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Journal articles on skincare, fragrance, wellbeing and news
The essential guide to facial serum skincare
Understanding your skin and finding your perfect match. Skincare is, at its core is an intimate personal ritual – good for your wellbeing, it prompts an unspoken dialogue between you and your skin. It is the first act of the morning, a moment of quiet care before the world intrudes,...
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The future of sustainable skincare and ethical beauty
Skincare is no longer just about efficacy – it is about responsibility. The products we choose, the ingredients we apply, the brands we align with; each decision is a reflection of our values, a statement about the world we wish to inhabit. We live in an era where beauty is...
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The art of personalised skincare
Natural ingredient skincare is both science and intuition, an ongoing conversation between you and your skin. Some mornings, your complexion may feel calm, radiant, balanced; other times, it is temperamental, reactive, in need of something more. The mistake many make is to treat skincare as fixed and formulaic, when in...
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A return to ritual, the enduring power of the face mask
In a world that moves faster than ever, there is quiet power in pausing in returning to the small, sacred rituals that remind us to care for ourselves with gentleness and intention. The simple act of applying a face mask is one such ritual: an age-old practice that continues to...
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A soft beginning, a lip scrub for every season
Early summer has its own kind of tiredness. The kind that comes not from cold or wind, but from sun and salt and long days spent chasing the light. Lips dry in the warmth just as they do in the frost, only with less drama. You barely notice until they...
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As the seasons change: a year of walking by Derwentwater near Keswick
A hot afternoon in June, just before midsummer… Approaching Crow Park, at the southern tip of Derwentwater, the air feels alive with the buzz of summer. I walk barefoot on the deep emerald grass, studded with daisies and buttercups. Groups of friends and families lie lazily on the lakeshore, laughing...
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Stories in the air, home fragrance as memory
There are scents that live in the woodgrain, tucked behind the linen, caught in the folds of time. Some arrive like old friends, others are fleeting – a moment on the air, barely there, and yet unforgettable. Home fragrance is not simply a diffuser or soy candle that perfumes a...
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Slow interiors, the quiet art of scenting your space
The kettle clicks. Light leans gently through my window. A scented soy candle stirs in the quiet, its flame casting a low amber flicker against the walls. I move softly around the room, guided not by time, but by texture and scent. This is the quiet rhythm of a home...
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The scent of rain – fragrances for stormy days and fresh earth
There is a scent carried on the air before the rain arrives – a quiet anticipation, a hush that settles over the landscape as the first droplets meet the earth. It is the scent of damp stone, moss-heavy woodlands, and wildflowers trembling under the weight of water. It is the...
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Bamboo & Jasmine perfume, a chypre fragrance of stillness and motion
In the untouched corners of the world, where the air hums with the quiet rhythm of nature, bamboo stands tall – a symbol of strength, serenity, and adaptability. It bends with the wind but never breaks, thriving in harmony with the earth. Beneath its canopy, jasmine vines bloom, exuding a...
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