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In this month’s installment, Ally Love explains why sustainability is such an important part of her self-care.
Miguel Juarez
There are a few places you may knowAlly Lovefrom.
And though she’s plenty busy, wearing all these hats, self-care is non-negotiable for her.
Whatever she’s doing is clearly working.
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When I interviewed her over a video call in late December, she lit up the screen.
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I’m curious about the role of community in your own self-care routine.
I didn’t have the resources to go to all of these events.
Being able to connect and support one another virtually is really important.
This concept of questioning and trying to get more information creates community.
Being able to provide answers, resources, and insight in a safe space is what cultivates community.
And so that’s what Love Squad does.
And the only way is through information.
Being able to connect and support one another virtually is really important.
When I look at it as my own personal self-care routine, I connect through conversation.
Expressing what’s going on.
How did you decide to take this partnership?
We had to narrow in on what were those topics.
And what ended up showing up was thisconcept of sustainability.
How are we giving back more than we take?
Specifically to our earth and to our oceans, to the land and to the water.
We’re going to do some beach cleanups.
We’re going to do some initiatives around, how can we navigate single-use plastic?
How can we recycle?
How can we offer insight into what recyclables look like?
How can we talk about upcycling andreusing plastic?
Then all of a sudden, the REN team reached out about working with me.
Once I did the research and I started talking to the team, I realized that our missions align.
I already knew the product.
I knew it works.
I knew clean skin care is really important.
REN Clean Skincare, that’s what they prioritize.
ALLURE: It sounds like it!
What are your go-to products?
Give me the breakdown of your routine.
AL:I’m from Miami, so I’m always trying to have bright skin from the sun.
I also love a good face mask, like thechlorophyll onefrom Cocokind, andSupergoop sunscreenis a must.
I have my virtual events with the Love Squad.
I’m putting on makeup.
And so it’s important to have something that’s not going to irritate, but will also clean.
I think when you have a bold brow, your face is showing up.
Just because, little fun fact, I’m not good at lining up my lips properly.
We all have our weaknesses and that’s mine.
ALLURE: While we’re on the subject of weaknesses, everything is different now.
We’ve never dealt with something like this before, and taking time for self-care is hard.
I’m curious what advice you would give someone if they’re struggling to take some time for themselves.
And that is that element that you could see, that physical self-care.
We are multidimensional, and we’re dynamic people.
And we often talk about living in our intersectionality.
We talked aboutclean skin careand how conservation of marine life and saving the planet and recycling intersect.
And with that, self-care is important, physical self-care.
But then you have your mental and your spiritual self-care.
I lean into prayer.
I lean into meditation.
You find out what works for you physically.
Like what do you put on your skin?
How do you do your hair?
What’re the go-to makeup tips?
You know these things.
And so it’s been about just identifying for myself when I am mentally unwell.
And in those moments, I lean into prayer.
I propagate plants, I have a ton of them in the window sill here.
They give me energy.Again, self-care is living in your intersectionality.
It’s understanding your whole self.
And you’re like, “OK, that worked, therefore I will do it.”
The same thing has to happen for our mental and our spiritual selves.
If it helps, reframe how you think about it.
It’s about progress and not perfection; every little bit counts.
And that’s truly what self-care means.
This interview has been condensed and edited for clarity.
