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As many of you know my friend Becky B moved to LA a few years ago and at the moments when I can bring myself to talk to her despite my rage at what I perceive to be the MASSIVE BETRAYAL OF EVERYTHING of her emigrating, she is kind of handy. Like when she mailed me my Christy Dawn dress letting me off about £200 of shipping fees.

She also occasionally sends me (on request) a rundown of what is hot in LA right now. She successfully predicted turmeric lattes, DIY nut butter and Anine Bing, so she speaks the truth.

Here are are top LA trends for right now.

Food

Lots of protein powder in smoothies

Acai bowls

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Spicy Margueritas [at least I *think* she means the cocktail…]

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Bone broth served hot in cups (like buying soup from Pret but there are no Prets)

Bulletproof coffee… [you may have heard of this, but if you don’t know what bulletproof coffee is, read about it here. I never know whether to take these sorts of culty things with a pinch of salt, or to be frightened… any Spikers into it??]

Fashion

Dresses from Doen, Faithfull The Brand, Spell Designs, Ulla Johnson

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Irish Mary has this UJ one and it’s great

Everyone wears Converse with dresses and jeans

Ragdoll LA have great t-shirts and joggers

Tons of people like Jen Meyer, [beautiful but the prices are LOL]

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These are about £2k not lying

The biggest craze is CBD oil which is a chemical found in cannabis, which soothes and clams but doesn’t make you high. We went to a school gala fundraiser thing (think Big Little Lies) and everyone was sitting at round tables pass round CBD vape pens. 

It also comes in juices and smoothies or just oil to rub into painful areas, or to drink for a sore throat. If you Google Med Men you get to a kind of Apple Store for cannabis products. Literally in LA you go in and talk to a guy with an iPad and whittle down what you’re in the mood for.

AND THAT IS ALL THE LA NEWS PRINTED TO FIT PEOPLE

Have a great day

 

 

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Comments

  1. Lizzie says

    July 3, 2018 at 6:21 am

    Ooh, how have I not heard of Ulla Johnson before? I love everything on that page. Thank you!

    Reply
  2. Cindy says

    July 3, 2018 at 6:31 am

    Brain Octane Oil WTF

    Reply
  3. Gayle says

    July 3, 2018 at 6:46 am

    This was fun! Thank you!

    Reply
  4. Tom B says

    July 3, 2018 at 6:49 am

    Bulletproof coffee is much nicer than it sounds, but hard to find, however being from Yorkshire paying coffee shop prices is not something I am prepared to do too often!

    Reply
    • esthermcoren says

      July 3, 2018 at 7:49 am

      Ooo look everyone it’s a MAN!!!

      Reply
  5. Sarah says

    July 3, 2018 at 6:59 am

    Great post Esther I love it! I actually tried the CBD oil once (long story) and can confirm it has no effect whatsoever on anything!

    Reply
    • esthermcoren says

      July 3, 2018 at 7:49 am

      LOL!

      Reply
    • Julie says

      July 5, 2018 at 4:24 pm

      Here in the Netherlands it’s sold in Holland and Barrett so you can imagine how much this isn’t a thing here.

      Reply
  6. Becky Bacon says

    July 3, 2018 at 7:02 am

    👍👍👍

    Reply
  7. Caroline W says

    July 3, 2018 at 7:08 am

    Holland & Barrett sell CBD oil; a friend of a friend swears by it for her back pain relief.

    Reply
  8. Emily says

    July 3, 2018 at 8:21 am

    I tried bulletproof coffee for awhile. Butter and coconut oil whizzed up in a Nutribullet with coffee sounds revolting, but it was quite nice and creamy. Can’t imagine how vile it must be if it’s not all frothy and emulsified though. Anyway, did it for a few weeks instead of breakfast and was evangelical about how much energy it gave me and how little I craved food in the morning.
    But then I was had my ‘turning 40 checkup’ and they did my cholesterol and it was ever-so-slightly high which panicked me a bit and so I stopped. Not a very scientific response but anyway…

    Reply
  9. Caroline F says

    July 3, 2018 at 8:36 am

    Did she happen to finesse on which sort of Converse are the thing (hi top or low)?

    Reply
  10. Original Ginsta says

    July 3, 2018 at 11:24 am

    I thought for a minute that this was written from your perspective. I couldn’t quite marry the image of you sitting around vaping cannabis at a PTA event with the image I have of you.

    Reply
    • esthermcoren says

      July 3, 2018 at 1:06 pm

      this is definitely not a thing I would ever do

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      • Kpek says

        July 4, 2018 at 7:47 am

        You say that now Esther, but the future you is giving this page a cheeky wink

        Reply
  11. Lara says

    July 4, 2018 at 12:44 pm

    Oh CBD is definitely a thing here, get yourself to Holland and Barrett haha! My father actually uses it for his Parkinson’s Disease but maybe I need to give it a try myself?!?

    Reply
  12. Dorothy says

    July 4, 2018 at 2:10 pm

    Our dog uses CBD oil. Seriously, he has arthritic hips and it helps.

    Reply
  13. Linda says

    July 4, 2018 at 7:36 pm

    Loving this update! P

    Reply
  14. Carrie says

    July 4, 2018 at 7:49 pm

    ‘Bone broth’ made me laugh out loud. Surely that’s just stock??

    Reply
    • esthermcoren says

      July 5, 2018 at 6:40 am

      it is! but it’s very specifically made from BONES so not veg stock or from a packet…

      Reply
  15. Alice says

    July 6, 2018 at 10:34 pm

    I am a ways north of LA but still west coast, major city and can confirm the tyranny of acai bowls, bone broth etc. Bulletproof coffee seems to be over here or heading that way. Maybe I would add Korean BBQ and Ethiopian food as on the up. Brunch continues to be the most important meal of the day.

    Reply
    • esthermcoren says

      July 9, 2018 at 6:50 am

      BRUNCH IS LYFE

      Reply

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