EMBRACE EVENING

 

As the nights grow longer in the Northern Hemisphere, it’s a beautiful time to embrace evening. Ancient lore celebrates this magical between day-and-night moment and the etheric quality of the twilight, and it can feel so good to tap into the cozy evening rhythm by setting the tone and starting your skin care as the sun goes down.

When the day is done, take a few deep breaths, focussing on a slightly longer exhale, which so subtly helps bring the body into ease. Choose music with the just-right vibration, whatever soothes and lulls you into a relaxed state. Dim the lights and enjoy candlelight at dinner. Personally, I love to change into clothes that reflect the mood, something flowy, pretty and perfectly comfortable.

And, instead of waiting until bedtime, it can feel so good to shift your skin care routine as well. Cleanse the skin before dinnertime, either giving it a pause for an hour or two, or, if your skin is dry or depleted, applying your serum and face cream. A richly restorative night cream like Celestial Rose Crème has everything skin needs to fully replenish. So why not let the skin drink in all these beautiful nutrients.

But most importantly, please enjoy every moment of this slow, languid, end-of-day feeling. Taking time for yourself in this way allows you to fully recover as you fully  replenish yourself—body, mind, spirit and skin—for all that will come in the morning.

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