QUARANTINE EDITION: Comfy, cute outfits on Amazon!

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Hey! I searched Amazon’s comfy home wear outfits and picked a few styles out that will keep you stylish and fresh, even while at home! I made sure that each clothing piece is made of quality fabric. (I interned in a fashion manufacturing warehouse in downtown Los Angeles and got to know the feel and “wear” of many types of fabrics). I hope you find a few items you like!

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COMFY PLAYSUIT

Pictured wearing: YMDUCH pink playsuit: https://amzn.to/2xeLC1B, Gaiam Yoga Socks | Premium Studio Grippy Non Slip Sticky Grip Accessories for Women & Men: https://amzn.to/2Rh88gT

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OVERSIZED T-SHIRT DRESS

Pictured wearing: Gaiam Yoga Socks | Premium Studio Grippy Non Slip Sticky Grip Accessories for Women & Men: https://amzn.to/2Rh88gT, ASOS DESIGN oversized v neck t-shirt dress in grey khaki: https://www.asos.com/asos-design/asos-design-oversized-v-neck-t-shirt-dress-in-grey-khaki/prd/14089132?ctaRef=my%20orders (Note* I did not order a T-Shirt dress off Amazon, since I already own a few. But, if I didn’t, I would order one of these below.)

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HAREM STYLE

Pictured wearing: Conceited Premium Ultra Soft Harem Shorts in solid mocha: https://amzn.to/2xeFoi2,

Gaiam Yoga Socks | Premium Studio Grippy Non Slip Sticky Grip Accessories for Women & Men: https://amzn.to/2Rh88gT

Women Summer Short-Sleeved T-Shirt Crop Top Sleeveless Racerback Workout Yoga Short Tank Top: https://amzn.to/2wqgufa

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BIKER SHORTS

Pictured wearing: WDIRARA Women's Leopard Print Slim Elastic Waist Sporty Workout Short Leggings: https://amzn.to/2x3KnlU, Gaiam Yoga Socks | Premium Studio Grippy Non Slip Sticky Grip Accessories for Women & Men: https://amzn.to/2Rh88gT

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CROP SWEATSHIRT

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GRAPHIC T

Pictured wearing: DOBY Urban Hipster Mexican American Graphic Art Printed Casual Cotton T-Shirt: https://amzn.to/3c3fH34 (Note: I cut the T-shirt, cropped it, gave it an off the shoulders feel.)

Adidas Originals Thigh High Over the Knee Socks: https://amzn.to/3c0PmCI

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CUTE SOCKS

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MORE CUTE HOME WEAR PICKS

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Thank you for stopping by! If you end up ordering something, I’d love to see your mirror selfie in the item! Get in touch w/ me on Instagram, or tag me in your clothing pic so I could see!

Xx,

Laura

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DISCLAIMER:

I am not a doctor, physical therapist, dermatologist, or nutritionist. My blog posts are not meant to give advice but purely to share my own experience and to entertain. I do my own research and ask my doctor before starting any wellness routine, and recommend that everyone does the same. I cite references taken from my own online research and post them to routines that I choose to move forward with. What I use may not work for you. We all have unique health conditions and concerns. Always do your own additional research.

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Fashion Finds on Amazon 2019 Inspired by NYFW 2020

With New York Fashion Week Spring 2020 coming to a close, there were a few key themes seen across the runways. 8 of the themes include: playing with neon color, long skirts with one high slit paired with a tiny top, black and white contrast outfits, the striking color blue, all neutral outfits with straight-legged baggy pants, head-to-toe snakeskin, florals, and asymmetrical tops.

I searched high and low on Amazon for pieces that reflect trends seen on the New York runway for Spring 2020. I posted the links for all these Amazon finds at the very bottom of this post!

Playing with neon | Long skirt with slit + mini top

All blue | Black and white contrast

All neutrals | All snakeskin

Asymmetrical tops + poof sleeves | All floral

HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL NEED:

NEON:

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LONG SKIRT WITH SLIT PAIRED WITH TINY TOP. ONE COLOR:

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BLACK AND WHITE:

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BLUE:

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ALL NEUTRALS:

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ALL SNAKESKIN:

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FLORALS:

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ASYMMETRICAL TOPS AND PUFFY SLEEVES:

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Until NYFW Spring 2021!

Xx,

Laura

Rag & Bone NYFW Spring Collection 2020 Men Outfit Inspiration Boards

Hello Men!

Rag & Bone’s NYFW Spring 2020 collection featured beautiful bright blues, greens, oranges and reds—but only a splash of color amid a navy or cream outfit. Rag & Bone’s pinstriped casual long blazer jacket for men was certainly unique, and so was the tailored dark washed jean trucker jacket to its matching dark washed oversized pants.

Check out Vogue’s slide show of the Rag & Bone runway here. Check out Rag & Bone’s website here.

Below are outfits inspired by Rag & Bone’s NYFW Spring 2020 runway show.

P.S. All clothing items are on Amazon, and I linked each clothing item at the very bottom of this post.

Xx,

Laura

Blue sweater vests.

Layered white shirts.

Oversized pants.

All black shoes.

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Matching trucker jacket to matching jeans.

Pinstripe shirts.

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Splash of color-reds, bright greens, orange, blue- amid navy, white and cream outfits.

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HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL NEED:

OUTFIT #1

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OUTFIT #2

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OUTFIT #3

Thank you for stopping by!

Xx,

Laura

TOM FORD SPRING 2020 READY-TO-WEAR OUTFIT INSPIRATION

Tom Ford’s Spring 2020 ready-to-wear collection just hit the runway last night at New York Fashion Week September 2019. Check out Vogue’s runway coverage of Tom Ford’s show here.

I put together affordable outfit ideas inspired by Tom Ford’s NYFW 2019 show for Spring 2020. Scroll to the bottom of this blog post for the links for each outfit item!

P.S. They’re from Amazon :)

OUTFIT #1

long solid color loose pants paired with tight liquid asymmetrical tops.

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OUTFIT #2

solid color loose fitting jumpsuits.

metallic open toe heels with strapS.

satin hats.

OUTFIT #2

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OUTFIT #3

long full skirts contrasted with loose tank tees.

solid mettalic color heels.

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OUTFIT #4

Solid colors mixed with different textures.

sheer black tights with shorts.

SATIN blazers.

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HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL NEED:

OUTFIT #1

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OUTFIT #2

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OUTFIT #3

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OUTFIT #4

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Yesssss :)

Xx,

Laura

7 Beauty Products I Love Right Now

I can’t wait to share with you 7 beauty products I love right now. However, to be honest, these are 7 beauty products I have loved for a longgg time! I keep buying them because these beauty essentials are timeless staples. At the very bottom of this post you’ll find each product linked so you can grab one (or each) of these products yourself!

Pictures wearing the products :)

1) Alastin Skincare Regenerating Skin Nectar with TriHex Technology

Alastin Skincare Regenerating Skin Nectar with TriHex Technology

WHY I LOVE IT: My dermatologist recommended Alastin Skincare Regenerating Skin Nectar with TriHex Technology. The TriHex Technology is a proprietary blend of peptides and other key ingredients that help clear away damaged and aged proteins in the skin’s ECM.

The day after our appointment, I opened New Beauty Magazine’s Summer 2019 edition and noticed Alastin’s TrasFORM BODY TREATMENT with TriHex Technology was listed as #1 in their article “Power Duos.”

Alastin’s Skincare Regenerating Skin Nectar with TriHex Technology is listed as #2 in New Beauty’s 13 Powerful Skin Care Products Dermatologists Wish Their Patients Used at Home.

HOW TO USE IT: Apply this serum every morning to face and neck. Then, apply your favorite sunscreen.

Hourglass Cosmetics Makeup Brushes

Best Beauty Finds 2019

must have makeup products

best makeup brushes taklon hair

WHY I LOVE THEM: Oh my gosh. I looooveee Hourglass Cosmetic’s makeup brushes! I have tried so many different makeup brushes from several brands….

Hourglass’s makeup brushes are sooo soft, dense, and do not pull on your skin when applying makeup. The tug and pulling on my skin is something I’ve noticed from most makeup brushes (even high end brands) that I’ve used, especially if it has denser bristles. These brushes are dense, yet STILL so soft with NO tugging and pulling. They also last for years so they’re worth the investment!

HOW TO USE THEM:

No1 Powder Brush (top brush on the right): This brush works great for application of liquid foundation or mineral foundation. I applied Chanel Perfection Lumiere Velvet Smooth-Effect Makeup Foundation with this brush. The bristles are made of Taklon hair, which is more hygienic and kinder to animals (since Taklon is not sourced from animals).

Retractable Foundation Brush (middle brush pictured) This brush is amazing for traveling. It can be used as your regular foundation brush, or bronzer, etc.. This brush is also great for blending in your makeup after application, if there are any harsh lines left over. Also uses soft Taklon bristles.

Ambient Powder Brush I applied my blush with this brush, right under the cheek bones. Also uses soft Taklon bristles. Compact, softttttt, dense bristles and beautiful.

Chanel Perfection Lumiere Velvet Smooth-Effect Makeup

WHY I LOVE IT: I’ve tried sooo many foundations and Chanel Perfection Lumiere Velvet Smooth-Effect is my favorite by far! The color blends in seamlessly, no orange tone, and is lightweight, yet still buildable. The finish IS soft like velvet. It’s a great foundation during the day AND going out at night. This works great over sunscreen, bare face, or at night—over a serum or primer. Absolutely love this foundation.

HOW TO APPLY IT: Use an Hourglass foundation brush No1 or their Retractable Foundation Brush to apply, or, your favorite brush, beauty blender, etc.

Alima Pure Lip Tint in “Paprika”

Alima Pure Lip Tint in shade “Paprika”

WHY I LOVE IT: Alima Pure Lip Tints are like beneficial lip balms transformed into rich lip tints. This lip tint is like a skincare makeup hybrid. I love the lip benefitting ingredients in this formula, cocoa butter, jojoba oil, pumpkin seed oil, camellia seed oil, olive oil, punica oil, coconut oil, and more. It’s also preservative free.

HOW TO APPLY IT: I apply this tint with my finger for a lip color enhancing shade. The shades of the lip tints are very rich, and depending how you apply it, it can be worn as a lipstick or a lip enhancing tint.

Mascara Volume Effet Faux Cils #04 Fascinating Violet

Yves Saint Laurent’s Mascara Volume Effet Faux Cils in shade #04 Fascinating Violet

WHY I LOVE IT: Most of the time when I wear this mascara, someone compliments the color and asks me where I got my mascara. Yves Saint Laurent’s formula in Mascara Volume Effet Faux Cils is buildable to create a dramatic lash or can be applied lightweight with one or 2 coats. HOWEVER—the deep violet purple shade is what keeps me loyal and so excited for this mascara year after year. It’s such a deep beautiful shade. It’s a dark deep purple, so the color purple is only noticeable if someone stares closely at your eyelashes in direct sunlight. (This happened a few times while I was wearing this, and in a good way, ends in compliments and asking “what mascara is that?”)

I also mention Yves Saint Laurent’s Mascara Volume Effet Faux Cils in shade #04 Fascinating Violet in my blog post “Packing Light for a Girls Trip! Which Essential Products I Picked!”

HOW TO APPLY IT: If you have blue or green eyes you will LOVE this shade. The purple shade enhances blue eye colors. If you have brown eyes, try the burgundy shade. It will enhance your brown eyes.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED:

Regenerating Skin Nectar

Hourglass Hourglass Cosmetics Brush No.

Hourglass Cosmetics Hourglass Cosmetics Brush - Retractable Foundation

Hourglass Ambient Powder Brush

CHANEL PERFECTION LUMIÈRE VELVET SMOOTH-EFFECT MAKEUP BROAD SPECTRUM SPF 15 SUNSCREEN # 30 BEIGE

Alima Pure Lip Tint - Currant

Yves Saint Laurent Mascara Volume Effet Faux Cils (Luxurious Mascara) - # 04 Fascinating Violet - 7.5ml/0.25oz

Enjoy these makeup finds! These beauty products are all timeless, classic, and you will be happy with them!

Xx,

Laura

INSTAGRAM: @ooohlalastone

Vital Proteins Beauty Collagen Lavender Lemon Powder with Vitamin C

Vital Proteins Beauty Collagen Lavender Lemon Powder with Vitamin C

Collagen powders and collagen beauty waters are all super popular in the beauty industry at the moment. Cool collagen waters, collagen gummies, collagen supplements, collagen face masks, collagen dissolvable tablets, collagen serums, collagen deep creams, and collagen infused lip masks can all be found in Sephora, Whole Foods, boutique beauty brands, and even Costco.

Vital Proteins Beauty Collagen Lavender Lemon Powder contains 120mg of hyaluronic acid already in it, and it also contains 1,246mg of Proline. After you mix the collagen powder into your water, add vitamin C into it, this will help your body absorb the collagen even more. Some vitamin C options to add into your collagen water are lemons, limes, and pink grapefruits. The lemon flavor of Vital Proteins Beauty Collagen Lavender Lemon Powder is already nice to work with for adding some extra vitamin C into.

According to this study by Nutrients, COLLAGEN POWDER health benefits include:

• Improved skin laxity.

• Decreases the appearance of wrinkles.

• Repairs collagen fibers and helps reorganize the collagen fibers that became disorganized.

• Oral administration of collagen peptides increased the collagen content and ratio of type I and type III collagen in the skin.

• Skin benefits and effects take about 6-12 weeks to notice the effects.

• Collagen taken with hyaluronic acid can have a beneficial effect on chronologically aged skin.

  BONUS: Vital Proteins Beauty Collagen already has 120mg of Hyaluronic Acid in it :)

According to this same study by Nutrient, EATING OR DRINKING PROLINE (which is abundant in collagen) also improved skin laxity. Proline also has these health benefits:

• Proline has a beneficial effect on chronologically aged skin in terms of skin laxity.

• Proline has a beneficial effect on collagen content and ratio of type I to type III collagen.

• Collagen could increase the collagen synthesis of fibroblasts

• Proline intake has a beneficial effect on chronologically aged skin by increasing the collagen synthesis of skin fibroblasts.

  BONUS: Vital Proteins Beauty Collagen already has 1,246mg of Proline in it :)

According to this journal by Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, the health benefits VITAMIN C:

• Vitamin C accelerates bone healing.

• Vitamin C accelerates tendon healing.

• Vitamin C increases type I collagen fibers and scar tissu formation.

• Vitamin C increase type I collagen synthesis.

• Four of 5 studies found that vitamin C was effective by stimulating biochemical pathways associated with collagen synthesis.

  TIP: Add lemon, limes, pink grapefruit, or another fruit with high vitamin C to your collagen beauty water :)

WHAT YOU’LL NEED:

Vital Proteins Beauty Collagen (Lavender Lemon, Canister)

There are lots of exciting collagen beauty and health products now in the beauty industry. One way you can benefit is by adding collagen powder peptides into your water with a slice of vitamin C! It’s a refreshing and effective way for your body to absorb the benefits of collagen. Enjoy your collagen beauty water!!!

Xx,

Laura

Spa Night at Home by Yourself Essentials

Spa Night At Home by Yourself Essentials

photo by Christian Mackie

Full Body Spa Night from the Inside Out

One of my favorite things is a spa night at home. Below, I will go over a 3-step day spa routine and the long-term benefits backed by research of each step in this at home spa experience. The spa essentials recommended for each step are linked at the very bottom of this blog post. This 3-step spa routine is a simple way to bring the spa home.

photo by Marks of Mana

Here’s How We Will Bring the Spa Home

Step 1: Stretch.

Bullet points taken from International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy’s article and this pubMed study. Physical benefits of stretching include:

photo by Laura Stone. Using a stretch strap.

• Increases muscle length.

• Aligns collagen fibers during muscle healing.

• Increases connectivity in muscles that are aged.

• Will allow blood to flow to the areas that are stretched. *This will prepare you for the next step, step 2 in your spa night at home (BELOW).

  Recommended Spa Essential: A stretch strap. *Spa essential linked at the bottom of this blog post.

  A stretch strap will give you an even deeper stretch. Stretch straps are super easy to travel with after a long day of sitting in a car or plane. Here, I also mention a stretch strap in my blog post Packing Light for a Girls Trip! Which Products I Picked!

Step 2: Infrared Sauna Blanket Treatment.

Bullet points taken from this study from the National Institute of Health , this study by Mackay Medical College and this study by Dr. Cheng-Lung Lee, the health benefits of an infrared sauna blanket include:

photo by Laura Stone

• Far infrared sauna heat penetrates deeper into fat and the neuromuscular system than traditional warm sauna air.

• Decreases cortisol levels (stress levels) in the body.

• Growth hormone (HGH) increases during and after a sauna session (this is an anti aging hormone).

• Reduces inflammation in the body.

• Far infrared sauna’s are effective in “scavenging superoxide anions in blood.” This means it has an anti-oxidative effect in the human body, even through the blood.

Step 3: LED light therapy facial mask. Listen to your favorite music while enjoying the many benefits of benefits of LED phototherapy.

Bullet points taken from The Journal of Clinical and Aesthetic Dermatology and this study at the Department of Dermatology at the National Medical Center , LED phototherapy has many benefits and has an “excellent safety protocol.” Some of the benefits of LED light therapy include:

photo of Dermashine PRO 7 Color LED Face Mask

• Acne clearing.

• Wound healing.

• Psoriasis.

• Skin rejuvenation.

• Collagen synthesis.

• Growth factors.

• Extracellular matrix production by activating cellular mitochondrial respiratory pathways.

• Lifting and tightening of the skin.

• No adverse effects were reported with LED lights.

• Brightened skin tone.

• Improved skin texture.

  Recommended Spa Essential: Dermashine PRO 7 Color LED Face Mask. *Spa essential linked at the bottom of this blog post…..This is the LED face mask I have. My review on the Dermashine PRO 7 Color LED mask is I love how there are 7 options of wavelengths to choose from, and this mask so easy to use.

  Bonus Recommended Spa Essential: Alpha Lipoic Acid 5% (30ml) by The Ordinary. *Product linked at the bottom of the blog post.

  Apply Alpha Lipoic Acid (ALA) on your skin before your LED phototherapy session. According to The Journal of Clinical and Aesthetic Dermatology, “Photodynamic therapy with ALA has been used to treat a range of conditions, including from pre-cancerous and cancerous lesions and photoaged skin.”

THE SPA ESSENTIALS. HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL NEED:

The Original Stretch Out Strap with Exercise Book by OPTP - Top Choice of Physical Therapists & Athletic Trainers

Alpha Lipoic Acid 5% (30ml) by The Ordinary: A Highly-Stable, Water-Free Alpha Lipoic Acid Solution for Visibly Improved Skin Texture and Tone

Dermashine Pro 7 Color LED Face Mask | Photon Red Light Therapy For Healthy Skin Rejuvenation | Collagen, Anti Aging, Wrinkles, Scarring | Korean Skin Care, Facial Skin Care Mask

I hope you enjoy your spa night at home by yourself and enjoy how you can bring the spa home with these spa essentials. This 3-step spa routine is very simple, yet delivers research-backed and long-term results. Cheers to your spa night!

Xx,

Laura

Insta: @ooohlalastone