CELEBRATE YOUR INNER WILD CHILD!!
Mardi Gras or “Fat Tuesday” falls on March 8th this year. It the time of feasting and merrymaking before Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning of the penitential season of Lent, which leads up to Easter in the Christian tradition.
When I was a student at Rice University in Houston, TX, we celebrated Mardi Gras every year! Mardi Gras is big along the Gulf Coast. I went to New Orleans a couple of times. If you can stand the crowds, it’s worth doing at least once in your life. I’ve also been to Mardi Gras in Galveston, TX, which is a bit more self-contained. I prefer it. I haven’t been to either since Hurricanes Katrina and Ike, but I doubt that has hampered the spirit of the celebrations there.
Mardi Gras Masks are worn so that revelers may let their hair down without having to do ‘the walk of shame’ the next day! I tend to think that they are less a disguise than a statement: Here is my inner wild child! In masking, the revelers actually unmask a part of themselves that rarely sees the light of day.
We all wear many “masks” throughout the day and throughout our lives. You may wear in one day the masks of “wife,” “mother,” “daughter,” “sister,” “colleague,” “friend.” That’s an amazing number of roles to play in one day! I need to remember to “unmask” continually to remain sane and whole.
What goes on in our lives shows up in our bodies. Our skin especially, is the billboard, advertising for all to see, whether our lives are in or out of balance. That is why I have developed two products: the EXFOLIATING AHA SCRUB, and the SKIN REJUVENATING AHA CREAM, to work together as a treatment that we’re calling the AHA DUO.
AHAs are Alpha Hydroxy Acids, and in larger commercial brands they are made from harsh chemicals. Ours are multi-fruit acids, from apples, grapes, citrus, sugar maple, sugar cane, etc., which gently dissolve the dead, surface layer of the skin. The AHA SCRUB has wax Jojoba beads, which polish your skin gently, without irritation, plus Mango and Shea Butters for super hydration. The AHA CREAM enhances the action of the SCRUB with the added power of detoxifying Seaweed Extract. Both work to “unmask” your face to the newer, radiant skin that you already have beneath the dull, surface layer, to create a new, more balanced, place from which to begin. A fresh start!
A fresh start. In this season leading up to Easter and its message of renewal, whether or not you are Christian, I believe we are all looking for a new day, a new project, a new version of ourselves. It can start with something as simple as the way you take care of yourself and your skin. It’s about creating balance in our lives.
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