The best self care gifts for your new year
By Carla Snuggs

Happy New Year! it’s so important to take time to care for ourselves both inside and out. It is important to be intentional with our words, our actions and to spend time nurturing ourselves as best we can so that we can be of service to others and live in our purpose. I have curated some of my favorite and some of the best products and services to help you pamper, heal and protect yourself in the coming year. Enjoy!

Personal Styling with Professional Stylist Janice Engelgau

Start 2022 with more style confidence and less overwhelm. Gift yourself time, money, and energy saved on shopping and dressing. FREE 15 minute new client introduction call!  Learn more: janiceengelgau.com      

Thara Sacra  Radiate Massage & Body Oil  

This glowing blend of oils will highlight every ounce of your essence. Formulated to balance and unite all the chakras, the aroma reflects the truest part of the soul allowing the user to radiate from within. Shop:  Tharasacra.com   

PROOF Skin Solutions  3-Step Skincare Solution 

Proof Skin Solutions is changing the skincare game. Their transformative 3-Step Skincare Solution delivers multi-correctional results for all ages and skin types. Three simple steps to smoother, brighter, radiant, healthy skin! 

 Teem™ Defense   

Balance, nurture, and support your gut and immune health* with Teem Defense—a whole biotic tonic with an active team of live probiotics + a postbiotic antioxidant blend, supercharged through fermentation.* Junk and sugar-free and made to share easily with the whole family. 

*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. 

Aloe Curves Gentle Joy Natural Feminine Wash  

Gentle Joy Natural Feminine Wash goes from gel to a light foam. This feminine wash is plant-based, PH-balanced and formulated to help you retain moisture throughout the day. They used Aloe Vera, Rose Water and Calendula water to create a formula with a light lather and soft rosey smell from all natural rose water hydrosols. This wash can be used daily and is a great for sensitive skin. Pairs Well With The Solace Yoni Oil. This is their signature Feminine Oil with the Tea Tree herbal blend. This oil is infused with 7 essential and carrier oils and a breeze of citrus scent. This oil has bacteria-fighting benefits and is slightly cooling when it touches the skin. It’s soothes irritated skin with balances PH and can be used for a variation of intimate skin issues. This oil is great for feminine care, before and after intimacy. 

Mia Melon Stella Cotton Stretch Twill Travel Performance Jacket With Purse Pocket 

Get a coat that can do both! The Stella is a high-performance jacket with runway style. This coat uses a classic A-line cut that compliments any body shape and the high-performance thermal layer will keep you warm and dry without the bulk of other jackets. The Stella is the perfect coat for traveling and wearing to all your new year, new me activities: commuting, going out, walking, biking, and more. Best of all, it comes with a revolutionary new feature: a purse pocket! Secure your essentials in this full-zip closure and keep your valuables safe while traveling. Shop: Miamelon.com 

HEALING HERBAL SOUPS Boost Your Immunity and Weather the Seasons with Traditional Chinese Recipes 
(Tiller Press, an imprint of Simon & Schuster)     

A complete guide to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and the first book of its kind ever to be written in English, Healing Herbal Soups is an herbal encyclopedia containing more than 50 easy-to-follow  recipes mixing herbs with meat and vegetables to create healing broths to support a vastly improved immunity defense. It also includes an introduction to TCM, special sections on tea, ginger, and ginseng, and much more. Shop: Healingherbalsoups.com 

Everything She Is Co. Self-Love Workbook  

The Self-Love Workbook features a series of exercises for you to start healing trauma, releasing self-doubt, and uncovering your truest self. Self-love is more than drinking red wine, sweet-smelling face masks, and bubble baths. So light that candle, clear your desk and make way for a new way to self-care. 

BALI LASH Bamboo Shoots Reusable Cotton Pads 

A sustainable way to remove makeup, face masks and apply toner. Each cotton pad features a fluffy side - a buttery velvet fabric for sensitive skin and eye area and a scrubby side - soft textured terry cotton side for removing face makeup. Shop: Balilash.com 

Calming Brook Candle, Essential Oil, and Bracelet Meditation Set 

Our meditation sets include an 8 oz. Calming Brook vintage mason jar candle, a 10 ml bottle of 100% essential oil, and a seven chakra essential oil bracelet! These sets are an excellent gift for a loved one, or for yourself. This set helps to promote relaxation, calmness, balance, and peace. Shop: Calmingbrook.com 

Big Flower Face Oil 

Big Flower face oil is a simple blend of jojoba oil and organic full-spectrum CBD to soften and soothe your skin. This blend offers antimicrobial effects, helps lock in moisture and keeps your skin calm – and can be used as a part of your daily skincare routine. Fragrance free and all natural ingredients make this your new favorite face oil. Shop: Bigflowercbd.com 

Hyggelight | The Growing Candle Edith 

What can you do with your candle after the wax is gone? Plant some wildflowers, of course. All the labels around our candles have seeds embedded into them. Once the wax is gone, fill your container with soil, plant the label (just like any other seed), and grow yourself some flowers! Mind = Blown. Shop: Thegrowingcandle.com 

Butler Hemp Co. Sleep Blend CBD Oil 

This specialty tincture is a proprietary blend of CBD, CBN (cannabinol), and CBG (cannabigerol). When blended together, these particular cannabinoids are shown to alleviate tension and promote stellar relaxation, helping you get the good night's rest that you deserve.   

• Strength: 3000mg per bottle, 100mg per dose 

Shop: Butlerhemp.co  

Verel Cosmetics | Rose Water Hydrating Spray 

A gentle, alcohol-free, facial spray enriched with Rose Flower Oil to provide a calming and soothing sensation on the skin while delivering an extra boost of hydration. 

Suitable for all skin types. Use to prep skin prior to makeup application, to set makeup, or to refresh skin throughout the day. 

Calming – Hydrating – Comforting – Brighten. 

Paraben Free / Vegan. 

Shop: Meeschell.com 

Crucial Conversations: Third Edition

This is on Adele’s bookshelf; it should be on yours too. The singer-songwriter expressed her love for the Crucial Conversations book series in a recent interview while touting her new album. In a time when there are many controversial topics that can lead to heated discussions, Crucial Conversations can help to successfully navigate life’s most difficult moments. Now, readers can find additional insights in a third edition containing new research, case studies and updated stories, examples, and research references pertinent to today’s Crucial Conversations. Join the millions worldwide who use the skills in Crucial Conversations to realize significant professional and personal results while improving the relationships that matter most.

PURE BOTANIKA 96 Hr Hemp Extract Pain Patch 60mg + Menthol 

A transdermal patch with 60 mg CBD+ menthol that gets time-released over 4 days. So you put this low-pro patch on where it hurts (or inner wrist for systemic help) and it delivers consistent dosage day and night for FOUR DAYS!  Finally, relief from muscle aches and joint stiffness without the debilitating side effects or the hassle of pills. Shop: Purebotanika.com