TOOLS TO TURN Your Beauty Routine Into a Ritual

Don’t just go through the motions every time

It’s easy to mindlessly rush through your daily skincare in an effort to get it over with and get on with your day or off to bed. You’re throwing on your serum and moisturizer, and you even remembered SPF this morning! That’ll do, right?

At Âmé, we like to think of caring for our skin like tending to a garden. You wouldn’t just haphazardly throw on some fertilizer and water things the bare minimum and expect it to thrive in perfect harmony, would you? We feel that when we take time out for our skincare and make it a ritual, we are also feeding our soul, and a fulfilled soul will reveal itself on your face. Love and intention are what cultivate lit-from-within beauty and balance.

"Better lymphatic flow also has a positive effect on immunity"

To create ritual, light a candle, some palo santo, or some incense before you even begin cleansing. Float your palo santo or incense around your space and your body, giving yourself a sense of calm and breaking into your own energy field, or aura.

Play some soft music or healing frequencies to calm the chatter in your mind that is always causing you to think about what you need to do next. Just be present with yourself so that you can take all the time you need. Put a speaker in your bathroom that is just for bathing and skincare rituals, so that it’s always there when you need it.

Massage and stimulation are amazing for our complexion. They boost circulation, which brings nutrients and oxygen to the surface of the dermis, providing not only immediate glow but also long-term effects if done on a regular basis. Those long term effects can include improved muscle tone which prevents and reverses wrinkles and sagging, as well as a brighter pallor, a natural flush, and reduced puffiness from the aided lymphatic drainage. Of course, better lymphatic flow also has a positive effect on immunity.

While it might not be practical to absolutely drop everything to worship your face for 30 minutes a day, twice a day, there are some great tools out there that will add a little more ritual to your routine a few times a week. Here are some of our favorites.