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Your self-care aesthetic may not be the most important part of your self-care day. That’s focusing on calm, wellness, and inner peace. And you can do all that with plain old products and whatever is lying around. But there’s something so appealing about a calm and clean space, a beautiful setup of all your self-care tools, and a day spent surrounded by beauty! Researchers have even proven that a beautiful, scenic, or attractive setting is correlated with overall happiness in that moment!

Sometimes our reality is a little less sparkly than we see on social. And sometimes for self-care, we’re doing a little more face-mask-in-a-dorm-bathroom than lounging-in-a-perfect-spa. Even if your self-care Sunday isn’t as luxe as you want it to be yet, we can all benefit from some self-care aesthetic pics that will get us inspired to take good care of ourselves, wherever we are and however we can!

Self-care feels good…aesthetic self-care might feel a tiny bit better.

Start With Hydration

Every self-care day is better when you reach for water, tea, or something hydrating. Skip or limit the coffee. I love to have one cup of great coffee in the morning on my self-care day, but after that I switch to ice water and herbal tea. You can make your water a little extra special with lemon and mint, as pictured above, or a classic cucumber. (I love to do pineapple and cucumber in a glass pitcher!)

Or Consider an Aesthetic Water Bottle

I love this chic, understated water bottle. The loud, stickered hydroflask has had its moment and the Stanley cup is oversaturated (and soooo heavy). So, I’m looking for a bottle that is light, durable, and doesn’t scream at the top of its lungs. Preferably the purple or the teal.

Self-Care Aesthetic for Your Mind

There’s a mental self-care for everybody! And, you can choose meditation, like above, or look for variety: mindfulness practice, self-hypnosis, drawing or painting….anything that gets you out of your head and into a flow state counts. You can make meditation a little more aesthetic by

• cleaning your space first, so you open your eyes to a calm room
• putting on a cozy outfit that makes you feel your best
• lighting a candle or turning on a wax melt
• finding some soothing music

Spending Time in a Book (But Aesthetic)

Sometimes, instead of being present, you want to escape for a while on your self-care day! Curling up with a good book can take you out of your stressors and give you a break from whatever else you might have going on. With a good book and a mug of tea, you can easily achieve a cozy and peaceful book aesthetic where you feel totally at ease.

Work in a Workout

I am forever saying this in this blog, but: getting a workout into your self-care routine, whether it’s a hot girl walk, weight training, or a cardio class, does wonders for your mindset. It doesn’t have to leave you breathing heavy to be great for your body and mind. So, the workout that you can keep showing up to is the workout that is serving you the best, whatever that is.

Already active? Try these ideas to get a mental break along with your sweat:

• try out a new fitness format–a different class, new instructor, or a different training philosophy
• work out with a friend or partner who will bring a positive attitude
• take your talents to play with a pickup basketball or soccer game with friends

Bath Aesthetic Self-Care Pic

Nothing gets me to stop and stare on Pinterest like a picture of someone’s luxurious-looking bath setup.

Candles, a good book, and a glass of wine (or mug of tea if you prefer) is a perfect setting for a calming bath. Taking a bath with no phone, no distractions, just alone with your thoughts and senses is so key.

Aesthetic Skincare is Self-Care

The ultimate girly-modern skincare set for the scent-minded self-care queen. I love the way that all this is styled–the bowl and the little rock platform do so much to tie together all these different shades of pink.

Pretty in Peach

This photo makes me want to rededicate my life to skincare and studying and studying skincare. Something about the perfectly coordinated scrunchie is just changing my life right now.

Undereye Gels that Bring the Sparkle

I love these rose eye gels for something that just feels a little bit special! I always keep gels in the back of my refrigerator so that they’re ready to go when I’m feeling puffy or the day before an event. These have a pretty, modern floral scent that will put you in the perfect self-care mindset,

Luxe and Lovely

A mix of high-end and affordable products will keep any girl looking responsibly refreshed. Pairing an inexpensive workhorse product like Glossier’s balm dot com with Jo Malone and Margiela is the mark of knowing when to splurge and when to save. (Glossier is apparently the MVP of this post and aesthetic product photos in general!) I love the jade roller too.

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Once you’re feeling aesthetically inspired, it’s time for your Perfect Self-Care Night Routine to Help You Doze Right Off or your Best Body Skincare Routine for Dry Skin and Keratosis Pilaris!

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