PurelyPope Picks: September Faves

Hi hi! Welcome to ‘PurelyPope Picks’ where I showcase a few of my favorite items that I’m currently obsessing over. You can check out June/July PurelyPope Picks to see what I’m probably still obsessing over too! I missed a month, so we’re jumping into September, all of my favorites over the last couple of months! These are products I genuinely love and add value to my life and know you would love as well!

PurelyPope Picks: September Faves!

• Food & Beverage Products:
  • Brune Kitchen Cookies: These cookies are absolutely INSANE and I don’t understand how with the amazingly clean ingredients, TBH, LOL! They’re vegan, gluten free, paleo and PACKED with flavor. The OG chocolate chip is my jam, we’re even including them in our guests’ welcome bags! And you can get 10% off your order when you use code POPE10 !
  • Siete Potato Chips: Nick and I literally go through 2 bags of these a week – we’re obsessed with the Fuego & Chipotle BBQ flavors, but all are phenomenal! They’re made with avocado oil, which is amazing and non-inflammatory like most potato chips.
  • Royo Artisinal Bread: I’ve been absolutely LOVING Royo’s new artisinal bread – it’s fluffy, mild and packed with amazing, good for you ingredients. The bread is super versatile (I used it in this pumpkin french toast recipe) and this is also a family owned company! You can use code PURELY10 for 10% off your order. 
  • FX Chocolate: This is my new GO-TO chocolate brand, and it’s amazing because they’re actually supplements in chocolate FORM! Mind blown? Me too. I love the focus + sunshine blends right now. What’s really cool is that you actually absorb the nutrients/vitamins from the supplements MUCH MORE by ingesting them this way, amazing right?! 

• Skin & Beauty:
  • ILIA Super Serum Skin Tint SPF: Humble brag here – lately, so many people have been asking me how I get my skin so “glow-y” and guys, THIS is the magic product. Number one, ILIA is insanely clean – it’s both skincare and makeup all in one. It has SPF, Hylaronic Acid + so much more. I use the DIAZ ST7 shade.
  • Glossier Highlighter Stick: Speaking of a glow, I couldn’t not also credit this Glossier Highlighter stick. It’s the perfect addition to the super serum skin tint and adds that pop I’m looking for. I blend it in to the tops of my cheek bones and underneath my eyebrows. 
  • Classpass Facials: I’ve been doing monthly facials at Beauty Innovations via ClassPass, and it’s made the BIGGEST difference in my skin. I break out less, glow more + touch my face less because there’s truly nothing to touch, LOL! ClassPass is giving one month FREE right now (and they’re all over the country), so I highly recommend checking it out!
  • Gua Sha + Watermelon Hemp Face Oil: I’m not kidding when I say I do this EVERY single morning. Helps get rid of bloat, and the Cocokind Face Oil just HYDRATES the eff out of my face, but not in a too-much sort of way. It allows the gua sha to glide gently across my face and feels so luxurious. You can also get 10% off your first CocoKind Purchase with code ALYSIA.

• Recipes:
  • Healthy Pumpkin French Toast OMG you guys, this recipe is insanely simple + perfect for a cozy Fall morning! Nick and I have been making it on repeat every night – it’s so delish, you will LOVE!
  • Maple Tahini Fall Harvest Salad: Truly my favorite salad I’ve EVER made and it’s gut friendly too with all of the roasted veggies – makes it much easier to digest! 

• Reading:
  • Think & Grow Rich: I absolutely LOVED reading this book. While it’s focused on reaching any monetary goals you have, there’s also a silver lining that there are many other things that make you ‘rich’ in life + gives you tactical steps on how to accomplish those goals. I loved that a majority of it was focused on mindset, manipulating your mindset to your benefit, and of course NEVER giving up. Those who are successful simply keep GOING. Highly recommend!
  • Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo: For my fiction book of this month, I just started reading this and I already cannot put it down. It’s about a LEGENDARY Hollywood Movie Star and her wild, extravagant life and how she got to where she was in the book. It’s juicy + one you just can’t put down. 

• Fashion:
  • The BEST Piercing Jewelry: I recently got these earrings so that I could use one for my rook piercing, which up until now had a blah silver bar bell earring for YEARS. It brings me so much joy. They have TONS of cool earrings like this if you’re looking for something fun. 
  • Fabletics Outfits: My favorite lately has been the green athleisure getup I showed below – they’ve really been upping their game lately and I’m here for it. The quality is also TOP NOTCH (same if not better as the most expensive activewear out there), and you can get 70% off EVERYTHING when you become a VIP. I’m into it!!
  • My Amazon WEDDING Weekend Bag:: My theme of the wedding accessories are PEARLS, so I thought what is better than this cutie little rattan and pearl crossbody bag? Also doesn’t hurt that it’s legit $25!!
  • This Cozy Athleta Sherpa: I pretty much haven’t taken this off since I got it, it’s insanely cozy and very versatile too! Perfect piece for Fall to dress up or down. 

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