Routines · weekend cadence

The handful of routines worth slowing down for.

Levantine rituals you can fit into a normal Tallinn week, provided you have a Sunday afternoon. We have not written rituals for things that aren't, in their original form, rituals. There is no "morning serum routine" page here; we sell serum, we don't pretend it's ancient.

45 minutes · Sunday afternoonThe Lebanese hair-care ritual, at homeThe Friday-night oil bath was, until recently, every Lebanese household's longest cosmetic appointment of the week. Rosemary, laurel, green tea, a hot towel and an hour of patience. Here is how the Tripoli version works in a Tallinn bathroom.Read