Lauren Iza

I have dry skin, hyperpigmentation, texture and loss of volume—oh, and I am acne prone 🤪 So I have tried a huge variety of skincare serums over the last 5 years and I have a few favorites! Breaking them down by skincare concern here to make them easy to shop!

The Sephora sale starts on 10/30 for Rouge members and on 11/3 for VIB and Insiders (don’t forget to use code ALLONSALE). I honestly think brand websites usually have better sales (especially with Black Friday deals right around the corner) but I do love Sephora’s free shipping and easy returns, so I usually end up grabbing a few things. Here are my recommendations by category!

Putting together Boo Baskets is one of my favorite fall activities! I do them for neighbors, teachers and my trainer at the gym. I usually go heavy on self-care items since I love skincare and beauty products—but always throw in some cute kids stuff for anyone with little ones. I try to find cute baskets or buckets that can be repurposed as cute decor or a festive candy bowl. Halloween is one of my favorite holidays and this is such a good way to treat the people I love.

Monthly roundup of some of my favorite products—a little something from every category. These are my most-used, most-worn and most-recommended picks. This month’s items include what I wore for my family photos, some books we have really been enjoying with my toddlers and some new beauty favs!

As an Austin TX girlie, I don’t get real fall weather under after Halloween—here are some pieces I have added to my closet that give fall vibes but can also get me through the warmer weather in September!

Like and save this list to see all my picks for the Ulta 21 Days of Beauty Sale. If you haven’t shopped this sale before, these products will be 50% off—but the deals change every day. Plan your wishlist now! I did skip September 2, 9 and 11 on purpose because I have not tried any of the products on sale those days! All my recommendations are products I own and have tried (no wishlist items here!).

My current AM and PM skincare routine for a 39 year old with dry, acne-prone skin (plus tools I use and how often I use them!). I skin cycle at night, so while I show an exfoliant in my PM routine, I only use it every 4th day (and I skip my retinol on the days I exfoliate!)

Monthly roundup of some of my favorite products—a little something from every category. These are my most-used, most-worn and most-recommended picks. This month’s items include my first fall clothing purchases, makeup I wear every day, and some of my favorite new fragrance launches.

Here is a roundup of hair care products that work well for me as someone with fine, long, dry, 2A hair with medium density. (Oh and I am a shedder 😜). For products, I will note how often I use each in the notes!

I got my yoga teaching certification 10 years ago after many dedicated years to a daily yoga practice. Now my routine has expanded to include HIIT, pilates and running (I ran my first half marathon in 2020!) I have tried many, many accessories and apparel brands over the year and these are my tried and true go-to products

I have dry and acne-prone skin. I love using the acneclinicnyc.com’s pore-clogging ingredient checker when I am shopping for skincare. It’s a great resource and will highlight potential or known comedogenic skincare ingredients. This is my comprehensive list of products that contain ZERO pore-clogging ingredients to save you time!

Monthly roundup of some of my favorite products—a little something from every category. These are my most-used, most-worn and most-recommended picks. This month’s items include summertime beauty picks, easy warm weather clothes and products I have been using to entertain my two toddlers in the last month of summer vacation!

Did a summer road trip in Cape Cod + two nights in Nantucket. Here’s everything I brought with me!

Products I have truly tried, tested and repurchased! For reference, I have dry and acne-prone skin.