JOY FEELINGS MAGAZINE February Love issue 2017! | Page 14
nourishing combination of prickly pear seed, rosehip seed, and sea buckthorn oils, with a golden hue to rival an island sunset. Meanwhile, the line’ s body oil, Romantic Call, sends you walking amid the night-blooming jasmine— or wishing you were— with a hint of ylang-ylang and rose set in a base of coconut, sweet almond, and hibiscus-seed oils.
It’ s the Bush Baths, though, that harness the everyday connection to nature that Gunn has witnessed in Jamaica, where friends will readily venture into the backyard for plant material to ward off, say, a coming cold. There, certain leaves and twigs are often boiled for tea; others— like the two Balmyard blends packaged in muslin bags for easy steeping— are destined for the tub. The Beauty version pairs local cerasee and Spanish needle for a smoothing, calming soak that helps even the skin tone; Detox combines lemongrass, ginger, and Jack In The Bush( also local) to help quell inflammation.
Gunn works with manufacturers in and around New York City, but she’ s already dreaming of the future.“ My goal, and this is also a life goal: I would like to have land and a big farm and be able to grow a lot