Beautyscopes: August 2024
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With Mercury in retrograde through mid-September, ravishing rams, this is an ideal time to revisit ideas, revisit friends, visit family, and rethink plans. You can rest on your laurels during this period, too. All things creative are in the spotlight during Leo season, so blend work and fun wherever possible. Let your schedule open for last-minute magic during retrograde season since there is a tendency for things to shift and change in unexpected ways. ShortyLOVE - Amuse Crossbody Always on the go, dashing Aries, ShortyLOVE is the ideal brand for you to tote your beach, picnic, weekend getaway, farmer’s market finds, and other summer gear and sundries. We love ALL of the ShortyLOVE bags, but the Black AMUSE - Medium Crossbody bag is the perfect size for toting, and black ensures that small stains aren’t ultra-discernible. Available: ShortyLOVE |
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This is slated to be a very fun month for you, beautiful bulls, with a Blue moon in creative Leo. Creative inspiration is at the fore. Your 4th house of family is super lit-up this month, so look for changes and upgrades there, as well as in your 10th house of work and career. You’ll be thinking long-term about career aspects and how they affect and intertwine with home, as well as passion projects. Business with people who have different values will create issues this month. NEORA — Lash Lush Bat those ultra-luscious lashes with Neora’s clean-meets-performance Lash Lush formula, which contains a proprietary PWR System clinically shown to support collagen and healthy hair at the follicle, improving density, length, and lift. Peptides replenish lashes and brows with essential proteins and vitamins for luster and shine. It also contains biotin, amino acids, hyaluronic acid, and plant extracts to protect from breakage and loss. Gentle on the eyes, Neora transforms sparse lashes and brows into voluminous results within a month. Available: Neora |
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The planet of good fortune, Jupiter, is in your sign, urging you to stretch beyond your typical boundaries and put your best-laid plans into action. The New Moon in Leo on the 4th will usher in changes and the way you think, enabling you to align desires with a positive inner voice. Words are spells! You’re on fire with genius concepts and mars in your sign. Mercury turning retrograde will affect your 4th house of home and family, so there will be some rethinking there, as well as in your career / 10th house. Express yourself this month! You’ll be heard and appreciated, thanks to Mars giving you a boost. YouTheory - Collagen on the Go Gemini’s youthful spirit will appreciate the benefits of the great-tasting, ready to drink, collagen liquid shooter from YouTheory, which is sugar-free, fair and gluten-free, soy free and natural flavors. With 5000 mg collagen per serving, these are great tasting and revitalize skin, hair and nails. They contain 18 amino acids, reduce fine lines and wrinkles, and replenish collagen. Tasty and convenient to tote, it’s youTheory to the rescue for skin elasticity. You can also find their collagen in tablet form with 6000 mg of hydrolyzed collagen, and Joint Collagen in an advanced formula with 600 mg of hydrolyzed collagen, boswellia, cinnamon, turmeric and quercetin. Available: YouTheory |
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For all signs, this is a month of re-evaluating, re-thinking and testing relationships. Creative Cancer, this is also a month to especially focus on all things related to your health and daily routines, including how they impact your health. Career is favored this month, which is good news if you’re pushing ahead with a project or indulging a beloved hobby. The month starts out with exuberant drama, and ends with more down-to-earth practicality in Virgo. It’s all good! Noho Home for A Hawaiian Aesthetic Cozy-at-home Cancer will appreciate Noho Home’s napkins and table cover runner, which evoke Hawaiian aesthetics with lush green leaves and nature patterns. The LOULU Cocktail Napkin set of 4 napkins showcase the natural beauty of Hawaii's only indigenous fan fern, the Loulu palm tree. This native plant has a fanlike shape and rigid, pleated leaves. Noho Home pays homage to Hawaii's indoor/outdoor decor with Loulu, adapting it to bring nature into your home wherever you’re based. Available in 6 color-ways. Check out their gorgeous Table Runners, too! Enjoy 10% off with the code Maha Loio. Available: Noho Home |
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This is a month that’s all about you, Lovely Leo! With the full Blue Moon in Leo on August 4th, you’re set to shine like a sunflower in the sun. It’s your time to take a bow and bloom. All things creative and passionate are poised to thrive for you this month, especially after the 4th, and you’ll be particularly successful with projects and people that are already cemented in your life and subject to tweaking, review, or revisiting. This is a great month for self-improvement and for taking a deeper dive into the things that fascinate you. Rejuvenate With Weight Since this will be such an exciting month for you in particular Leo, getting your solid fill of shut-eye will regenerate you, impart energy, and keep you feeling healthy and vibrant. To that end, there’s nothing more soothing than Thera Brand’s weighted eye mask to keep you slumbering and to block the morning light before you’re ready to rise and shine. The weighted aspect of this mask keeps it and you anchored and feeling cozy for a deeper sleep all throughout the night. Everyone knows that sufficient rest results in better health, so pick this up as a treat for yourself. The Thera mask mimics the benefits of DPS, a pressure therapy that has been scientifically proven to alleviate stress, reduce tension headaches, and to ease eye strain after hours in front of a screen. Available: Thera Brand |
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Venus moves into your sign this month, Virgo, so let the playfulness and enjoyment begin! Things for you won’t fully amp up until the end of the month. The new moon on August 4 is an ideal time to reflect and be introspective about your life goals. Romantic Venus enters your sign, bringing its stardust and allure with it, but because ruling planet Mercury stations retrograde in your sign, you’ll need to slow down and be meticulous so as to avoid major mix-ups. The retrograde intensity lets up a little bit mid-month but clashes could still occur due to tension in in work and personal life. Let go of everything that no longer serves you mid-month so you have more time to focus on the bigger picture, which is looking grand, Virgo! Sofie Pavitt Face - Reset Problematic Skin Speaking of clearing things up… Sofie Pavitt Face offers Micellar Cleansing Pads (35) with cucumber for a gentle yet effective, oil-free cleansing pad to swipe away summer’s grime. Ideal for blemish-prone skin. No need to rinse - simply remove makeup on the go without worry. The Reset Benzoyl Peroxide Acne Treatment Mask contains 5% benzoyl peroxide to fight acne, kaolin clay to absorb oil, pantheon to add moisture to the skin, niacin amide to soften skin, and glycolic acid for superb exfoliation. This is fragrance free, hypoallergenic, non-comedogenic, and dermatologist-tested. Enjoy this simple solution for problematic skin and treat your skin in the process. Available: Sofie Pavitt Face |
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Lovely Librans, the Blue Moon in fellow air sign Aquarius on August 19th encourages and yes, even demands, that you more fully indulge your creativity and share your distinctive perceptions with the world and those around you. Bring your insights and projects out into the light of society and communicate your passions and creativity. The payoff will be well worth the risk. The full moon is intense for all signs this month, so take it easy mid-month and pamper yourself to revitalize, refresh, renew and cultivate fresh insights. Socializing is very much in the cards this month, and you will be a bit of a social butterfly, so be sure to flaunt those gorgeous gossamer wings. Lemons, Sugar, Bergamot and more… Heaven! Light an Aembr Candle to inspire you this month, Lovely Libra. Aembr Candle’s Deluxe LIMON candle is exquisite, and combines sweet and tangy uplifting citrus notes with an invigorating and pleasing blend of lemon, limoncello, and super creamy sweetness that will transport you to a verdant Capri isle, replete with blossoming lemon trees. Park this Aembr candle bedside or in the kitchen for cooking inspiration. This contains Lemon Curd, Sugar, Bergamot, Butter, and Tonka Bean. Available: Aembr |
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Scintillating Scorpio, this month is all about your work, your career path, and your day-to-day vocational habits. Mid-month you may need to review everything you’re doing to examine its viability, work-wise (along with every other sign) - since this is a month of retrograde energy. You, more than most signs, understand the importance of getting things right by re-doing, scrapping and starting over, and improving by adding depth and more emotion. The good news is that only your career path is highlighted, so any difficult energy won’t be streaming into your love life, personal life, and home life. Use this month to forge all the improvements you’ve been wanting on the work front. IDENTITY LINGERIE for your sensual scenes this month IDENTITY LINGERIE works for you this month, and every month, Scorpio. Known as the astrological seductress, you’ll appreciate IDENTITY LINGERIE’s high-quality soft silk, beautiful paisley pattern, and well-tailored cuts for all of your summer nights to remember. IDENTITY LINGERIE’s Paisley Slip Dress doubles as a Silk Nightie and is available in a Paisley pattern as well as 6 other gorgeous colors in sizes ranging from X-small to 2xl. You’ll also find this pattern in a robe and two-piece pajamas too, along with many other offerings at IDENTITY LINGERIE. You’ll feel alluring in this brand’s long satin nightdresses and silk nighties. The long slip dresses are elegantly designed to blend comfort with style. You’ll find everything from flowing designs to graceful silhouettes, all luxurious and exquisite. This midi length slip dress features a split leg, and adjustable straps for added comfort. Pair it with a summer jacket or light sweater for day and with heels for night. Available: IDENTITY LINGERIE |
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Adventure is the siren song for you this month, Sweet Sagittarius, and it will present many plot twists. The uplifting vibes of this season will fire you up and inspire you early on in the month, fostering a desire for new journeys of mind, body, and spirit. With self-confidence, you can push all your dreams forward. Aim high this month! Mercury will definitely create its own brand of chaos when its retrograde starts, which will affect your work realm so double check everything and put off new projects in favor of polishing established, ones. The full moon on the 19th ushers in some upheaval that you may have to deal with in either your personal or professional life. The last 10 days of the month bring clarity and resolution. Lash/Spell Enhancing Eyelash Serum boosts the length and volume of eyelashes as you travel, Sag, even if it’s just to a local nightclub or farmer’s market. This formula is ophthalmologist and dermatologist tested and cruelty-free. Lash Spell was created as the most effective, gentle eyelash serum and this nourishing formula has been sourced from the highest-quality ingredients. A combination of bioengineered polypeptides, essential proteins, vitamins and conditioning ingredients enhance the appearance of length and volume. You can achieve results in as little as 4 weeks. Available: Lash Spell |
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The outer planets and your ruler, Saturn, are aligning with some heavy energy around the 18th and 19th, Captivating Caps, lighting up your houses of work, daily routine, and income. Mercury is also going retrograde, so this is a complex month. Investments, planning, your future and security are all under the microscope for review, along with values and psychological well-being. Prep for some wild card surprises and pressure mid-month, great or not, centered on projects which will force you to adopt a slightly new perspective. After the 22nd, things ease up and you feel more grounded and ready to tackle all and any dilemmas. The end of the moth will be much more lighthearted and easygoing for you. Pay attention to how you spend your time this month because time is money, and time comprises your life. Voesh New York - Gua Sha Cleansing Bar and Shampoo Bar and Pedi Moments Mango Delight When you take time to slow down this month, Cap, you’ll appreciate the shower-boosting Gua Sha cleansing bar soap from Voesh New York, which de-stresses at the temples and other pressure points. Try the eco-friendly Shampoo Bar too, which leaves hair silken smooth and de-frizzed (not mention de-cluttering your shower), and savor the creamy, hydrating Pedi Moments Mango Delight. By the time the end of this month rolls around, you’ll appreciate the serenity-inducing aspects of this Voesh New York trio, which enables you to feel as though you have a relaxing spa at home. Shop all of the Voesh products here, and choose which ones resonate the most with you. Available: Voesh |
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August is all about relationships for you, Alluring Aquarians, and your ability to evolve and improve them. If you can’t improve them, it may be time to let them go to open new doors. This month is great for making commitments and for embracing relationships that work very well for you. Take the lead and go after all relationships that appeal to you, both professional and personal. Mercury retrograde is an opportunity for you to wipe away any backlogs of bad feelings so as to create healthier ties and to revise all of your emotional ties. By the end of the month, the work you’ve put in building bridges will feel tangible and rewarding. 
In the spirit of brushing away the old and nourishing what work for you, Aquarius, the HAPPY SOL Blue Tansy & Berry Hydrating Serum + The Happy Sol Copper Body Brush work in tandem to keep your skin refreshed and radiant. The Blue Tansy & Berry Hydrating Serum is an antioxidant-rich serum crafted with a unique blend of natural ingredients to hydrate and repair your skin. Blue Tansy imparts a gorgeous glow, while apricot, cherry, blackberry, grape, and rosehip oil combine to create a perfect solution for dry skin. Apply to cleansed skin morning and night, and after shower, you can apply a few drops to your fingertips and gently press into skin.
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Then..The Happy Sol Copper Body Brush can be used to dry-brush skin for optimal lymphatic drainage, for improving circulation, and for exfoliation. Dry brushing has been used in Ayurvedic medicine for thousands of years and is widely recommended by health experts. This Copper Body Brush is made with ion-charged copper bristles, which naturally create negative ions that protect your body from free radicals. It’s crafted with high quality, sustainably sourced beechwood with a beautiful black finish, a black leather strap designed for comfort, ion-charged bristles made from high-quality copper alloy, and the outer ring of bristles are made from beautiful ethically sourced, all-natural horse hair.
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Organize and prioritize tasks optimally, dear Pisceans, because when the Mercury retrograde period starts mid-month, it will usher in some chaos. You’ll make fine progress if you remain organized and will be proud of everything you accomplished by the end of August. The new moon on August 4 at the start of the month is one of the very best times to achieve everything on your list, so go at it with confidence. Venus is on your side in August and will smooth over relationship misunderstandings to leave you feeling as though all is smooth sailing. However, mid-month you will have to stand firmly by your boundaries. Decide what is important enough for you to devote precious time to and give yourself some alone time to sort out your feelings about relationships and goals. The last week of this month will open up the lines of communication in your partnerships, and everything will feel easier as a result. Wake Up and Smell The Lavender The Ryan Porter Candier Lazy Daze Candle smells like a mesmerizing blend of fragrant herbs, warm amber, and soft summer garden florals. The magic of Black Violet and Saffron fragrance oil imparts a luxurious mystique, while Bergamot and geranium meld into a bouquet of rose and violet with a woodsy, rich base of saffron, leather and vetiver. A Lazy Daze Candle bonus: this candle features plant based, biodegradable Eco Glitter, which passes industry standard testing for candle safety. Light up the glitter! Available: Shop Ryan Porter |
