Beauty Buzz

Minkoff in her New York City apartment

TOP $78 LEGGINGS $118 NOTIFICATION BRACELET $120; RebeccaMinkoff.com

5 THINGS THAT GET HER UP AND OUT 1

A SMOOTHIE, MADE WITH LOVE

“It’s an easy way to pack in veggies and fruit for the kids. And spending time with them in the morning is a precious mommy moment I live for.”

UP & OUT

With cool-girl athletic wear now part of her line, designer Rebecca Minkoff keeps her A.M. routine active. BY SARA GAYNES LEVY

The Morning After Bag may be her signature design, but the first thing Minkoff reaches for these days is her gym bag. “Working out makes me feel powerful and energized,” she says. After her son, Luca, 5, and daughter, Bowie, 2, wake her up around 7 A.M., Minkoff grabs a quick breakfast (green juice, rice toast with peanut butter). Then she pulls on a tee and graphic leggings from her new Rebecca Minkoff Athleisure line and heads out: either to a 60-minute cardio-and-weights session with her trainer (“He always kicks me into shape,” she says) or a hot yoga class at Y7 Studio in New York City. Next, she speeds through her 10-minute beauty routine in the locker room. “I’m in awe of girls who do a blowout and full makeup. I’m like, whoa—I gotta get to work!”

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A PROTEIN BOOST

“Midmorning, when I start to feel my breakfast wearing off, I’ll have a Greek yogurt and stir in honey.”

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ATHLETE INSPO

“Growing up, I wanted to be a dancer. I admire Misty Copeland [right] because she’s fearless, determined and confident.”

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A CROSS-BODY BAG

“I’m carrying our new saddlebag right now. I’m constantly on the go, and I can fit so much in it.”

BAG $355; RebeccaMinkoff.com

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EASY BEAUTY

“I’m a minimalist when it comes to makeup. I like my lips to look as natural as possible.”

LIP GLOSS Creative Kiss, $18; Honest Beauty.com

BEAUTY BUZZ

SELF’s beauty department shares this month’s best finds.

The Body Shop Spa of the World oils, $20 to $25 each

Serenity now

That feeling after an amazing Vinyasa class: Your muscles are relaxed, mind quiet, stress gone. Want to carry that worry-free vibe around with you all day? Yuni Beauty, the brainchild of a yoga instructor in Hermosa Beach, California, brings Savasana-induced calm off the mat with Body Balance Aroma Concentrate ($25), a blend of essential oils including neroli and bergamot, and the cooling, peppermint-spiked Muscle Recovery Gel ($15). The Body Shop’s oils offer a physical and mental escape with lavender from Provence and Tahitian orchid. At night, pat on Three Part Harmony Oil- Infused serum ($69), from Origins, to lull you to sleep—and leave skin renewed.

GAME CHANGER DooBop

WHO Jodie Patterson, cofounder of DooBop, an e-commerce and editorial site for women of color WHY Patterson sampled careers in music, fashion, PR and even acrobatics before launching DooBop, which aims to help women of all skin tones and hair types discover the best in beauty, from shampoos to eyeshadows. “It can be hard to find products outside of the ethnic aisle,” Patterson says. “I pull beauty from all over the world.” (Hair care could come from Italy, France—or Brooklyn.) Up next: She plans to expand the online magazine with everything from makeup how-tos to deeper conversations about skin conditions like vitiligo. “These are things that don’t naturally fall under the umbrella of beauty, where the standard approach is to focus on achieving perfection,” Patterson says. “I want to share real women’s stories and inspiration.”

Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk Compact, $64; Clinique Dramatically Different Moisturizing Cream, $26; Peter Thomas Roth Strawberry Scrub, $38

CLASSICS, REMIXED

In a move that provides serious #TBT inspo, some of our favorite products are now available in next-gen versions. Just in time for winter, there’s Clinique Dramatically Different Moisturizing Cream, a thicker, luxe take on the famous yellow lotion. Armani has reimagined its much-loved Luminous Silk Foundation into a lightweight, matte-finish powder. Finally (and we mean finally), Peter Thomas Roth Strawberry Scrub is back, after a decade-long hiatus. Newly paraben-free, the gentle exfoliator is made with strawberry puree and finely ground almonds. Even better, it still smells like the freshest smoothie your Vitamix has ever known.