Abide Skincare

Some changes are unfolding at Abide.
I’m stepping back from body sugaring to make more room for the work that’s been calling me lately: Skin + Astrology is here. Your skin holds wisdom, just like your chart. This new offering weaves holistic skincare and astrology into an integrated experience, part reading, part treatment, to help you see your skin in a new light.

Change is its own kind of alchemy. Grateful for what body sugaring has been, and excited for what’s next.

Been sitting with this piece lately:

📷 Artwork: Are You a Living Thing That Is Dying or a Dying Thing That Is Living (2024) by Emma Talbot. Courtesy and copyright Emma Talbot Studio.

I've been offering the Qi Beauty treatment for a while now, and every single time, clients leave asking the same thing:

"I want to do this every week!"

Here's why it's different from anything else you've tried:

Qi Beauty uses micro gold-plated magnets placed along facial meridians — the same energy pathways recognized in Traditional Chinese Medicine and acknowledged by the NIH. These magnets create magnetic fields that stimulate circulation, support cellular energy, and encourage the skin's own natural lifting and toning.

There's no heat. No needles. No downtime.

What you feel during the treatment is subtle — deeply relaxing, almost meditative. What you see afterward builds over days. The kind of difference that makes people stop you and ask what you've been doing.

It's one of my favorite things to offer. And there's truly nothing else like it in Taos.

→ Link in bio to book.

The skincare industry benefits from you being overwhelmed.

Because overwhelmed people buy more products.

But here’s what I see in my practice every week: clients coming in with 5, 8 or more products — and skin that’s more reactive, more congested, and more confused than ever.

More is not more. More is just noise.

Your skin doesn’t need a 10-step routine. It needs the right treatment products, and a solid routine chosen for your actual skin type, your goals, the climate, your lifestyle, and where you are in life.

That’s what we figure out together.
Save this if you’ve ever felt overwhelmed with skin care ads ✨

In my own experience adapting to the high desert, I have tried many approaches to staying hydrated.
My greatest lesson: It takes a multifaceted approach that goes beyond just drinking water.

My best days begin with water early in the morning, and before coffee or tea. Drinking water throughout the day, in small amounts, rather than gulping down large glasses of water, works well for me.

Quality of water matters, but it doesn't have to be perfect. I look to have a balance of mineral salts and add trace minerals to filtered water, or sometimes mix electrolytes into water to achieve this. Fresh lemon juice to water also has an alkalizing effect on the body, (which helps reduce inflammation).

I will even add a small amount of aloe vera (try Lily of the Desert brand Aloe Juice) to my water. In small amounts, aloe is soothing to the digestive system and helps the body maintain hydration. Aloe also has sterols, which support the body in producing collagen, which is a vital protein in the extracellular matrix of skin.

Restricting caffeine intake in the morning (not having a third!) and stopping by noon can make a huge impact. Of course, getting good sleep, daily movement (of any kind!), and eating hydrating foods like cucumbers, lettuces, melons, and oranges can layer the effort to stay hydrated.

And of course - having a facial to reset your skin through intelligent exfoliation, oxygenation, moving lymph, releasing fascia, and feeding the skin with vitamins and antioxidants can help you see the hydration in your skin. Book at abideskincare.com

One thing I love about being in the historic district of Taos, is these single pane windows I can just open wide, and take in the apple blossoms.😍✨🌸

We have a new studio!! I’m so excited to share all that we’re up to at the new Abide Skincare studio. Our new entrance is just around the corner from Michelle’s Boutique and the Bauman Gallery. Book with Kristin or Sally at abideskincare.com✨🌷✨

Just a glimpse into the treatment room. A nourishing, deeply hydrating custom finishing mask with:
non-alcohol herb tincture🌱calendula hyaluronic soothing gel, colloidal oats, and local honey. This, after exfoliation, extractions, lymphatic flow massage, and oxygen treatment☁️☁️☁️✨💛

Soon, we will be settling into our new space - a 2nd story lookout above Michelle’s boutique, with a whole new host of offerings. With the lovely and myself. We hope to see you soon⭐️