Hey angels,
Back in your inbox after a brief two week hiatus - and wow, it was SO needed.
Last week I headed to Amsterdam and returned a fiancée (!!!). We also got to see Olivia Dean again which, as expected, was 10/10 and reminded me I need to book more live music events - nothing gives a dopamine hit quite like it.
Some Amsterdam reccs:
Recover - gorgeous healthy brunch spot
Elevate Coffee Lab - our fave coffee spot
Little Collins - bougie Aussie cafe (I had beef short rib for breakfast, which was a first)
Oliver Green - handy for a quick refuel of something healthy (acai, salad bowls, protein smoothies etc.)
Grammes - our favourite pâtisserie for some form of pistachio goodness
In other news, as promised on socials, I’m giving one of you this incredible PR gift from the team at Chloé (worth over £450) to celebrate some new additions to their Atelier Des Fleurs collection. Each scent immediately takes you to somewhere sun drenched, with light yet expensive-smelling notes that linger without overpowering. My current favourites are Sous Les Pins & Vert Soleil, which I’ve actually been layering (I’m not sure if that’s committing a crime as someone not so experienced in fragrance notes, but it smells damn good to me).
All you have to do to be entered is refer at least one new person to The Wellness Dose with your referral link in the next 14 days. Every new referral via your link is another entry.
Thanks again for your support in helping me grow Daily Rituals.
Let’s get into it.
Your quick hits to be hotter, healthier & wealthier →
★ HOT
Finally, makeup designed to move in. With sweat-friendly tech & ph-responsive tints, now we don’t have to decide between going bare-faced or breaking out during our workouts. (Move Beauty).
This is the best bodycare under £10 according to a Doc. (Dear Doctor)
★ HEALTHY
We’ve been cooking butternut squash all wrong ladies. (Instagram).
A plant-based, latex-free plaster that also looks cute af? Say no more. (Benjie)
8 things a therapist stopped doing to better her mental health. (Inner Currents).
Google just launched the Fitbit Air, aka their take on a cheaper, thinner WHOOP-like tracker. Compatible with both iOS and Android, it’s subscription-free for basic tracking too. (Amazon)
★ WEALTHY
Why Sporty & Rich founder Emily Oberg says she’d “never launch a brand today”. (Emily Loves)
These are the top 10 most influential wellness companies right now. (Time).
May 20th - Wish I Knew Live:
An evening at Pavillion, Knightsbridge, surrounded by ambitious women as Host Emily Trenouth interviews Roxie Nafousi on building real self-belief and tools to manifest your dream life. DAILYRITUALS10 gets you 10% off.
New cool-girl community Luma is taking over Urban Heat social sauna for their second event in the city over the May bank holiday.
May 29th - INVITE ONLY - Healing Your Nervous System with Somatics (Virtual):
Daily Rituals Private Members are invited to a workshop with The Mindful Physio where we’ll go deep on the tools and practices to shift our nervous system to start working with us, feel more aligned & show up as our best selves. (Non-members can upgrade here for your invite).
Various dates - Bodyism Summer Series:
Enjoy a Bodyism signature class in Templeton's serene private garden followed by an optional brunch at Pippins.
June 1st - INVITE ONLY - Scaling without Sacrifice, Manifesting with Ease (Virtual):
We’re joined by Align with Alanna who’ll lead us through breath, visualisation, meditation & mindset work to help us rewire subconscious patterns to help us get closer to our dream lives. (Non-members can upgrade here for your invite).
4th June - 90’s Pilates Party:
Vibey HIIT Pilates class with a live DJ playing your favourite childhood classics, sign us up.
4th June - Wellness Supper Club:
A favourite in London for good reason, Laserhof at The Arts Club are opening their doors for their “functional wellness supper club”, sharing their favourite dishes designed to support energy, immunity & recovery.
6th June - Sexy Summer Soiree:
Did someone say pool party for the girlies? Three communities are joining forces to take over Brockwell Lido with a DJ, food, and plenty of time for a dip with new pals.
7th June - Vita’s Self Care Sunday:
Head to Chelsea for Reformer Pilates, lymphatic drainage, collagen smoothies, an express mani and express blow dry, all for just £78. Perfect for a bestie date too.
The best stories & updates that caught our eye this week →
🧴 Everything is plastic: And Netflix says it's messing with our fertility in their latest documentary, The Plastic Detox. Scientist Shanna Swan follows 5 couples over 90 days to see if eliminating plastic and endocrine-disrupting chemicals from their lives can help them conceive. 3 of the 5 do. What's not mentioned is that Swan is also the co-founder of the plastic exposure test used throughout the programme, designed to help "improve your fertility." Make of that what you will - but bias aside, the science is still catching up and the goal here isn't a perfectly plastic-free life, it's lowering the load. Some of our favourite swaps: cook with stainless steel, cast iron or ceramic instead of Teflon, go fragrance-free when you next restock your laundry or cleaning products, heat food in glass instead of plastic, say “no thank you” to receipts and hot drinks in takeaway cups, and check your next beauty buys on an app like this.
🌸 Savour it: It's crazy to think that two people can have the exact same experience - an Olivia Dean concert, a dinner by the sea, a coffee catch up with your bestie - and one of them gets more from it emotionally, simply because they savour it. According to psychologist Bryant, to savour is to fully absorb the good moments, in anticipation ("I'm so excited for this trip"), in the moment ("I’m so glad we’re here"), and in reminiscing (“remember this picture?”). Every experience then, brings three possibilities to squeeze out extra joy. The problem? Modern life is the antithesis of savouring - we multitask, we're mentally in next week, our phones are attached to us and the current moment passes us by. So this week - notice the glimmers, express gratitude for them, take a mental note of your senses at the time (the smell, the light, the texture, the temperature) and be sure to tell someone about it too - even us!
✨ Are you beauty's new customer? Meet the "Optimizer" - according to BCG & WWD, she's predominantly millennial, affluent (over $100k household income) and spending around $3k a year on beauty. Sound familiar? For Optimizers, beauty isn't just makeup and skincare anymore - it's supplements, lasers, medical-grade treatments, anything that helps her feel as good as she looks. Strangely, brands don't seem to be building for her yet. Where's the brand with the perfect pink blush that pairs with a skin tone-enhancing supplement? The brand that takes your entire stack - topicals and ingestibles - and tells you exactly what you need based on your skin and health goals? While we wait, some current Optimizer-approved DR favourites: 10 minutes in front of our red light panel whilst meditating, taking our vagus nerve stimulator to nail appointments, and starting the day with clean electrolytes supercharged with NAC for a skin, liver & brain boost.
🏅 The games race: First it was CrossFit. Then Turf Games. Then HYROX. ATHX. METRIX. We could go on. The newest contender? The Pilates Games. Pilates girlies have long raged that there ought to be a competition to show off our skills, technique and frankly incredible posture - and now there is. A 100-minute (yes, 100) scored reformer workout launching across Studio Pilates' 130+ studios, designed to help participants track and benchmark their progress. Whilst it's currently just a one-day in-studio event, we're hopeful that in time reformers will take over huge event spaces à la HYROX (imagine the vibes, the activations?!). Even the longevity bros haven't been left out, thanks to the new Super Age Games - an Olympics of sorts for benchmarking against longevity markers across 8 trials in one day. But at $1,299 a ticket, we can't help but wonder if it tells you how well you're aging - or just how much disposable income you have..?
Everything on my “Don’t Buy” list right now
Wow, have I been scared to write this one.
For a few reasons. Firstly, I have so much respect for anyone that builds a brand - it's hard graft. Secondly, being completely transparent - sharing this list is a financial risk. The brands on it are clearly not going to be rushing to partner with Daily Rituals, and brand partnerships pay around 95% of my bills right now. That's okay - I'd make that trade every time. But to keep this space independent so I can write whatever I damn please, it depends on you, lovely reader.
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