THE LIBRARY : HOW TO BE A HOMEBODY WITH ESTÉE LALONDE
introducing the queen of baths estée lalaonde, founder of bath & body brand mirror water, a brand created for your downtime. the natural ingredients and essential oils used in the mirror water products are designed to be deeply relaxing whilst also uplifting, with their signature blend of Vetiver, Cedarwood, Canadian Black Spruce, and Bergamot - a nod to estée’s canadian roots.
i connected with estée last year and had the pleasure of trying her beautiful range of mirror water products (the rub balm and smooth body oil were my favourites! ) since then we have shared our passion for a damn good facial and a moment of relaxation.
it was only right to invite estée to share her bathing ritual, using her favourite mirror water products to inspire a moment of calm, cosy relaxation during these dreary winter months.
grab your head phones, turn the hot tap on and enjoy this asmr inspired audio to set the mood.
transcribed below:
hello, and welcome everyone to my downtime routine. my name is estée lalonde and i’m the founder of mirror water, we are a bath and body care brand that is centred around the concept of self reflection and relaxation. i’m trying to inspire people to chill out more, to realise that rest is productive. we need to be able to rest in order to carry on with all of our responsibilities, to enjoy our lives and to slow down. i’m someone who lives a fast paced lifestyle so i make it a huge priority to chill as often as i can.
so, i hope you find this relaxing…
tonight we are going to have a relaxing bath, i’m currently in my bathroom in my flat. i’m hoping this doesn’t turn into a bit of an x-rated voice recording… but… i’m taking off my clothes, and i’ve grabbed my dry brush. i love dry brushing, it’s something anyone can do and benefit from, it’s really easy to do as well. it’s one of those things that once you start doing it, you can’t stop doing it! for me the best way to do it is before i have a bath or shower. you just take the dry brush and in soft strokes, you stroke your body towards your heart. this has a lot of benefits, it increases your circulation, it physically exfoliates your body, and can help with things like cellulite, so i always make sure to do the back of my legs where i have a little cellulite. i just find this is a great first step to get going into the body care ritual and into the headspace of winding down.
its time to run your bath…
i’m the kind of person that loves a really really hot bath, so i make sure to run the bath as hot as i can stand it and test the water with my toes throughout the process to make sure its not getting too hot! once it’s ready i’m gonna jump on in. now that the water is the perfect temperature, i am so looking forward to getting in… but first we’re going to sprinkle some bath salts. of course, my favourite the mirror water soak bath salts. they have magnesium flakes, epsom salts, pink himalayan salts and they smell amazing. they smell like a canadian forest, i’m from canada originally so i wanted them to remind me of the nature i grew up in. the magnesium and epsom salts are amazing for relaxing your entire muscles, great for your skin, and general chilling out vibes. i’m gonna pour some in my hand, and sprinkle them into this gorgeous warm water, i can see the salts glistening in the bottom of the tub. now i’m just going to make sure to give it a really nice swoosh around, once they are dissolved i can really smell the essential oils. inside the salts there is vetiver which is a type of grass/root, theres also cedar wood, canadian black spruce which is another tree and bergamot which is a nice citrus. the smell is very woody but also very fresh because of the bergamot, it is amazing and the fragrance is so grounding, i truly love the scent.
now i’m in the bath…
usually after a long day i just like to get in the bath and chill, i don’t necessarily need to be reading or watching anything, but today i’m going to read my kindle. I’m currently reading cleopatra and frankenstein, i just can’t get enough of it.
okay, i’m out…
all wrapped up in a beautiful warm towel, now i’ve towel dried my skin, first thing i do is just enjoy the moment because i’m always feeling so relaxed after i have a bath, then of course i need to hydrate my body. so, we have our very best selling product, smooth - our daily body oil, by mirror water of course. i developed this to be the happy medium between a dry oil and a regular body oil, i wanted it to sink in quickly but be super nourishing. everyone who tries it loves it, so if you’re listening and you haven’t tried it, you need to try it. it’s fragranced with the same essential oils as our other products, so it smells woody, super clean and fresh. i’m gonna take a little bit, i rub my hands together and the first part of this routine is to breathe in the essential oils, then apply all over your body. it works best to apply to damp skin, it sinks in really well, just towel off and apply to damp warm skin, it’s gonna sink in and smell divine. i like to give myself a little massage when i’m applying my oil, i like to massage my neck as it helps me to unwind. we’re all sat on our computers so much and its draining, so we need to work on loosening up those muscles.
i also love to use another one of our products called rub. i think of this as a super rich body oil, it can be used on elbows, cuticles, ankles, knees - anywhere you have dry skin. it’s in a smaller jar because you don’t need much of it, i like to take a little bit and massage this into my feet. normally i’ll lay in bed, watch netflix and massage this into my feet. it’s so relaxing and in the morning your feet are gonna wake up so soft. if you really wanna go for it you can put a pair of loose socks on after, and your feet will come out the next morning softer than anything you’ve experienced, i would recommend that.
i hope you enjoyed having a bath with me, my favourite way to relax and unwind. i’m so excited to be featured here in the lounge, i love this newsletter. if you want to stay in touch with me you can follow me at @esteelalonde my brand’s name is mirror water, we’re availabe at space nk, liberty, and a few other places you can find on our webiste of course.
thanks again for joining me, and i’m gonna go to bed now… bye x
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