What Beauty Chore Do You Find Relaxing?

Allure Daily Beauty Reporter

By Alison Caporimo,Allure magazine

Whether its tweezing our brows or applying the perfect set of smoky eyes, there are some beauty practices that take a little more TLC than, say, slapping on a lip balm. For these more demanding tasks, we apply a steadier hand and a little bit more thought, but is is possible that these beauty chores can be somewhat relaxing?

For Emily Schroeder, a stylist at Timothy John's Salon in New York City, it is. "I find giving blow outs extremely relaxing," she told me as she straightened my naturally wavy locks last Friday. "The whole process of brushing through the warm air is very calming. And then there's the instant gratification of seeing the style take shape as you move around the head." For me, I would say my weekly exfoliation adds a much-needed dose of Zen. Rubbed in circular motions around my forehead and cheeks and left to sit for a minute to two, the Cosmedicine Medi-Morphosis Exfoliator can become my own version of a mini-vacation.

What about you? Is there a certain part of your beauty routine that you find relaxing?

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