Obsessed with my new jute rug. It is by far the nicest quality jute I’ve ever experienced and the weave is substantial but also soft and fluffy. Has a very relaxed and broken in feel (which I prefer) and it settles in even more after it’s been open for a few days. It’s also warms up my light and modern space while keeping it organic and minimal. I’ll share more photos but I couldn’t resist this one! Rug from @safavieh 💫
This combination is among the top products and tools used during my Facials. Nephrite Gua Sha combined with this @joshrosebrook mask to immerse the complexion and cells in hydration. As the tissue and skin is stimulated and awakened through Gua Sha, advanced hydration mask melts into the skin, delivering deep nourishment through organic botanicals and plant nutrients to the skin. . . A little goes a veeeery long way so I enjoy using this as my massage and gua sha balm throughout many treatments. And because it is a balm and not an oil, the correct useage leaves the perfect glide while still being able to manipulate and work tissue and muscles during massage without too much slip. I personally love balms, especially in treatment. It is such a decadent and nourishing product that I recommend to massage it in at home too. Leave on for 20-35 minutes and remove remaining mask with a dry, soft cloth. Follow with hydrating accelerator and serum. When I use as a massage balm in treatment, I remove any remaining mask with dry cloth before moving on to another mask or treatment products, depending on customization during the treatment. . . Truly a must have during the upcoming seasons, especially if you are traveling to nourish skin pre, during and post flight!
Vikruti. Nature of imbalance. Current state of all 3 doshas and how they are expressing imbalance through the body and mind. What is the nature of the current imbalance at this moment and what habits are practiced or lacking that are causing the disturbance? When things start getting blurry and veering from our natural state of balance, that is Vikruti expressing her or himself through our dosha/elemental energies. We've got too much of one element and not enough of the others to keep us balanced. . . Prakruti is our constitution, our most stable dosha attributes. Vikruti is any current dosha imbalances. I don't really use the whole 4 skin type philosophy but more or less I am most definitely tuning in to your dosha and current doshic attributes to support your skin. I actually already have an idea of your Dosha before you even walk through my door through your Ayurvedic intake questions. 🙃 Doshas represent the energetic and elemental nature of your genetic make-up, which tells so much about skin, what skin is prone to and why it may be doing what it is currently doing. Our dosha creates our "skin type" if you ask me and is also very telling in cases of dis-ease. . .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Each dosha also manifests stress and emotions differently and they certainly all have an impact on the skin. I think because stress and emotional health are not necessarily tangible, we sometimes don't recognize or believe the effects it can have on the body until it starts physically manifesting and effecting our everyday life. However, that is why Ayurveda is so effective, it is so rooted in what we do everyday, how we spend our time and energy, our emotional well being, how we truly FEEL and motivates us in looking at life through a purposeful lens. It teaches us to be mindful of Vikruti and acknowledge imbalances before they become chronic, to listen to our body and mind, which is the best way to radiant skin, to prevent dis-ase of many sorts and is also something we cannot buy but must apply through daily dedication and practice. 🌙
The Monday Look by yours truly, Tika Turner. 💫🐶💫
Kansa is a blend of tin and copper metals and is known in Ayurveda as a healing metal. Kansa can be used on the body to pull acidity from the tissues, reduce tension, reduce pain, detoxify and unify the body, mind and spirit. I've been incorporating more Kansa tools into my practice lately as many of them keep product use minimal, giving skin a chance to breath, detoxify and heal therapeutically. Love the simplicity. Happy Saturn Day! 💫🌙💫
I am in love the Scandinavian foundational design in my new place. Clean, neutral and edgeless. Highlighting the details, no need for the unnecessary. . . Pretty damn close to my philosophy on beauty too. No need for the unnecessary, less is more and when you’ve got a healthy foundation, everything else becomes innately beautiful. Happy Friday! 🌙