What’s more important: the things that were always going to happen, or the things that you made happen?
I made you happen. You were there and I just… built myself around you, like you asked me to, like it was a challenge. Maybe if I just. You’re wrapped up in a notebook in my office, scattered subsequently through dozens of pages: a little soft; a little rough; a little ambiguously plain. (You caught me once, in the bedroom in the late afternoon, and you told me you could tell by the way that I was frowning.) I’ve been in line for our sunny Sunday naps forever, scrabbling for the heavy weight of your limbs through an overflowing dance card.
I want it to count more that I had to find you, develop you, drag you halfway across the country with me in the dead of winter. Or maybe I just don’t want it to count less—less that you’re already a little empty, lying on the kitchen floor.
Photos taken at the London Sky Garden, May 2018.
Bringing home the London Sky Garden with Kérastase Aura Botanica
Featured also: updates to the Kérastase Aura Botanica line, which makes me feel like I’m back up in the London Sky Garden. It’s rich and hydrating. Think of the line as elevated—a step above, despite not reaching the full 38 stories of the Sky Garden.
The entire line is free of silicones, parabens, and sulfates. In it, the new Kérastase Aura Botanica Riche Shampoo and Conditioner suit my dry hair perfectly. They feel like maybe they were made for me; like their deficits are my own. (Both a little too comforting.) The Masque Fondamental Riche ($68 CAD) is a standout; it’s thick and buttery, and easy to use in the shower. You could turn this upside down and not lose a single drop. In conjunction, the Bain Micellaire Riche Shampoo and Masque Fondamental Riche conditioner make my hair feel thick and hydrated, and leave it smelling like a coconut version of the original Aura Botanica scent.
For your ultra-luxe body needs, reach for the Baume Miracle ($57 CAD) and Concentre Essentiel ($60 CAD). Both are for the hair and body, but they smell amazing—like a Sky Garden cocktail you can’t quite afford. They’re wildly hydrating, and the Concentre Essentiel oil is a spa in a bottle for at-home massages.
