Self-Care: The Benefits of Beauty Therapy
Start Ice Rolling
“Try using an ice roller! Ice rollers are not as well known here in the US as gua sha or other facial tools, but it’s a very effective treatment to rejuvenate, depuff, and firm skin. Ice rollers are very affordable and it only takes a few minutes. Unlike derma rollers or gua sha, there’s no redness after. In fact, it helps combat any redness. It’s great a late night or anything else that makes you wake up puffy or irritated.
Keep your ice roller in the freezer so it’s chilled and ready to go in the morning, which is the best time to use your ice roller. You can wash your face first or just splash with cold water. You can also apply a light water or gel-based serum beforehand, but it’s not essential. Use the roller back and forth, up and down, and out and up to the side working around facial contours including the neck for at least five minutes. Start with at least five minutes to get the benefits. If you have 10 or 15 minutes, you can do a more extended ritual.
Supercharge Your Sheet Mask
“Now that we have more time, you can really spend some time making a facial the best ritual of the week. My new Magic Glow Wand would be great for doing an advanced at-home facial. The cold setting mimics cryotherapy which automatically makes the face look more awake, gets rid of puffiness and redness and contours the skin. It makes the most out of a mask and feels great on the skin. Start along the side of the neck to mimic a lymphatic drainage massage and then go from middle to the sides of the face in order to deliver the best results. Once you try it, you will realize it only takes an additional five minutes and will super boost your glow!”
Create A Beauty Alter
“I think makeup is a craft that’s supposed to take time and be meditative. It’s in the time that you spend, that the transformation—not just the physical, visible transformation—but the psychological transformation happens. For me, it’s about taking back your power around that. So I would really want to highlight getting back into the concept of slow beauty and why rituals matter. You can bookend your day with the rituals around makeup, putting it on and taking it off. You can feel empowered by spending time with and connecting with yourself.
I’ve always tried to bring a little more of a consciousness to the beauty ritual in itself. So I’ve been interested in how to edit your products and how to create a space that looks beautiful. When you feel burdened by your makeup it can feel overwhelming. So doing a really clean, tight edit of your makeup and making sure you really love everything and every single item is useful. I think getting really clear about what you use and how they make you feel is important. Put a picture of your favorite beauty icon up near your mirror or put inspiring images of whoever embodies beauty to you, rather than constantly scrolling through beauty images. It’s not just learning how to do the cat eye that’s going to make you feel better, but creating the space is actually going to make you feel better.
