“Your story is simply a lot extra lovely than your outward look.”
Whereas Lauren Scruggs Kennedy speaks these phrases actually and with full conviction, she admits that it was a protracted and exhausting highway earlier than she had this revelation. When a horrific accident modified the California-born, Dallas-raised trend mannequin’s life and profession endlessly, she was compelled to choose: she might let her accident outline her, or she might outline a brand new life on her personal phrases.
Earlier than her accident, Lauren labored as a trend intern within the Michael Kors showroom and on the set of certainly one of our favourite previous occasions, CW’s Gossip Lady. She additionally reported for Vogue Week in New York, Paris, and Milan for years, bringing again the most recent tendencies and upcoming kinds to her weblog, earlier than running a blog was even actually a factor. The accident got here simply as her profession in trend was reaching an thrilling time…till she was compelled to place all the pieces on pause. For the primary time, Lauren stepped again from her profession and took time to heal, recuperate, and replicate.
Decided that her goals and future weren’t over, she gained new perspective on the true that means of magnificence, and what it actually means to stay life #likeyoumeanit. Her first e-book, Nonetheless LOLO was printed in 2012, and her second e-book, Your Lovely Coronary heart, launched in March of 2015. She teamed up with Bethany Hamilton to begin a yearly retreat for women which have misplaced a limb to create a neighborhood and encourage each other on the journey. She additionally lately launched the Lauren Scruggs Kennedy Basis, which exists to carry hope, restore dignity, and ignite religion in women and girls with limb loss by offering lovely beauty coverings for prostheses.
Within the midst of all the pieces Lauren misplaced on account of her accident, she gained a complete new that means and perspective to her life by means of serving and serving to others. “The way you’re serving individuals, the way you’re utilizing your story to encourage others,” is what she now says shows as a richer sort of magnificence, one no mirror can take away.
“We consistently have issues pouring into us that say ‘Be extra lovely’… it’s really easy to solely deal with outward. Which is why the search inward turns into all of the extra necessary. Once we transcend the floor, we totally dive into the life we had been created to stay,” she says.
We caught up with Lauren Kennedy at her residence in LA to see how she units herself up for one of the best day forward, and consider us once we say that this lady leaves no stone unturned in her wellness routine. Along with getting the news all one of the best non-toxic magnificence merchandise, Lauren launched us to some wellness merchandise and hacks we had by no means heard of, however are actually dying to attempt. The one fixed she saved coming again to? Dwelling your greatest life is rooted in stability, igniting trustworthy speak, and proudly owning your story.
What time is your wake-up name?
Between eight and 9am. We’re later risers! I solely get up earlier if I’m on one other time zone and go to sleep earlier. I all the time want at the least 9 hours of sleep!
What wakes you up every day?
I get up alone nearly all the time! If not, Jason’s alarm 🙂
Early hen or evening owl?
I’m actually neither! I often go to mattress round 11pm and stand up at eight or 9. 9 hours is my blissful place!
What’s the very first thing you do if you get up?
I verify my emails :-/ It’s good to try this once I nonetheless need to be in mattress but really feel like I’m beginning the day. Then I instantly juice celery!
Describe your preparing routine from begin to end.
It takes me often about 20-30 minutes to prepare for the day. I brush my hair (I like extra of the tossled look), do my make-up (with all unhazardous merchandise) and dress!
Do you propose your outfits upfront, or create them on the fly?
I NEED to plan them upfront. I get pressured selecting what to put on, and if I’m ever working late, that’s the reason! I additionally really feel like I lean in the direction of the fundamentals in my closet when I’m dashing to dress so I miss out on carrying some cuter items that take extra time to fashion correctly.
What do you eat for breakfast?
I drink celery juice an hour earlier than placing anything in my abdomen, after which I make a smoothie! I take advantage of the Omega Juicer and completely like it. Has completely modified my morning juice sport to make it simple and a non-negotiable in my routine.
What do you place in your smoothie?
For my smoothie, I take advantage of: frozen blueberries, half a frozen banana, half a frozen avocado (more often than not), Malk vanilla almond milk, ashwaganda, mucuna, MCT oil, collagen! I mix all of it collectively in my Vitamix, which I additionally love!
Any morning wellness rituals?
Studying outdoors with my smoothie or juice, and pink gentle remedy. I additionally do pink gentle remedy each morning in my workplace whereas answering emails on my cellphone.
Are you able to clarify the advantages of pink gentle remedy?
Purple gentle remedy—also referred to as pink LED gentle remedy, low-level gentle remedy (LLLT), photobiomodulation, and chilly laser remedy—includes exposing bodily tissues to pink and near-infrared gentle between the wavelengths of 660 nm and 890 nm with both low-level lasers or pink LED lights, which I take advantage of.
These particular wavelengths of pink gentle create a biochemical have an effect on in our cells that serves to extend mitochondrial operate. This improves ATP (adenosine triphosphate) manufacturing within the physique, stimulates collagen, and improves cell regeneration. ATP is the supply of power for each cell within the physique. With out it, we don’t operate in any respect. With out sufficient of it, we don’t operate properly.
Purple gentle remedy can deal with all the pieces from joint ache and irritation to wrinkles, scarring, stretch marks, and pimples. I do it each morning for about 15 minutes and swear by it for every type of therapeutic processes!
What’s your favourite getting-ready soundtrack?
I really like listening to a combination on my Spotify playlists.
I by no means depart the home with out _____________.
Gum and lip conditioner! I really like this Chapstick by Primally Pure and this Ilia Tinted Lip Conditioner.
If you happen to might solely placed on one merchandise of make-up, what wouldn’t it be? (particular to model)
Non-toxic gentle basis as a result of it makes your pores and skin look balanced and glow-y!
Do you keep on with the identical make-up and hair routine, or do you wish to experiment?
Stick with the identical! I’m all about non-toxic magnificence and attempt to keep on with that on a regular basis.
What are your favourite non-toxic make-up merchandise? We want specifics!
There are such a lot of good ones, however the ones I take advantage of day by day are:
-First, I all the time be sure that my face is correctly hydrated with moisturizer or important oils. I’ve been loving Herbivore’s Emerald face oil with CBD currently.
-I then use W3LL Folks Concealer and RMS concealer below my eyes and on any areas that I need to even out round my nostril and chin.
-I’m going over my entire face with my Vapour Primer and Vapour basis.
-Then, I apply the RMS buriti bronzer or Kosas to my cheeks.
-Subsequent, I all the time do my brows as a result of I feel they actually full a glance. I fill them in with my Credo forehead pencil and go over it with the Ere Perez Aloe Forehead Gel. A little bit tip: I add somewhat concealer immediately beneath my forehead line so as to add extra life and definition to my eyes!
-Lastly, I curl my eyelashes and apply W3LL Folks mascara. The top look is tremendous pure and put collectively, with out making an attempt too exhausting.
Do you have got a signature scent?
Important oils. I typically persist with the identical “fragrance” scent, however I take advantage of totally different scents for extra purposeful causes reminiscent of stress reduction or digestive assist. I take advantage of Younger Dwelling Girl Sclareol for fragrance day by day. It’s a mix of many oils that creates a really romantic scent. Plus it has so many nice well being and hormone advantages!
Healthiest morning behavior:
Celery juice and pink gentle remedy.
Worst morning behavior:
Getting on my cellphone very first thing within the morning.
Every day uniform:
A sweatshirt or t-shirt, Alo yoga pants, and Nike or Loeffler Randall sneakers if I’m working at residence. If I’m heading out to a gathering or errands, I’ll throw on denims, a pleasant high or cozy sweater, and enjoyable booties. Sneakers are my weak point!
Bathe: morning or evening?
Evening
What’s your favourite product in your bathe?
Face masks! My high three goto face masks are:
What’s your favourite product in your house?
Our water filter. It’s the best! It’s referred to as a Kangen Water Filter, and it has three ranges of water to select from that filters water immediately by means of your sink: magnificence water, clear filtered water, and acidic water. The sweetness water is nice for laundry your face, creating magnificence merchandise, filling a vase filled with flowers, and washing your hair. We use the clear filtered water for cooking and ingesting, and the acidic water to kill germs and clear something from the counter tops to the dishes. We completely like it!
If you happen to had one further hour each morning, how would you employ it?
I might learn extra!
Are you able to give us your high three e-book suggestions for Spring?
Current Over Good
It’s Not Purported to be This Manner
Eat Grime
One phrase to explain your mornings?
Full and productive (my aim is to vary this to make it extra restful.)