Glow by Lady E

  My favorite body scrubs I have been buying in bulk as far as I can remember.  Before, it was about need. Convenience. Sometimes even impulse. Now… it’s quieter than that. I look for beauty first. Not loud beauty. Not trendy beauty. The kind that sits well in my space. The kind that doesn’t tire me. Then quality. Something that lasts. Something that feels right in the hand, on the skin, in the everyday rhythm of use. And most importantly… I listen. Does my skin accept it? Does my body agree with it? Does my system feel at ease with it? Because I’ve learned this the hard way— not everything that works for others will work for me. And when I find something that does… I don’t hesitate. I keep it. I return to it. And when the moment is right, I stock up quietly. Not out of fear. But out of certainty. —- With elegance and quiet fire, Lady E Founder, Glow by Lady E  An editorial space for stories, art, and intentional living

Lately, I’ve been thinking about what stays.  Choosing beauty.  I said that I no longer let things stay that are not aligned with the life I’m building now.  That’s somewhat easier to say about non-tangible things. But what if it’s something - a product, an item, that I just bought? How do I deal with that? Do I throw it away or give it away immediately? What I’m learning in this journey is that I need to let different aspects of my being decide.  With product, of course my body decides.  No matter how much I like something, if my body says no, I stop. Like the lotion above.  The scent lingered too loudly on my skin.  I kept coughing.  But I had just bought it.  And I didn’t quite want to let go of it yet.  So I waited a few days and tried to think of something to do with it.    If my body says a loud no to some products, she also says a loud yes to some.  Like this soap. I didn’t think much of it.  I just saw the big...