This Simple Mentality Changed La La Anthony’s Career Forever

La La Anthony, TV personality, actress, and producer, shared insights into her busy life, various projects, and personal rituals that contribute to her success. She highlighted several exciting ventures, including a scripted series she is producing with her best friend, Kim Kardashian. This show is based on their real-life group chat, exploring topics like dating, relationships, parenting, friendships, and current events, aiming to create a fun and relatable experience for viewers. Anthony is also preparing to film the next season of "Reasonable Doubt" on Hulu, a show executive produced by Kerry Washington, which she expressed great enthusiasm for, praising its creator, Ramla. Beyond acting, she is deeply involved in her entrepreneurial pursuits and her charity, 360, based out of Rikers Island in New York. The 360 program mentors young men aged 18 to 21 during their incarceration and provides support with jobs and housing upon their release, helping them become successful citizens and leaders. She was inspired to start 360 due to personal experiences with friends and family being incarcerated and her desire to use her platform for change, especially given her son is 19, allowing her to connect with the young men in the program on a personal level. She hopes to expand 360 to women's facilities and other locations globally. Balancing these numerous commitments, along with her son's freshman year at Syracuse playing basketball, is challenging. Anthony admits her secret is not sleeping much, finding her creative ideas come to her late at night. She uses voice notes or writes down these ideas, reviewing them the next day. She emphasizes the importance of a strong support system, including family and a great team, to manage everything. When winding down, she prefers a quiet environment, turning off all electronics, especially her phone, to mentally detach from the day. Her morning routine is less about being a morning person—as she prefers working overnight—but focuses on gratitude and a positive mindset before immediately reaching for her phone. Anthony recently completed a record-breaking 48-hour TikTok Shop Live with Canvas Beauty, promoting a body glaze she co-created. She attributed her endurance during the marathon event to adrenaline and the overwhelming support from her fans, emphasizing the importance of selling a product she passionately believes in. Regarding her beauty routine, Anthony quickly changes into comfortable clothes like sweats upon returning home from filming. She makes an effort to remove her makeup at night, often reminded by her friend Kelly Rowland, despite her preference for a quick routine over a multi-step process. In terms of beauty product recommendations from her group chat, she is currently "obsessed" with Medicube, particularly its device and various modes that help penetrate serums into the skin, leaving it hydrated and glowing. This product is also a travel essential for her, along with hand sanitizer and lip gloss, especially for long flights. She also mentioned Shani Darden and Karen Bartov products as favorites. Her beauty routine has evolved over the years, becoming more diligent about skincare as she's gotten older, moving past simply using makeup wipes. Her style has also evolved, now prioritizing comfort and trusting her own instincts over others' opinions. She feels that confidence in what she wears is projected outward. For producing roles, she prefers a "gritty" look, opting for sweatpants, sneakers (as a self-proclaimed sneakerhead with hundreds of pairs, especially Jordans), and t-shirts to signify she's in work mode. She loves jeans and sticks to them despite others' opinions. This approach helps her mentally switch between her acting and producing roles, such as her current Hulu project where she balances both. Anthony's advice for navigating the industry, echoing a recurring theme, is to "trust your gut." She encourages speaking up about ideas and how one sees the world, rather than holding back to avoid conflict or assuming others know more. To her younger self, she would advise not caring so much about what everyone thinks, as it's impossible to please everyone. This lesson extends to social media, where she avoids deeply engaging with comments to prevent negativity from impacting her day. She draws inspiration from her family, especially her mom, who instilled life lessons, and her network of strong women friends and cousins who offer support and business advice. Looking ahead, Anthony aims to ensure the Hulu show's success as a platform to showcase her versatility in producing and acting. She is also working on a new product behind the scenes. She will be hosting the Vogue live stream for the Met Gala for the fourth or fifth year, an honor she cherishes, preparing by researching guests and their projects while aiming for authentic and engaging conversations. She noted the "controlled fun chaos" of the Met Gala carpet, with unexpected sights and continuous surprises. Finally, she reiterated her enthusiasm for Medicube, proclaiming it as the one item she's been diligently using and has seen positive changes from, wanting to share it widely.