• If you haven’t read The New York Times’ piece on Gwyneth Paltrow and Goop, set aside a few quiet moments and dive in; it’s a wild, weird, wonderful ride.
• I’m completely hopeless with DIY blowouts, so do I need this one-step blow dryer and volumizing styler? This video makes me think I do.
• I recently fell into a rabbit hole of culinary shows on Netflix, and Chef’s Table is my latest obsession. I literally cried watching the first episode with Christina Tosi, the founder and creative genius of Milk Bar in NYC. She’s so inspiring! (And I want to make a batch of her compost cookies ASAP.)
• My Style Vita is the latest addition to my blogroll, and I’m totally smitten with the denim jumpsuit she’s wearing in today’s post. It looks like the perfect one-and-done outfit for running around the flower shop.
• After killing an entire tube — including cutting off a corner to get to every last drop of product — I can officially say that this is the best clean sunscreen I’ve ever used: it has a unique texture that creates a smooth, pore-blurring, demi-matte finish on the skin; it’s a perfect SPF to wear under makeup. (More skin care products I used to the last drop will be up in tomorrow’s post.)
• I love Bon Appetit’s YouTube channel. Carla made a blueberry ginger pie from scratch last month, and was so encouraging through the process that I think I may actually be able to do it!
• Grace posted her August reading list on The Stripe; I’m really into creepy thrillers these days, so there are a few in her roundup that I’m adding to my must-read list. (I’m currently listening to one of her recommendations, Ghosted, by Rosie Walsh.)
• Krystal shared lots of valuable insight about growing into the best, most positive version of yourself in this post about how to be more confident.
• I got a deluxe sample of Brazilian Bum Bum Cream in a recent Sephora Play box, and I kind of love it! I don’t know about it’s claims to tighten and firm skin, but every time I use it, my husband says I smell good — the pistachio caramel fragrance is like vacation in a jar –and it has a tiny amount of glowy shimmer, so I’m digging it for summertime.
Oh my Goop! Taffy is one heck of a writer. I read her Tonya Harding article when the Margot Robbie movie was blowing up & she certainly has a way of manipulating her readers into feeling just as she does. However, I think I’ve always basically thought Gwyneth was bit cuckoo-aschoo.
Heading off to find Taffy’s piece on Tonya right now!
Keira, I couldn’t love Chrisitina more too! She’s not only a beautiful person; but her desserts are just killer!
Also, I just discovered your blog and read your bio; its so wonderfully written!
Love from India <3
Mansi | https://stylepsychic.in/
Bless to the best woman 🎀❤️
That article about gwyneth was fascinating. I kept pinballing back and forth between she’s crazy and maybe she’s onto something.
I did exactly the same!! I really loved the writer’s style. I want to read more of her pieces.
That sunscreen has been in my cart for months. I can’t seem to pull that $70 trigger.
I totally get it. It’s a big splurge!
Cool post! Thanks for sharing.