From My Garden To Your Table (and Vanity)

I just planted four blackberry bushes. 

That probably sounds like a small thing. But for me, it's the kind of small thing that means everything. I love blackberries. I love how they look in the garden, like quiet little jewels. I love how they smell when they're warming in the sun. I love the way they taste, sharp and sweet at the same time, never trying too hard. 

So when we started building out our Botanicals collection, and someone on the team asked, "Why blackberry?", the answer was already being planned in my back yard. 

Blackberries are quietly one of the most antioxidant-rich fruits you can grow. They're loaded with vitamin C, anthocyanins (the pigments that give them that deep purple color), and polyphenols. They handle sun, weather, and time better than most berries. 

The entire Botanicals line is about returning to the garden. Treating clean skincare like an extension of how we eat and how we live. So picking an ingredient that already earned its place at my kitchen table felt right. Beauty shouldn't doesn't need to live in a separate world from the rest of your life. It never has, for me. 

Which brings us to the galette. 

If you've never made one, a galette is essentially a lazier version of pie. No pie dish, no perfect crimping, no fussy lattice work. You roll the crust flat on a sheet pan, pile the filling in the middle, fold the edges in toward the center, and bake. Rustic is the goal. If your edges aren't perfect, you've done it right. 

I'm a baker when I'm celebrating, when I’m stressed, and when I'm procrastinating. Galettes are my favorite kind. Forgiving, fast, and exactly the kind of thing you can make on a Tuesday without making a production out of it.