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December 2021 | ISSUE 60
LOCAL Shop small and local boutiques for holiday gifts
Winter Fashion & Beauty 1 Merry Christmas Gifts
letter from the EDITOR
HELLO &
DAUN LESS Merry Christmas my sweet friends! We pray that no matter what place you are in right now that love, peace and joy find you. This year has gone by so quickly and yet so much has happened in it. These are definitely some crazy times that we are living in. These are also the end of times that we are living in. One thing I have learned over these past few months is that God and spending qaulity time with Jesus are the only things that really matter. If you are reading this and have not been doing that, we encourage you to begin to. We pray that you are blessed and doing well. As always: Stay strong and stay blessed! #bringingbeautifulback #dauntlessstrong XOXO
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table of CONTENTS
DECEMBER 2021
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08 Winter Beauty 18 Winter Fashion
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20 Beautiful Fashion 28 Dauntless Fashion 36 Holiday Shopping: Local
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42 Letter to the Men 44 Bae’s Kitchen
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Christmas Cookies 48 Dauntless Fitness 50 Covid Prayer Wall
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meet the BEAUTIFUL & DAUNTLESS STAFF EDITOR IN CHIEF, beautiful
Karissa Hagemeister-Irani is on a life long journey to share love, beauty and truth with the world. She enjoys modeling, acting and singing. She has her own fashion line and in July of 2016, Karissa published her first book. Her future plans are to revamp the fashion & entertainment industry with the love, truth and beauty through both her fashion business and Beautiful & Dauntless magazine. Editor-in-Chief of the Dauntless section of the magazine, Arman Irani, married Karissa in June of 2019.
EDITOR IN CHIEF, dauntless
Arman Irani is just another fellow human. He’s admittedly a little bit nerdy. How nerdy? Well, he just received a Bachelors degree in Nanotechnology. Arman loves working out, cooking healthy, dressing up, traveling and he’s also a bit of a gamer. He has no qualms with moving in faith to new destinations and embarking on new adventures in life (as the phrase goes, you only live once!). When it comes down to it, Arman believes life is short and hopes that you become inspired and believe in yourself to do the things that you want in this life and follow your calling.
ABOUT BEAUTIFUL & DAUNTLESS Beautiful & Dauntless is a collection of art and illustrations, depicting inner and outer beauty. It is stories, it is real, it is life. It is about you, your story, your life, your love, your pain and your fears. It is about us, our stories, our journeys, adventures and our moments of life that have been crafted specially to share with you. We want you to feel like you are a part of the stories, the adventures and the passion that each one of the editors, writers, designers and photographers bring to you. We want you to feel empowered, encouraged and excited about your beautiful journey in this life.
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FEATURE EDITOR
Arnette German is a native of Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina. She took her leap of faith and finally decided to yield to her passion for fashion by enrolling in the online Graduate Program of Fashion Journalism at Academy Art University in San Francisco, California. No stranger to the stage, Arnette is a member of the Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe in Sarasota, Florida. Presently calling Bradenton, Florida home, Arnette spends her free time either volunteering at her local church and spending time with friends and family, especially her best friend.
GRAPHIC DESIGNER & CONTENT CONTRIBUTOR
Arnette is a foodie and a lover of nature and the arts. Life is definitely, in some shape or form and fashion, being lived to the fullest. Xiomara Montalvo is a graphic designer and visual artist that lives and breathes all things artistic. She has lived in Florida half of her life but is originally from Michigan.
Xiomara has a Bachelor of Science in Graphic Design from Southeastern University with a concentration in Digital Imaging. Visual Storytelling has always been a passion of hers. To be able to bring life to the imagination is what motivates her to design. When Xiomara is not working, she loves to read, write, draw, paint, and play video games. She personally believes that we were all created to create.
PODCASTS: If you love to listen to podcasts, you have to check out our new podcast station. It is available here: iTunes Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/beautiful-dauntlesss-podcast/id1453936323 Google Play Podcast: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/I2dnkg2572v4xdggrh4bvwwzmmy PATREON: Patreon is a site that allows creators to express their talents and others can contribute to their projects. You can now sponsor us with a one time or a monthly contribution.. Contribute here: https://www.patreon.com/karissahagemeister
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Merry CHRISTMAS
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FROM ALL OF US!
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Beautiful BEAUTY
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WINTER BEAUTY TIPS
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The Kitten Eye: A more subtle version of cat eye eyeliner. Here is our favorite eyeliner by NYX. EPIC Ink Liner, Waterproof by NYX Available at amazon.com
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Makeup Trends for Winter: Long Lashes and Loaded Lashes Let your lashes be seen Intense Eyeliner - Adorning both the top and bottom eye lid with eye liner Glowy and Dewy Skin Red, Greens, Metaliics and Neutrals are going to be the top nail colors for winter
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Hair Trends for Winter: Blunt Bangs Platinum Blonde or Autumn Waves Expert Braids
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winter FASHION
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beautiful FASHION
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dauntless FASHION
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Men’s Fashion: Above on Amazon (click the link below and go to Mens Fall Fashion)
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Shopping Local Boutiques For the Holidays By Karissa Hagemeister
The holidays are here and I am sure that gift buying is nagging at the back of your thoughts. I, personally, love the holidays. It is my favorite time of year. I have had my tree up since October and have already started drinking hot chocolate and watching Christmas movies. Christmas shopping is something else entirely different though. It can be difficult to buy for certain people and trying to remember everyone to buy for can be quite daunting as well. I want to encourage you in your gift buying to remember to shop local. This not only helps our economy but it also helps people just like you and me to provide for their families. I always prefer to shop local as compared to buying things from those big chain stores. They are not hurting without your sale but local stores will hurt without our help. Boutiques are often a great choice to buy gifts from because they offer a great amount of products and you can often find something for everyone. The best thing is that most boutiques you can order online from them and receive your package in just a few days to a week. I have compiled a list of a few of my favorite boutiques that you can shop with online and that are owned by Christians so we can support each other as brothers and sisters in the Lord. 1.
Bold Soul Boutique
The first boutique that I have found and love shopping with is Bold Soul Boutique. They have two locations: one in Georgia and one in Florida. You can shop with them online as well. They have clothing accessories, jewelry, and gifts in the form of devotionals, decor and beauty items. The owner of this boutique has a heart for Haiti and she uses her boutiques to help bless students in Haiti to receive a better education. When you shop with them, you are not only helping their business but you are blessing others in Haiti to have a better future. Here is their online shop where you can explore their items and learn more about their boutique: https://boldsoulboutique.com 2. Freckled Poppy Boutique Freckled Poppy Boutique is an online only boutique. They get in several new items daily and have a good turn around time with shipping . They are the denim capital when it comes to finding good jeans for you and your friends. They also will be getting special gifted items in for the holidays. But I would shop early with them so that your gifts arrive in time for Christmas. Here is their online shop where you can explore their items and learn more about their boutique: https://freckledpoppy.com
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3. Kingdom Dezigns Boutique This boutique is my personal favorite because it happens to be my own boutique. I make a lot of customized products. These are things you are not going to see anywhere else. I do shirts, hoodies, hats, mugs, jewelry and so much more. It is a men and women’s boutique. We are even expanding to bring in more products for kids and youth. I run this boutique with my husband and we just started it in October. Much of what we create is faith-based apparel. We do literally have something for everyone. Like I mentioned, we can create customized products with your friends and family members names on them. This will really make the holidays have that special, personalized touch. We ship all over the United States. We already have a ton of gifts available and we are bringing in more constantly through to the holidays.
If you have any questions or would like to get something specially made, please feel free to reach out to us on our website and we will get back with you shortly: https://kingdomdezigns. commentsold.com Also, please enjoy 20% off your entire order on me, if you use this code at checkout: CWL20 One last thing about Kingdom Dezigns, we do like to give back to the community. Every month we have a special project that our customers can join with to bless others in different ways. For the holidays, we are gifting an entire retirement home in Florida with Christmas gifts. We love to love on those that need it most. 4. Love in Faith The last boutique I am going to share with you is Love In Faith. They are located out of Anaheim, California. They have a huge online store where you can find a ton of faith based shirts at great prices. They also offer Bible Boxes if you want to gift those to friends and family for the holiday. They do have more than apparel as well. They also have home goods, accessories and a small assortment of men’s tees. Here is Love in Faith’s online shop so that you can explore and do some shopping with them for the holidays: https://https://www.loveinfaith.life/ One more piece of advice for holiday shopping this year, is do not wait till the last minute or procrastinate. Several people in the government have warned about not having Christmas or gifts this year and who knows all of what they are up to, but I would get my shopping done as early as I possible if I were you. Have fun shopping local this holiday season. Drop me line if you end up shopping from my boutique.
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Dear Dauntless men, It’s been a minute and I apologize for any inconsistencies. I will keep this brief. I recommend if you don’t already do it, to spend good quality time in the Word and doing your best to deny and die to the worldly pleasures. That doesn’t mean you can’t have fun with your loved ones, or enjoy life in general but know that we are in the end times and that God has called you for a purpose. Do not miss out on your calling or what you will be needing to do by being too caught up with what’s going on in the world. I’ve gone from left side to right side and at times lost my focus on Jesus. But I realized by going to church and focusing more on being filled with the Holy Spirit that indeed this is what everybody needs more of. I think that we will have a lot less problems in the world if people did this instead of living for the things of the world which are just empty. I’d love to hear from y’all if anyone is actually reading these. I’m on Instagram @iraniarman. Life’s too short so for those of y’all thinking we got forever - think again. Things going to get real interesting over the next few months and when revival breaks out it is going to be glorious!! So I just pray for all of you reading this that you stay right with the Lord and may his peace and joy overcome you and you shine as the light you are. Amen! - Arman Irani 42
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bae’s KITCHEN
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Christmas Cookies 3 ¾ cups all-purpose gluten free flour 1 teaspoon baking powder ½ teaspoon salt 1 cup margarine, softened 1 ½ cups white sugar 2 eggs 2 teaspoons vanilla extract Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together, set aside. In a large bowl, stir together the margarine and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Gradually blend in the sifted ingredients until fully absorbed. Cover dough, and chill for 2 hours. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets. On a clean floured surface, roll out small portions of chilled dough to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut out shapes using cookie cutters. Bake 6 to 8 minutes in the preheated oven, or until edges are barely brown. Remove from cookie sheets to cool on wire racks. After cooling, decorate and frost however you would like.
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Dauntless FITNESS
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IN HOME WORKOUTS The best forms of exercise are those that can workout your full body all at the same time. They are normally the ones that require a bit more endurance but the more you do them, the better you will be at them.
Weight Lifting Pilates Dance Zumba Barre Body Weight Exercises
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PRAYER requests
Pray for those affected by the hurricanes that have had to evacuate. Pray for all that are struggling with the coronavirus. Pray for those that are losing their jobs. Pray for unity among the people of God. Pray for those who have lost loved ones from the virus and the vaccine. In order for us to move forward, we must come together and pray for each other. Whenever you have prayer needs go to our website or Facebook page and share what you need prayer for. You can 50 it anonymous. keep
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Men’s Fashion, Fitness & Food