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Anna Maria BordesConscious wellbeing

Conscious beauty

Conscious Beauty

Skin is not just a surface: it is an organ, in constant contact with our environment.

Gesto cotidiano de cuidado de la piel: manos aplicando producto sobre el rostro.

A beauty that grows out of wellbeing

I believe in a beauty that goes far beyond outward appearance. Caring for your skin is also caring for your health.

Skin is our largest organ, in daily contact with everything we put on it. That is why I find it especially important to choose cosmetics formulated with safe ingredients and to avoid, as far as possible, substances that can interfere with our hormonal system, such as certain endocrine disruptors.

This is not about fearing ingredients or obsessing over labels. It is about becoming aware of what we use every day and making healthier choices, consistent with how we want to care for ourselves.

And cosmetics are only one part. Rest, food, digestion, stress, hormonal changes and daily habits can also influence how our skin is doing and how it shows.

That is why, for me, a good cosmetic routine is not about accumulating products, but about understanding what your skin needs and choosing carefully what you put on it.

What we look at, and in what order

A Conscious Beauty consultation does not begin just by looking at your skin. It begins by listening to you.

  1. Where you are in life

    How you are, how you sleep, the pace you keep and how you feel day to day.

  2. Food and digestion

    Eating habits and how your digestion works are also part of the whole picture of your skin.

  3. Tension

    Stress and sustained tension can have an impact on our wellbeing, and on the state of the skin too.

  4. The routine you already have

    What you use, how many steps you take, what works for you and what you may not need.

  5. Ingredients and products

    Here we review what you are using and what you put on your skin every day, looking for options that are safer, effective and consistent with your values.

How the guidance works

I will not suggest a standard routine or an endless list of products. First we get to know your skin, your habits and your needs. Then we review the routine you already have and decide what to keep, what can be simplified and which products may suit you better.

For me, this is what conscious beauty means: knowing what you put on your skin, understanding what it needs and caring for it from a wider perspective.

Three steps, with no commitment to continue. You can do only the first and leave with useful guidance for your skin.

  1. One

    Conversation

    We talk about your skin, where you are in life, your habits and your current routine. We also review what you have tried so far and what has worked — and what has not, because that is often very valuable information.

  2. Two

    Proposal

    From what we have seen, I suggest a personalised routine, simple and realistic: the steps you really need, in the right order, with products chosen with their ingredients in mind and the importance of reducing exposure to substances we would rather not bring into our daily routine.

  3. Three

    Follow-up

    Skin needs time to adapt and respond to change. So, if you wish, we follow up after a few weeks to see how it is evolving and adjust the routine if necessary.

Because a good routine is not the one with the most steps, but the one you understand, can keep up and that makes sense for you.

Los pocos productos de una rutina real, sobre una superficie cotidiana.

About the cosmetics I work with

I work with organic, vegan, fresh cosmetics, designed to care for the skin with awareness and respect for our body and for the environment.

Organic, because the ingredients come from organic farming. Vegan, because it contains no ingredients of animal origin and uses no animal-derived components in its formulation. And fresh — one of the things I like most about these cosmetics.

The products are made in small batches with a shorter shelf life, prioritising the freshness and quality of the ingredients. The formulation avoids synthetic chemical preservatives, which is why the products expire sooner than many conventional cosmetics.

Formulating this way helps preserve the properties of the ingredients and maintain the effectiveness of the actives over the recommended period of use.

For me, this is part of conscious beauty: knowing what we put on our skin, choosing ingredients carefully and understanding that caring for ourselves is also a way of caring for our environment.

Transparency

The fresh cosmetics I work with are RINGANA — the same ones I use in my consultations and that you can find in my shop. I am a partner, so if you buy through me I receive compensation. I prefer to say this openly so you can weigh my recommendations with full information. My guidance, however, is not conditional on you buying any product. My priority is to help you understand what your skin needs and build a routine that makes sense for you.

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Frequently asked questions

Do I have to change all my products?
No. In fact I almost never recommend it. If a product works for you and suits your skin, there is no need to change it for its own sake. What we do is review your routine and the ingredients of the products you use, especially those that may be less desirable from the point of view of health and exposure to certain substances. From there, we keep what makes sense, drop what is unnecessary and prioritise replacing only the products I believe are worth changing. It is not about starting from scratch or throwing everything away: it is about knowing what you are using and making more conscious decisions about what you put on your skin every day.
Does this help skin with a specific problem?
Conscious Beauty guidance is about skin care, habits and choosing products consciously; it is not dermatological treatment and does not replace assessment by a healthcare professional. If your skin has an alteration or a problem that needs diagnosis or treatment, the first step is to see a dermatologist. From there, if you wish, we can review your routine, the products you use and the habits around your skin care, to see what could be improved or simplified. My aim is not to treat a condition, but to help you care for your skin better day to day.
How long before anything shows?
Skin needs time to adapt to change. We do not expect results overnight: we usually talk about weeks, especially when introducing a new routine or changing habits. Some changes may show earlier — a feeling of comfort or hydration, for example — while others need more time and consistency. That is why in my guidance I do not seek to promise quick results, but to build a routine that makes sense for you and give the skin time to respond. Consistency tends to matter more than immediacy.
Can it be done remotely?
Yes. Much of the guidance is conversation: getting to know your skin, your habits, your current routine and the products you use. To assess the skin visually I will ask you for a couple of photographs in natural light, without filters and, if possible, without make-up. Online guidance keeps the same personal approach as in person, with the convenience of doing it from home. If you would like to do it remotely, just say so when you get in touch.

Let us start with your week, not just your face

Tell me in four lines how your skin is, what routine you follow and what your day to day looks like. You do not need to know what your skin needs or have the right words.

With that I can start pointing you in the right direction and see what is worth reviewing, what we can keep and where I would begin. We start by listening to you, before deciding what your skin needs.

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