As you all know, I am VERY fucking specific. I know what I like & what I don’t like.
In order to really be a tastemaker & funnel for you guys I feel like I’ve tried 86374892 products & I’m constantly exposing myself to different things.
I want you guys to NOT have to do all the work to find the best of the best- I want to do that for you & showcase it on The Skinny Confidential.
This blog has always been ( for 9 years ) a place where you can come & know that I’ve scanned, tested & experimented with so many different items so I can bring you the best of the best to weed out what works & what doesn’t.
As the blog continues to grow, I want to make sure you guys have a yearly list for reference. I was completely inspired by ( no surprise here ) Oprah to do a list of my 107 favorite things.
Each year, I will deliver this list to you before Christmas, so you have tons of options for giving & receiving. It’ll be a resource where you guys can go & know that you’re giving ( or getting ) tried & tested items.
NONE of this is sponsored. These are all things I use all the time that are insane gems.
You’ll find everything here, from my favorite pair of sneakers that I wear every day, to my favorite white toaster, to my fave sparking water ( you know it’s grapefruit ), to what kind of pumpkin enzymes I feed Boone and Pixy. Everything in this post is TSC-approved & you can’t go wrong with any of these items.
Be sure to leave your favorite item of 2018 in the comments below. I think it would be so fun to compile a community favorite things list. Right?!
With that, let’s get into “Lauryn’s favorite things of 2018”:
+ Barefoot Dreams leopard blanket
( I also love the snow leopard. )
+ Barefoot Dreams robe
+ Animals Matters dog bed
( I like the one in white or black. )
+ Maison Du Soir pajamas
+ Discover Night pillows
( Silk pillowcases what up.)
+ Tavi Noir socks
+ Cloud Hunter silk robe
+ Restoration Hardware towels
+ fluffy, huge, plush hotel robe
( More on this here. )
+ pink, vintage luggage
+ Capri Blue candle
+ white marble coffee warmer
+ acupressure mat
( more on why I love this here. )
+ essential oils diffuser
+ blue light glasses
+ tinkles
+ Larosette pimple clay
+ Kopari deodorant
+ Woo More Play coconut oil lube
+ Collosol cleansing milk
+ Glow Recipe’s Avocado Melt sleeping mask
( the watermelon one is bomb too. )
+ Vital Proteins beauty collagen
+ Laneige lip sleep mask
+ K’pure Settle Down spray
+ pure silk sleeping mask
+ Tod’s white loafers
+ Madewell black skinny jeans
+ white Yeezy’s
+ James Perse t-shirts – black & white
+ Dagne Dover big bag
+ Frankie B outfit, jacket & bottom
( I love this- I wore it in Aspen. )
+ Cotton Citizen sweatsuit, top & bottom
+ Adidas track jacket
+ Palm Angels black pants
+ Cam Jewelry zodiac necklace
+ Shady Lady big, black sunglasses
+ Alo leggings
+ Wolford bodysuit in white or black
+ Vince Camuto boot
+ black mid-calf Uggs
+ Adidas leather fanny pack
+ Smeg toaster
( I have white. )
+ Cire Trudon basil candle
+ Burn Cookbook
( parody of Mean Girls. )
+ Simple Human paper towel holder
+ True Roots cookbook by Kristin Cavallari
( she came on the podcast – listen here. )
+ The Method Inulin
( how-to video here. )
+ Aēsop soaps
( I have Vetiver Root hand wash. )
+ Breville kettle
+ long pink lighter
+ champagne flutes
( get 4 & put them in the freezer. Adding chilled pomegranate seeds when serving is cute too. )
Any of these items can be mixed & matched then put in a cute gift bag.
+ Siete chips
( get the lime flavor – you won’t be sorry. )
+ SpinDrift grapefruit sparkling water
+ pink SodaStream
+ Suja juice
( love the lemon love. )
+ Siete almond flour tortillas
+ Domaines Ott rosé
+ Rao’s Arrabiata sauce
+ chai tea
+ Yum Earth peach licorice
+ Enjoy Life chocolate chips
+ Topo Chico mineral water
+ Harmless Harvest coconut water
+ Alexa
+ Bose noise-cancelling headphones
+ Diva Light for phone
+ full size Diva Light
+ chic backgammon set
+ The Grand Budapest Hotel book
+ Ello cup
+ Hydro Flask
( I have HOT PINK- check out this post for more deets. )
+ ban.do planner
+ Crushing It by Gary Vee
+ The Skinny Confidential book
+ red track jacket
+ raw pumpkin for dogs
Like I said, be sure to comment your favorite thing of 2018 below with your Instagram handle so I can stalk you guys & do a HUGE post of all your favorites.
I feel like I just birthed a baby with that list ( joking, joking, it’s a joke ). I’m off to go drink an inulin coffee out of my retro tumbler & enjoy my Capri Blue candle while listening to Xmas jazz on my Alexa.
See ya tomorrow & happy holidays,
love, lauryn
+ if you enjoyed this post, be sure to listen to the podcast on The Master List.
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LOVE this list!! I almost thought that you forgot WOO 😉 I would add my black MZ Wallace Metro backpack to the list – it makes the way to work or the gym so much more comfy and stylish <3
Could never forget WOO!!
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Hi LAURYN,
You have such a list of so many favorite things. I better print it all out to show the boss. I know she will love going through the list.
Cheers Nathan…