Books are fun, no matter what the season is. But there's something about summer that makes me feel like we have the extra time to finally start crossing those titles off of my list. My long, long, long list.
This month, specifically, I've been feeling in the mood to read these (fairly) new books off of my wellness/beauty list and these are the ones that stuck out to me the most.
Pure Skin by Victoria Tsai
Besides being an visually stunning book inside and out, Victoria Tsai’s Pure Skin is a wealth of knowledge that provides insight that even the most veteran skincare
enthusiasts would appreciate. Victoria doesn’t seek to overwhelm or burden her readers with too much information, but don’t expect her to oversimplify it. From
sheet masks to sunscreen, Tsai delves into each topic with the wisdom of a woman who’s been a skincare enthusiast her entire life.
enthusiasts would appreciate. Victoria doesn’t seek to overwhelm or burden her readers with too much information, but don’t expect her to oversimplify it. From
sheet masks to sunscreen, Tsai delves into each topic with the wisdom of a woman who’s been a skincare enthusiast her entire life.
What I love best about Pure Skin is the way that Tsai provides natural remedies and alternatives to common skincare problems. Victoria could have easily
turned this book into a glowing Tatcha review. Instead, she uses her passion and wisdom to truly help her readers. As much as I used to be against “kitchen skincare”,
the way that the benefit of each household ingredient was explained lessened my aversion to using putting food from my fridge onto my face.
turned this book into a glowing Tatcha review. Instead, she uses her passion and wisdom to truly help her readers. As much as I used to be against “kitchen skincare”,
the way that the benefit of each household ingredient was explained lessened my aversion to using putting food from my fridge onto my face.
If you’re new to figuring out what skincare product is best for your skin-type, wanting to know what practices will work (and how to do them), or you’d like to know
more about Tatcha’s founder and CEO’s life and work, then Pure Skin would be a really fun and quick read.
more about Tatcha’s founder and CEO’s life and work, then Pure Skin would be a really fun and quick read.
The Miracle of Vinegar by Emma Marsden
If you grew up in a household with parents or grandparents of color, you probably already know that vinegar is worth its weight in gold, not only when it comes to
cooking, but pretty much for everything else. I still have vivid memories of the taste of malt vinegar on hot, fresh french fries and the less appetizing smell of the white
vinegar foot soak my grandma used while relaxing on the weekends.
cooking, but pretty much for everything else. I still have vivid memories of the taste of malt vinegar on hot, fresh french fries and the less appetizing smell of the white
vinegar foot soak my grandma used while relaxing on the weekends.
The Miracle of Vinegar is a book filled with vinegar’s greatest hits, including some I had never even heard of before. Marsden breaks down each type of vinegar and
what it’s best used for. Since vinegar is natural yet acidic, it’s great for cleaning tough, stuck-on grime, unclogging drains, and wiping down glass. Best of all, there are
tons of recipes in the book, a lot of which use apple cider vinegar, which helps with digestion, so bonus! This is a perfect read for anybody who wants to cut down
on chemical waste, be a little more mindful of what they’re inhaling while cleaning, or wants to know more about this miraculous condiment!
what it’s best used for. Since vinegar is natural yet acidic, it’s great for cleaning tough, stuck-on grime, unclogging drains, and wiping down glass. Best of all, there are
tons of recipes in the book, a lot of which use apple cider vinegar, which helps with digestion, so bonus! This is a perfect read for anybody who wants to cut down
on chemical waste, be a little more mindful of what they’re inhaling while cleaning, or wants to know more about this miraculous condiment!
Moodtopia by Sara-Chana Silverstein
Have you ever felt overwhelmed? Or sad? Or stressed? How many times have you, instead of trying to understand the root of those feelings, decided to either
ignore them or cope with them in an unhealthy way, until it was too much to handle and you said or did something that was incredibly unlike yourself?
ignore them or cope with them in an unhealthy way, until it was too much to handle and you said or did something that was incredibly unlike yourself?
Moodtopia doesn’t want to teach you to bottle your feelings away and pretend that everything is fine. It’s going to teach you how to listen to yourself and
assess out the root of the issues that lead you to the breaking point (hopefully before said breaking point). Life is constantly bombarding us with challenge after
challenge, bill after bill, event after event. And while it’s become more socially acceptable to answer, “not at all’ when someone asks us how we’re doing, we still
struggle within our social circles to admit that stress isn’t taking as much of a toll on us as it actually is.
assess out the root of the issues that lead you to the breaking point (hopefully before said breaking point). Life is constantly bombarding us with challenge after
challenge, bill after bill, event after event. And while it’s become more socially acceptable to answer, “not at all’ when someone asks us how we’re doing, we still
struggle within our social circles to admit that stress isn’t taking as much of a toll on us as it actually is.
Through paying close attention to and charting your moods, creating a space that is conducive to to being your best self, along with using aromatherapy
and herbs, Silverstein strives to help you achieve balance and ease the way into finding healthy coping mechanisms and solutions to stressful situations.
and herbs, Silverstein strives to help you achieve balance and ease the way into finding healthy coping mechanisms and solutions to stressful situations.
Skin Deep by Bee Shapiro
It’s so easy to fall down an Instagram rabbit-hole, scouring for hours to find out what products celebrities use in order to get the looks they do. Like, how does
Gabrielle Union stay looking so radiant, all the time? And what exactly does Lisa Bonet use to keep her hair immaculate? Well, Skin Deep has done all the nosey,
busy work for us!
Gabrielle Union stay looking so radiant, all the time? And what exactly does Lisa Bonet use to keep her hair immaculate? Well, Skin Deep has done all the nosey,
busy work for us!
Any and everybody you’ve wished you could (and some people wouldn’t have ever though to) just text really quick and ask “girl, where’d you get that highlighter?”
are spilling all of their beauty secrets for The New York Times’ Bee Shapiro. Each person gives a little blurb on makeup, skincare, haircare, fitness routines, and more.
are spilling all of their beauty secrets for The New York Times’ Bee Shapiro. Each person gives a little blurb on makeup, skincare, haircare, fitness routines, and more.
Let be frank- a lot of the products and services that are displayed cost an arm and a leg. And why wouldn’t they? The the people featured in this book have high
paying jobs with expensive taste to match. But the great thing is that most of them are moderately affordable and accessible from stores like Sephora and Nordstrom,
so there’s no excuse to build up a pretty robust wishlist in plenty of time for Christmas.
paying jobs with expensive taste to match. But the great thing is that most of them are moderately affordable and accessible from stores like Sephora and Nordstrom,
so there’s no excuse to build up a pretty robust wishlist in plenty of time for Christmas.
The Skin Nerd by Jennifer Rock
Everyone has that friend who is going to give it to you straight. You know, that person who you go to in order to get the actual truth- the ones your nicer, more polite
friends are just too sweet to say. Jennifer Rock is that friend. And she’s telling you to get real with your skin.
friends are just too sweet to say. Jennifer Rock is that friend. And she’s telling you to get real with your skin.
Before you can think about treatments and oils and sprays, you have to be up front with how you’re treating your body. What you put in is really what you get out. Rock
gives real useful advice using her unique brand of bluntness, humor and wisdom. That advice that should be simple to us, but with our hectic, modern lives,
it sometimes gets lost amongst the chaos. You’re going to find new ways to take care of your body from the inside out and then, and only then, will you move on to
the tricker subjects like serums, SPF, and sheet masks.
gives real useful advice using her unique brand of bluntness, humor and wisdom. That advice that should be simple to us, but with our hectic, modern lives,
it sometimes gets lost amongst the chaos. You’re going to find new ways to take care of your body from the inside out and then, and only then, will you move on to
the tricker subjects like serums, SPF, and sheet masks.
It doesn’t matter if you’re a fresh-faced newbie or a skincare OG; there’s something you definitely don’t know in this book.Rock isn’t going to give you the steps
to get magically clear and radiant skin overnight. But if you follow her skin commandments, you’ll be more than well on your way.
to get magically clear and radiant skin overnight. But if you follow her skin commandments, you’ll be more than well on your way.
