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Nikki Reed, most widely known for her acting work (Twilight,anyone?
Image courtesy of Nikki Reed
), has spent the last few years expanding her horizons.
In August, BaYou released its first line ofloungewear, perhaps just when the world needed it most.
Behind the scenes, Reed is plenty busy.
Nikki Reed, photographed by herself at home in Los Angeles, wears BaYou With Love loungewear.
In addition to acting as the founder of BaYou, Reed shoots all brand product photography herself.
And how come that doesn’t exist?
Nikki Reed, photographed by herself at home in Los Angeles, wears BaYou With Love loungewear.
Courtesy of Nikki Reed.
If that’s catching up on a couple of texts, cool.
Whatever it is, I have a little bit of me time.
I don’t have the golden ticket or recipe to do it right.
I think one realization I’m having is that I work too much.
Is that sustainable for your mind, body, spirit?
I’ll take a stab at see to it I wash my face.
I use face wash from a company calledKlei, and its just like magic.
Prima serums and oils are all CBD-based, and use very simple ingredients.
Plantfolk Apothecary makes avetiver hair oilthat’s so dreamy.
it’s possible for you to put it all over your body if you want.
Poppy & Someday makes some amazingmistsand balms, things like that.
So I’ve been experimenting with all kinds of things, like vitamin C crystals, to solve that.
I just can’t believe that a year-and-a-half later I got melasma.
I was like, oh, okay, one thing after another.
I talk about that a lot.
One of those is amanuka honeymixture.
I just make face masks [with it].
If it’s honey, great.
If you’ve got avocado, smush that shit up and stick it in your hair.
Her salon isEdo Salon.
I have a daughter, I have a company, I’m working full-time.
And so I started cutting my hair for my curl.
I color my own hair a little bit, too.
Hair for me is like an art.
It’s super fun, and it’s also kind of a meditation.
I cut Ian’s hair, I cut my daughter’s hair, I cut everybody’s hair.
I think you’re more beautiful when you’re in whatever your natural state is.
I wasn’t born with straight hair, I wasn’t born with perfect curls.
That’s not what I’m meant to look like.
I’m meant to just embrace my crazy, wild hair.
I do still struggle internally with buying shampoo bottles that come in plastic.
If you have the time and ability, making a salt spray on your own is super easy.
It keeps your texture together.
But honestly, my real tip and trick is that I don’t towel dry my hair anymore.
It’s pretty crazyit changed everything.
I do comb it in the shower.
I think we’re all feeling really stressed and sleeping funkygrinding teeth, or cramping your neck.
It’s a crazy time in the world, and we’re all really digesting that in our bodies.
I have this new neck brace, which is so cool.
you’re able to actually justget it on Amazon.
These are all things that I would do if it’s a good night.
I think it’s so delish, so I drink that around 10:30 or 11:00.
We all know about blue light andhow hard it is on our eyes and our minds.
I think setting a space that’s not bed to work in has been really a big deal.
