What's New In Wellness This May?
New Matcha café spot
You can now sip on your favourite Jenki Matcha whilst browsing rails of contemporary, colourful print dresses: Independent British brand, Rixo, became a runaway success story, since launching in 2015, with curated collections of wearable, vintage inspired print dresses – their new store now open on the King’s Road, SW3 includes a Jenki Matcha coffee bar and seating area to dream away your Saturday morning shopping trip.
Acupuncture based wellness destination
Looking for a boutique new wellness clinic to visit this summer, visit niche Hackney based destination, Studio Unfold, which focuses on all things acupuncture and cupping. Take in the sumptuous surroundings, the sculptural, stone based design creates a feeling of calm and wellbeing – try from a curated treatment list focusing on areas from insomnia to fertility and sports injury. Founded by renowned acupuncture specialist, Georgie Holt, she will create a bespoke 60min session to address anything from anxiety to chronic pain and support you through the session.
New in Sexual Wellness
Enjoy the best sexual intercourse of your life with guaranteed next level protection. Roam, experts in all things sexual wellness, are now adding new Skin toned condoms to their offering: a worldwide first, pick from a range of ‘colours’ to suit your skin tone, invisible to the eye like a second skin, this new range will put wearers at ease before, during and after intercourse. Available soon at Dandy.
New Meditation destination place
Internationally renowned luxury hotel, Café Royal, based on the bustling Regent Street, London W1, is home to a new meditation programme aimed at allowing visitors to let go and focus through holistic wellness. Experience a new electronic music meditation with expert Belinda Matwali, an immersive meditation practice that enables one to block out the noises of the world and make peace with yourself.
New conversation cards from your favourite podcast
Everyone’s favourite podcaster, Steven Bartlett, of Diary of a CEO glory has taken his conversation signatures, including guests answering a random question the previous guest has left for them, and turned them into quick, inspiring soundbites in the form of conversation cards. Designed to be thought provoking and conversation starting, expect journal prompts or thought-provoking questions, such as ‘when was the last time a day flew by and what were you doing,’ to create storytelling, and raw unfiltered truths at dinner parties, home alone or even on a date night.
New Women’s Health supplements
Vida Glow is the award-winning supplement brand founded in 2014 that creates ingestible beauty solutions, which start below the surface. Hairology and the Natural Marine Collagen range, based around a clinically proven peptide powder, were instant bestsellers garnering a loyal following. Vida Glow introduces Women’s Health, a range of health supplements meticulously formulated specifically for women based on their unique physiological requirements. The range consists of Prenatal+ (for preconception and pregnancy support), De-Stress (for stress and anxiety), Gut-Pro (for gut and intimate health) and Multi 360 (for general health and immunity). With these, you can expect formulations at doses that make a real difference to your health. Available soon at Dandy
New Third Space venue
The 12th club venue from the eponymous Third Space will open in Clapham Junction, London in Spring 2024. The luxury gym, workout and recovery club will feature across a 28,000ft sq space in a converted Grade 11 listed building. Expect new luxury additions including a wet spa with a sunken massage jet hydro pool, steam room and Himalayan sea salt walled sauna.
New Responsible Beauty Brand with a difference
Mirror Water is the new luxury beauty brand to know about – founder Estee La Londe is keen to shift the narrative away from sustainable to a brand that inherently puts responsibility at the forefront of its DNA. Shop from a tantalising range of body and skincare filled with handpicked essentials oils – think Canadian black spruce, bergamot, vetiver - aimed at grounding mood as well as nourishing mind and body. You will even find mycelium gift boxes: biodegradable, so they can later be replanted in your garden.
