The Weekly Well List

Monday Musings: What’s Trending in Health, Wellness, Beauty & Culture This Week (April 21, 2025)

Welcome back to your weekly fix—served up with a side of wellness trends, cultural shifts, and a healthy dose of real life. Whether you’re mid-coffee, post-Pilates, or scrolling from your sofa, this week’s round-up blends the aesthetic with the actual.

🛼 WELLNESS BUZZ: Roller Skates Are Officially a Thing Again

Call it nostalgia. Call it cardio. But the roller revival is rolling in hard—especially around Clapham, where I counted at least ten people gliding past like it’s 1982 (and no, not in a tongue-in-cheek, ironic way).

My take? I’m into it. It’s joyful movement with retro flair and serious core work. Bonus points if you’re brave enough to skate-pilate. (Kidding. Kind of.)

🪟 REAL LIFE WELLNESS: Mould Spray & Facebook Marketplace

Plot twist: I moved house. And while I love a good sage smudge and Pinterest mood board, the real MVPs this week were mould spray and Facebook Marketplace.

Wellness isn’t always gua sha and green juice—sometimes it’s scrubbing walls, sourcing second-hand wardrobes, and reclaiming your calm in the chaos. If you know, you know.

💅 BEAUTY VIBES: When NARS Hosts Pilates, Is It Wellness or Just Branding?

Lately, more beauty brands are stepping into the wellness space—hosting Pilates classes, matcha-fuelled events, and "clean girl" brunches that wouldn’t look out of place on your vision board.

NARS, for example, recently collaborated on a wellness pop-up with mat-based movement and glowy-skin sampling. So… is it wellness? Or clever marketing?

Honestly? Probably both. But I’m not mad at it. If a luxury blush gets you on the mat and feeling good in your skin, that’s a win. I just hope we don’t lose the real meaning of wellness in the glitter of curated events.

Wellness isn’t always pretty—but it can come with a free matcha.

📲 CULTURE SHIFT: The Rise of ‘Liminal Living’

Liminal living is having a moment—and honestly, it makes sense.We’re in an era of collective shift: changing careers, moving homes (hi, it’s me), rethinking relationships, experimenting with routine, and quietly questioning the things we used to chase so hard.

The term "liminal" comes from the Latin word limen, meaning threshold. It’s that in-between space—not quite where you were, not yet where you’re going.

For a long time, this phase was seen as something to rush through. But now? People are starting to romanticise the unknown, embracing uncertainty as its own kind of clarity.

My take: Liminal living is where the magic happens. It’s where you redefine what wellness means for you, outside of what’s trending. Whether you’re in between homes (me again), trying something new, or simply letting go of timelines—you’re not lost, you’re layering.

The new wellness? Letting it be messy. Letting it be enough.

💊 SUPPLEMENT SPOTLIGHT: Creatine IS for the Girls

Let’s talk about a supplement I thought I could live without for a few days—creatine. Spoiler alert: I couldn’t.

This week I accidentally skipped mine for three days and I genuinely noticed a difference in my physique. I looked softer, less defined, and my usual lean, toned shape felt a bit puffier around the edges. I hadn’t even changed my workouts—but the mirror was mirroring, and something was off.

Creatine gets a bad rep for being “bulky” or just for bodybuilders, but let’s clear it up: creatine helps your muscles retain water inside the muscle cell—not in a bloated, puffy way, but in a “hello, definition” kind of way. It supports strength, recovery, cognitive function, and even hormonal health.

Even if you're not training five days a week, creatine can still support a strong, sculpted look—and help with energy, mood, and recovery. It's one of the most well-researched, effective, and affordable supplements out there.

My advice? Take it consistently, don’t stress about the timing, and watch what happens when you give your body the support it actually needs. The gym bros can keep their shakers—we’re taking this one for ourselves.

🌿 Final Thoughts: Embrace the Blur, Celebrate the Shift

This week has been all about contrasts—joyful movement meets nostalgic trends, beauty merges with branding, and wellness gets real (and sometimes a bit mouldy). Whether you’re gliding through your week on skates or figuring it out one spray bottle at a time, the message is clear: wellness is allowed to be fluid, in-between, and imperfect.

You don’t need the perfect morning routine or a weekly massage to be "doing it right." Sometimes, growth looks like liminal living. Sometimes, it looks like remembering your creatine.

Keep listening to your body. Keep questioning the noise. And above all—keep redefining what wellness looks like for you.

Until next Monday, Stay well, stay you, The Well Woman Project