As....You.......Wish!

There’s a wild new fitness trend. It’s called “Animal Flow,” and participants imitate apes, bears, crabs, and bunnies to get their heart rate up and tap into their ‘primal movement.’ Whatever gets people moving is good. But, call me old fashioned, I’ll stick to heavy weights, cardio, and being a mama bear.

In today’s email:

• Cherry lips: A sweet new lip color trend.

• Acne skincare: A lot of trial and error and heartache along the way.

• Sleep: The pressure’s on.

• Baby names: Trendy, weird, old, aesthetic — and a business idea.

• House Plants: Fake it ‘til you make it.

LIPS: Summer’s most delicious makeup trend. Cherry popsicle lips. 🍒 This could be how you ease into the bright red lipstick trend from the last few years. Think “reverse ombre” — the strongest red/cherry concentration in the middle and blend out to flesh tone around the lip line.

Youthful, fun, and subtle. I recommend this Rose Inc. hydrating Lipstick in “Persuasive” for light/medium compexions and “Poised” for medium/deep complexions. Here’s a breezy tutorial.

And forget the filler. 💋

ACNE: You can leave now. I’m in my 30s. This is no longer funny.

There are treatments: like skincare, pharmaceuticals, diet and hormonal balancing. I removed dairy, gluten, and most sugar — and it was a game changer (more on that some other time). But, nonetheless, I scoured the internet for the best of the best. For blackheads, try this exfoliant. For whiteheads, a double cleanse and this salicylic acid treatment. For the chin and jawline monthly hormonal breakout — try this rapid cream. Now, the acne may be gone, but you’re dealing with scars. For pigmented scars, here’s the internet’s gold standard option and one that doesn’t hit the wallet so hard.

And what you should know before starting the nuclear (but not a permanent fix!) option — accutane. 💣

This topic was suggested by a reader on Saturday — as you wish, readers!

TRENDS: Still looking for the answer to “What do you want to be when you grow up?” How about baby name consultant? 👶 You heard right. (And, you’re welcome.)

We all know the yearly baby name trend list. But, did you know that millenial parents are hiring consultants to help with their baby names? Some want trendy, others want to avoid trendy. How about “old money” names like Caroline, Elizabeth, Charlotte? Or “aesthetic” names like Rowan, Wren, Atlas. Or trending names, Silas, Asher, Finn (for boys) and Aloise, Maeve, and Clementime (for girls). Consultants are charging $99 for a list of 5 curated names, $199 for a list of names and extensive analysis, and $250 for 16 names and analysis. What’s in a name? For us — a good story.

SLEEP: Oh, that magical time where Mr6am falls asleep in 2 minutes, and my brain starts spinning.🫣 I feel like I’m always chasing a good night’s sleep. But it may be because I don’t have enough “sleep pressure”. Ever notice you sleep better after a long day of hiking? That’s sleep pressure — where your activity during the day builds adenosine, which helps you sleep at night.

Here’s a fun comic showing you how it works.

“There was a time when I hated going to sleep because it meant ending the day, but now I think: “There is no sunrise so beautiful that it is worth waking me up to see it” (Mindy Kaling)

• Can I pass for 19? I’ll just be working on my fitness.

• Why you should keep a house diary.

• The love child of Royal Tenenbaums and Empire Strikes Back.

• READ OLD BOOKS.

• New guidelines for mammograms — if you’re 40, it’s time. 🍋

• For the Blackthumb.

“Marriage has the power to set the course of your life as a whole. If your marriage is strong, even if all the circumstances in your life around you are filled with trouble and weakness, it won’t matter. You will be able to move out into the world in strength.” - Timothy Keller

Talk to you on Saturday, you beautiful people you,

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