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habits · happy · wellness · Dec 29, 2020

Being The Best You On A Budget

Being The Best You On A Budget We’ve all seen the celebrities walking across the red carpet. Their flawless skin, their perfect waistline, and their perpetually perfect hair. These folks, as luck would have it, have resources many of us...

autumn · beauty · neroli · selfcare · Nov 02, 2020

Kassandra's Top Ten Selfcare Rituals

As we ease into Autumn here in Athens with the welcome of cool mornings and rustling leaves slowly fading that chlorophyl-rich green into sunset yellows and oranges, I feel ever-more mindful and into my selfcare rituals. According to one of my daughter’s favorite books, “the quiet harvest arrives.” Autumn is a process of slowing down and preserving the bounty and glow of summer.

greek city times · greek skincare · press · May 09, 2020

The Rise of Greek Beauty: Balance Above All

Kassandra Lefakinis and Achilles Kyrtsis spent time as a young couple absorbed in offering what they consider to be "the good life" to others. A dose of balance in an otherwise 'up and down' world.

athens · beauty · wellness · May 08, 2020

GOOP: How to have a wellness weekend in Athens

"Whenever we visit a new city, we love to bring home a bottle of something special for our vanity, and Athens is no exception. A local friend raved about Opuntia—a unisex all-natural botanical oil company based in Athens."

hydrating skincare · Apr 23, 2020

What Your Dry Skin Is Begging For

"My fascination with natural skincare ingredients knows no bounds. Of course, this is just my personal opinion, but I feel like the power that’s inherently present in every single microscopic plant cell is so much cooler than anything a human could create in a lab."