Considering how often Meghan Trainor's ultra-catchy debut single “All About That Bass” plays on a loop in my head, it's pretty hard to believe that it's been a decade since the singer-songwriter burst onto the scene with her first studio album, "Title," featuring the song.
And while we can barely wrap our heads around the fact that 10 years have passed since we first sang along to that single — and the album's other hit songs like "Dear Future Husband" and "Lips are Moving" — imagine how Trainor feels.
"It feels like it’s been two years and then I realize, oh yeah, I have a husband and kids, so it must be longer," The 31-year-old tells Shop TODAY. "But I’m aging backward, so it’s so confusing."
And Trainor says there was no one better to celebrate the 10th anniversary of her debut album than with her longtime partner, e.l.f. Cosmetics. She teamed up with the beauty brand to drop a bundle of some of her favorite products.
Of course, they had to film a fun new campaign video to go along with it. (Remember their famous 2024 commercial with Judge Judy for the big game?) And Trainor says this one, which puts her in the pilot seat of a plane, is "so fun and so iconic."
"I’m a pilot and I’m a flight attendant — and I’m hot and gorgeous," Trainor says. "It’s giving Paris Hilton on a plane. And my 3-year-old son [Riley] is obsessed with planes, so he got to come to set and he thinks I’m the coolest mom of all time."
Below, Trainor walked us through some of her favorite e.l.f. products, which are included in the bundle. Plus, she shared some of her other current must-haves, from her travel essentials to the tools that help her sneak in workouts as a busy mom (including one she discovered on TikTok).
Shopping Diaries: Meghan Trainor
E.l.f. x Meghan Trainor Cloud Skin Bundle
The bundle features three of Trainor's favorite products from the brand, including the e.l.f. Halo Glow Liquid Filter, Glow Reviver Lip Oil Glimmer in Princess Cut and the new Halo Glow Power Filter. Plus, there's a limited edition fluffy pink eye mask to help ensure that you get your beauty sleep.
"I can’t live without my Halo Glow Liquid Filter," she says. "It just works for everything, every day. And with the Liquid Filter and the Halo Glow Powder Filter, you could make it an easy, soft glam or you could make it a full-beat face. That’s why they’re my favorite products because I do need regular day glam and then I do need pop star glam because I do my makeup a lot for my shows."
E.l.f. Glow Reviver Lip Oil Glimmer
Trainor says that she has multiples of e.l.f.'s Glow Reviver Lip Oil, which is included in the above kit. "I keep that in the car, I keep it in the bathrooms, I keep it everywhere around the house, upstairs and downstairs."
She shares, "I can’t leave the house without brows and then a lip. I noticed that I look alive when I have any kind of gloss on my lip, so that’s why I literally have five of [the lip oil]."
E.l.f. Skin Suntouchable Invisible Sunscreen
"I’m a pale girl, so I always need sunscreen," she says. "I’m trying to age backward to look great forever, so I always use Suntouchable, the sunscreen."
Hers Minoxidil Solution
Trainor says that she's tried "everything you can think of" to help add volume to her thin hair. "I take so many vitamins, I put oils on my scalp at night and massage them in. I’ve even been looking into the red light caps — I haven’t bought one yet, but I’m desperate."
Recently, she says that she's started using Her's topical Minoxidil. "I’ve only been doing it consistently for a month. So I’m going crazy. I literally looked at my husband [actor Daryl Sabara] the other night, like, 'Do you see more hair? Do you think it’s more covered?' And he’s like, 'Uh-huh.' I can’t tell if he’s just being a good husband or if he just wanted the conversation to stop, but he was like, 'It looks so good, babe.' And I was like 'I think it’s growing back!'"
(In our own research of the best ingredients for thinning hair, Minoxidil tends to be the one dermatologists recommend the most!)
Poo-Pourri Before-You-Go Toilet Spray
Since Trainor steps into the pilot's seat for her new e.l.f. campaign, we had to ask her about some of her travel must-haves. And she shared that this is one of the products she always brings with her while traveling. "I can’t poop in public," she says. "So I have to bring that. If it’s an emergency, you spray the bowl and it smells great."
Clorox Disinfecting On The Go Travel Wipes
"I always have some kind of wet wipes in my bag, cleaning wipes, disinfecting wipes. And I notice I don’t get sick as much when I do that if I travel. [On] the plane, I wipe down the seatbelt, the headrest, the whole entire seat. And if there’s a TV there, I’ll wipe down the screens."
While she didn't share a specific brand that she carries, you can get this multi-pack of travel wipes from Clorox to bring with you on all of your future travels.
Amazon Basics Camping Chair
Trainor is officially in her soccer mom era — her oldest son Riley plays — and she's already making upgrades to her spectator setup. "I’m the mom that brings a bunch of towels to sit on because it’s all grass and there are no chairs. And so I show up and I have a bunch of beach towels and I lay them out and I’m like, 'Come on, everyone sit down with me!' But I’ve been looking into foldable chairs. I’m about to step up my game, show up with chairs for everyone when soccer starts up again."
While she didn't share which ones she was eyeing, this affordable Amazon option seems perfect for watching kids' sports games, since it's collapsible and has a built-in beverage cooler pouch and a spot for essentials, like sunglasses or snacks.
Bala Bangles
Trainor says that she's recently been working with her personal trainer to try and build more muscles. "During [The Timeless Tour], I lost a bunch of weight and muscle from doing cardio every night, so I’ve been trying to strength train a lot. I recently did a DEXA [body composition] scan to scan my whole body to see how much muscle I have, and they were like, 'You don’t have any muscle in your arms.' And I was like, 'That seems right.'"
So she bought both Bala Bangles and small dumbbells. "I keep them in my kitchen so that when I’m playing with my kids, I’m constantly lifting weights."
Heroboard Abdominal Exercise Trainer
Trainor says she's "a sucker" for TikTok ads (aren't we all?), and she discovered this handy ab tool on the app. "When we’re all watching a movie, I’ll be that crazy mom that’s doing ab crunches on the ground ... ever since I had babies and C-sections, usually everyone’s core is their weakest and I feel like mine is so weak. And I would dream of having a strong core."
