I keep telling myself to try new things. To branch out. But I keep going back to the things I love, and is that really such a bad thing? Rose fragrance and oil and extract and everything from and around those soft pink petals have really established themselves in my upper echelon of favorite ingredients for all kinds of skin, hair, and body care. It's so luxurious without feeling excessive, and seems kind of old fashioned and glamorous with a side of sweetness and simplicity that is just irresistible to me. And so I had myself a full body rose session the other night! I tried to keep it simple overall, but stick my theme at every level: triple cleanse with the RE:cipe Cleansing Oil, Peter Thomas Roth Rose Stem Cell Cleanser, and Velieve Rose Petal cleansing foam; quick swipe of toner followed by the endlessly creepy but actually really effective 23yearsold ROSEGOLD24K sheet mask. Like, why is there no mouth?! It was nice to lie back and be quiet and soak up all that lovely and surprisingly light essence, but I am a chronic jaw clencher and tooth grinder (thanks bruxism!), so I was pretty stiff after the good 30-45 min it took to absorb. After that, I didn't want to overdo it and also wanted to let that 24K magic happen on its own, so I followed up with the Aromatica rose eye cream and the light but also rich Treeannsea Desert Rose Cream. And before all of that, I tried the Matrix Oil Wonders Volume Rose shampoo and conditioner (which I LOVE), and the Ren Moroccan Rose body wash and cream (which I found underwhelming tbh). I felt pretty and relaxed and ready for my much-needed beauty sleep after all of that, though, so my mission to relax and rejuvenate was most definitely accomplished.
