the best best: things from h&m, zara & anthropologie rn

Hello, tgif & happy weekend! Another work week has come and gone—as has another month, because tomorrow is somehow August? Wild! And naturally, we’re down to the wire, but I couldn’t let July pass by without a deep scroll on the interweb. So here we go!

This is your Monthly Scroll Special—where I keep it light on text, heavy on visuals, and packed with links. We’re starting to see the first sightings of fall, so please keep an open mind when you see a sandal next to a leather bomber. It’s hard to resist the season ahead, even though it feels like summer is just getting started. (At least this is what I’m telling myself!)

I googled the “halfway mark” this week, and the true astronomical midpoint is August 7th. So that’s what we’re rolling with, because I still fully intend to send out my summer essentials :-)

And without further ado, here are the best best things from H&M, Zara, and Anthropologie right now. Safe to say I will be shopping my own newsletter this week because I can’t resist all these striped things, and I really need this skirt/trouser combo. Let me know what catches your eye!

Xx, my best best!

Maybe you missed it? We’re prioritizing sleep! Well, we’re trying!

My alarm clock is back in action! Before moving, I was in such a great routine. It was magical, and I've been really struggling to get back into it. For the past two years, I have been waking up at 6 am (Monday through Friday), and the past two months, I have been struggling to maintain this wake-up time. Getting closer and closer to 7 am, which really impacts all the fun things I like to do in the morning. All because I can’t seem to go to bed at a reasonable hour! So the alarm clock is back, and my phone is back to sleeping in the other room.

I love this alarm clock from Hatch because it wakes you up with a light that resembles the sun and a sweet little melody of your choosing. It also has settings that can help you get to bed at a normal hour, which is where it’s really coming into action in my world! Every night at 10 pm, a little sound and mood lighting kick off, letting me know it’s time to go to bed. A cute little personal sound bath, which really is a vibe, but naturally I have already come to resent it—because I don’t want to go to bed! But hey, that’s personal :-)

Hopefully, writing about this here will hold me accountable!

Isla Beauty Whipped Dream Moisturizer | So, in full transparency, I didn’t empty this myself. Rishi stole this from me. I only realized when we went on vacation, and I saw it in his dopp kit. So I’m letting him weigh in on why he loved it! :-)

Per Rishi, “I liked the texture, and I felt for my skin it was the perfect amount of moisture without feeling greasy.” His only wish? It featured a pump, but it “wasn’t the end of the world!” He plans to buy again! lol

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