Valeria Lipovetsky

Valeria Lipovetsky’s feed is a combination of wittiness and vulnerability—a recipe a lot of us could use right now. She shares her life as the founder & creative director of Leia, a mom of three boys, content creator, and advocate of self-love with her 1.2 million Instagram followers—but how does she gear up for a day of juggling it all? We asked her. Here’s how Valeria gets her mornings going, and how she keeps the dreaded Monday freakouts at bay. (Hint: Oatmeal + Peloton + Spotify.)

5:30 A.M. When I’m lucky, it’s an alarm that wakes me up, and when I’m not, it’s a child… or my husband!

6 A.M. I can only workout in the morning. I do Pilates once a week, and heavy weights + weight training twice a week, and recently, I have been loving our Peloton.

7 A.M. I start my skincare at around 7, right after my workout. I usually wash my face with rose water, then do my hydration serum, then eye cream, followed by moisturizer and SPF—which I ​always​ wear. (Even indoors.)

8 A.M. I start getting dressed pretty early, and my go-to is always cowboy boots with a Leia Collection ear party! My fave pieces to wear right now are the ​Jenna Diamond Cuff​ and the ​Heart Necklace​.

8:30 A.M. I’m a Virgo, so I love to plan my days out as much as possible, including scheduling my creative days. Generally, Mondays (like today!) are my planning, ideation, research kinda days… The rest of the week is planned out from the week before, and it’s more of a go-go-go situation.

9 A.M. I’m on my phone so much during the day that it’s become a ritual of mine to leave it away from me at night (either across the room or downstairs). That way, I’m not tempted to check it first thing when I wake up in the morning. So when I do reach for my phone, it’s while I’m drinking my first coffee. My drink of choice right now is an oat milk cappuccino, usually with a banana. And then I’ll check work emails and Slack.

10 A.M. By this time I am usually reviewing Leia Collection samples and going over our upcoming launches. Right now we’re exploring all categories that are aligned with what I love and am passionate about, ranging from candles to apparel to beauty! We just recently launched our Treasure Edit, which I am super proud of. The collection has some of my favourite pieces we’ve done so far, like the Sara Jacket Earring and the Herringbone Necklace​.

10:30 A.M. Around this time I usually take a break and have some seasonal oatmeal while I go over my weekly schedule.

11 A.M. For morning music, I love listening to Majestic Casual or Chill Jazz on Spotify. And what’s been working for me is making the time to have a little gratitude session with myself. Rather than looking at my schedule and getting overwhelmed, I really try to take it one thing at a time.