by Alexandra Nicole Nuralam
These 7 Beauty & Wellness Picks Will Help You Make Self-care a Priority This Holiday Season
‘Tis the most wonderful time of the year! The holiday season is all about spending time with family, traditions, and giving. But your holidays may look a little different this year (read: not as packed with parties and travel plans as we’d like). In between ordering gifts online and arranging Christmas Zoom parties, it’s only natural that some of us feel even more stressed or anxious than usual.
Amid all the holiday noise, it’s easy to put yourself at the bottom of your priorities. While it can be tough to rid yourself of tension or anxiety, keeping the right self-care essentials at the ready can help you to prioritise your well-being.
Here are our tried-and-true beauty and wellness favourites that make decompressing a little easier.
OSEA Hyaluronic Sea Serum
As they say (or we like to say), skincare is self-care. Taking care of your skin is just as good as taking care of yourself. Indulge your complexion with this powerful serum from Californian brand OSEA; a synergy of three molecular weights of hyaluronic acid and three organic seaweeds that work together to guarantee immediate, long-lasting hydration. It’s also packed with mineral-rich algae to promote youthful volume and firmness.
Venn Skincare Age-Response Compound K Hyaluronic Booster
Everyone wants a youthful glow, especially during the festive season. It’s why we love Venn Skincare’s Age-Response Compound K Hyaluronic Booster. It’s a great anti-ageing and brightening boosting serum supercharged with 2,700 ppm of VENN’s patented form of Ginsenoside Compound K, a key anti-ageing active in Panax ginseng with free-radical-fighting antioxidant power as strong as vitamin C, but minus oxidation and sensitisation issues.
Woods Copenhagen Intense Hyaluronic Mask
Face masks are truly the best self-care moment for us (and our skin). Our pick? Woods Copenhagen’s Intense Hyaluronic Mask. It’s an intensive moisturising mask that replenishes the layers of the skin with a high concentration of active ingredients and antioxidants from natural sea buckthorn for dewier, smoother, and more youthful skin.
Salt & Stone Antioxidant Body Wash
Short on time? Indulge your senses with this Salt & Stone Antioxidant Body Wash. It’s a powerful yet gentle hydrating gel cleanser infused with antioxidant-rich botanical extracts and niacinamide, one of our favourite ingredients. Did we also mention how divine the bergamot and eucalyptus scent smells?
RboW CASE STUDY #8 Light on Objet
Never underestimate the power of a good fragrance; it isn’t just about how it smells, but rather how it makes you feel and which memories it conjures up.
Infused with the tangy essence of ginger and lemon, spicy floral notes of rose and pink pepper, and a base of jasmine and musk, the RboW’s CASE STUDY #8 Light on Objet strikes the perfect balance of fruity, floral and earthy scents.
Lilin+Co Lychee & Black Tea Candle
What’s a self-care moment without a scented candle? Wind down with Lilin+Co’s Lychee & Black Tea Candle. With robust black tea leaves infused with a splash of sweet lychee, it’s a soft and delicate fragrance that smells like clean linen, perfect for a night in.
Moom Health The Calm Pack
Another stress-relief tool at your disposal: Moom Health’s The Calm Pack has been carefully curated and designed in consultation with a naturopath, nutritionist, and Ayurvedic doctor to ultimately regulate cortisol to reduce the effects of stress and promote calm throughout the body. Not only does the formulation support your stress holistically, but it also addresses the root causes.
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