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The Cultural Story Digital Nomads Mothers Among Us Digital : $3.99 usd, Print: price may vary.
Healthy Living BayStyle Fitness Meet the Winner, Rose RedStar FREDERICO BEAUTY SCHOOL
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Inside the Summer’s Issue BAYSTYLE MAG
WITH SUMMERTIME APPROACHING, THE BAYSTYLE MAGAZINE TEAM IS HARD AT PRODUCING ITS THIRD ISSUE, TITLED CULTURE EMPOWERMENT, SUMMERFUN 2021. WE WILL DIVE INTO EXCITING DOCUMENTARY-STYLE STORIES ABOUT THE SUMMERTIME DIGITAL NOMADS MOVING TO THE BAY AREA AND AROUND THE UNITED STATES. FEATURING COVERS HOW LIFE HAS CHANGED SINCE THE COVID-VACCINES HAVE AFFECTED THE WAY WE SPEND SUMMERTIME WITH OUR LOVED ONES. MEMBERS CAN NOW READ ABOUT BAYSTYLE FITNESS AND HOW IT HAS HELPED SHAPE THE WAY WE WORK OUT. LEARN ABOUT TIPS AND TRICKS ON WEARING THESE SEASONS’ MUST-HAVE-FASHION AND HOW TO PAIR THEM WITH YOUR BEACH BODY. ‘HEALTHY EATING IS A SIGNIFICANT TREND THAT IS SWEEPING THE NATIONS. LEARN ABOUT HOW THIS IS COMPARED TO WEALTHY LIVING. WE WILL ALSO FEATURE INVESTIGATIVE STORIES ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH ILLNESSES IN YOUNG TEENAGERS DEALING WITH EATING DISORDERS. SPECIAL PROMOTIONAL OFFERS SPONSORED BY FREDERICO BEAUTY INSTITUTE’S SIX-PAGE SPREAD COVER STORY. DETAILS ON MOTHER’S DAY AND SPRING IN THE AIR SPECIAL COVER STORIES BY SHONTA JONES. YOU WILL ALSO READ ABOUT THE PATH TO SUCCESS JOURNEY FROM OUR NEW REIGNING SPOKESMODEL 2021 WINNER.
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Letter From Editor-in-Chief Shonta Jones
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ay Style Magazine Editor-in-Chief Shonta are on one incredible journey and keep surprising the Fashion Industry with her unique gifts and talents. Starting a magazine from scratch is not easy. Still, Shonta has managed to put together one fantastic team of the creative, gifted, talented staff of individuals, to create not only their first issue, a second issue, and a third issue and now working on their fourth issue as we speak. Surrounding yourself with like-minded individuals like yourself can only drive you to higher heights and make you reach higher and deeper into your creativity like you thought you could never go. Passion is something you cannot give to someone else; passion has to be inside of you, instilled in you, a drive that never leaves you; Shonta has that drive and will never give it up, she says. Bay Style Magazine is a stepping stone for individuals, communities, and small mom and pop companies to get noticed and help. Advertising, promotion, and financial support they need, by earning residuals from the customers who buy or view the magazine publications. Editor and Chief Shonta see her company growing to great heights, reaching all households in the Greater Bay Area, being a great read to all in the family, and understanding how to succeed, succeed, and succeed. By staying around positive individuals, you can only boost your self-esteem, curve it in a way you never knew your passion could go. Bay Style Magazine builds a legacy that will live long after the Editor and Chief Shonta Jones are gone; a Family legacy is Shonta’s primary goal. It is a goal to teach all those around her to be bosses, entrepreneurs, and in charge of their journey, dreams, and destiny. Bay Style Magazine is on its fourth issue and does not plan on stopping anytime soon. Hiccups and bad moments happen: life and that is business, but Bay Style Magazine will never quit and will always fight to help those who cannot help themselves. Bay Style Magazine is a company that is about Style, about You, “Be About Your Style,” “Be About You,” if you do not take care of yourself, who will if you do not love you, who will. Bay Style wants to help put the
right tools in their clients, staff, members, talents, and everyone’s hand. Bay Style Magazine is all about loving yourself, your body, skin, hair, and loving all of you, not letting the world tell you who you are, but be who you are and Chief Shonta wanted to get in shape and others wanted to join her on her journey and get in shape with her. Bay S tyle Fitness tries to go on a hike once a week and work out via zoom three times a week with all the Bay Style Fitness Members, helping each member reach their fitness and health goals. Teaching them to watch their calorie intake, read what they eat, keep up with their diet, drink more water, and give them all the details involved in getting healthy. Bay Style Fitness has teamed up with some local trainers, physicians, and doctors to help ensure the members do not exceed or escort themselves. I launched bay Style Talent on 1/01/2021, which showcases terrific, talented youth who love to dance, sing, model, play sports, learn how to code or create companies at a young age, and seek to broaden their wisdom and education on their crafts. Bay Style Talent connects the talent with their coach and trainer to perfect their skills or whatever they need to work on. Bay Style Magazine is working to become a household name and stay one for years and generations to come, to reach and touch the hearts of many and to help them get through these challenging times a little easier. Be About Your Style is always seeking to collaborate with creative individuals. If you are interested in collaborating with us, please contact us via the website at www.baystylemagazine.com; we can set up a zoom meeting and start working on some fantastic concepts together.
Bay Style Magazine also accepts submissions from photographers and models who would like to submit their images to be published in our magazine. Want to publish your Articles? Contact us via the website to see what theme we are working on to be published. Stay Amazing and Be Amazing, Make Every Day an Amazing Day.
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Member’s Spotlight Gabriella Hernandez My name is Gabriella Hernandez, and I am 17 years old; and I am a Senior at Beyer High School in Modesto, CA.
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Coming from a long line of entrepreneurs, it's only destined that Crow Jones-Vickers, a 16-year-old teen gamer- turned fashion lifestyle male model, would follow in his mother's footsteps. BayStyle magazine had a chance to sit down with the hard-working student about his spotlighting feature article in our Summer's issue.
BayStyle Talent Spotlight Featuring Crow Jones by Minh Tran
Crow Jones-Vickers is a high school sophomore where he is currently enrolled in a citywide multimedia program that teaches students the importance of coding and website developments in Antioch. Besides, learning about photoshop and other visual communications programs. Jones-Vickers is a passionate and driven gamer that hopes to merge the gap between Gaming and retail fashion one day. He is currently the creative director of his loungewear brand, a small startup that caters to Gamers. "I wanted to design clothing that Gamers would like to wear. We have sweatshirts and sweatpants with really cool characters from games like Pub G, Day-Z, Rainbow Six Siege," said JonesVickers. There is nothing like the
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feeling of Gaming. The consistent mind puzzles and adventures await at every level. I learned how to strategize with new games and new updates. This helps my business making decisions. We asked him about his ambitions and next steps once he finishes high school. He responded with the most thought-out answer. "I want to one day go to college; at the moment, I am driven with my enterprise projects. I hope to one day make a lot of money and support my family. I want to work first and then apply to school along the way." -said Jones-Vickers BSM: what advice would you give to your younger self? Jones-Vickers: I want my younger self to know that you are enough! Don't let the negative comments affect you and only focus on the positive things in life. BSM: Who are your role models? Jones-Vickers: I look up to my mom, dad, and older brother. They taught me so much and are continuing to teach me new things every day. After our in-depth interview, we asked Jones-Vickers what he wants people to know most about him?
He said that "I just want people to know that I am a good, responsible son and a hard-working person." There you have it, BayStyle's very own Talent has gone above and beyond what his family wants him to do and is always trying to reach the stars. We wish Crow Jones-Vickers the best in adventures, and maybe one day, we will be speaking to a successful business owner and gamechanger.
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Gabriella Hernandez Model and Entrepreneur In this Summer’s issue, we will be spotlighting our very own model from our BayStyle Talent division. BSM had a chance to sit down with Gabriella and asked her about
her background in the modeling world and her passion for Makeup. Here is what she had to say. My name is Gabriella Hernandez, and I am 17 years old; and I am a Senior at Beyer High School in Modesto, CA. I have lived in Modesto, CA, for the last four years with my Daddy, my Brother AJ, my Uncle Louie, my cheerleader fan, my Great Grama Anna, my furries Precious Kittie, and Starr, my Gradma’s puppy. I was born and raised in San Jose, Ca, and my favorite color is Rosegold
Pink. I have lived all my life in San Jose, just not the last four years. I am an Entrepreneur to my cosmetic line GABRIELLA COSMETICS. I sell Eyelashes, lipglosses, pallets, lip Scrubs, and many more items. Since I was a little girl, I have loved Makeup. What inspired me about Makeup was Modeling, Aztec Dancing, Cheerleading, Folklorico, Tahitian Dancing, Pageants always wearing Makeup. I Loved it, and it continued being my inspiration along with lashes. One day I just woke up after having the most significant dream ever. I dreamt about having my cosmetic line at a store at a mall with the most prominent logo displaying my cosmetic line. What a dream that was. I immediately told my Grama Anna and my Daddy. They both said to me If that is what you want, venture into it will support you whatever you decide. So I told myself, what are you waiting for. So started looking into how I could make my dream into a reality. It took a lot of patience and time because I knew what I wanted and didn’t want to settle just for anything. About a year ago, I introduced my cosmetic line GABRIELLA COSMETICS to the
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world. I was super excited couldn’t believe that my dream was a reality, and I had accomplished it all on my own. On my birthday, I introduce my very on the pallet. “ALMOST LEGAL. “
events. I have modeled for many designers such as Mara Skye Couture, Olivia Armstead Swimwear, Shonta Jones Designs, Mario Benton Designs, Novella Fashioneorsan, Naima Melonson, YS Clothier, Teresa Artesanal, Vero Cruz V Inspired, and more.
I attend “POP UP” invites that I’m asked to and do great selling my cosmetics.
I have been featured in many magazines and a Brand Model for Bay Style Magazine and Dark
I have dreamt about opening my store at a mall someday. That is my biggest dream at the moment, opening my own store. Just recently, I was given the biggest surprise that I could have ever imagined. I was invited to sell my cosmetic line at LEXIS BOUTIQUE at Stoneridge Mall in Pleasanton, Ca. I was undoubtedly overwhelmed. I kept saying ME, ME, ME, someone believes in me. I quickly told my Grama Anna, and my Daddy about this great opportunity offered to ME. Both of them said, there’s your opportunity your door has opened, and now you decide to pursue this excellent venture. Only you can make this decision. I had no time to think about this opportunity. I quickly said YES I said I ACCEPT. Lexis that offered this opportunity to me, promptly said, “WELCOME ABOARD.” I had butterflies and tears of joy. Grand Opening took place on Friday, March 26. I love my dream to come to reality—one step at a time. My biggest goal will be when I can put my logo on my store at a mall someday. Please come by small support business. I am a Model and a Makeup Artist. I have modeled for many events since age six and continue to model. I have modeled in New York Fashion Week, Los Angeles Fashion Week, many QUINCENERA EXPOS throughout California, and many other
Rose Photography, and many others. I will be attending New York Fashion Week in September and many other events already scheduled. Keep following your DREAMS DREAMS DO COME TRUE
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Cultural Empowerment UNITE AND WORK TOGETHER. “Growing up in the Bay Area, living in Bay Area, we have always been around many other cultures and religions; San Francisco, Ca, is considered a big Melting Pot of Cultures and Diversity. “ said Jones
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“WE ARE HUMAN, WE ARE A CULTURAL SOCIETY, AND WE WILL NO LONGER BE SILENCED. YOU WILL NO LONGER KEEP US IN THE DARK; WE HAVE SEEN THE LIGHT AND WILL SHOW ALL WE KNOW WHERE IT SHINES THE BRIGHTEST.” SAID JONES
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Cultural Empowerment
not all of us. That is what in society, it is hard for people or children to be themselves.
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Living around one another and working alongside one another has helped us grow in ways we different expect. Merging cultures and foods to make something more amazing, picking up one another techniques in the kitchen or on the farm has helped each of our cultures grow to new heights and perfect our skills in ways we did not know we can grow.
By: Shonta Jones
ultural Empowerment can come in many different forms; the World and Government teach us from a young age to accept ourselves and embrace our Culture when it is our Celebration Month. Growing up as a young child, it was always confusing why we celebrated a Culture more, only on the day of the month on the calendar; we did not look up to them or appreciate them any other time. Growing up in the Bay Area, living in Bay Area, we have always been around many other cultures and religions; San Francisco, Ca, is considered a big Melting Pot of Cultures and Diversity. Driving around the City, you can see tales tell signs of other cultures, minorities, foreigners, and more all-around certain parts of the City. Some major cities are known for having a large group of one Culture in one section. These sections have been called China Town, Little Havana, Little Italy, and more. Most of the residents and businesses are Asian, Italian, Jewish, Black, Mexican, Puerto Rican, or any other minority race. Growing up in the Bay Area, we are always around many other types of food, races, and religions, and we did not just praise them on their Culture Day; we praised them every day; we appreciated our neighbors and people we grew up with or went to school with, some of us,
Growing up as a child, we have many assemblies. Still, the Culture assemblies that stuck out the most were Chinese New Year, Cinco Dey Mayo, Black History, Presidents Day, Native American, and Independence Day. We seem to always have a big assembly for each of these holidays, learning more about our Culture and never retaining it, it was always like an extra credit assignment, if you do good on this project, then you are someone, you know who you are, better yet, you know what we want you to know about yourself and your Culture. There are over 150 Diversity Holidays on the Calendar. Still, the government and the World only showcase and celebrate the ones they want to acknowledge. Those are the ones you see on your Calendar or the television, having parades and events, the other Diverse Holidays you would have to look up on google. Unity within your own Culture is fundamental; learn all you can about your Culture, where you came from, what your race fought for, what tragedies became
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of race/people, and how and what you can do to prevent this from happening your legacy and family history.
cannot achieve what is in front of them, this is a so-called goal; they can never reach it in reality.
Making allies with the other minorities in the same City is always a plus. We all need to stick together and become one, not one race, but unified, you are who you are, and we are who we are, but we all get along and stand strong against the oppressor and the overseers. Minorities are the backbone of this Nation and still are building it from the ground up; sadly, we do not acknowledge it more in society.
Over the years, we have learned, watched, been horrified, and lived through some difficult times, but it has shown us always to appreciate how we got here and where our ancestors came from, fought for, and sacrificed for us to have what we have today. Never settle for less.
The low class, middle class, the blue-collar, and the working class make the world function., without us, it would crumble. Make the World know and acknowledge you every day, not just the days they allow you to be yourself. Teach your kids and the next generation what your Culture is about and how you are proud to be who you are. The World wants us to let go of our true selves and follow one society, one class, and only be their servants and not their bosses and not progress as a race. Every day we should speak with our elders and learn about our Culture, history, and lives. We need to stop, listen, and retain that knowledge cause once it is gone, so is your Culture. Growing up in America, you can easily forget who you are and try to fit into the norm: working, a big house, a fancy car, smart kids, a beautiful wife, a white picket fence, and a dog. The California dream, or is it the California night-mare because, for most who
Always educate your mind and inform those who need to hear about who they are and show them who they truly are and where they come from. Do not allow certain societies to keep killing us off and sweeping us under the dirt. We are Human, we are a Cultural Society, and we will no longer be silenced. You will no longer keep us in the dark; we have seen the light and will show all we know where it shines the brightest.
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CHANGING COURSE By: Jamal Collins
I am Jamal Collins, a 42-year-old, three time champion Men’s Physique athlete who struggled with being on the verge of chronic disease. My journey to healthy living started nearly ten years ago and has had many different iterations. There have been ups and downs,
but today I am the most committed I’ve ever been to sustaining a healthy lifestyle. My motivations center around stopping the cycle of chronic disease that has plagued my family and my com-
munity, creating an expectation for longevity and helping people understand how good healthy feels. But things were not always this good for me…
HITTING ROCK BOTTOM I never thought I would hear the words diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia while referring to me at 34. There I was, in my doctor’s office, as she informed me that I was dangerously on the verge of being diagnosed with all three conditions. I didn’t understand. I wasn’t overweight, and I didn’t have any visible physical issues that would indicate such a diagnosis. I was only aware of much older family members who had been diagnosed with these ailments. It was at this moment that I knew I had to make a change. This was my rock bottom. BEING ACTIVE Over the next four years, I began to slowly make changes to my life by adding activity to my daily routine. I’d walk or ride my bike to work, I joined a gym, and I began training with an
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adult track team. I was searching for an activity that I enjoyed enough that would make it bearable to continue with. Over time weight training in the gym won out over everything else. Weight training is challenging and requires the focus and breathing that puts me in a meditative state. Plus, the physical changes it has helps me achieve are nice too.
nally ended up trying veganism that changed my life forever. Six months after going vegan, mainly consuming a whole food plant-based diet and significantly reducing my consumption of processed foods is what completely reversed my looming diagnosis.
DIET CHANGES
BEYOND PHYSICAL HEALTH On this journey, I realized that health is more than what you can physically see or lab test. It is also about mental, emotional, and spiritual alignment. Mindfulness practices are something that I used in my daily routine to keep me centered and on a path to overall health.
Being active was just one part of the equation, and it didn’t move the needle enough on the health side. So I am starting to look at the foods that I was eating. This was the most challenging part of my journey. I tried many different diets; keto, glutenfree, flexitarian, vegetarian. But I fi-
The path to overall health one we all can obtain. Your course may not look like mine. My advice would be to find things that help you activate your mental, emotional, spiritual, and physical self. We all deserve that selflove!
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Overnourished By:
My transformation began at the “overnourished” age of 14, where an omission of proper action was taken regarding a diet that was merely processed and less organic for consumption. Though much of anything that I excessively indulged in was relatively cheap and convenient, my health and social involvement with my peers suffered greatly as the effects of my size became a disgruntled sight for many to observe during my pubescent to pre-adolescent years. So after falling in love with the bodybuilding culture, I’ve realized my genetics were prone to the acquisition of weight rather more quickly than others during moments of strength training during times of session in P. E. classes. Overtime by listening to the athletes of the fitness community and experiencing the changes seen and felt within the body, I decided to devote much of my lifestyle to understanding my limitations on what was productive
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for me to eat and what wasn’t (if I were going to completely transform with genuine intent for proper care of the body for future usage). A diet consisting of chicken, lowglycemic carbs, and a subtle combination of healthy fats was a good change from fast-food and overly-sugared snacks that only sufficed my taste for the moment and not for long-term consequences of change. Suppose you want to revamp your lifestyle for the better truly. In that case, you’ll have to fundamentally assess your environmental surroundings with social influences and decide that if you are going to select a path that will be difficult or different from such the normalcy of what is exacted from your daily routines – then you must believe in the change and appropriately find the strength to know positive things about yourself must come at the cost of negative discomfort.
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BayStyle Fitness GET INTO SHAPE, YOUR WAY!
Mind, Body & Soul
With the expansion of the urban cities’ lifestyle culture, BayStyle Magazine has decided to extend its vision in giving back and has created BayStyle Fitness. Membership starts at $25/Month We are a community channel of Lifestyle YouTubers that inspires and explores the importance of health and mindfulness. Shonta Jones and her fitness experts will lead their weekly educational posts through this portal and show you their own designed routine workout methods to help you achieve your fitness goals.
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We offer Group Nature Hiking Freestyle Yoga Mindfulness Coaching Nutritional Coaching (Healthy Eating) Life Coaching Weight Lifting Basic Exercising Methods Fit Runway and Modeling Coaching And many more!
Hello and welcome to BayStyle Fitness! What started as a passion for health, Shonta and her close network of friends and family has always been working out and tapping into their inner mind, body, and soul. After a few hiking sessions with friends is now turning into a developing fitness plan that BayStyle Fitness also offers to their members. Shonta Jones and her son developed the FUN and energic hiking program. This pilot program hopes to reach people that are into nature and mindfulness. Members can pick between various activities ranging from yoga with nature to body lifting within the program. ith a small investment of only $25/Month, members can gain moral W support and professional nutritional information in their fitness journeys.
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MOTHER’S DAY STORIES
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Mothers Among Us MOTHER'S DAY WONDERS IS BLISS EXPERIENCE THE WONDERS OF BEING A MOTHER THROUGH POEMS AND PERSONAL ESSAYS ABOUT MOTHER'S DAY.
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MOTHER'S DAY BY: NISHA BROWN Mother's Day is my favorite holiday because it reminds me of the two most important people: my children Artica and Aneres. I love being a mom, and on that day, I get treated like a queen. Every year we take Mother's Day photos. It's great because I can compare all of their baby pics and see how much they have grown. I am constantly on the go, but Mother's Day is the one time I choose to relax and spend time with family. My children are my world, and I feel like all my Mother's Days are well earned. The kids and my family shower me with gifts, and it makes me feel like I have been
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doing a great job, and I feel appreciated. I also always get something special to eat of my choosing. (I mostly eat crab) As mothers, we are also Queens. There is nothing in the world we don't go through or stress about when it comes to them. If there's no food on the table, we make it happen; if we are broke, we make sure rent is paid, when they need necessities, we provide whether we have a job or not. In addition to finances, we make sure they succeed in school, they are happy, and the world can't touch them. Hell yes, it's a lot, but I wouldn't trade it. For me, Mother's Day is spiritually uplifting, and a day I am grateful for in so many ways. Happy Mothers Day Queens! We earned it.
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MOTHER'S DAY POEM BY: CARRIE BEAUTY
I have no secret of the role I play. It's effortless I was taught how to pray. As a mother of two beautiful daughters, there are no rules. We walked by Faith and do what we have to do. Many nights of crying Sometimes I couldn't comprehend But I never gave up because I was determined to win. Digging deep for the strength to be the best mother I could be I had many beautiful examples place in front of me. My mom was my first example.
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The love of my life She showed me unconditional love, and she taught me how to fight. Never give up on your dreams. standing firm in whatever you choose to do Remembering you have the two set of eyes that depending on you I will never forget her smile Encouraging words too Life experiences that help me be a positive role model to my girls. Being a mother can be challenging, and sometimes you may want to throw in the towel. But the Greatest Blessing is being called somebody's Mommy, a joy and bond that we can never break.
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“YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN ARE TRADING IN THE COMFORT OF A BED, CLEAN CLOTHES, SHOWERS, AND GOOD FOOD FOR COMPACT COMPUTERS AND CAMPERS. “ SAID, TRAN
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Digital Nomads SUMMERTIME ADVENTURES AWAIT
“THE IDEA OF CONSTANTLY MOVING AROUND FOR FOOD AND SHELTER HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED FOR MANY HUNDREDS OF YEARS. MEN HAVE FOUND WAYS TO CONTINUE TO DO THAT IN TODAY’S SOCIETY. TO THE REGULAR PERSON, THIS MIGHT BE AN ANCIENT PRACTICE. HOWEVER, THERE’S A SMALL GROUP OF THE YOUNG GENERATION OF MILLENNIALS GLORIFYING THIS TYPE OF LIFESTYLE. “ SAID, TRAN
BY: MINH TRAN LIFESTYLE
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Digital Nomads BY: MINH TRAN The idea of constantly moving around for food and shelter has been established for many hundreds of years. Men have found ways to continue to do that in today’s society. To the regular person, this might be an ancient practice. However, there’s a small group of the young generation of millennials glorifying this type of lifestyle. This is a sweeping topic throughout the nation in the BayArea and throughout the United States. Young men and women are trading in the comfort of a bed, clean clothes, showers, and good food for compact computers and campers. To many, this lifestyle change is a way for them to travel and see the world. Often time, these digital nomads will still work remotely in different states and countries. As long as they have an internet connection, they can make money. BayStyle Magazine had a chance to sit down and talk to one of these young travelers to understand their simple living mantra.
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BSM: What made you decide to leave behind comfort living for this traveling path? Rick: I have always been in a small town, living in a tight-knit suburban community. There was not very much to see, besides watching tv or surfing the internet. I wanted to see the world and learn about new cultures. BSM: Were you worry about money? What did you bring with you? Rick: I saved up almost a few grand before I decided to take this leap. I researched where I was going to be staying and who was coming along. Starting, I suggest traveling in a pack. I bought whatever I can fit in my backpack. Three pairs of clean clothes, my mac laptop, and storage. A camera to vlog my adventures, my wallet, and my iPhone. I also bought simple first aid kits and medicines. BSM: What location have you traveled to, and for how long? How do you find work? Rick: I’ve been to LA, SF, SAC, NYC, NV, and planning to go to Boston. Staying at each location for three weeks or more at a time, I’ve been a digital nomad for a year now. I work as a remote UX designer for a tiny beauty startup based in San Francisco. When it comes to following your
dreams, Rick did just that. His curiosity leads him to travel to the United States. He is often working at local cafe shops for hours upon end. We also asked Rick, does he ever feel like people think he’s homeless? His response was humbling, “We’re all humans and should not be labeled for our fate.” said Rick. However, what differs him from the ones begging on the streets would be that he does work and can afford a motel or hotel to rest at night. Rick said Air B&B had been an excellent resource for him and his buddies. It was a pleasant interview, and we wish him the best of luck as he travels under all of these new Covid-19 guidelines.
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the glow in the dark Make-Up: Bernadette Rose Models: Kyli Wahl & Khamiko Olivera Photographer: Shonta Jones
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Behind the Idea The music and raving scene truly inspired the idea of the Glow in The Dark shoot. In this short series, we have contracted our models, Kylie Wahl & Khamiko Olivera, to depict sensual strong and independent women who dances to the beat of their own drums. This shoot was directed by Shonta Jones and fellow makeup artist Bernadette Rose to create an expression surrounding by utilizing the new "Cloud Wall" trends that are current in today's music videos. The neon splattered Glow in the dark paint indeed shows through using black lighting techniques. "We wanted to establish a new way to expressing artwork on a canvas; in this case, the canvas was our model's body and faces, dripped in artistic body paint," said Jones. Having the idea of these beautiful women at a dance or nightclub sets the mood of a mysterious and energetic scene. I wanted to use this as a pilot series to show potential clients about BayStyle's upcoming paid projects for social profiles. We're in the process of reaching out to networks of fashion photographers to be commissioned on paid creative shoots and also providing legit resources for our models and
makeup artists to find work. During this shoot, the environment was fun and supportive. It's like working with your extended family members. The ones that like to stay creative. "I enjoyed being behind the camera; my idea is now slowing transitioning out of the actual shooting and move back to my strength which is styling and creative directing. I'm going to have to leave the shooting to my amazing freelanced photographers," said Jones. If you wish to stay connected with us, you can send your work through our mailing system or join our Membership+ to get all of the news and current paid projects to come.
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Fashion Does Not Fit All An opinion column by Minh Tran
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The fashion/beauty industry is a multi-billion dollar industry that captivates millions of fashionistas worldwide. The photoshopped images presented in mainstream magazines and media are creating a false representation of true beauty. These glamorous expressions of successful individuals are plastered all over teenager's bedroom walls across the country. This is causing a false narrative in our developing teen's mind. Hundreds of thousands of young men and women mimic this lifestyle as they read and see it in the media and develop a selfhate cycle and spend their hard-earned income fulfilling their ideal fantasies. The fashion industry is all about change, and it responds to today's society and pop culture. It is being the leader of inventing new shapes in clothing. They have set specific size standards of what is beautiful and "in style."
Knowingly that its audiences come in a spectrum of different sizes, young teens that do not fit in those standards will feel rejected by their peers. Many published articles about the youth experiencing size inequality, is developing mental illness, such as different forms of eating disorders and selfharm, have surfaced to these fashion companies' bias, designing clothes to fit just a few of their demographics.
idea that 'bigger sizes do not make money.' At the same time, Sales numbers have shown that there are more overweight Americans today than years passed. People are shopping, depict the global pandemic. Companies are designing new campaigns to reach their new customers. Will we see a decrease in young minors' mental health? Now that brands are more accepting of size equality?
When you dive deeper into the industry, you'll hear stories about fashion Only time can tell. models allegedly eating nothing but cotton balls and orange juice to sustaining their hunger only to be able to fit in a double 00 dress size. These horrific urban stories have been the foundation of the fashion industry's downfall in The 2000s. Now, in 2021. We have made some changes with size diversity and inclusion of beauty. Companies and brands have shattered the
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TYE-DYE & ART
FUN IN THE SUN this Summer's must have outfits.
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create your own tye-dye experiences.
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TYE-DYE & ART By: Shonta Jones
Tye Dye comes from the early writings in a book by Charles E. Pellew in 1909, which was called “tied and dyed,” Tyedye has then introduced again in 1941 and was called “tied – and – dyed” Tyedye in the mid-late 1960s was a form of
A big musical event where you could see many of these garments being worn on the stage by the band, the crowd, and even the host and promoters. As a stylist, I know I could have just bought tye-dye from Amazon, Target, a tye-dye website, and styled the youth of Bay Style Talent, but I thought it would be better to custom-make their clothes myself. I must say that each garment truly represented the personality of Bay Style Talent Youth 2021. Bay Style Talent Youth enjoyed the garment they were wearing and was so excited about the bright colors and outfits they got to wear and keep after the publication.
spiritual expression, artists finding other ways to express emotions through art on a shirt, People saw Free-spirited characters called “Hippies” wearing these clothes more often than most. "One of the most significant Peace rallies that have ever happened was called Woodstock in 1969." said Jones
Bay Style Talent Youth had a great day in the Oakland Hills, shooting at the famous Oakland Temple and San Joaquin Miller Park. Bay Style Talent Youth is on the rise with all their social media influence and videos and content they keep creating, so proud of them and honored that Crow, Gabriella, Honestly, Aliyah, GiGi, Adonis, and Hannah want to work with Bay Style Magazine and Photography.
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Tye-dye is something you can create with the whole family by recycling old clothing or buying a new garment from the storefronts or thrift stores and still starting from a blank canvas but saving a little money. The best thing about tye-dye to me is that you can play with the colors, the twisting, and folding of the garment, making each design unique and your own. But you must always make sure you use gloves, or you will dye your hands, work in an area that is clean and ready for you to tye-dye. Tye-dye consists of twisting, folding, and pleating the fabric and binding it together with string or a rubber band. As you rubber band each section to the color and style you would like it to come out, make sure the shirt is still damp throughout the process. If this is done, you start to dye each section with the color of your choice, making sure your colors stay separate and do not bleed into one another and do not oversaturate the area in which you are dying; the dye does get through to the bottom. Each stylist or tye-dye creator has a different way of setting their colors, drying, folding, or pleating the garments. But regardless if you are a pro or beginner, every garment must be soaked in soda ash for at least 20 mins, ring out the access, but do not rinse the soda ash out of the garment; once you have done this, then you use spiral, circle, fold or different techniques to get the pattern you want. Then apply the color in the section of your choice. Some tye-dye artists let their tye-dye sit in the sun, others put it in the microwave, but all place it in a plastic bag to seal and protect the colors from one another. I let my colors sit in a bag for eight hours, which allows the colors to set darker into the garment, and less of the color washes out during the rinse cycle. After I have done the rinse cycle, I make sure I wash the garments as usual with detergent; I put my garments in the sun separate from one another on hangers, so the access water drips to the ground, making sure each garment is far apart, so they do not bleed into one another. If you put the garments in the dryer together or hang them together, the colors from the other clothes will bleed together, I let the garments sundry till completely dry, or I let them dry in the dryer for least 20 minutes.
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Meet our new Spokesmodel, Rose Redstar By: BSM
Its been almost five months since BayStyle Magazine, LLC has announced that they have been searching for a Spokesmodel. Now, we are proud to say that after many submissions, we have found the right fit for our brand. Rose Redstar, 20 years old. A Native American woman descending from the Northern Cheyenne and part Crow tribe from the Reservation in Montana. She is a charismatic, outgoing, creative, and confident person who is currently working in Michigan. Her grandmother raised Rose after the loss of her mother and auntie back in 2017. Being an indigenous woman, she prides herself on the heritage and unique cultures. With the stereotype of indigenous people "being addicted" to drugs and alcohol, she wants to break the mold by understanding that the Reservation is a great and comfy place to be raised upon. When she was 19 years old at the St. Labre Indian High School in Montana, she was a vast sportier who participated in Basketball and loved to
run. Her entrepreneurial course-focused mind helped her graduating class raise money for her community by designing and selling custom T-Shirts. BayStyle had a chance to sit down and chat with Rose about her post-highschool days, what she is doing now, and her emotions on winning the competition. This is what she had to say. BSM: Where were you when you heard that you won the BayStyle's spokesmodel competition? Redstar: I was getting ready for work at home. I was
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checking my emails and saw the announcement that I WON! BSM: How did you feel? Redstar: I felt mixed emotions; I was not sure if the news was confirmed. I was confident that this was a new chapter in my life—a lifetime opportunity. "The idea of winning the spokesmodel contest was kinda overwhelming, and I was like, is this real?"- said Redstar Family and friends play a huge part in her life. Who was shocked and ecstatic to find out she is the new spokesmodel for BSM. They didn't believe that she even applied and did what she did. Rose plans to use her reign as a platform to reach undeserving young Native American teens and adults to know that there's more to explore outside of the Reservation. "Be brighter than you were yesterday," said Redstar. Support is a huge factor that made Rose the person she is, we asked her about the people she looks up to for guidance, and her answer was clear and straightforward. "My empathic grandmother pretty much raises me when I need her most, so I look up to her for a new look into my life path and choices," said Redstar. When we set out to look for a spokesmodel, we asked that the winner be a happy, energetic, hardworking, fashion-driven model to represent our brand. We are glad to say that we found just that. BayStyle is very excited to start a new professional business relationship with Rose and help support her causes. If you wish to contact Rose, you can send your comments and letters to our BayStyle website. (www.baystylemagazine.com) or through Rose's Instagram (@roseredstar).
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A Tradition of Family-Owned Beauty Training Success Federico Beauty Institute is a third-generation, family-owned and operated beauty institution that continues its 70-year commitment to educating cosmetology and esthetic students. Our mission is simple. We hold the highest standards so we can produce future leaders of the beauty industry. Our educator staff is comprised of professional tenured educators who motivate and mentor students to be the best they can be as beauty professionals! They teach methodology as well as hands-on training and stay on top of industry trends and changes through constant continuing education. Federico is dedicated to providing students with the educational, professional, social and emotional foundation necessary to embark on a successful career.
Join The Federico Beauty Community Are you a stylish, outgoing individual interested in a rewarding beauty or barber career? Do you love helping others to look and feel their best? For 70 years, Federico Beauty Institute has helped thousands of individuals in Sacramento, California to get the hands-on training, practical experience and industry support it takes to launch successful beauty careers. We are a third-generation, family-owned and operated beauty school in Sacramento built on our founder, James A. Federico’s belief that “A license doesn’t earn a living, but an education does.”
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Strategic Purpose Statement: Federico Beauty Institute is a beacon of light that empowers our students and staff to develop personally and professionally. Our reputation is staked upon years of delivering on our promises and maintaining the highest of ethical standards while staying relevant and vital.
Core Values & Beliefs Statement: We believe in developing our students personally and professionally. Our core values of honesty, integrity, and mutual respect pervade all interactions with students. In the students’ brief tenure at the Institute we try to instill these values into them. Knowing that the students’ journey continues once they leave our doors, we hope to provide them with the compass. By holding ourselves accountable to a high ethical standard we must lead by example, creating direction in this dynamic world.
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Style Look-Out IDEAS ON FASHION STYLING FROM BAYSTYLE’S FASHION / BEAUTY INSIDER
Don’t let labels or high-end brands stop you from exploring.
It’s the stylist’s job to make the buyer “want what they don’t know they want yet.”
Look beyond your own personal style.
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any people know me as a visual designer that also works in fashion design. I’ve been doing this for pretty much all of my life. But this collum is not about me. It’s about how I view personal style. Usually, when I am working on a new collection or design. I always want to visualize how the entire look will turn out—most of the time, and it’s a reflection of ideas on my
mood boards and mindmaps. The idea of colors, textures, and silhouette defines “my woman.” Most of the time, I rely on stylists to help me put a look together. A great outfit always has a story to tell. Nowadays, so many people are empathizing with the street style look and calling it personal style. Style is a progression of changes that you make throughout time. Fashion and style are a marriage of new and old. Recent trends tend to dictate style, while fashion is about adapting cus-
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tomer’s wants and needs. I mean, don’t get me wrong, I thought I was a good stylist until I saw what they had to do to make the look happen. There’s nothing wrong with experimenting with clothes. “It’s just clothes.” Each piece should have a meaning and make a statement. Don’t just pile a bunch of clothes on and call it a look. ‘A complete look should compose a top, jacket, pants or skirt, shoes, and accessories.’ said Tran What makes a striking image is how we wear the clothes. Unfortunately, you don’t want the clothes to wear you when you are presenting them. I’ve seen some ill-fitting and horrible combinations of looks in my days in fashion school. In the streets, that is. Don’t let labels or high-end brands stop you from exploring. There are so many ways to get the look at an affordable price. Hype beasts are what we call people that are all about new trendy brands. Most of the time, they have no idea what they are looking for. Dive into secondhand retail or even consignment stores and find that vintage piece. You can mix high and low with old and new. Classic labels are great stable. Set the foundation for your vision when searching for new outfits. I have never been the person that followed trends. But, I am aware that it plays a considerable impression in the fashion market. It’s the stylist’s job to make the buyer “want what they don’t know they want yet.” This role is a powerful pathway because we all see it in department store windows. Somehow there’s a magical
feeling you get when you visit a well-presented story, either a Barneys or Neiman Marcus. There is always a time and place for your looks; for example, You might not want to wear a beachy shirt with shorts and flipflops to an executive job interview. Think about where this look will fit and what story you are trying to tell. Be authentic, don’t wear what you think they might want to see; wear whats makes you shine in that situation. What I’m trying to say is that it takes time to hone into your style. Please don’t rush into it. Learn the rules before you break the mold. Look around and make personal notes of how you want people to view you.
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Your career starts here. Be an intern, take the first step. BayStyle Magazine, LLC and Editor-in-Chief Shonta Jones now accept resumes for this Summer's internship program for 2021-2022. If you are a fashion-driven, business savvy, and meticulous individual eager to learn and seek professional work in the fashion journalism and publishing industry. Then BayStyle Magazine, LLC in the Bay Area might be the right fit for you. I f chosen, you will assist Shonta and the office in scheduling logistics for their many fashion photoshoots, projects, and adventures throughout the BayArea and abroad. You will learn essential skills such as time management, public relations, scheduling press and executive meetings and fashion styling, and production buying for the magazine. Throughout your three-month non-paid (in exchange for school credits) probation period, you will obtain Senior-level administrative skills from the BSM PR team. Besides assisting the chief, the school credit-based intern will also be exposed to the creative process in designing new campaigns and announcements lead by BSM's Creative Director and Senior Admin. After your probation period, if chosen. You will be offered a full-time position at the company with a competitive salary. Send your resumes and a quick essay about why you want to join the company at baystylemagazine@gmail.com. Applicants must be at the age of 18 or above to participate. Good luck, BSM Admin
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