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Gifts That Keep On Giving - A Wellness Gift Guide

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This isn’t your typical gift guide that people tend to share at this time year because, not to sound all righteous or holier than thou but I find the excess of Christmas + the consumerism around it to be quite upsetting. As someone who really considers what I purchase + what I use in my life, I hate the waste of things that not needed or wanted + the idea of gifting those I love with things I am only just hoping they will love or use. Also, let’s face it, most of us don’t need more ‘stuff’ so this guide is curated as I try to curate everything in my life with an evergreen approach + a conscious heart to shine light on the things I love + genuinely use in my everyday life that continue to give long after the wrapping has been recycled + the tree has been taken down for another year.


‘The Elevator’ by SISTERLY

The Elevator is a supplement I’ve been taking for several months now + can absolutely say I am feeling the benefits of. Admittedly they are a client of mine but I had started using the product prior to that becoming a reality so my love for the brand is organic. SISTERLY is a unique product, something that was created with immense consideration for what the female physiology actually need (and just as much doesn’t need) + is scientifically led. What I’ve really noticed a few months into being on it is that in coming up to my period my PMS is usually like fire, taking me down rabbit holes tittled "my life is coming to an end” + other sort of dramatics. And a few months in I’m finding the PMS isn’t PMSing so hard. I also find that my skin is clearer, my hair + nails stronger + my sleep is showing up as a deeper kind of sleep on my Oura ring which - let’s be honest, who doesn’t need a little more energy these days. SISTERLY is a female founded brand, brought to life by three incredibly intelligent, aware, progressive + kind Irish women who sought to produce the best foundational supplement that would speak to the physiology of every female body (over 18) + in working with the best of the best - Dr. Daniel Jones - they cut absolutely no corners in producing ‘The Elevator”

Subscriptions are available with many options with a 1, 3, 6 or 12 month offerings.

Give her the gift of feeling great — SISTERLYLAB.COM


A Voucher for Katie England Skin

This year while traveling over + back to London for my clients, I started seeing Katie England, the extraordinary facialist come all round beautiful human who.. let’s just say she KNOWS skin like no one else I’ve ever met. My best friend introduced me to Katie’s brilliance who, for the past number of years, has held a residency at the Nomad Hotel in Covent Garden, London. My absolute favourite hotel in the city too so it’s always even more fabulous going to see her. I’d been using various different products over the years + have always been a fan of certain brands, I was finding my skin wasn’t getting to be where I actually felt confident. And so with an openness to start all over again, I put my trust in Katie + we have been working on my skin each time I’m in London which has now become one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. As someone who has always felt incredibly uncomfortable in my skin, I am not joking when I say, I feel like that girl who actually glows when I come out of my treatment. I’ve never really truly felt that before. Thanks to BYONIK, Buccal + Katie’s mastery, I’ve been wearing no makeup some days + the progress I’m beginning to feel with my skin is all thanks to Katie + her magic hands + expert recommendations. Working with many different approaches, Katies creates bespoke treatments for each client depending on your specific needs + looks at the idea of gaining confidence in your skin with a long term strategy while giving you “homework” between sessions so that her work is even more beneficial when you’re in session with her. I cannot recommend Katie enough + for anyone you know who can book in while in London, this is the perfect gift that will continue to feel good for a long time to come.

Gift them confidence — KATIE-ENGLAND.COM


A Sound Healing Session with Audrey O’Connor of CORESTATE

You might remember I spoke about sound healing earlier this year as something that’s come into my life a lot more over the past year or so. Something that lends itself to the deeply reparative + therapeutic, this modality of healing has been around for thousands of years + is finally catching on as something of great importance + benefit when it comes to dealing with trauma + the every day levels of stress that we all tend to be under these days. My dear friend Audrey is a sound healing practitioner + has started a Monday Sound Club where each Monday evening you can connect with Auds on her virtual classes. She also hosts in person workshops in Dublin which are like enveloping your entire being into a vortex of relaxation, safety + beauty. Her energy is a stunning mirror of her soul + you cannot go wrong in gifting someone you love with a voucher for CORESTATE. It’s a soul essential + again, something that lends itself to feeling great from the inside out.

Give the gift of healing — CORESTATE.COM


 

Chic Gifts to Bring To a Dinner Party

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Ensuring your of-course-its-home-made food is something of a spectacular delight, the company blends smoothly + the energy is flowing on the right frequency, there’s no doubt that hosting a dinner party is a whole thing. Yet being the guest who brings something interesting as a gift at such a dinner party is something of a thing too don’t you think. It can be difficult to know what to bring outside the obvious bottle of champagne or traditional box of chocolates, which of course are perfectly perfect too. It goes without saying that I get it, we’re alll in a rush, life is busy + perhaps you thought you had a bottle of great wine at home + so in rushing out the door, you realise a pit-stop at the off license is required en route. However in putting some thought into the act of preparation for you, I’ve compiled a selection of really chic + thoughtful gifts that go beyond the blatantly obvious options..

Parfum Discovery Selection Box — ROADS // €60


Palais De Tokyo Incense — ASTIER DE VILLATTE // €50


KEEP KISSING candle — ROADS // €65


Incense Holder — ASTIER DE VILLATTE // €95


The Creative Act; A Way of Being by Rick Rubin — SHOP HERE // €22


Fig Tree Candle — CLOON KEEN // €45


Chanel No.5, The Bath Soap — CHANEL // €35


 

Gifts That Keep On Giving, Long After the Holidays

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This holiday season why not give a gift that keeps on giving. From subscriptions to vouchers, in beauty, healthy, exercise and escapism, here is my list of the perfect presents that will live long beyond the immediacy of Christmas morning..


S U P E R N O V A L I V I N G

Clean, beautiful, healthy and nourishing, a monthly subscription to this beautiful UK based protein, created by husband and wife duo Laura and Jermaine Beckford, is something that will love the one you love the whole year through. Created as an alternative to all the industry mass produced proteins that are full of unhealthy additives, Supernova is the ultimate way to start 2020 and journey to a healthier, more energetic you.

Read all about the company on HSF’s interview with founder Laura Beckford here // Purchase a subscription at supernova living.com


M E L I S S A W O O D H E A L T H

Having just relaunched with a whole new rebranding, not to mention the perfect app to keep all your beautiful workouts in one places, Melissa Wood-Tepperberg is a Mom, wellness coach, avid meditator, certified yoga and pilates teacher and plant-based eater, working to shift the way we live and help her fans thrive from the inside out. The former model’s goal is to help you find your best self through movement methods, intuitive eating and mindful meditation. A year subscription with Melissa costs just $109.99 and is worth every cent.

Read more about Melissa’s workouts here // Purchase a subscription at melissawoodhealth.com


F A C E G Y M

For any and all of the beauty fanatics in your life, a voucher for Facegym is a heaven sent once the gloom of January sets in and there’s all the time in the world to ‘self-care’ our way to summer. This non-invasive facial treatment works like a natural facelift and works in exercising the muscles to increase the areas blood circulation (allowing oxygen and nourishment to reach skin cells) and develops the 43 muscles in the face, making the shape of the face more full and defined. It’s like a workout for the face and becomes an addictive dedicated practice for those who fall in love with it.

Read more about Facegym here.. // Purchase a voucher at FaceGym.com


R I C A R I

Something of a modern day take on a classic tradition, Ricari was created by wellness connoisseur Anna Zahn and is the cult L.A lymphatic drainage treatment based on a cellular-level approach to great skincare and the is a fundamental first step in bringing your body to the next level. This one is one of those things that, seemingly luxurious becomes all too much an essential necessity from that first experience and something that once gifted will forever remain you in your loved ones good books. Only available in NYC or LA.

Read more about The Ricari Method here.. // Purchase a voucher at Ricaristudios.com

 

R E V I V I V T H E R A P Y

Tried and tested, IV Therapy is one of the only ways in which we get immediate results, instantly allowing the body to fully reap the benefits of 100% absorption when it comes to vitamins and supplements. Whether it’s to nurse and reserve a hangover or just simply get your body through the winter blues, nothing screams a boost of energy like a hit of Reviv IV Therapy. It’s the ultimate pick-me-up post all the festive partying.

Read more about Reviv IV Therapy here // Purchase a voucher at revivme.com


M A G A Z I N E S U B S C R I P T I O N S

Like a good book, magazines bring hours of escape, learning, browsing and or dreaming, so why not give the gift of all with one of your loved ones favourite glossy! It’s another one that lasts long beyond Christmas morning..

Find all the best at isubscribe.co.uk