The Nomad Hotel London — Haute So Fabulous

This past year while traveling over + back to London to see clients, I started seeing Katie England, the extraordinary facialist come all round beautiful human who.. let’s just say 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 in London where clients travel from all over the world to book in for a Katie England experience.

In meeting Katie + understanding her ethos + energy I put my trust in her immediately. We have been working on my skin each time I’m in London + each time I realize I feel somewhat more confident now to leave the house sans makeup, it reinforces my belief that seeing Katie has become one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. As someone who has always felt incredibly uncomfortable in my skin, self-conscious of how red it can be, I am not joking when I say, I feel like that girl who actually glows when she comes out of a treatment - ok like relatively speaking to that girl but I feel better than I ever have.

Katie is more than a master of what she does though, she is one of the most beautiful souls; a gentle + kind presence that welcomes you into her world with an aura bursting with love for her clients + a passion for + knowledge of the far reaching + often highly-generalised topic of skin health. Understanding the complexity of lifestyles + the effect our entire lives can have on our skin, Katie delves deeper than anyone, knowing the health of our skin is about so much more than any one thing.

Thanks to BYONIK, Buccal, Lymphatic Drainage + Katie’s ever evolving mastery, 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 + techniques, Katies creates bespoke treatments for each client depending on your specific needs + skin goals, looking at your overall plan with the foundational knowing that there is no overnight success with anyone’s journey to healthier skin + that gaining confidence in it comes of course with the help of treatments but just as much the self-discipline to do the “homework” between sessions so that her work is even more beneficial when you’re in session with her.

I cannot recommend Katie enough + for you or anyone you know who can book in while in London, this is the perfect gift to yourself that will continue to feel good long after you admire your skin in the mirror.

Discover your next facial with Katie + her team —— KATIE-ENGLAND.com

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