Letter to Gwyneth

How it all began.

A little over 4 years ago, someone came to my house and said: "we have to do something with this ." I later understood that "this" meant the lifestyle I had adopted, either close to children (focusing on their comfort, the source of my first book, followed by the alternative school), nature (with the principles of permaculture applied), accomplishment (through the realization of one's dreams and ideas), natural food (always offering a green juice or smoothie to visitors), natural beauty (with the oils and wonders that populate my shelves), recycled decor (purified, patinated on a base of truth, memory, souvenir).

Along with this interest in sharing my inspirations, several people, in a short time, suggested to me the possibility of launching my magazine on the web, like Gwyneth Paltrow and her Goop . The idea spoke to me.

My lover, faithful to my enthusiasm, did not hesitate to support me and we embarked on this adventure, without knowing, without planning. For a long time, I wrote almost everything alone for subscribers filled with gratitude. So I chose not to look at the number but rather the motivation and this, for several months! Marie-Claude Savard then had an idea that literally changed my life: she gave me Gwyneth's first book, exclaiming "Jacynthe, you have to write a book about your lifestyle too: we want to identify with someone from here, to walk in your world...". Thus, this project became a priority for the publisher, who was immediately contacted. And it was when I launched this cookbook, with the jmagazine community, on August 31, 2014, that everything changed. While I was expecting to receive a hundred of you, it was more like a thousand who came and told me that, 5 days after its publication, my book was no longer available... it was sold out .

It took me 4 days to recover from this upheaval: what did all this mean? Was I up to it? Marie-Claude then knocked on my door to say: "Jacynthe, rejoice, it's health that is reaching more homes." So I embraced this "mission." One thing led to another, quickly, newspapers, editorials, presenters, trying to find a reference to what I was broadcasting and my role in this adventure (all this being rather new), then made a connection to Gwyneth perhaps because of the similarity of our interests: actress, mother, founder of a web magazine or even spokesperson for healthy eating...

Very humbly, your actions, Gwyneth, have certainly influenced what I do.

In all this beautiful story, a line of 100% natural skin care products appeared: during this triggering day of August 31st, my friend, an expert in aesthetic aromatherapy, offered me, of a completely exceptional quality, a serum, a formula for the household and a home perfume, I who had never thought that a year later, I would be the spokesperson for a line of beauty care products that literally regenerate the skin of women and men, and therefore generate well-being, a healthy integrity of the epidermis, a radiant appearance, all this in a 100% natural context.

Even more unexpected, just as I was picking my kids up from school, I received a text: "OMG, Gwyneth wants to try your skincare!" I was speechless. This was the biggest surprise in years. Thank you, with all my heart.

And looking forward to meeting you, dear Gwyneth!