Issue 01 · Fall 2026
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Everything I actually use, in one place, with links that go straight to where I bought it.

Best by Lauren may earn a commission when you shop through certain links. Every product here was bought with my own money or tested for at least six weeks. No brand has paid to be included, and nothing is ranked higher because it pays more.

Beauty12 things
Serums held up against the hills
Augustinus Bader

The Rich Cream

expensive, and I’ve bought it four times

$290
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Aestura Atobarrier cream on a hotel bathroom shelf
Tatcha

The Dewy Skin Cream

winter face, saved

$72
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Beauty of Joseon serum and Anua 10+ held up against the hills
Beauty of Joseon

Relief Sun: Rice + Probiotics SPF 50+

the $18 one that beat the $60 ones

$18
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Celimax noni serum among the bathroom bottles
La Roche-Posay

Cicaplast Baume B5

the $16 fix for everything

$16
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Round Lab 1025 Dokdo toner bottle
Round Lab

1025 Dokdo Toner

the boring one that fixed my texture

$20
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PDRN cream and Madecassol tube
Medicube

PDRN Pink Peptide Serum

the one people ask about

$32
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Sweed lash serum held in hand
Sweed

Lash Lift Serum

six weeks and I stopped wearing mascara

$89
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Fresh blowout in the salon mirror
Oribe

Gold Lust Dry Shampoo

third day hair, no one knows

$48
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Legs on a towel in the sun
Nécessaire

The Body Lotion

smells like nothing. perfect.

$25
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Breakfast and a makeup bag spread on a desk facing dunes and the sea
Supergoop

Unseen Sunscreen SPF 40

the primer that happens to be SPF

$38
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A haul of Korean skincare laid out on the bed
Dr. Jart+

Cicapair Tiger Grass Colour Correcting Treatment

redness, gone by breakfast

$52
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Hair blown around in the humidity
Sisley

Black Rose Cream Mask

the splurge that works

$142
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Fashion4 things
Bags lined up in a Tokyo hotel room
Bottega Veneta

Hop Bag

holds more than it has any right to

$4,200
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Carry-on bags loaded into the back of a car
Louis Vuitton

Keepall 45

eleven years, better looking every year

$2,400
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Saint Laurent sunglasses on a sunlit table
Saint Laurent

SL M3 Sunglasses

the ones I never take off

$395
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Matte alligator Birkin 30
Hermès

Birkin 30, Matte Alligator

the one thing I would never sell

On request
Travel1 things
Open suitcase on a hotel bed in Bangkok
Rimowa

Essential Cabin

the wheels are the whole point

$925
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Wellness3 things
Sleep stack: magnesium glycinate, melatonin, GABA
Thorne

Magnesium Bisglycinate

the only supplement I actually noticed

$42
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Inside the sauna, wood panelling and low light
HigherDOSE

Infrared Sauna Blanket

the thing I use when nothing else works

$699
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Lauren in headphones at an open-air island gym
Apple

AirPods Max

the same headphones in all four gyms

$549
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Home4 things
Bouclé counter stools at the kitchen island
CB2

Bouclé Counter Stools

the thing everyone asks about

$398
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Black bouclé dining chairs around a round table
CB2

Black Bouclé Dining Chairs

the contrast the room needed

$1,160
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Candlelight on the dining table at night
Cheap thing

Tall Black Taper Candlesticks

reads $400

$40
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Organised fridge, glass containers of prepped food
Cheap thing

Glass Fridge Containers, set

the reason it stays tidy

$52
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Food1 things
Coffee on a balcony over the rice fields
Bialetti

Moka Express

the only coffee thing worth packing

$35
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