A roundup of things that are 🔥🔥🔥

From a new sunscreen to building muscle during menopause to new music from a favorite band

☀️ PROTECT: I went to the dermatologist the other day and she asked why I had white, unblended sunscreen all over my face. I didn't realize there was another way? She suggested I buy colorescience's Sunforgettable Total Protection Face Shield Flex, which goes on your face white but then blends in with your skintone (it comes in fair, medium, tan and deep). It serves as both a makeup primer and a protectant that I dab on and then blend into my face and chest with a makeup brush. The brand also have others kinds of skincare products and makeup, all with built-in sunscreen. After laying out in the sun while slathered in Baby Oil for decades, Gen Xers can't be too careful about sun exposure.

☕️ DRINK: I love chocolate, but I can't eat it before bed because it will keep me up all night. Instead, I have a cup of dark chocolate prebiotic herbal tea by Teeccino. Add a little creamer and it's both a dessert substitute and a soothing nighttime ritual. 

🧘‍♀️ EXERCISE: I started doing IMX Pilates almost 20 years ago at a studio in Indianapolis and immediately fell in love with its combination of strength training and stretching— every session works out your legs, core, and arms. IMX is an updated version of traditional Pilates on the floor or a wood reformer on a modernized machine that includes cardio jumping. As someone with ADHD, the changeup in workouts throughout the week keeps me engaged, and as someone who's also menopausal, going three or four times a week helps me stay strong and limber. In the last two decades, I've joined studios in Colorado and California and since I'm in New York City this month, I'm going several times a week to a studio in Manhattan.

🎶 LISTEN: To know me is to know I'm obsessed with Waxahatchee. The band just released their first new music since their album Tiger's Blood and their lead singer, Katie Crutchfield, will perform three songs from her latest album on CBS Saturday Morning on Oct. 12.

👖 WEAR: I bought these super comfortable but also dressy and flattering Jenni Kayne pants in black and, now that they're on sale, in cream. Whether you wear them with sneakers or heels, sweaters or button-downs, these satiny pants are about to become your wardrobe staple.

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