The Weekly Edit

carbs, cheese, botox, hobbies, cocktail watches, controversial flip flops and so much more

Hi and happy Sunday! How was your week? I hope smooth and full of the good kind of busy.

My days have been nonstop, and when I finally land at home at night, I’ve been devouring the new Chef’s Table episodes which feel like soul food. The cinematography! The plated perfection! The stories (Thomas Keller, Alice Waters, José Andrés - I have Jamie Oliver left)! Each one a masterclass in passion, purpose, and the pursuit of excellence.

If you haven’t watched, I recommend it like a Michelin star: earned, revered, and totally worth the hype. Each episode has left me feeling admiration, awe, reflection… and yes, a little hungry. A reminder that food is never just food. It’s culture, it’s love, it’s legacy, artistry, and human connection.

Now, onto this week’s edit:

• GAP x DÔEN are at it again! Their second collab dropped on Friday and the midi skirts and sailor dress sold out almost immediately. Not a surprise as both have become DÔEN signatures. In fact, in DÔEN spring chatper 2, the Monroe dress and Sebastian skirt expanded colors. When something is good, it’s good!

• Gwyneth Paltrow has started eating carbs and cheese again.

• Botox sales are down.

• A great list of adult hobbies worth trying.

• Was literally just talking to a girlfriend about this: how do I know if I'm in perimenopause or postpartum?

• Surprising kernels of advice about how to be happy and live a fulfilling life.

• 30 things I learned at European cooking school that changed the way I cook forever (2, 10 & 13 foreverrrr).

• Tips on how to build your best pantry.

• I’m into the idea of Blend, the new Instagram feature.

• Did you know that when a question mark (?) and an exclamation point (!) are combined (?!) , it's referred to as an interrobang? Learned from this list of “names of things you probably didn’t know.”

• Cocktail watches are having a moment.

• How to dumb down your iPhone in approximately 5 minutes.

• It’s 20% off sitewide at Credo this weekend! In my cart: the Westman bronzing drops (which sold-out during the Sephora sale and I've been wanting to try), my favorite Westman glow drops, RŌZ shampoo & conditioner as well as the hair mask, Tower 28 tinted moisturizer with SPF, my favorite mascara, a refill of OSEA body oil and possibly some yet to try other Westman products.

• 4 a.m. is the new 6 a.m. wake-up.

• I keep a travel carbon monoxide detector in my travel kit, something people were very interested in in my dm’s, so I’m adding it here.

• File under things I did not see coming: Saks launched a storefront on Amazon.

• If you want “prep-adjacent silhouettes that are familiar, but still fresh and most of all, easy to wear” then Donni is it. It’s “Martha Stewart meets The Row.” Some pieces I own and reach for often: rib kick flares, the silky simple pant and the linen relaxed shirt.

• The silent language of sameness.

• Protein bars, protein pasta and now, protein popcorn.

• The Q1 Lyst Index, a quarterly ranking of fashion’s hottest brands and products compiled by the intelligent fashion shopping platform is out. Any guesses who is number 1?

• I had my mammogram this week which I’m putting in here as a gentle reminder to schedule yours if you need to.

• SIDIA launched the prettiest pink candle with the spa at Hotel Chelsea. Rose, jasmine, cedarwood, bliss!

• Kosas launched a juicy double cleansing system.

• Tinder got a truck to collect your ex's trash memories - brilliant.

• How cute are these Crown Affair x Éliou to DIY charm scrunchies?

• The controversial rise of the $690 flip flop.

• But also, the GAP jellies or these.

• Always a good reminder: if it drains you every time, move on.

• Are you participating in “revenge bedtime procrastination?”

• This Bad Bunny Tiny Desk Concert though!

• Mmmm roasted cod with preserved lemon butter, white beans and spicy greens.

• Wednesday, May 7th: REAL ID enforcement starts which means travelers in the U.S. aged 18 and over will need a REAL ID–compliant license or a valid passport to fly domestically. Did anyone catch the “be your real ID self” slogan on their site? Kind of funny.

• Tomorrow: The Met Gala! Who else is excited for the red carpet?

I hope you have a nice week! See you back here on Thursday.

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xx,

G