I like to be stroked. And no, that’s not a kinky opener for my Tinder bio or an admission that I believe I’m a cat trapped inside a human body. Since I was a child, if anyone stroked my skin or hair I ...

I've never felt weird about paying strangers to touch me. Massages, facials, martial arts — it's all just bodywork to me. That is, until I booked my first professional back scratch with Julie Luther, ...

Lush Cosmetics may just be the reigning champ when it comes to bath and beauty products designed to relax you. From bath bombs to face masks to body lotions, they've got it all, and they're combining ...

Now is a very tense time for a lot of people, but Phoebe Bridgers recently underwent 40 minutes of pure relaxation: She received an “ASMR massage” from YouTuber itsblitzzz (who also goes by Julia) in ...

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For me, the best part of any facial isn’t the deep-dive pore purge or the high-tech gadgetry - it’s the face massage. EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. I'm clearly not alone. Such is our appetite for mimicking the ...