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You might be thinking to yourself, what the cup is cupping? I’ll be honest, when the Portland Cupping Studio first reached out to me for a collaboration I wasn’t sure what to expect. It looked kind of scary and I wasn’t sure what the marks it left on your body meant. While cupping has become “mainstream” due to celebrities and professional athletes, this practice is an ancient Chinese medicine that dates back over 3,000 years.

“The old Chinese medical maxim holds that pain results from the congestion, stagnation, and blockage of Qi, or vital energy, vital fluids, lymph, phlegm, and blood. If pain is the essence of disease, then suffering is a result of obstructed or irregular flow in the body. Chinese cupping is therefore a method of breaking up the blockage to restore the body’s natural flow of energy (Pacific College of Oriental Medicine).”

The marks that are left after cupping look like bruises, but they actually aren’t. In fact they are the opposite. Bruises are created by impact trauma with compressed breakage of capillaries and a reactionary rush of fluids to the damaged location from the tissue injury (CuppingTherapy.Org). In cupping, there is no compression, but rather your skin and its multiple layers underneath are being pulled up. 

In this post I’m sharing the 5 best mascara brands. I like to swap out my mascara for different events and different looks!

So far the HOTTEST new trend this fall is leopard. Not just a statement piece, but leopard EVERYTHING. It’s actually incredibly chic when you style two leopard prints together, check out a variety of these styles in my latest post.

I styled this pink skirt at the Pittock Mansion in Portland. The mansion is a French Renaissance-style château home that overlooks the cityscape of Portland, OR. This mansion makes the perfect backdrop for any photo shoot.

Fall is right around the corner, but that doesn’t mean the temperatures are going to drop over night! We still have at least a month and a half before the cold of October starts to roll in.

It’s summer time and I’ve got skincare on my mind! In this post I’m introducing your new favorite skincare products: the One-Step Gentle Exfoliating Cleanser and the Toning Lotion by Clarins. First you cleanse, then you tone. The Exfoliating Cleanser polishes away make-up, impurities, and clogged pores. The Toning Lotion with Chamomile balances and locks in moisture to leave skin feeling intensely refreshed.