this is not exactly how I pictured starting 2026

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But for tonight only, angels!! It’s Katie!!

It’s the first Sunday of 2026 and I know Maggie was really excited to hang out with you tonight.

Maggie shared on Instagram and TikTok over the past two weeks that she’s been dealing with a chazalion in her eye, and yesterday she ended up having surgery to have it removed. She’s in a little bit of pain but recovering and things are going to look worse before they look better.

It’s not exactly the way sh pictured starting the year, but that’s life. I know sh said my her manifestation guide for 2026 was coming tonight, but it’ll be coming next week, angels. For tonight, I’m going to leave you with words Maggie selected for 2026 that are going to set the tone for the year ahead:

consistency
authenticity
1%’s
impact
freedom
friends
learning
big scary audacious things
failure
connection

AND!! To celebrate an amazing year for HSR in 2025, we ran a giveaway this week for a diamond tennis bracelet from Ring Concierge!!!! Thank you to everyone who entered!! We saw how much you loved it there will be more giveaways coming like this this year!!

We used a giveaway randomizer to pick the winner and the winner of the giveaway is @k_ryry!!!! We’ve sent you a message on Instagram but please email us at [email protected] wth your name, email, shipping address, phone number! You have 48 hours to claim your prize!!

Is a lab-grown diamond actually “fake,” or is that just an industry story that still shapes what we call “real”? Have you already chosen a side in the diamond debate?

If you’ve ever wondered which engagement rings actually hold value, what styles will define this year, or how celebrities quietly set the standard for what’s “in,” you need to listen to last week’s episode with Ring Concierge founder Nicole Wegman.

We break down how Nicole built a $100M+ jewelry brand starting with just $2,000, bootstrapped without outside investment, and designed around what women actually want: clarity, taste, trust, and long-term value. She also opens up about the unspoken side of success, how money and reputation change relationships, and what it really takes to scale from a scrappy founder to CEO without losing the aesthetic, the community, or yourself. ❤

And for this week’s upcoming episode, are you ready to get into it?! We’ve seen a lot of you asking questions like:

This week’s guest answers all of it. A conversation about beginnings, momentum, and choosing what actually matters as we step into 2026 with purpose and intention (plus the biggest personal update they’ve ever shared!!!)

♡ the brands, people, places, things that have captured my attention ♡

♡ Women’s Health & Beauty ♡

♡ Media, Entertainment & Creator ♡

♡ E-Commerce, Retail & Social ♡

♡ Tech, Business & Investing ♡

Every engagement post on Instagram looks like it’s about love. The comments tell you what it’s really about…

“How big is it?”
“Is it real?”
“Is it lab?”

The lab-grown vs. natural diamond debate didn’t become heated because people suddenly care about geology. It became heated because engagement rings are no longer private milestones. They’re public symbols, cultural signals, and increasingly, props used for social content on Instagram and TikTok.

Once proposals moved online, the ring became the thumbnail. And once the ring became the thumbnail, size became the easiest way to win attention.

Lab-grown diamonds didn’t create that pressure. They made it achievable.