Self-care is not a luxury, but instead a necessity. It’s proven to be one of the best things you can do for your overall health and well-being, and unfortunately as Black women most of us aren’t getting enough of at.
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Self-care isn’t just expensive massages and luxurious glasses of wine — it can be done each day in as little as 10 minutes through medication, reflection and small acts of kindness to ourselves. So for the person who is juggling it all (because what Black woman isn’t?) show them that you care about them by helping them experience a little TLC each day.
Even if your gift’s recipient currently doesn’t have a ritual, these thoughtful self-care gift ideas can help establish and inspire one!
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LATHER Wellness Retreat Gift Set
This restorative collection will help you recharge and rejuvenate yourself daily with a bit of wellness and joy in the form of an entire collection. Includes eight lather items like muscle ease bath salts, quiet time pillow mist, lip conditioning balm and much more — so you can give some away and even keep a few for yourself.
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Hum Nutrition Glow Glow Glow
Your glow up will only begin if you start from the inside out. Because you can’t look good if you don’t feel good. This vegan gummy duo set Hum Nutrition’s Glow Sweet Glow is perfect for skin hydration — and offers a sweet treat for the ultimate glow getter.
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LELO SONA 2
Are you really loving yourself the right way if you’re not taking time for much needed self-pleasure? Sexual desire is nothing to be ashamed of, and neither should its practice. Treat a loved one to the SONA 2, which is the new version of their best-selling sonic clitoral massager. It will blow them away — literally.
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Mielle Organics Pomegranate & Honey Hydrating Face Mask
This heavenly-scented face mask from Mielle Organics will whisk you away into luxury in minutes. Infused with natural honey and pomegranate extract, your face will feel revived and refreshed with noticeable glow. And you won’t even have to break the bank; this is self-care for your face AND your wallet!
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Alpha-H Liquid Gold
This cult-favorite will step your self-care routine to the next level. It acts as an exfoliator, moisturizer, toner, and serum all in one. Used after cleansing, Liquid Gold removes dead skin cells, reduces the appearance of pigmentation, fine lines, and brightens the complexion. Silk proteins and licorice extract work together to clear complexion and prevent evaporative water loss.
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Ascention Beauty’s Flight 1111
Ascention Beauty’s Spiritual Fragrance Flight 1111 is a luxury gift set of five fragrances – ascent to love, ascent to peace, ascent to detox, ascent to courage, ascent to prosperity. Ascention is the first ever self-care fragrance collection with a mission to help one discover their best self through the proven power of aromatherapy inspired scents and daily rituals. The gift set offers non-toxic, vegan, cruelty free fragrances formulated with a blend of natural and nature identical ingredients as well as eco-conscious packaging.
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Zitsticka
Winter skin can have horrible effects on your skin. That’s why it’s necessary to prioritize taking extra care of it during these months. Zitsticka is a pioneer in creating innovative ways to combat acne without stigmatizing skin. Their groundbreaking product, KILLA, is a penetrative patch featuring microdart technology and clean, skin-loving ingredients that effectively resolve early-stage zits and blemishes before they reach their full potential.
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Lasko Wind Curve Tower Fan with Nighttime Setting
Self care can also be practiced by keeping cool without cluttering your living space. Offering whole-room cooling in an elegant, space-saving design, the Lasko Wind Curve Tower Fan provides refreshing, cool relief from hot and humid weather.
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Context Skin Essential Daily Kit
Context Skin’s Essential Daily Kit helps you cleanse, tone, treat and protect with active ingredients, natural scents to keep your skin feeling fresh. The brand is focused on solutions that work, the brand offers a variety of anti-aging, hydrating, radical fighting products, beauty must-haves and hair goodies. Not to mention, all products are made from natural ingredients and free of toxins (and cruelty-free!).
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FabFitFun
FabFitFun is a leading subscription service for your beauty-loving, fitness-obsessed, fashion-adoring friends. No samples or minis here, this direct to your door box is the perfect gift for the holidays — and this winter they’re featuring all female owned brands including ban.do and Beauty Bakerie, which makes it even better.
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MVST Select
Self-care involves taking a trip to restore yourself every now and then. So that must mean there needs to be some fly luggage to go along with it. MVST Select luggage is not only stylish but its made with premium materials,features ultra-smooth 360° silent wheels, and duo TSA locks for the perfect blend of durability and luxury for the frequent traveler.
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Gleamin Vitamin C Clay Mask
Winter skin may have your skin looking a little pale, but you can still perfect the summer glow with a vegan-friendly clay mask by Gleamin. This Vitamin C Clay Mask not only will protect your melanin and have you feeling amazing, but it will also banish dark spots and hyperpigmentation, replacing them with a natural glow.
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Boll & Branch Down Alternative
Because our homes are the ultimate wellness sanctuary, they need to reflect it. The good news: Boll & Branch’s Down Alternative is so comfortable, you won’t want to leave your bed — making it equally impossible, yet amazing to break away from work and enjoy some self-care. The brand also offers everything from chunky knit socks to cozy pajamas to match.
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Printfresh Gratitude Journal
A healthy mind is where wellness all begins. With the Printfresh Gratitude Journal, you can allow yourself to end each day with a journal that lets you reflect and manifest the best parts of each and every day.
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Re-THINK Ice Cream
Yes, self-care is sometimes indulging in a night in (solo — or with company) to a carton of ice cream. Thankfully Re:THINK Ice Cream is all-natural, real ice cream that is better for you thanks to no fake ingredients, no artificial sugars, no sugar alcohols and 2/3 less sugar and carbs.
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Tarot for Self-Care
For those who may not be well versed the deeper divination uses for tarot cards, Tarot for Self-Care by Minerva Siegel is a fun way for self-care enthusiasts to enliven their routines. When you’re overworked, stressed out, and in need of inspired self-care, this book will show you how the magic of the cards can guide your way to a relaxed, balanced, and healthy mind, body, and spirit.
