I have been thinking about why I love cosmetics as much as I do. Is it the thrill of the chase of the latest and greatest? The hope that something will transform me into something I want to be? Skinnier, with perfect skin, longer lashes, hair to die for and generally fabulous? Or is it the personal time I carve out of my busy schedule for myself what I really enjoy?
I think it ends up being a bit of all of those things. I know no one product will make me instantly better all over. I do hope for flawless skin, longer lashes and a silky soft hair. And there are some amazing products that can help you achieve that. But what I think I enjoy the most is the ritual of beauty itself.
I love those 20 minutes (or more) where I cleanse, tone and moisturize. Maybe it is my form of meditation, but women have been doing for centuries. One company, Juara Skin Care, focuses in on skin care based on ancient ritual and makes it easy for you to connect to time honored Indonesian Beauty Rituals, to boost your appearance and let's be really honest, your self esteem.
I recently had the pleasure of meeting with one of the founders, who explained Indonesian beauty rituals and the importance it played in that society. To help modern day women follow the same rituals, they created several great sets of products.
I tried the Glow On the Go Mini-Ritual, $42, which focuses on brightening your skin. This kit utilizes the ancient beauty secrets of rice, tamarind, turmeric and sweet black tea to infuse skin with powerful antioxidant protection and brighten skin for a softer more even-toned and glowing complexion. It comes with Rice Facial Cleanser, Tamarind Tea Hydrating Toner, Sweet Black Tea & Rice Facial Moisturizer, Turmeric Antioxidant Facial Mask, and the ever-raved about Travel Size Candlenut Hand & Body Balm.
I loved the toner, the moisturizer and especially loved the Tumeric Mask. This kits uncomplicates the ritual of beauty, making it easy for you to enjoy the process. And love the results.
What are your favorite beauty rituals?
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I agree with the ritual being the best part of skincare. Wheather or not there is an instant improvement, it just feels good going through the steps. Every couple of weeks I have an at home spa night, which consists of locking myself in the bathroom for about 2 hours and body brushing, facial mask,hair mask and working for complete exfoliation head to toe. Whatever the case may be, i enjoy this time for myself, it relaxes me and makes me feel pretty.
ReplyDeleteI love the time I spend trying new products and relaxing. It's the one thing I really do just for me!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for sharing this with us. It caused me to sit and reflect a bit as to what I do. I only recently started to do a skin care routine (what I mean by routine is something in the mornings and evenings, and I only really started within the past year or so). Before that I would only have the daily ritual of putting on my moisturizer with spf.
ReplyDeleteI do enjoy cleansing my face and putting on my moisturizers. I enjoy taking a hot bath and relaxing. I still find it difficult though to remind myself that I deserve this 'me' time, and I still need to incorporate doing masks more regularly.