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Happy Winter Solstice 🤍
Today marks the shortest day of the year, the momentary triumph of darkness paired with the promise of return. Historically, this was a time of turning inward and then celebration, as people welcomed a new Sun and the quiet reemergence of hope.
Around this time each year, I begin to wonder if I’ll survive yet another long winter in the Pacific Northwest. This, too, seems to be a tradition, and so the Winter Solstice has become a kind of beacon for me. A fellow hope-bringer.
The cosmos seemed to know I’d need that reminder, and a little fire, to make it through this season, sun worshiper that I am. I was born this month, and given the middle name Hope, a gentle reminder that everything I need already lives inside me.
This winter marks 10 years of H IS FOR LOVE, ten winters of listening to my skin through seasonal change. H has taught me how to trust the body’s wisdom. Each season offers its own quiet instructions if we pause long enough to notice.
Winter skin asks differently.
Cold, dry air. Artificial heat everywhere. Less vitamin D. Paler skin that can feel less vibrant, less alive, sometimes simply thirsty for comfort.
What I love most about this line is how adaptable it is. Our 11 core products can be combined endlessly to meet your skin exactly where it is. That includes our cold-process soaps to keep hands and body soft through the driest months, our two lip treatments for deep nourishment, and our body essentials, with LIN as a gentle lip scrub and KINU as a head-to-toe cocoon of moisture.
Still, my personal winter heroes are beautifully simple and they’ll carry you all the way to spring:
POLLEN
RAPHA
BARA
Lip Conditioner
This small but very effective family offers a cleanser that never strips, a mist that revives and prepares, a facial oil that penetrates deeply and creates a breathable barrier, and a multitasking balm for lips, cuticles, and under-eyes.
At night, saturate your skin with BARA as an overnight moisture treatment. A simple tip, lay a towel over your pillowcase. In the morning, you’ll wake to skin that feels deeply satisfied, glowing with the kind of gratitude only the sun can produce.
Why do these products work so well for winter skin? Because they’re quite literally sunshine, bottled.
At H, we slow-infuse vibrant plants harvested at peak potency. Our solar-infused oils capture the radiant energy of the sun, and that becomes the foundation of our skincare.
Our answer to winter skin is simple.
Microdosing sunshine.
RAPHA, POLLEN, and BARA are always discounted together as our Holy Grail Bundle. Add a Lip Conditioner, and you’re fully supported.
As always, I’m here for your questions and curiosities. Just reach out.
I love taking care of me almost as much as I love taking care of you.
With softness,
Bee
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