garments included an array of breathtaking crisp colors and pops of dazzling gold that graced the unique forms of floor length dresses, jumpsuits, and bodysuits.

Guests stayed at the Taglyan celebrating till the wee hours of the night at the Rock That Fashion afterparty. Art Hearts Fashion is produced by Erik Rosete and ParkerWhitaker Productions. Special thanks to Monster Energy, Sweet! Hollywood, Hang W/, Hint Water, MOSAIC floral.event.design, and Shibue Couture.

Art Hearts Fashion recently launched the first ever LA Fashion Week Boutique on Hollywood Blvd at Sweet! Hollywood. The Pop-up shop features the incredible designers and brands participating in Art Hearts Fashion.

*Photo credit: Troy Tackett and Jeff Linett
*This is a release, not an article written by me.

Share your #NewCarFace experience with Cars.com

Hi lovelies,

Now that I'm an official Cali-girl, one of my favorite accessories is my coveted car. Like Carrie said in “Sex and the City,” the handbag to the fashionista in New York is what the car is the fashionista in LA.

Luckily for us, Cars.com is our fierce fashion ally when it comes finding the perfect arm candy on wheels and is a such a great partner and sponsor of this post.

When it was time for me to buy a new car for my new chapter in Los Angeles from always-on-the-subway New York City, I had my mother as my car shopping companion. I wanted to buy a Jeep but was a bit hesitant due to the ever-rising gas prices, but I knew I didn't want a small car either. My mother agreed as she also feels larger cars are safer and I needed one that could carry all of my stuff across the country to my new home in West Hollywood.

We drove around different car lots and then spotted this burgundy Buick Rendezvous, and we both smiled and knew that we found, 'the one.' I test drove the car, the first time I'd driven in about five years, and was able to maneuver the car and I felt comfortable driving in it. I chatted with my mom and drove off the lot 45 minutes later and then off to Los Angeles. It was my awesome #newcarface experience and I still love driving my 'Baby Buick' around the streets of LA.

Let us know your favorite and most memorable #NewCarFace experience on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for a chance to have your entire car loan paid off by Cars.com, up to $25,000. This is a very cool, drama-free contest, just like how Cars.com makes finding and buying a car simple, easy, and fun, and you could now easily have Cars.com pay off all of your car loan debt up to $25,000. Check out the details below on how to enter.

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Shop Cache before it's too late!

Hi lovelies,

Just in time for spring cleaning and revamping your wardrobe, Cache, a premium women's apparel line is having a massive going out of business sale. Cache is mostly is malls with over 150 locations nationwide, you can find the store nearest you by checking out their store locator, here.

I'm excited to share with you the insider's scoop on how to score big without breaking the bank with exclusive discounts and promotions for you to use at Cache. Discounts start at an amazing 30%-60% off, but visit their Facebook (fb.com/cachestyle) and Twitter (@cachestyle) for more exclusive sales, deals, and promos as the liquidation sale continues until March 30th.

Be sure to visit the stores (list below) and shop online for their latest 2015 spring collections, pieces, and latest fashion arrivals, before they are gone for good! You can even find a perfect dress for prom and some gowns that display your style and fashion sense. 

My favorite looks from Cache are below and don't forget to rush to the store to pick up the latest outfits of your own!

Tangerine Woven Cross Over Dress

This dress has the perfect amount of pop so you can the belle of any event. You can seamlessly go from day to night, the boardroom to cocktails with the girls, first date to meeting the parents, and everything in-between, in the fabulous, fun, and flirty dress.

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Black Lace Romper

The black lace romper is one of my favorite pieces from their spring collection. It's easy and fun to wear all day or even all night! Pair with heels for a more dressier look, with wedges for a more boho-chic fashion and style vibe, or with flats for a more casual look. I would wear a long necklace, not statement because you want all of the attention on the lace detail of the romper.

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White Lace Sleeve Top

This white lace top is totally on-trend with spring and summers whites being all the rage this season and with lace as one of the go-to fabrications and looks along with fringe. Rock and roll in this top during festival season and it's perfect for SXSW, Coachella, Austin City Limits, and more. Pair the trendy top with denim cut-offs, rugged jeans, pastel shorts, or a flouncy skirt. 

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*Although this is a sponsored post, all opinions are my own.

Lisa Vanderpump Hosts Style Fashion Week, The Official Fashion Week of Los Angeles, Opening Reception

Hi lovelies,

It wouldn't be LA Fashion Week without an exceptional event hosted by the Lisa Vanderpump. Read below for the insider's details on the evening that kicked-off Style Fashion Week in Los Angeles. 

Style Fashion Week @STYLEFWLA celebrated its kick off to its 10th season with class, sophistication and just the right amount of sexy. Style produced their opening reception at Pump Restaurant hosted by the owner of the restaurant herself, Lisa Vanderpump. The night was full of celebrities and influential industry leaders, designers who will be showcasing their collections throughout the week, partners and sponsors of Style Fashion Week and many more. Lisa VanderPump describes her setting perfectly, "You enter through the majestic gates, topped with burning flames, you feel immediately transported to a magical garden, perhaps in Tuscany or Provence." The experience that all of the guests received throughout this night was the perfect way to set the tone transitioning into Style Fashion Week as it transpires the level of class, sophistication and just the right amount of sexy that will be showcased throughout the week on and off the runway, and everything surrounding it.

The series of Style shows continues to be the highlight of Fashion Week with international designers and celebrity attendance and garners millions of impressions from local, national and international media. Since 2009 Style Fashion Week has been premiering world-renowned collection during Los Angeles, New York and Dubai Fashion Week. This seasons Style show presents a world-renowned collection of masterpieces crafted by designers, including Nikki Lund, Andre Soriano, Sam Sarpong and Boy London, Ashton Michael, Andrew Christian, CA-RIO-CA, R Michel'le, Coco Johnson, Ophelia Song, Kinsman Swim, Versa Swim, Latrodectus Lingerie, Nancy Vuu, Daiki Shimizu, Antti Asplund, Gaby Wild and K. Nicole, benefitting the American Heart Association.

Style announced their partnership with Nicolas G Perez, an agent with the Covina Valley office of New York Life, a Fortune 100 company that is one of the largest mutual life insurance company in the United States and one of the largest life insurers in the world and the American Heart Association. Prive, Starlooks and Glam Squad were also present as they provided mini makeovers to guests to give them a sense of the experience their products provide as they will be providing hair and makeup for Style throughout the week.

Together with their team, Style will be bringing a superior level of class, entertainment and community impact unrivaled by any other.

LE FRENCHLAB Brings its Signature Edge to Los Angeles Fashion Week

Hi lovelies,

Check out the details on one of the coolest fashion runway shows during LA Fashion Week.

Le Frenchlab's partnership with cool-kid boutique The Well revealed the next class of emerging cult-fave designers and artists.

Le Frenchlab welcomed over 300 guests at the FRE(n)SH Los Angeles Fashion Week event Friday night, March 13th, 2015 at The Well. Sponsors included T.U.K. Shoes, ZICO© Premium Coconut Water, Clover Juice, wet n wild cosmetics, M. Steves Skincare.

French influence is definitely upping the cool factor in fashion for Los Angeles. Hailing from Clermont-Ferrand (Auvergne, France), Creative Director Emmanuelle Rienda is back to launch her fashion incubator and artist collective, Le Frenchlab. The concept showroom comes after years of hard work as a french culture curator and entrepreneur, and although her own work has been featured throughout Paris and in magazines like Elle and Glamour, her latest project is all about the work of others. For Los Angeles Fashion Week, Rienda involves an elite team of creatives eager to execute the vision. "My aim is to curate, present and establish French creatives in the United States and develop concepts that highlight emerging creatives with a common DNA in order to successfully promote their art in the vibrant American fashion, music and art worlds."

After an industry meet and greet, the 7:30pm fashion show opened with male models and avant-garde French designer Atelier Brume, implementing a vision of sophistication and strength in an elegant, progressive garment. Distressed fabrics and exaggerated silhouettes for a bleak take on urbanwear. DNM Pieces, Le Laboratoire, a collection of sophisticated basics inspired by contemporary architecture.

Female models walked for EON Paris, designed by Lisa Cameron, a previous assistant to Alexander Wang, Jean Paul Gaultier, Martin Margiela and Gaspard Yurkievich - a promising Parisian, creative, ready-to-wear brand, which offers a high quality collection with minimalist and geometrical lines - and Chloé Trujillo (wife of METALLICA Bassist Robert Trujillo), an energy loaded scarves collection for body and soul! The high-quality silk scarves are a true art work and impressed with their poetic and colorful compositions.

The casting included fresh faces from high fashion modeling agency Photogenics Los Angeles. Custom runway music was composed by Sofia Hultquist - Founder of Drum & Lace - an audio development company that creates custom content and sound environments by uniting two of societies most creative forces- music and fashion. Runway makeup provided by award-winning Vlada Fomenko Haggerty. Her work was published internationally in Harper's Bazaar Ukraine, Like a Lion (Australia), Story (Ukraine), HOLE (Germany), WHERE (USA), Elegant Magazine, Elegant Ink, Fuse, Brink, Dark Beauty Magazine, Kaiouti Mag, Today's Bride and Jute Magazine.

The event also features a visual installation by special guest Guillaume Wolf: French creative icon, former Art Director at French Vogue, designer of the brand image of Parisian superstore Colette, and collaborator with luxury brands including Lucien Pellat-Finet and Isabel Marant. He is now living in Los Angeles and teaches at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. In the event curated by LE FRENCHLAB he presented two new art videos created part of The Process Space initiative: Time Travel Primer (2015), a visual allegory about time, and You Live A Good Lie (2015), a collaboration with performance artist Kayla Tange.

A musical performance took place at 8pm. DJ Coco Disco and katXX kicked off the after party along with a digital photography display by Kristy Benjamin. A Los Angeles native involved in the fashion & entertainment industries since a young age, Kristy has put a strong focus in her work on Independent Designers. She was directly involved with LE FRENCHLAB since meeting Emmanuelle Rienda on a photoshoot in 2014. She promises to start French lessons soon. "LE FRENCHLAB is something I believe in being so much on the forefront of really bringing something new and fresh to the Los Angeles fashion scene, I am proud to be an American member of this outstanding French collective. "

Followed by performance by Franco-American singer-songwriter Naomi Greene, whom offered a powerful scenic presence with mesmerizing rawness and expressivity. Her alternative folk/rock songs show traces of interests in jazz, experimental sounds, and operatic fantasy. Whether on harp or electric guitar, her elegant simplicity catapults her remorseless yet compassionate lyrics straight to the heart of those who hear her.

Sinner Sinners a forceful punk-influenced rock n’ roll out of the controlled masses, closed the nigh with an energetic set. “Sinners Sinners arrived from France to California 4 years ago, but they have already become one of the loudest punk sensations of Los Angeles.” Rolling Stone Magazine

Notable attendees included ACNE, Racked LA, LA Weekly, Nylon, No3 Magazine, JustFab, Forever 21, French Consulate and more.

The 3 Instagram Filters That Celebrities Love for Selfies

Hi lovelies,

I recently read an article on one of my favorite fashion and beauty sites, Who What Wear. Appropriately titled, The 3 Instagram Filters That Celebrities Love for Selfies, the article featured the top filters on Instagram that celebrity use for selfies and which celebrities use them. 

Of course, as an avid Instagrammer myself, I decided to try them out and share the results with you all. 

My usual filter go-to to is Amaro, but perhaps it's time to spread my filter wings and try something new. 

Below are the 3 filters featured in the article.

Let me know what you think! Which one is you fav?

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