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What Is Your Beauty Design?

Eco Tips, Skin Care, Travel

You have a sacral knowing inside and my goal is for you to understand how to tap into it. I specialize in personalized beauty guidance through encouraging a positive self-perception and suggesting healthy skin care rituals. I believe that it’s important to find what fits with your personal beliefs and set affirmations in place to encourage harmonious habits. Remember, beauty is a reflection of inner well-being, and taking care of yourself holistically will enhance your natural radiance.

Protection and the optimal management of your skin is the key to successful self-care and healthy outcomes. The reason I think it’s important to look at your genetic design when it comes to beauty is it allows me to show you what you may need based off of deeper needs and helps you understand WHY. Use this blog as a personalized tool to help guide you as you tap into consistency with your skin care habits. I also created a daily affirmation to tune you into your uniqueness.

First you’ll want to figure out which of the 5 Human Design Types you are. This consists of your birth date, what time you were born and the location. My goal is to make sure you are living life in a purposeful and fulfilling way and once we understand your design type, it’ll be easier for me to honor your individuality, so you journey towards healthier skin from a place that feels encouraging and exciting.

As a Manifestor, you possess an innate ability to initiate and manifest your desires. Just as you have the power to bring your dreams to life, you also have the ability to cultivate beauty and healthy skin practices. Your beauty shines when you honor your unique needs and take decisive action towards self-care. Embrace your natural radiance and let it illuminate your skin and overall well-being.

“I am a powerful creator, and my beauty radiates from within.”


As a Generator, you have a vibrant life force energy that fuels your actions and pursuits. Your skin reflects the vitality and enthusiasm that flows through you. Embrace your natural glow by engaging in beauty and skincare practices that align with your energy. When you prioritize self-care and select products that enhance your inherent radiance, your skin will flourish, and your beauty will be a true reflection of your vibrant spirit.

“My energy is abundant, and my skin reflects my vitality.”


As a Projector, you possess an innate ability to see the beauty and potential in others. However, it’s equally important to direct that discerning gaze towards yourself. Pay attention to your skin’s unique needs and honor them with gentle care and nourishment. Embrace your intuitive nature by creating a skincare routine that suits your individual requirements, allowing your natural beauty to shine through and inspire others.

“I am attuned to the unique beauty and needs of others and myself.”


As a Reflector, you have a remarkable ability to mirror the energy and beauty of the world around you. To cultivate healthy skin and radiant beauty, it’s crucial to prioritize self-care and create a harmonious balance in your life. Focus on finding skincare rituals and practices that resonate with your ever-changing needs. When you nourish yourself with love, care, and attention, your skin will reflect the vibrant beauty that resides within you.

“I am a mirror of beauty, reflecting the love and care I give to myself.”


As a Manifesting Generator, you have a multifaceted nature and a zest for life. Your beauty flourishes when you allow yourself to follow your passions and express your true self. Embrace a skincare routine that aligns with your ever-changing interests and energy levels. By honoring your authentic expression and nourishing your skin with products that resonate with you, your beauty will radiate a vibrant energy that captures attention.

“I am a dynamic force, and my beauty blossoms through my authentic expression.”


So that brings me to my WHY and as a Manifesting Generator, I have a multifaceted nature and beauty flourishes when I allow myself to follow my passions and express my true self. Finding a skin care routine that aligns with my unique vibration and others is my super power. By honoring and nourishing my skin with products that spiritually resonates with me, I am empowered to help others find what resonates for them, because we all deserve to be in alignment with our authentic expression.

I was curious recently and asked Traci Thomsen, our Replenish Retreat Quantum Human Design Specialist how each energy type breaks down over our population:

1% are Reflectors

9% are Manifestors

22% are Projectors

31% are Generators

37% are Manifesting Generators

We will tap into this on a deeper level at our next retreat in the Pacific NW in 2025! We’ve curated a 4 day journey to step out of distraction and into self care. Don’t miss out on this life changing adventure where you learn how to tap into a renewed sense of well-being and get inspired through self reflection in nature. Imagine daily am & pm movement, breath work and somatic exercises, human design workshops, personalized skin care workshops, massage and art therapy, all included.

What would it feel like to design the life of your dreams?

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2025 was full of flashy 12 step skin care routines 2025 was full of flashy 12 step skin care routines! Here’s what no one tells you about these rituals: not only can they wreak havoc on your microbiome, but they have to flex with your life or you’ll abandon them completely.

After 25+ years of working with real people through real life - weddings, grief, moves, breakups, illnesses - I know that rigid doesn’t work. What does work? Learning what your skin is actually telling you. Dryness isn’t always about hydration. Breakouts aren’t always about oil. Redness isn’t always about sensitivity. Your skin speaks a very specific language, and once you understand it, everything changes.

That’s where modalities like LED light become powerful - not as a daily must-do, but as a strategic tool that serves your skin’s current needs. Different wavelengths address different concerns, and together we can customize your treatments to work with your life, not against it.

Consistency at home + strategic in-studio support = your healthiest skin. Let’s make 2026 about intentional, true to YOU steps with #cleanbeauty ingredients that support your optimal health.
To our future couples: We don’t transform. We elev To our future couples: We don’t transform. We elevate. We reveal. We honor what’s already beautiful in you. The moment I live for is when a bride looks in the mirror during her design session and says ‘I look like me - elevated’ - with relief in her voice.

Somewhere along the way, we were conditioned to think that wedding beauty means looking different. More done. More trend-forward. More… something.

But the people I work with? They’re the ones who want to look at their wedding photos in 30 years and recognize themselves naturally beautiful.

Radiant. Vibrant. Timeless.

Not 2025. Not Instagram. Not anyone else.

They want to see all their natural beauty brought forward, enhanced, celebrated. That’s the kind of beauty that doesn’t need updating. It’s never about covering or fixing. It’s always about being fully honored, magnified and cared for. 

photography @hollyhursleyphoto
planning @hostedby.co
floral @wildflower_portland 
ceremony venue @csrgpdx
reception venue catering: huntandgathercatering
DJ @dillonbartellmusic
beauty @kellithomsen 
rentals @powerofloverentals
paper goods & signage @kellielynnthayer transportation @shanghaipartybus
ceremony entertainment correabrandonpaul @salemstringquartet 
ceremony bartending @bliss_bar 
rings @malkadiamonds

#cleanbeauty #oregonwedding #weddingbeauty #portlandmakeupartist #weddingmakeup
I got this email from a colleague that completely I got this email from a colleague that completely stopped me in my tracks. It’s exactly what I’ve been feeling as we head into 2026. She asked: “What’s the dream you keep pushing to the side because it feels too big?” I felt that in my whole body.

Here’s what I know after 25+ years in this industry: I see it all the time - you want glowing skin, so you panic and buy seven new products at once, get overwhelmed, and then do nothing. Or you want to finally learn makeup that actually works for your face, but the idea of figuring it all out feels impossible, so you don’t start.

But that’s not how your healthiest skin gets revealed. Real change starts small. Not with the perfect 10-step routine. Not with buying out Sephora. It starts with switching ONE product to something clean. Learning ONE technique that actually flatters your features. Booking ONE skincare session. Creating ONE morning ritual that actually feels good.

One block. Then another. Then another.
And suddenly six months later you look up and realize - holy shit, my skin actually glows now. I know how to do my makeup. This actually works. I can breathe. That’s how I built my small business. That’s how I created my lifestyle and sanctuary. That’s how nervous systems regulate and your healthiest skin reveals itself. 

What’s your one small action for the next 7 days? Maybe it’s:
-Tossing one toxic product and replacing it with something botanical
-Booking that makeup lesson you’ve been putting off
-Actually using that face oil sitting on your shelf
-Spending 60 seconds on a face massage instead of doom-scrolling
-Finally trying that technique I showed you in your last session
Just one thing. That’s your first block.
And if you’re thinking “I don’t even know where to start,” I’ve got something coming that’ll help.

2026 is the Year of the Fire Horse, known for unstoppable momentum, fierce independence, and breaking convention. I’m absolutely channeling that energy into what’s coming and I have a surprise coming the week leading up to Chinese New Year (February 12-17)! STAY TUNED. Happy New Year 🎆
Winter Solstice. The longest night. The turning po Winter Solstice. The longest night. The turning point. The exhale. It’s 11 pm on this first day of winter and I’m feeling deeply grateful. This past wedding season was extraordinary! 68+ weddings from Bend to wine country. Incredible couples who trusted me. Vendors who became true collaborators. Brands and companies who actually share my values around clean beauty & intentional work.

And now I get to pause. To reflect. To actually metabolize it all. This is the part people don’t always see, the winter quiet after a season of intense creation. But it’s essential. This is where I integrate everything I learned. Where I ask myself what worked, what didn’t, what I want to carry forward. Where I honor the season that just passed and tend to what wants to emerge.

To every couple who let me be part of your day, thank you for trusting me with your beauty. To the photographers, planners, florists, and venue teams who make this work collaborative magic, you inspire me. To the clean beauty brands doing it right, thank you for making products I believe in.

I’ve been using this solstice energy to appreciate this and to create what’s next. My studio is becoming the sanctuary I always envisioned. I’m developing my first online course and I’m genuinely excited to share what I’ve been building soon. I’m spending time with my true friends making art and setting real intentions for the year ahead.

Our 2026 wedding calendar is almost full and we’re building a waitlist for 2027. But right now, in this moment, I’m not focused on what’s next. I’m honoring what was. I’m sitting in the stillness. I’m letting myself feel how big this season actually was. This is how I prepare for a successful, fruitful year. Not by hustling through winter, but by doing the quiet work that makes everything else possible. By being selective about how I spend my time and who I spend it with. By tending to what matters. 

The goal is as the light is returning, I’ll be rested and ready. ✨

Venue: @thecragrathut
Planner: @silkandsaltevents
Caterer: @ripcitygrill
Hair & Make-up: @kellithomsen
Dress: @waichingstudio
Suit: @indochinoweddings
Jeweler: @withtheseringshandmade
Desserts: @papahaydn
There’s something about a Hood River wedding that There’s something about a Hood River wedding that asks you to trust the elements, and Kathleen did just that.

Golden hour light spilling across The Gorge. Soft winds that honored her delicate veil instead of fighting it. A bridal party that moved through the day with the kind of ease that only comes when everyone feels genuinely cared for.

For Kathleen’s makeup, we let her natural freckles show through because why would we cover what makes her uniquely beautiful? Warm taupes and neutral tones that enhanced rather than masked. Soft and natural individual lashes. A rosewood lip chosen specifically to complement her natural skin tone, not fight against it.

This is what happens when you choose a beauty approach that works with your skin, your features, your natural coloring. Kathleen’s makeup held beautifully through riverside portraits, emotional vows, and dancing under the twilight because it was designed for her skin, this climate, these conditions.

This is the Pacific Northwest wedding beauty we’ve spent 25+ years perfecting. Weather-tested, botanically-driven, designed to let you be fully present instead of worried about how you look.

Thank you to this exceptional vendor team who understands that true luxury is in the details, the care, and the experience!

Venue: @thegriffinhouse
Planning/Design: @amandajeanpdxevents
Photography: @megangallagherphoto
Florals: @trellis_flowers
Hair: @styledbymattie
Skin & Makeup: @kellithomsen
Catering: @bellyfulcatering
Band/DJ: @bluewaveband
Rentals: @riverhoodrentals
At 50, I’m not winding down, I’m finally warmed up At 50, I’m not winding down, I’m finally warmed up! What I’m tending now? 

It’s been growing all along. After years of trial & error, I finally learned how to be still enough to enjoy it bloom - the garden, the work, the space and balance of energy. Everything around me is finally aligned. There’s this flow now where nothing is forced and everything feels organic, exactly how I approach the work I do, exactly how life is meant to feel. 

RECAP of the most important things I’ve learned: 

-you don’t need a master plan, just keep showing up for what feels true.

-build your life like a garden, one intentional choice at a time.

-some people are seasonal, others are perennial, the storms show you which is which.

-your body’s wisdom is smarter than your mind’s logic, listen to it.

-you can’t show up for others unless you’re showing up for yourself first.

-boundaries aren’t walls, they’re how you protect the energy for what truly matters.

-healing changes your taste… in people, in habits, in dreams.

-trust what lights you up, because your excitement is real data.

-you don’t have to choose between the wild & intentional, be both!

#Turning50 #CultivatingBeauty #ComeSitInMyGarden #CleanBeauty #SlowingDown #TendingToMySanctuary #Enhancement #IntentionaLliving

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