Monday Musings

Two new brand tries including a fantastic serum and swimsuits worthy of all the hype, outfits from Laura’s Italy trip and a few other noteworthy shares from this past week…

Laura and her husband explored Italy these past two weeks. They had a dream trip which included Rome, Florence, Venice and Tuscany. Stay tuned for her Italy Guide with all the details on where they stayed, what they ate, what they did and what she wore. It was a fantastic trip sans kiddos (they were at sleep away camp). Gretchen spent her time up in the mountains in Flagstaff, AZ and Allison enjoyed beach time with her family in Coronado, CA. Summertime has been good to us this year.

Things move fast. We like to catch you up here in case you missed any of the trying. Check out the highlights of last week below!

New Brand Alert!

Oathology Skincare - use code “GTI20” for 20% off

Take note of the skincare brand Oathology! We are sent A LOT of skincare and are constantly trying. In all honesty, the majority of products are not shared because they’re just “so so” or not all that great at all. When we find something that works and is worth it, you see it.

The brand Oathology and the TBH Facial Serum in particular, is fantastic. Oathology is Dermatologist founded, which we love. Allison is already on her third bottle if the TBH Serum. After a few weeks she noticed a difference in her skin. The texture was smoother, the tone was more even and her biggest struggle, her melasma, was much better. The darker spots on her skin were lightening.

This product acts as a natural retinol. Allison’s skin is typically irritated with retinols. She has tried many and can’t tolerate them. Her skin has loved this one. It has replaced her other serums and gels. She simply cleanses, uses the TBH Facial Serum and follows with moisturizer and eye cream. Every other day she uses her peel pads. Shop Oathology products here and use code GTI20 for 20% off. This code is limited to one use per customer.

Stylest Swimwear - use code “GOTTATRYIT20” for 20% off

This swimsuit caught our eye when we saw it on Daphne Oz and Molly Sims, to name a few. We reached out to the brand and they sent us each a suit to try. Bonus! They also gave us a code exclusively for you. See us each trying on the suit here.

We LOVE the fit. Especially for those of us 40+ who appreciate a well-constructed bathing suit that sucks you in and lifts you up in all the right places. The quality is fantastic, it is so well designed and most importantly, it feels beyond great on. You’ve gotta try it!

Allison and Laura have the DreamSculpt Square Neck Tank in Ultra Pink (pictured above) and Cocoa. Gretchen was hoping to try their long torso suit but it was sold out. She ended up with the DreamSculpt Swim Bodysuit which has adjustable straps and loves it. She has the Caviar color.

Evereve x Z Supply

Two of our favorite retailers did a collab so naturally we had to shop it! We love Z Zupply for their summer drops, think: flowy matching sets, easy dresses that can float from beach to dinner, and fabulous travel pieces. Gretchen popped into our local Evereve last week for a try-on. See the try on here.

Laura’s Italy Looks

Laura and her husband’s recent trip through Italy was full of culture, food, history and heat! Turns out, while she was there, Europe was battling a massive heat wave. We’re talking temps in the 90s with 50-60% humidity. Thankfully, Laura was prepared with lots of tanks, sandals and shorts. Check out all of Laura’s Italy looks for day and night here.

Allison’s Favorite Glow Screen

Allison has been wearing this sunscreen daily while at the beach. We had lots of questions in the dms about what was on her skin creating such a great glow. This is it!

Gretchen’s “Sassy” Readers

These fun readers have been Gretchen’s new favorite. So many requests for the link as she wore them this past week. Shop them here.

What We’re Shopping from the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale

Reminder that this sale is currently going on and open to everybody! We did a couple posts on this already, which you may have already seen. If not, just a reminder to check out all the new fabulous drops we think are worth shopping in our post here.