Weekend Reads for the End of July

Weekend Reads

The Rise of Fashion Slop. (New York Times – gift link)

Instagram now lets you swap out the music in your old posts. (Tech Crunch)

I dig this graphic tee.

Sephora introduces store quiet hours. (Retail Dive)

This phone case is so chic.

Taking Out the Trash: These Old Ladies Are Cleaning Up Cape Cod. (New York Times – gift link)

I love a fun shoe that is also comfy!

After 3,000 Years, People Are Finally Reading ‘The Odyssey’—at Least on Wikipedia. (The Wall Street Journal – gift link)

I think I need this in my sun-loving life.

Speaking of sun… this is genius.

She knew he wasn’t real. She was in love with him anyway. One woman’s story of a romance scam. (AP)

Has anyone tried this at-home facial device?

I Survived a Cold Plunge and All I Got Was Everything I Ever Wanted. (New York Times Magazine – gift link)

I'm totally preordering this book!

Gen-Z women are paying for, and parenting, their boyfriends. (The Cut)

You know I love a badass ring that comes in larger than a size 8; this one is currently on my radar.

Since the camera is always watching, why not snap a surveillance selfie? (CNN)

I love the color of this going out top and love it's machine washable. Imagine with white jeans, cream or brown pants, with olive, with all shades of denim…

The Fake Influencers Selling Wellness on Your Feed. (New York Times – gift link)

When I wrote about using oral minoxidil, many of you shared you were also using finasteride and ketoconazole. Have any of you used this?

Style Inspo & Sale Alert

Summer is just starting in many parts of this country, but if you're buying clothes right now, it makes sense to buy pieces that can continue to work at least through October. These pieces mix and match with what you own and are wearing now and will transition into fall with ease.

Style Inspo: Mini Capsule for Late Summer

stripe cotton/modal sweater (XS-3X & petite/tall) | sneakers | pants (XS-3X & petite/tall) | jeans (0-18 & petite/tall; ALISON15 for 15% off) | belt (XS-XL) | earrings | sunglasses | convertible necklace | cotton sweater (XXS-XXL & petite/tall) | convertible bag (I own) | knot tee (XXS-3X; ALISON15 for 15% off) | flats | poplin skirt (XS-4X & petite/tall)

Sale Alert

Bembien has its Summer Sale going on with chic and timeless quality bags and other leather goods up to 40% off. I really dig this bag; in olive it's that goes with everything neutral for four seasons.

Ruti is having its Birthday this weekend with 20% off the core collection. No lie, I type this while wearing these jeans and this blouse so clearly I am a Ruti fan. These pants are part of the sale and a Wardrobe Oxygen Community bestseller month after month (and one of the best rated travel pants for women, too!). BTW, code ALISON15 gets you 15% off at Ruti!

PROMIX has its Birthday Sale going on with 34% off sitewide through 7/28. If you use protein or supplements, PROMIX is worth checking out for quality ingredients and no weird artificial flavors, colors, and sweeteners and no weird chemicals but still tasty. The strawberry milk protein powder is truly delicious, and even my teen will eat the birthday cake flavored protein puff bars.

The Haus Labs Bi-Annual Sale is here with 20% off sitewide through 7/27. I've heard good things about the Triclone^™ Skin Tech Foundation.

See/Hear/Read

I am almost halfway through The Messy Lives of Book People by Phaedra Patrick. On Threads, someone asked about entertaining audiobooks and someone who also recommended The Wedding People (which I enjoyed) recommended this one, and it was available in Libby. Some parts are cliche, but I am still enjoying it very much!

We've caught the first episode of the 8-part series, Ride or Die (Prime) starring Hannah Waddingham and Octavia Spencer. It's a lot of fun, though it's clearly a show creat4ed for us grown-ass women.

For Your Entertainment

BG, Zeimani, and Kucha Womack are The Womack Sisters, an soul & R&B trio from Los Angeles with quite a pedigree. Granddaughters of Sam Cooke, neices of Bobby Womack, and daughters of the 80s R&B duo Womack & Womack, the Womack Sisters have a retro sound that still feels fresh. Their latest single is “If I Let You,” and local yokels, if you like their sound, they'll be at Wolf Trap this September wth LA LOM and Thee Sacred Souls!