What is Skincare in Makeup?
The era of skincare infused makeup is here and it’s a game-changer, enhancing not only the appearance but also the health of your skin.
Vanessa Noy
March 21, 2024
Mindful Living
Skin Care as Self Care
Skincare rituals for improved wellbeing
Medical research has long shown that stressful lifestyles and events are a major contributing factor in physical ailments and disease. From cardiovascular disease including heart attack and stroke to gastric ulcers and irritable bowel, stress can often be identified as a trigger for significant illness. What research is now showing is that just as stress takes its toll on our body’s inner organs it also plays havoc on our largest organ – the skin. In fact, because the skin is sensitive and rich in nerves, it may suffer from stress even more than other organs.
All sorts of skin problems and conditions, including pesky breakouts, sensitivity, and rosacea through to severe skin conditions such psoriasis and eczema are linked to stress and busy modern lifestyles that deprive the body of its ability to self-heal and repair. Stress can even cause the skin to age faster. Physiologically, cortisol – the hormone your body releases during its instinctive “fight or flight” response to stress impacts your skin through various changes including increased oil production and inflammation, worsening existing skin conditions and/or triggering new problems ☹. Skin changes can be brief or long standing depending on the type and duration of the stress inducing event.
Right, so stress is bad for us. Obviously, the best thing to do is to reduce, remove and ultimately eliminate stress from our lives. Easier said than done. In fact, near impossible when our very lifestyles and aspirations are often a primary cause of potentially endless stressful events. So, what’s your plan B to combat stress? What if mindful living and selfcare were not just indulgent ideals but a genuine and attainable reality that forms a part of your regular and daily routines?
There is a complex and interdependent connection between our mental state and the condition of our skin, our overall appearance and confidence. Rather than your skincare routine being viewed as another chore in the long list of daily duties, mindful skin care rituals are about embracing this time every day as a moment of self care. The opportunity to indulge the senses and connect with oneself for a moment daily is being heroed as a way to calm the mind and improve well-being. A mindful moment for improved mental state and glowing skin. Just what the Doctor ordered.
How does natural skincare harness the mind-skin connection?
A mindful skincare routine should be viewed as a ritual of intention. From their inception to final intended application and benefits, natural skincare products are innately grounded in conscious mindfulness. Consciously crafted and designed to awaken the senses and calm the mind, natural skincare is formulated with ingredients that are inherently connected to the earth. A sensorial escape, the most natural and pure botanicals stimulate the senses through their smell and texture and elevate your skincare routine into an expression of selfcare that calms the mind and nurtures the soul.
Creating your self-care skincare ritual.
Your self-care skincare ritual is only about you. A guilt free moment to connect and re-energise. Regardless of the products in your routine your ritual should start with the breath. Step 0 is always breath and connect. Take a moment to centre yourself with a few deep breaths and focus on self. Let go of the day, breath purposefully and calm your mind. Step 0 requires no tools or skincare products, only a moment of time and sets the tone for your skincare ritual.
The best natural skincare for a mindful skincare ritual.
Mindful skincare is practiced with intention. Look for natural skincare brands that elevate your sensorial experience with pure botanicals, rich in luxurious textures and aromatherapy benefits.
Namari Skin is steeped in tradition, a world of scents, colours and textures.
“It is my wish to inspire you to a holistic kind of skin and self care…. A sensual and self-loving ritual of caring for body and mind” Nadine Ammari – Founder Namari Skin.
Inspired by traditional rituals namari skin is a world of scents, colours and textures. Expertly crafted for self-care and beautiful healthy skin. Begin your ritual with the intoxicating aroma of namari Nektar. Take a moment, inhale the delicious scent, a spicy and floral combination created to heal and comfort, not only on a physical but also an emotional level.
Complete your experience with the decadent Sorbet. With a base of delicate plant butters, this pale pink beauty effortlessly melts into skin to soothe, protect and deeply nourish any complexion.
Nothing says luxury self-care more than a beautifully crafted botanical face oil. Flora Mirabilis FACE OIL is decadent in every way. The oil blend is handmade from 10 transformative plant-based ingredients and presented in a unique white glass bottle, crafted by an artist, and designed to keep the oil fresh and preserved. Essential oils of Sandalwood, Frankincense, Lavender, Rose and Oud – are rich in phytonutrients that restore balance to your skin. Naturally scented by this active ingredient blend, the aroma is earthy, exotic, and gender neutral– intoxicating and unique, a subtle accord of wood and resin accented by light floral notes.
Complete your selfcare with a facial massage using French facial massage techniques by Les Huitlettes or a traditional Facial Roller and Gua Sha.
FLORA MIRABILIS Face Oil
Lightweight botanical face oil.
Handcrafted from 10 transformative plant-based ingredients, Flora Mirabilis® FACE OIL is a hypoallergenic, ultra-clean facial moisturising oil that brightens, balances, softens, and restores skin, enabling a full range of results in a single step.
Best for: All ages and skin types, even the most sensitive.
The NATIVES Co. Crystal Facial Massage Set
Natural Crystal Facial Roller and Gua Sha Set.
This powerful duo of facial massage tools is the perfect addition to your self-care beauty rituals. Facial massage improves absorption of skincare products and promotes collagen production and lymphatic drainage, refines the pores, eliminates puffiness and boosts the complexion.
The best natural body care for mindful selfcare rituals.
The Les Huilettes is a holistic self-care brand that includes hair and body care to incorporate into your rituals. The French made organic formulas are derived from high quality ingredients selected for their effectiveness and sensoriality. Complete care for even the most sensitive and delicate skin, including during pregnancy, with 100% active oils. High quality ingredients, nothing controversial, no palm oil, no beeswax, and above all nothing superfluous, just pure care. The Extra-Gentle Soap can be used on face and body for an all-over luxe cleansing experience.
Team the Mon Huilette Scrub with the Mon Huilette Body for pure body care. The nourishing body oil is lightweight and easily absorbed, giving more toned looking skin with a subtle intoxicating scent that provides a feeling of lightness and well-being. Not to neglect the hair, Les Huiliettes have that covered too with their Mon Huilette Hair Serum. A precious complex of plant oils to restore and strengthen the hair and scalp for luminous and hydrated locks. Cade wood and lavender offer a fresh and soothing scent that lingers in your locks.
The FRENCH GIRL mission is to support the Earth, to celebrate self-love, and to make life beautiful, and with their range of botanical body care they live up to the promise. Treat yourself to a weekly pampering of French Girl Jasmin Sea Polish. This hydrating body scrub is composed of Himalayan salts, nourishing butters, and fruit oils that work to gently exfoliate, detoxify, and moisturise. Leaving the skin hydrated and silky soft. Got time for bathing rituals in healing waters? Rinse off your smoothing polish with a recharging soak in a bath loaded with French Girl’s Jasmin Serenity. Sink into serenity with this effervescent powder-based bath soak that instantly moisturises and softens skin for a luxurious way to unwind.
When it comes to self-care the only real rule is practice regularly. Simple twice daily skincare rituals and body care can be elevated with extra pampering when you need, read more in our Journal 5 Self Care Rituals that Boost Wellbeing. We’ve made it easy to practice self-care with our curated range of natural products dedicated to healthy skin and mindful living.
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