Ashley Graham’s Current Must Haves and Tips For Hosting

Graham appreciates a fancy coffee every morning, and with the help of the affordable Zulay Original Milk Frother ($10), she gets the barista-inspired experience right at home. It’s a handheld, battery-operated foam maker that will whisk your milk or creamer of choice into frothy goodness. Her go-to morning cup consists of a medium-strength coffee from her Breville topped off with frothy Oatly Barista milk and MCT oil for an extra shot of energy. If you want to know more about the Zulay Original Milk Frother we have an entire review on it. This milk frother is also an editor favorite.

Pro tip: “I don’t like my milk hot. I like it icy cold with the hot coffee. There’s just something nice about a cool milk and a hot coffee combo in the morning,” Graham says.

One decor piece that Graham adores from her backyard transformation is an outdoor bar cart, very similar to the West Elm Portside Outdoor Bar Island ($699). “It just literally goes in my backyard so perfectly . . . I could have all of the things on a normal table, but this just adds an extra flair,” Graham says.

The moisture-resistant wooden island has an elevated, coastal look with a built-in ice bucket. It’s spacious enough for serving drinks and small bites. Graham loves serving her guests Arnold Palmers with a little crudités board.

Pro tip: “I don’t like to do a massive [crudités board] because not everybody eats it. So then it actually looks like people are eating it when it’s smaller,” Graham says.

Graham’s morning routine includes the Fig.1 Pro-Retinol Eye Cream ($38). It aims to reduce the appearance of fine lines and dark circles using ingredients like retinyl palmitate, a gentler form of retinol, and peptides that help boost collagen production. It has a soft, velvety texture, providing a much-needed boost of hydration to the undereye area, which Graham appreciates. “If I don’t have anything on me, God forbid I don’t have a moisturizer, this is the ultimate eye moisturizer because it just has a little bit of the retinol, and it’s super-duper hydrating. I use it on my undereye area in the morning and night, but I will also just put a little drop in my hand in my morning moisturizer if I’m feeling a little dry in the winter,” Graham explains.

Pro tip: You can use this daily and nightly; just be sure to top off your morning routine with sunscreen.

The Olyxir Tea Strips Chamomile Lemon + Melatonin ($25) is a core part of Graham’s sleep routine, and she discovered it because of Kourtney Kardashian. Graham was sent one of the iconic Poosh wellness baskets and was intrigued. When she discovered it was tea, she was excited to try it out. “It looks like a big Listerine strip, like a business-card size,” she explains. The tea strips completely dissolve in water, so you don’t have to worry about a long steeping time, discarding a tea bag, or straining loose-leaf tea. All you need is one strip, a cup of water, and, if you wish, a choice of sweetener or milk. Each pack comes with 25 strips. This specific flavor has a blend of chamomile, lemon, and three milligrams of melatonin to help you unwind before bedtime. “I really like the melatonin one because it just gets you really chilled out. I drink it while I’m in bed, and then I pass out. I don’t wake up groggy or tired or anything from it. I love it,” Graham says.

Pro tip: These innovative tea strips can dissolve in hot or cold water, so you can enjoy a refreshingly cool beverage during a hot summer night as well.

Graham loves a good pair of Nike Dunk High Sneakers ($95-$149). “They go with dresses, pantsuits. I mean, you can wear them with leggings. You can wear shorts. Just all year round a good pair of high-top sneakers,” Graham says. For the summer, she’s pairing these shoes with flared light denim jeans, a white crop top, and a colorful bag for a cute but casual vibe. Graham also points out that comfort level depends on which ones you get; some have more cushioning, and others have more of a platform. She went to a concert and wore her pair all night long.

Pro tip: Graham sprays her sneakers with the Jason Markk Repel Spray. “It keeps my sneakers white and clean and prevents them from getting scuffed up,” she explains.

Anvita Reddy (she/her) is an assistant editor for PS Shopping. She has a passion for products and reviews home gadgets, cookware, tech, and more. Having dealt with acne as a teenager and into adulthood, her expertise lies in beauty. She tests skin care, makeup, and hair care, plus countless other beauty products.