Love, Natalie
Hello, beauties! If you're on the fence about switching to organic skincare products, I hope this list gives you the push you need to pick the healthier side of the beauty industry! 1. Synthetic skin care products contain harmful ingredients!
Grab any synthetic skincare product at random from a shelf at your local big-box retailer and read its ingredients label. How many of these ingredients do you actually recognize? Probably not many. More importantly, how many of these ingredients are potentially harmful to your health?
Real Talk: who’s putting on a full face of makeup right now? With so many of us working from home, there’s much less need for getting dolled up on the daily BUT that doesn’t mean we are completely free from breakouts. With the rollercoaster that the novel coronavirus has been, it’s no wonder that our emotions have also been very up and down. And with those constantly changing emotions, stress breakouts are a real thing.
We’ve all been there - dead tired, it’s midnight, and you just want to go. to. bed. Maybe you’re already under the covers, half-reading a book, or mindlessly scrolling through social media when you realize, “Ugh...I HAVE to go to sleep.” The absolute last thing you want to do at that point is to go to the bathroom, get all of your products off the shelf or out of the vanity, and start your nightly routine. I get it. However, today I’m going to share with you my top 4 reasons for cleansing before bedtime!
Have you ever searched “gua sha” on Google? You probably saw a TON of products, such as stones and rollers, a host of “how to” videos from dubious sources, and certainly a number of horror stories from improper use. But I would be willing to bet that you didn’t find the RIGHT kind of information on the uses and benefits of facial gua sha, body gua sha, or the rich history of gua sha before it became such a fad here in Western culture...
Ecstasy, as a concept, is usually tied to experiences with food, sexual activity, and even recreational drug use. So the idea of finding ecstasy in your workplace is probably a foreign concept. But what would it look like to actually work within an ecstatic or euphoric state? It would look like flow...
When I walk into a store that sells crystals, I love that I’m energetically drawn to certain stones. For me, the real connection occurs when I’m able to learn the meaning behind a particular stone, and something just clicks. It will immediately resonate with me and I can’t help but keep it close as I meditate, or simply admire its natural beauty.
Crystals as just so magical. As a person who suffers from migraine headaches, I love that I can grab my moonstone, place it on my neck where the pain is, and meditate that pain away...