My Top 5 – May

This month has been amazing for discovering great new products, routines, and other inspiring things. As I gear up for my most anticipated “Zero-Waste June”, I have been really excited about natural and organic products. Here are my top 5 new things this month:

1. Adorn Dry Shampoo

   

Okay, the first day I tried this stuff, I went to a Barre-Fitness class and throughout the workout, I couldn’t figure out why I was smelling chocolate the whole time until finally, it hit me. Duh, it’s my new Dry Shampoo! The only complaint I have is that its a little messy to apply but, It honestly smells like a peppermint mocha, works amazingly well to soak up the 2nd-day (or 3rd, let’s be honest) hair grease, is all natural and is locally made. Need I say more?

Get it here at Adorn Infusions or at one of their local vendors here

2. MEC Fairtrade/ Organic cotton t-shirts

These 95 % organic cotton and certified fair-trade t-shirts are such great basics. They can be dressed up or down, are from Mountain Equipment Co-op (a Canadian outdoor retail co-op), and are only $18! You can feel great about this purchase by avoiding fast-fashion chains and supporting a Canadian company plus, it won’t break the bank. Shopping at MEC does require a membership but, its only $5 for a lifetime membership and they offer so much more than just their products including, using 1% of all sales towards planet conservation and other great initiatives.

Get them here

3. Yoga Tea

I used to be obsessed with a Bengal Spice tea ages ago and this tea reminded me of those great days. The perfect combo of sweet and spicy that transports you to, what I can only imagine might be, a yoga studio by the beach at sunset. Unfortunately, I got this tea from the Red Bush Tea Company in Kensington which has now shut down *insert sad face emoji here*.  I will do my best to find a good replacement and link it here. Please comment below if you have any for me to try.

4. Gratitude journaling

This practice has been a major mind-shift for me. It forces me to focus on the positives of my day and set great intentions for my life. I started Gratitude journaling about a year ago but, it kind of fell of the bandwagon a while ago until this month. It feels so good to be back in my routine again. Here is how it works: Everyday I write “Today I am grateful for:” followed by at least three things that I feel grateful for that day (big or small) and one intention for the day/week written as though it was just like the previous points. If you are interested in learning more and want me to write a whole post on this, leave a comment below and I will dive deeper into my routine and suggest some other great articles and books on it as I am definately not an expert.

5. RMS un cover-up

This concealer is amazing! It comes in so many shades that this one is actually highlighting for me (Shade 000- yes, I am just about translucent), It is all natural and organic, and is super hydrating under my eyes. I don’t know how it would do with oily skin and it already is quite an oily consistency but, I find that if I set it with a powder, it sets quite nicely. It is a little expensive and currently, Sephora only sells it online so you would have to know what shade you needed ahead of time but, I think it’s worth it. in the past 3 weeks, It has become the only face makeup that I have been using at all.

Check it out at Sephora here

That is all for my Top 5. Comment below if you have any recommendations for me and maybe they will end up in my Top 5 list next month.