The Skinny Confidential Him & Her Podcast - Upgrade Your Life: Lauryn's Specific Routines, Habits, & Hacks

Starting point is 00:00:00 The following podcast is a Dear Media production. She's a lifestyle blogger extraordinaire. Fantastic. And he's a serial entrepreneur. A very smart cookie. And now Lauren Everts and Michael Bostic are bringing you along for the ride. Get ready for some major realness. Welcome to The Skinny Confidential, him and her.

Starting point is 00:00:21 Welcome back to the him and her podcast. Today it's just her. You have me. I'm solo. I kicked Michael off. I figured this was a good episode to kick Michael off of because this is going to be about beauty and wellness and routines, and he just doesn't need to be here. I'm going to talk to you about the practices that I've been doing lately, the ones that I think that work, the ones that I think that don't work, and I'm going to go really detailed with how I use certain things. So first, we'll kick this off with the morning. The first thing I do when I open my eyes is I let sunlight in my room. And if my kids are still asleep, I will get a meditation in. I will put my legs up on my wall and I will put my

Starting point is 00:01:15 headphones on and do a meditation. I try to keep my Dr. Dennis Gross red light mask next to my bed and I'll put it on while I'm doing a meditation because anyone knows as a mom, you have to be so, so productive and you have to be so creative when it comes to your time. And I'm always looking for pockets of time to do something easily and do something on top of it. So I got my legs up on the wall. I'm meditating and I have my red light mask on. Now, probably 60% of the time my kids are waking up with me. So I don't get to get this meditation in. But what I'll do is I'll wake up with my kids. I'll open the shades and I'll make the bed with them. I try to make it like a fun thing. And that takes about five minutes. And then I will scrape my tongue. And I always scrape my tongue in the morning. That is the first wellnessy thing that I do, even if I don't get a meditation in.

Starting point is 00:02:11 And that is because I do not want to drink water when I have stuff on my tongue. I want it off. And I learned this from someone who is an herbalist. She said, you always want to get all the bacteria that's been collecting on your tongue. And I should have mentioned I take my mouth tape off. So I'll take my mouth tape off. I'll scrape my tongue. I like a copper tongue scraper. There's this one by Wellness Mama. Her brand is Wellness. And it's a great tongue scraper. And then I'll brush my teeth. And then I will start drinking water. So after I've brushed my teeth, scraped my tongue, we're drinking the water. I'm drinking all the water I can possibly drink. And I will make my kids breakfast with Michael,

Starting point is 00:02:59 usually like eggs, give him a little toast, maybe some fruit. We'll turn on some music. And then the second that Townes is done with his breakfast, I put him in the stroller. And I do this because I've been reading and hearing a lot about morning light. And I do this thing called a circadian walk and getting him outside in the sunlight in the morning is so beneficial to not only him, but to me. I'm all about it. And while I'm walking him, if I have not gotten a meditation in, this is a hack for you moms, I put on a walking meditation. So now I am walking my son with a walking meditation. The one that I like is by Melissa Wood Health. There's two I'm obsessed with. She has a lot, but the one

Starting point is 00:03:45 that I love is an 11-minute one, and it's called Align, and you basically realign yourself. It's so relaxing. Her voice is just so romantic and easy on the ears in the morning. I love it. And then there's another one that's a longer one that's a 16-minute one. So I will walk towns. Maybe I have my driving gloves on. And I will just walk and walk and walk while I'm listening to this meditation. I'll get the nature in. I'll get the sunlight. And we probably walk for 20 to 30 minutes. I will come back to the house. I will make my daughter lunch for school. I will get my workout essentials going. So that's usually water with ice and a lot of Keon amino acids. I think you can use Code Skinny.

Starting point is 00:04:35 I love the mango one. And then I'll do a scoop, like usually three to five grams of creatine. I've learned all about the mental benefits of creatine by hosting this podcast. I'll mix it all up with a frother and that is my water for the gym. And then I'll make another water. I know I'm annoying, but I'm just giving you the real deal. I'll do a glass bottle. I'll do lemon, electrolytes, debloating drops, and sometimes hydrogen tablets. So it's like my two waters are waters on steroids. And I swear I notice a difference when I don't do these two waters together. So one to me is like all about the aminos and the creatine, which is like the

Starting point is 00:05:18 workout water. And then I have my just like morning lemon concoction. So those are my two waters. I got my daughter's lunch. I will run upstairs and do a skincare routine, get my hair presentable, get my workout outfit on. In the skincare routine, I always, without a doubt, will use that ice roller. I have to use ice on my face in the morning. And we're going to get to how I use each of my tools and how I implement them and integrate them throughout the day. But the ice roller for me is like a non-negotiable. I have to use the ice roller because I'm so puffy. So I'm rolling my eyes. Sometimes I'll do a sheet mask while I walk and I'll roll over the sheet mask when I get home. But I love ice on my face in the morning. I feel like it just wakes me up. You can also too, this is a

Starting point is 00:06:07 little hack, put the pink ball facial massager in the fridge and use that to wake you up too. Anything that just gets the puffiness out of my face. After I've done my skincare routine, Michael and I will take our daughter to school. Sometimes'll take her sometimes I'll take her and usually we have a workout after that So far i've got light movement and hydration the hydration part Is like on steroids because i've made sure that my water is really upgraded The light i'm getting because I walked outside with towns. I lifted the shades. I also work out in a facility that has huge, huge, huge windows where you can see everything, which is so great, I think.

Starting point is 00:06:52 And the movement is my walk and my workout. So I've done those pillars and I've meditated. This might sound overwhelming to a lot of people, what I do, but for me, it's like I know exactly what to do, when to do it. And I don't look at my phone in the morning unless it's to turn on an audible, a podcast, or a meditation. So there's no scrolling. There's no answering people's text messages. There's no doing group family chats. There's no emails. There's none of that shit until I've gotten my workout in. And I really think that that has enabled me to have the ability to have such a routine. Now, I want to also note this. There are many days where

Starting point is 00:07:32 I don't get to have this routine because of certain things. And you got to just be flexible with it. So I even try to have a separate travel routine. I just get what I can get. If one of my kids is having a tantrum, I make it work. But I found little hacks that can optimize it. So I think it's really amazing to be able to do a walking meditation because I'm getting my son moving. I'm outside. I'm wearing my driving gloves. I'm getting some sun. There's so many things going on, but it's simple. And everything that I do is organized. So let me give you an example. I have a supplement and wellness cabinet. And this is a really great hack for anyone. You should have an area that you have your wellness stuff all in and organized so you can easily grab it. There

Starting point is 00:08:16 are so many times when you're going to be running out the door and you forgot something. And if it's all in one area, it's super streamlined. Same with skincare. My skincare is in a drawer organized and it's in order of how I apply it. Same with my tools. I have like, I have my ice rollers in the fridge. They're all lined up. And then I have my pink balls right by my bed. And now I have my body sculptor right on my vanity next to all my products. So everything is easy to grab.

Starting point is 00:08:44 If you're looking for something to travel with your tools and you want them protected from like the frozen peas or the frozen meat in your freezer, then you want to grab the sleeping bag because we designed a sleeping bag to keep your ice roller or your facial massager insulated. So it actually, in my opinion, keeps it colder for longer. So sometimes I'll be on my way to the airport. I'll grab my ice roller. I it actually, in my opinion, keeps it colder for longer. So sometimes I'll be on my way to the airport. I'll grab my ice roller. I'll put it in the sleeping bag and it'll keep the ice roller like super cold for when I'm on the plane. You could also store your ice roller and facial massager in the sleeping bag in the freezer. That keeps things really cold. And then of course,

Starting point is 00:09:22 you can travel with it. So you have like a little bag, a little sleeping bag for your tools. The meditation, I know if my kids aren't up, I meditate in the morning. First thing, if they are up, then I'm going to meditate on my walk. So I have like plan B in case plan A doesn't work. I have my workout scheduled. We talked about this on the podcast with Michael. That's been life-changing for me. I have my workout scheduled. We talked about this on the podcast with Michael. That's been life-changing for me. I have built my life around scheduling my workouts. To me, my workouts are non-negotiable. They keep me healthy. They keep me energized. They give me clarity. They make me healthy for my kids, my husband, and I feel better. So the workout is the thing for me. And that could be anything from doing something at home to doing weights to yoga, just moving my body and making that a priority. Okay. So after I'm done with my workout,

Starting point is 00:10:23 I come home. And for me, it's protein. The second I get home, whether that's a bowl of meat, you guys think it's so funny that I eat a bowl of meat. I eat a bowl of meat sometimes like two to three times a day, a huge bowl of beef. Sometimes it's three eggs with a little bit of salsa and some microgreens, but it's always protein after a workout. Sometimes it's protein oats. I've made that on microgreens, but it's always protein after a workout. Sometimes it's protein oats. I've made that on my Instagram story. Sometimes it's protein pancakes, but I always get protein in after my workout and that has helped me lose 50 pounds. The protein is essential for me. And sometimes it's like hard-boiled eggs because I'm running around.

Starting point is 00:11:00 But I try not to schedule calls until a little later. And I try to schedule them only on certain days. So I'm not coming off a workout onto a call. Now, there are some days that I get to get a cold plunge and sauna in before a workout. I always cold plunge and sauna before a workout. Because if you do it after, I heard from Andrew Huberman that it is not good for muscles after a workout. I tried to do it before. So each day is different. But the point is, is as you can see, my mornings are really about wellness and self-care and showing up for my kids.

Starting point is 00:11:37 And they're structured that way. So there's not a lot of like wake up and calls and emails and reacting. It's more of really getting my head clear so I can be effective when it's time to work because I'm a very zero to 60 person. When I'm working and I'm at work and I'm away from my kids, it better fucking be worth it. And I better be getting every single ounce out of that toothpaste tube. So that's sort of my mornings. I go into my day after I eat my protein and I go pretty hard. I also should mention that I do have a cup of coffee in the morning. I like a cup of coffee, a big one on ice with two inches of raw milk. And that is what I usually have before I work out. This is a hack, I think. Like the raw milk, I don't know what it is. It's like a protein shake because there's like a little protein, a little sugar, and a little carbs. And it gives me the perfect balance of energy to work

Starting point is 00:12:37 out. I think drinking raw milk has so many benefits. That's another episode. I'm not an expert on it, but I've learned a lot of different things about it. And I really like it in my coffee every single morning. I prefer it right now over almond milk, which is crazy because I was an almond milk girl. I froth up that raw milk and sometimes I'll put in, I'm just getting really, really detailed. I'll put in, get off my acids, little mineral packets that takes the acidity out of the coffee. And I'll sip that through my workout or in the car. I also want to note it's fun to work out if you can with your significant other, because Michael and I have some time to connect in the car.

Starting point is 00:13:18 So that's nice. So now I get home and it's off to the races with work after I eat my protein breakfast. So I try to really, really get the most out of each day when it comes to work. I'm a big believer that when you feel good, you're going to work your ass off when it's time to work because you feel so great. So when I'm at work, like I said, it's pedal to the metal. And now I'm going to go and hop to my nighttime routine and how that sort of looks. So I get home. I like to have a protein-filled dinner.

Starting point is 00:13:55 I've been really into a burger wrapped in lettuce with a lot of jalapenos and red raw onion, maybe a little avocado mayo, some Primal Kitchen ketchup. So good. Again, these are, I, if you guys haven't noticed, like to eat and drink the same thing every day. So I don't have decision fatigue. There's no decision fatigue in my morning routine or nighttime routine because it's so similar every single day. It makes it really easy for me to know what I'm eating every single day. I also think that has contributed to losing the 50 pounds post-birth. I really, really find that as someone who is a mother of two under three, who is running a company of 20 people and doing a podcast that comes out twice a week,

Starting point is 00:14:47 that taking decisions off the table and just knowing what I'm doing makes my life so much fucking easier. I don't know if that's a tip for mothers that feel overwhelmed, but it's like when I know what I'm eating and I know what it gives me clarity to do other things. Okay. So I keep the foods really simple. It's like eggs, it's meat. It's a great salad. Pretty simple. I like the same, the same little treat at the end of the night, which we'll get to too. But I like to go home. I like to have my burger without meat or I'll have a bowl of meat or I'll make like siete chips, nachos with meat on it. I'm a big meat eater. It's changed my skin. It's changed my hair. It's changed my energy. It's made me lose weight. I don't know if it's for everybody.

Starting point is 00:15:36 I'm just saying it's worked for me. The amino acids in it are just, it's been incredible. I love force of nature. So good. So every night I have my magnesium. I put on my mouth tape, but before I put on my mouth tape, I have two squares of hue dark chocolate. The almond butter is so good. It's crunchy. It's satisfying. It's delicious. So that's my end of night treat. Anyway, I eat eat my protein I usually eat it after I make my kids dinner I'm not like over a stove I'll do I'll have like a thing of rice going I'll have maybe some pasta for them I'll add broccoli green beans I'm really getting into a crock pot right now because of brook Brook Burke because it's so

Starting point is 00:16:26 easy to do. I'll give them chicken. I'll give them beef. I just work with what I can with my kids and we'll talk. And I put away my phone when I'm with my kids at night. I've been on my phone all day for work or I've been in front of a camera or on a mic or with a headphone or texting with the team or slacking or not really slacking. Katie's going to kill me for saying slacking, mainly emailing. I've just like been in front of a screen and I'm over it. I want the screen away from me. I'm done. I put on some jazz, maybe a podcast. I'm talking with my kids. I'm making my dinner. I'm making their dinner. I try to make the home feel really, really warm. Let me tell you about what my Thrive Market Essentials are because this is a service that I use all the time to get my groceries delivered straight to my door. And I have some staples that I keep

Starting point is 00:17:25 going back to. One of those things is Rayo's homemade arbiata. It's like this hot, spicy pasta sauce that also is incredible on cauliflower pizza crust. And it is the best. It's like premium sauce. They also have the strawberry licorice by Yum Earth. It's organic. I put it in popcorn. It's so good. And then I always get the organic pumpkin. It has a BPA-free liner in it. It comes in a can, and I put it in my dog's food. Other things on my list are the raw unfiltered apple cider vinegar. I love a shot of this or on salad.

Starting point is 00:17:58 And then they also have silver spray, which supports immunity. These six things are usually on my list, but they have so many groceries and household essentials. And the best thing about Thrive Market is they do all the heavy lifting for you. So if you're looking for the highest quality ingredients, they just have you covered. They have certified gluten-free snacks, low sugar alternatives, non-toxic cleaning. You can curate your own shopping experience with the click of a button, all from the comfort of your couch. We love this. I'm obsessed. Thrive Market. Join in on the savings with Thrive Market today. You get 30% off your first order plus a free $60 gift. That is a

Starting point is 00:18:36 good offer. Go to thrivemarket.com slash skinny for 30% off your first order plus a free $60 gift. That's Thrive Market.com slash skinnyV-E market.com slash skinny. Thrivemarket.com slash skinny. I love saving time. You know this. And I love a delivery service because it just arrives to your door and you don't have to do anything. It basically takes out all the pain points. But what's even more incredible is when you can get food delivered to your door and you don't have to do anything. It basically takes out all the pain points. But what's even more incredible is when you can get food delivered to your door and you know it's like legit, amazing, plant-rich food. And that is where Saqqara comes in. Saqqara delivers science-backed, plant-rich nutrition programs and wellness essentials right to your

Starting point is 00:19:19 door. They have organic, ready-to-eat meals that are nutritionally designed to help you optimize your well-being with results that you can see and feel. So everything is designed to make you feel your best. From digestive wellness to ease bloating to enhanced metabolic health, energy, and safe weight management, Saqqara has you covered. I just think if you're looking for a food delivery service that's super healthy, they really care about ingredients that comes right to your door, this is it. If you're a busy mom or, I don't know, maybe you're working a lot

Starting point is 00:19:52 and you just want everything streamlined, this is the right service for you. Right now, our listeners get 20% off their first order when they go to sakara.com slash skinny. You can also enter code skinny at checkout. That's sakara, S-A-K-A-R-A dot com slash skinny. You get also enter code skinny at checkout. That's Sakara S-A-K-A-R-A dot com slash skinny. You get 20% off your first order. Sakara dot com slash skinny. Right now, our listeners get 20% off their first order when they go to Sakara dot com slash skinny. You can also enter code skinny at checkout. That's Sakara S-A-K-A-R-A dot com slash skinny. You get 20% off your first order.

Starting point is 00:20:26 sakara.com slash skinny. You know what is always part of my routine every single day? Symbiotica. Okay, let me tell you how I use their specific products within my routine. I'm obsessed with their vitamin C. I will either squeeze the packet in my mouth or put it in my routine. I'm obsessed with their vitamin C. I will either squeeze the packet in my mouth or put it in my water. I love their glutathione. I use it every single time I drink alcohol. Glutathione is really, really great if you are going to consume alcohol,

Starting point is 00:20:56 but I also just like taking it every day, and I think it's the best tasting one out of all their supplements. And then every single night when I wind down, I use this lavender magnesium spray. It is absolutely incredible. It sets the mood and it's magnesium that sort of like seeps into your skin. It just makes me feel so relaxed. I'll even spray it on my pillow, on my neck. It's the best. I recommend it to everyone. So those are three products that are always in my routine. You really can't go wrong with Symbiotica. They're a health supplement company that's committed to designing sophisticated formulations. So everything they do is scientifically proven to increase vitality and longevity. I am just such a fan of this brand. I know the founders really well, and I know how gnarly they are about the integrity of ingredients. Try it for yourself. Implement it into your routine.

Starting point is 00:21:52 The vitamin C, the glutathione, and the magnesium spray are the best. Visit symbiotica.com slash skinny. You get 15% off site-wide. That's Symbiotica.com slash skinny. This is a tip that I picked up from my mom and my dad. It's like, I always want my house to feel really inviting and warm, especially for my husband. I think having candles lit, like incense going, smooth jazz. Again, it's things like, these are my go-to things that I do every single morning and night. So they're just natural now. They're so easy. It takes two seconds. And it just makes the house feel nice. I like a dimmed light. Michael Bostic just learned about a dimmer. I taught him about it. But it just makes the whole atmosphere nice. I like that for my kids.

Starting point is 00:22:45 I try to clean the kitchen as I go so I don't have to wake up to a dirty kitchen. And I will try to walk my kids to do a circadian walk to wind them down at night. And again, that is no phone unless I'm like playing music while we're walking. I put on my driving gloves again and I walk. And then we come home, we go upstairs, we wind down, we've got red light in our bedroom. There's no lights at all. We only have natural light or red light. That has been a fucking game changer to getting my kids to sleep. I think it's a game changer too for anyone who is like me and on the computer and the phone for a living. I do not want blue light blaring, even just regular light. I don't want it in my space when I'm trying to wind down.

Starting point is 00:23:32 I will go in the room. I'll get the bed ready. I'll get my kids' beds ready, get the weighted sleep sack that has saved my life. Thank you, Dreamland baby. And I'll, again, wind it down with music, like a certain music. I love any kind of frequency. It immediately winds my kids down too. And we have this chime machine. I'll post it on my Amazon store. I have a lot of things, and I'll just press, press, press, press, press. So it's the same thing every single night for them, and they know it's a routine, and they know it's time to go to bed. And it signals to their brain that it's over. I say the show's done.

Starting point is 00:24:12 I take a warm shower. I'll do my body sculptor. I love body oil. We'll get into this too with the sculptor. Do my skincare routine. Gotta do your skincare routine because you got to take the makeup off. You want to exfoliate, really get in there. Not on my phone much, listening to Audible maybe, or just like present with my kids, but not on my phone much at night.

Starting point is 00:24:36 I'm really truthfully done with my phone after being on it for work so much. And I will put my phone on airplane mode at about 7.30 or 8 and put it in the other room. I'll put it close to me because if I wake up and I want to meditate, I got to know where it is. When I say close to me, I mean in the other room, but I'll put it somewhere where I know, like on the bookshelf outside my door. And I will grab my Kindle. I'll get in bed. I usually try to tell Zaza. I'm just getting really detailed with you guys. A story, Michael and I are telling her stories of when we were little. She's really into this moment. And so we'll tell her a story. We'll spend time with her. And then it's time to go to bed. And it's mommy and daddy's time to read on our Kindle.

Starting point is 00:25:22 And we talked about this in the solo episode with him and I. I think if you can go back and listen to that, if you haven't, it's on five behaviors to change your life. And we get really granular with how we have the ability to read every single day. Now, this is not me saying I hit this every single time. This is an ideal situation, an ideal day. I probably get it 70% of the time. The other 30%, shit happens. With two kids under three, it's a ticking time bomb. So stuff happens. But I do find with kids, and I said this earlier, the routine really helps them to have that structure. And the sounds and the light and the chimes and the frequencies and the red light has really helped them wake up and go to bed. The walks, like all these things that I do, I think have helped my kids associate with when it's time to wake up and when it's time to go to bed. I don't know much about kids at all. Honestly, I really don't know anything about kids.

Starting point is 00:26:30 And before I had kids, I knew nothing about kids. But now that I have kids, I feel like I'm learning as I go. This is just what's worked for us. I don't know if it's right or wrong. Maybe I should have an expert on the podcast. Anyway, so that's that. I tape my mouth shut every single night. I have magnesium every single night. Two things I do every night. My supplements are usually throughout the day. I didn't even get into that. I'll have to do an episode on my supplements, but the one supplement that I have in my routine at night always is magnesium. There's also this magnesium spray from Symbiotica that I have by my bed, and it's a lavender spray. And you spray it on your chest, and it seeps into your skin, and it smells so good, and

Starting point is 00:27:16 it relaxes you. I like to sleep on a silk pillowcase because of my skin and hair. I'm trying to give you guys every detail that I can give you. And I'll do facial massage with the pink balls while I'm reading my Kindle. It feels so good. It's such a nice way to wind down and relax. And the mouth is taped and we're off to sleep. I'm usually asleep, preferably if I'm not going out to dinner or something. Remember, I could be going out to dinner. I could have a work event. I could have to work late, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. But if it's like a normal day, I would love to be asleep by 8.45.

Starting point is 00:27:58 That's my ideal. Eyes closed, asleep. Maybe I've read for 45 minutes and I'm out. Usually I fall asleep though at like nine. The Kindle I use is the Oasis. It's on dark mode. It's incredible. So now, since I have the morning and night laid out for you, this is the current one. This is the one that has been updated and upgraded since moving to Austin. We've changed our home to be a sanctuary. I thought that I would give you a detailed breakdown of how I use each of the products in the Skinny Confidential line because I want to tell you how you can implement them into your own day. And I want to tell you how I use them. Maybe it'll inspire something in you. And by the way, if I tell you guys all this and you have a different way that you use the ice roller or the facial massager, I would love to know.

Starting point is 00:28:51 Like drop in my DMs. I always like to hear how you guys use the products. So let's start with the ice roller. We already know the ice roller is the best thing in the morning. It wakes you up. It's ice on your face. It's going to constrict your face, boost circulation. It tightens the pores. That's a really good one, especially before you put your skincare on. So I use the ice roller this way. I have it in the

Starting point is 00:29:15 freezer. I take it out. I roll it on my arm eight times because you don't want to put freezing cold ice on your face without checking it on your wrist. Okay, so check it on your wrist. Make sure it's ready to go. If you like are kind of a pussy about ice, just put it under hot water. Maybe put it in your fridge instead of your freezer. I like things intense. You know this.

Starting point is 00:29:39 So I will roll it on my wrist like eight times and then I will use it on my skin on my eyes. My favorite way though to use it on my skin, on my eyes. My favorite way though to use it is to put a sheet mask on. I like a wet slimy sheet mask. The one from Yena is amazing. The one from OMAD is amazing. And I'll ice roll over the mask and that is going to kick. Like I can't. It's going to kick your routine up. It's going to lift the cheekbones. It tightens. I can't, like it's just such a good hack. Another way is to put iPads on. I put my iPads on after they've been in the fridge. So I keep my iPads. They're Peter Thomas Roth. I like the baby blue ones and the gold ones and I keep them in the fridge and I'll wake up maybe before my walk or while I'm making my kids breakfast and put an iPad on and you can

Starting point is 00:30:31 ice roll over that. It's so good. But you can also just use the ice roller like, I don't know, just plain. I travel with my ice roller because the plain adds so much water weight to me. And also, I think there's nothing better than ordering an ice bucket from room service and sticking that ice roller in there and using it while you're traveling. So that's the way that I use the ice roller. You can also use it on random things. You can use it on bee stings. You can use it on razor burn on your vagina. Wash it with a baby washcloth and wash it with all natural soap. You can use the ice roller on razor burn. Okay. You could use it on a rash. You can use it wherever you want, wherever you want ice on you. You can use it in the sauna. The infrared can bring out

Starting point is 00:31:17 hyperpigmentation. So my facialist Brooke told me to bring the ice roller in the infrared sauna, which I think is an incredible tip. The ice roller is the jam. Okay. Not to be confused with the facial massager. The facial massager, my favorite way to use it is at night. Sometimes I run hot water over it, but sometimes I just use it plain and I feel like it's just such like a nice massage for my face. And while the ice roller is more for de-puffing, the facial massager is more for like chiseling and sculpting. And this is great for like lymphatic. You lift up the face, you bring it down the neck. Now, the facial massager is also amazing when you apply your skincare. I like to put oil on my face in the morning sometime and

Starting point is 00:32:03 like do a lot of facial massage. That feels so good. So the tools really work in tandem. It's like B-Puff with the ice, chisel with the facial massager. We have an oil that we launched. It's a pomegranate raspberry oil. It's absolutely beautiful. People love it because it's super lightweight. It's not too heavy and it works really nicely with the facial massager. This oil also can be stacked into anyone's routine. You like can use it with moisturizer. I like to use it at night. You can use it in the morning. It's a de-puffing oil. It gives you like a cooling sensation, which I love. And I just designed an oil that I didn't see on the market that I wanted. It's very simple. The ingredients are simple. It's a great one. So

Starting point is 00:32:51 oil is amazing. If you want something to really take your de-puffing up a notch, the de-puffing oil is great. this show is brought to you by better help i am all about better help i think it's absolutely incredible that you can now access therapy online you can access it through video or phone some people don't want to be on video so better help is such a great tool to have because if you don't want to be on video or you don't want to be on video or you don't want to talk to someone in real life, you can just call them. I think that they've really sort of fixed all the pain points when it comes to therapy. You don't have to get in your car.

Starting point is 00:33:35 You don't have to waste gas. You don't have to drive. You don't have to get there. You don't have to sign in. You don't have to run into someone. You can just do everything from the comfort of your home. I personally am a big fan of therapy, especially if you feel like you need it. I just executive produced a show called Good

Starting point is 00:33:51 Morning Monster, and the premise around it is therapy. It's such a good way to get your feelings on the table and sort of work it out so you can have clarity moving forward. If you're looking for more positive coping skills or how to set boundaries, BetterHelp will empower you to be the best version of yourself. If you're thinking of starting therapy and you want to just like dip your toe in, give BetterHelp a try. It's entirely online, designed to be convenient, flexible, and suited to your schedule. All you have to do is fill out a brief questionnaire. You get matched with a licensed therapist. You can switch therapist at any time for no charge. Make your brain your friend with BetterHelp. Visit betterhelp.com slash skinny today to get 10% off your first month. That's betterhelp, H-E-L-P dot com slash skinny.

Starting point is 00:34:39 I am someone who travels a lot and I'm constantly trying to be healthy when I travel, but it is a struggle. But leave it to the Westin Hotels to fix this issue. Okay, you guys, first of all, they have over 200 destinations around the world and they're committed to all things wellness. So what they've done is they've made travel an opportunity to actually enhance your well-being. They have like this whole situation that's dedicated to move, eat, and sleep well. They even have a Westin workout fitness studio. It's equipped with state-of-the-art equipment and you can customize your workouts while on the go. They have like Bala products that you can borrow during your stay. They really thought of everything. You can do your own thing in your guest room with workout and recovery gear.

Starting point is 00:35:28 It's all available on on-demand through Weston's gear lending program. You should know they also have Eat Well. They have Weston chefs and craft design dishes to keep your well-being in mind. So they've really zoned in on portion control. They think about nutritional balance. They're just committed to helping you eat healthy, nourishing meals. And lastly, they have Sleep Well. This is all about recharging your body and mind with a restorative sleep. Weston's even has a renowned heavenly bed. So they really thought of all the things health and wellness-wise at Weston Hotels. There's amenities and offerings aimed to help you move well, eat well, and sleep well.

Starting point is 00:36:00 So you can keep your well-being close while away. Find wellness on your next day at Westin. I have really upped my hair game. Like, I have committed to my hair more than ever, especially after having towns. I'm on the supplements. I do a lot of scalp massage and manipulation. I went brunette. That's been huge. And I just like eat a lot of meat. And I think that that's really helped with hair growth. And I'm constantly doing this passive multitask trick that works. So when I get out of the shower and I have wet hair and I'm not doing anything that day, I will put in Wella Professionals

Starting point is 00:36:42 Ultimate Repair Miracle Hair Rescue. This is like a leave-in spray that's designed to work on wet hair. And I'll brush it through my hair and I'll put my hair in a sleek bun. And I will just let that sit in my hair. And Ultimate Repair is designed with key ingredients like AHA and omega-9 that rebuild the hair bonds. This is such an easy hack, you guys. You're already getting out of the shower. You might as well comb something through your hair that's going to do the work while you're on the go. So like I said, I'll take a shower, I'll get out, I'll brush it through my hair, and I'll leave it in all day. Miracle Hair Rescue repairs your hair in only 90 seconds.

Starting point is 00:37:21 So you'll notice that their bonding serum works fast. It's a rich texture and it works for all hair types and textures, and it's great for a sleek bun. I also have really tried to minimize the hot tools in my house. So you don't need to do any heat styling after using the product. Just put it in your hair, put it in a sleek bun and let it sit. You can purchase Ultimate Repair Miracle Hair Rescue at Amazon and Ulta now. Let's move on to the driving gloves. I use those in my routine when I'm walking. We already know this. I told you in the morning I'm walking, in the night I'm walking. I have them in my stroller. I have a pair in my stroller. I have a pair in both my cars and I have a pair in the garage. So I'm covered in all areas. And what I love about these driving gloves is they protect your hands, but

Starting point is 00:38:12 they don't cover your fingers because I want to be able to go on my phone if I need to or change the station if I want to or pick up my speaker call. I don't want fingers. I designed them to have no fingers so you could use your hands. But they do cover the tops of your hands, and that's what I wanted to cover. I cannot tell you how much sun damage comes on the tops of your hands. I've interviewed so many people who are experts in skincare, and they say they don't understand why people don't protect their hands. So for me, this is like a no-brainer. Put them wherever you can put them. Katherine Schwarzenegger and Chris Pratt just posted her driving with them. She loves to drive with them. If you're in the car too for more than 15 minutes and you are just like driving along,

Starting point is 00:38:56 you are getting incidental sun exposure on your arms and your hands that you could be avoiding. So I'm not a fan of like putting white cast sunscreen all over my hands and my arms every day. And also, I'm making food for my kids. I don't want sunscreen all over my hands. So the driving gloves are a good one. They're also great for travel vacation. The next thing that I cannot live without that I failed to mention, but this is when I get into my workday after I've eaten my protein, is my planner. The planner is one page. It's not overwhelming. It's very simple. It's straight to the point. And it's basically going to allow you to put what the most important thing or things of the day are on one sheet so you can see it, so you have clarity. And I'm really into this book called

Starting point is 00:39:44 Eat That Frog by Brian Tracy. And it's all about doing the hardest so you have clarity. And I'm really into this book called Eat That Frog by Brian Tracy. And it's all about doing the hardest thing you have to do when you get into your work day. And I think this planner is really designed around that mentality of eating that frog. So if you're looking for something to get into your work day, I like to kick off my work day with a one page. I've done it every single day for the last five years, the same page. Even when this planner didn't exist, I would write out this one page. And how I developed this one page was I read Tim Ferriss' Tools of the Titans, and I pulled from all these different successful people things that they do and write down in the morning. So I

Starting point is 00:40:26 pulled like one person did gratefuls. One person did the Ivy Lee method. One person wrote down their book and meditation. I pulled it and I added my own spin and put it together to create this one page. And it's the page that I do right when I'm starting my workday. Also, this is important. The planner is not one of those planners that just closes when it's laying on your desk. There's nothing more annoying. I like it to lay open. So it's a spiraled notebook, one page to make your life easy and your day more streamlined. The next tool is the tool that we just launched that I have to tell you about, the body sculptor. The body sculptor I use after a shower.

Starting point is 00:41:06 I'm already putting oil and lotion on after a shower, so why not kick it up a notch with the body sculptor? This I designed because I had cellulite after I had Zaza. I mean, I had cellulite my whole life, but the cellulite took it to a different level after I had a baby, especially on my ass and my thighs, and I wanted something to break it up. I tried every single body sculptor that there was on the market and all of them were like 2D. I wanted something that was 3D to really grip. And it made so much sense for the Skinny Confidential to take the de-puffing and sculpting situation to the body. So we worked with a designer to design for a woman's ass, legs, arms, every little facet of this tool is going to upgrade your body routine.

Starting point is 00:41:55 Again, I don't want to make it overwhelming. It's like you're already taking a shower. You're probably putting oil and lotion on afterwards. Just implement the body sculptor with that oil and lotion. If I'm using a body oil with it, I use an Agent Nature. I love that brand or Pellicure's body oil. They're both very nice. The last tool that we have, I wanted to tell you how we use this one too, is something you don't use daily, but you could, and that is the women's facial razor. I have been shaving my face every inch of it since I was in high school. It does not grow back thicker. It makes your skin glow. It exfoliates your skin. I can't say enough good things about it. But the reason I created the Skinny Confidential razor is because I was using those cheap razors off Amazon,

Starting point is 00:42:41 and they were spreading bacteria on my face because I would use the same razor over and over. And you literally have to throw them away after one use. So I created a razor where you can pull the heads off. So you're not spreading bacteria, which is really nice. So you have this beautiful silicone handled razor that's not available anywhere else on the market. So it's like so superior and chic. I'm sorry, but it is. The razor has replaceable blades, so you can replace the blades whenever you want. And I shave my face probably once a week. I would preferably like to do it at night because I don't want to shave my face and then go outside, okay, because your skin's exposed. I like to do it at night mainly. If I do do it in the morning, then I make sure to wear a lot of sunscreen. The only other way you would use the

Starting point is 00:43:34 razor in your morning and nighttime routine is if you wanted to like shave your lip a little bit. Like if you have like a black hair on your lip or maybe you want to get some peach fuzz off, that's the only other way you would use it. I always travel with it because there's nothing worse than being in another country with a long black hair curling under your lip. So the razor to me is on my vanity just in case. It's literally in every single makeup artist that I work with kit. I have them keep it because sometimes I'll see like a hair by my nose or I'll see a hair on my lip and I'll want to. I have them keep it because sometimes I'll see like a hair by my nose or I'll see a hair on my lip and I'll want to shave it. And then it's in all my travel kits, my makeup bag and my skincare bag. I have like five. Okay. The razor, I would never use another

Starting point is 00:44:16 razor on the market after using this one. It really is the creme de la creme of razors. So since we went over my morning and night routine, I wanted to show you how I integrate the Skinny Confidential products into that routine. Our brand is all about elevating your routine and taking it to the next level. So I thought that made sense since I've never done a breakdown on the podcast of that. And here's the deal. Don't do it like me. Do it like you. Pull what you love from this episode, apply it to your own life, and leave what you don't like. My biggest hack and tip though from a routine episode is make sure it's organized and streamlined so you don't feel overwhelmed. The routines are supposed to make your life easier and to prevent

Starting point is 00:45:07 stress, not to make them harder. So what I've noticed is everything that I just talked to you about to me is being preventative. It's keeping my stress down. Like even the cold plunge. I like to cold plunge. This is intense, but like four minutes at a time. And then I'll do another four minutes. And my trainer today said, you are out of control. But he said, your stress levels must be amazing because I handle so much stress in that cold plunge. He said that when I'm out working, it sort of like builds my mental toughness. And I would agree with that. These routines to me are designed to make my life easier, not harder, and to optimize my day. Like I said, I'm not fucking perfect. Sometimes Zaza has a tantrum. Sometimes Towns is sick. Sometimes I

Starting point is 00:46:01 get in a fight with Michael. Whatever it is, there's things that happen. You have to adjust, but it's like going back to those pillars as much as you can. Here's how I would start if you have no routine. Pick three things that you're going to do tomorrow. Let's add lemon to the water. Let's take a walk outside. Let's put our phone away or just listen to a podcast. Try just that and see how you do. I'm going to do an episode on the phone thing, but I really cannot say enough times how much taking my phone out of my morning and nighttime routine has changed my life. Listening to it has been fine. Listening to a podcast, listening to affirmations, listening to

Starting point is 00:46:48 a book, whatever it is, but scrolling my phone is not the move for me. I've completely eliminated that and I think it has truly changed my life. And the reason that I like to do these episodes is because if one thing from this episode upgrades your routine, that's the goal. It's like, let's all share. And by the way, if you guys have any kind of hacks, DM me. I love hearing what you guys are doing. My life and my day is forever changing. I'm not stuck in one place. I want to be able to be flexible with it. You guys are like, flexible? What are you talking about? But I do. I want to be able to add, subtract, delete what's not working for me. I'm in constant editing mode.

Starting point is 00:47:40 My grave is going to say editing and refining. On that note, thank you guys so much for listening to me solo. That was fun shooting the shit. I am going to do an episode on red flags next. TBD if Michael's on it, but let me know if you have any specific questions about red flags. Drop in my DMs, comment on my latest post at Lauren Bostic. You can also watch all of our podcasts on YouTube if you want to visually see us. Or you can listen to us and not watch and not scroll on your phone on your morning walk. On that note, I'm out. Thank you guys again for listening. Follow us on Instagram at TSC Podcast.

The Skinny Confidential Him & Her Podcast - Upgrade Your Life: Lauryn's Specific Routines, Habits, & Hacks

There aren't comments yet for this episode. Click on any sentence in the transcript to leave a comment.