My formulating journey.

Here is my latest article for The School of Aromatic Studies and a little bit about my botanical skin care formulating journey.

‘We often hear from botanical skin care formulators that they decided to formulate because of their personal skin problems and because they couldn’t find products that worked. My story is a little different.

My holistic skin care practice began many years ago working with a commercial organic skin care brand in my treatment room. At the time, working with an organic brand and with a holistic approach was already radical enough never mind formulating a micro batch botanical line... ‘continue reading HERE

Love and Light,

Magdalena

Aromatics in Skin Care

I can’t imagine my skin care practice or formulations without essential oils. I actually can’t imagine my life without them. If you ever came to my home for a visit you’ll find a small antique wooden chest trunk filled with essential oils. I have couple hundred ++ bottles of both very common and very rare aromatic finds.

I use them daily to keep the air clean, to uplift my mood, to relax, in baths… and of course on my skin.

Here is my article Aromatics in Skin Care which I have recently contributed to the The School of Aromatic Studies Have a read and let me know if you have any comments or questions.

Love and light,

Magdalena xo

In Between Visits with Dr. Kristy | Podcast | With Magdalena Tomczak: On Mindset

Deep gratitude to Dr. Kristy Lewis for the amazing opportunity to share about my work and about mindful beauty!

Dear Kristy, is an Ottawa based naturopathic doctor and she is also a natural when it comes to podcasting! Thank you for asking meaningful questions Kristy!!! I truly enjoyed this conversation.

Listen to this podcast HERE

Listen to this podcast HERE

The effects of the skin care products that you use: from ecology to beauty.

Clients often ask me what is the difference between organic whole plant based products like I formulate for Woman Divine, and the department store or pharmacy bought, conventional lines. I feel that this is a very important question to ask and it absolutely deserves to be thoughtfully addressed.

Have a listen to this audio recording on the topic and let me know what you think.

Post your questions and feedback in comments or send me an email at info@womandivine.ca. and share with your friends.

I welcome your ideas and your wishes for future content so I can create recordings worthy of your time:)

Thank you,

Magdalena xo

New Beauty Blueprint | what every woman should know.

I have prepared a recording for you on the subject of beauty. I’ve had good intentions to record it in a very professional way but then decided that there is no better time than right now. So, I have picked up my phone and went for it.

I hope that you will find this information very helpful. It really has put things into perspective for me, many years ago when I was first introduced to it. I also hope that you will be able to hear beyond my Polish accent, a sound quality which is not that of a recording studio and probably more than one English language mishap.

Have a listen and please let me know if you’ve enjoyed it. Should we do more of this in the future?

Love, Magdalena

Woman Divine Touch as Medicine™

Over the years of my practice, I have learned to apply Touch as Medicine.
Mastery of an intentional, focused and skilled touch has been somewhat of an ‘obsession’ of mine. Even though I’ve been practicing for over 25 years I am humbled by the healing that touch can carry with it.

In the skin care industry touch is often applied in a very practical and detached manner; product application, product removing, extractions, skin care machine operation. Utilitarian, non-personal and often without true consideration for the person on the receiving end.

Touch can be healing, touch can be hurtful, it can be soothing or stimulating, it can bring pleasure or it can be sensual... Loving and caring touch is absolutely essential for the proper development of a child and it is fundamental to the well-being of every living person.

At Woman Divine, we are very aware of its essence and we consciously choose to use Touch as Medicine. #mindfulbeautypractice

How mindful are you of the effect your touch has on others? .

My very first podcast:)

Rudie Jay is the beautiful vibrant human behind THE PURSUIT Your Guide To Happy, Healthy Living PODCAST.
Rudie invited me to be a guest on her podcast. Since this was my very first podcast experience, I was a little nervous, but Rudie is a natural and makes her guest feel right at home😀We chatted, skin care, products, local business, and my skin-therapy journey.

LISTEN HERE: https://soundcloud.com/poypodcast/ep-054-magdalena-divine-skincare

Much gratitude to Rudie Jay for helping me spread the word about holistic skin care❤️

I hope that you will enjoy listening,

Magdalena xo

Thank you!

The saying goes that it takes a village to raise a child, and I can tell you that it also takes a village to grow a successful business.

I feel incredibly lucky to have such an amazing support from the Ottawa community and from women from all corners of Canada. So many women are cheering me on and encouraging me to spread my wings wider and wider. I will not name names because there are so many of you… you know who you are:) You are amazing and so incredibly generous and kind! Whenever, I’ve had a moment of doubt, someone has appeared out of nowhere with encouraging words, a beautiful testimonial, business advice, offer to help or to host a WD pop up shop:) You have been continuously referring your family members, your colleagues and your best friends… And you choose my products to grace your skin. Please, know that I am beyond grateful and I will do my best to take really good care of you and to pay it forward.

 This was a great year for me and for Woman Divine for so many reasons! I have learned tons about myself and my business (still have tons to learn.
I’ve been able to learn few new moves for the treatment room. I’m in the process of upgrading my herbal medicine knowledge, continuing Ayurveda studies and exploring the art of face reading (this one is a lot of fun and very fascinating). I have a few new formulas on the go and I can tell you that one of them will include local organic 🥕🥕 (they are so good for your skin)🙂. I also have one very special collection ready for launch in the early spring. And Woman Divine Lift & Gift classes will be starting at the end of January. As you can see I’ve been a very busy bee!

 A Big thank you to all my skin care colleagues all over the world! You are such an inspiration and I learn so much from you! It feels like we are really creating the much needed shift in the realm of Beauty Care and I’m very happy that we are doing it together:)

Thank you to all who follow me here and read my posts❤️

I hope that the New Year will bring you joy, prosperity and lots of love! May you always feel supported to live your true self!!! .
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Beauty.

It is surprising to me how many people still believe that BEAUTY is a vanity issue and a frivolous pursuit. And then I think, but of course, they understand BEAUTY completely different than I do, different than my holistically inclined fellow humans.

Ayurveda says that BEAUTY is the highest level of health (oh, how I love this!). The person who is glowing with vitality and radiance is beautiful. This has nothing to do with the surface coverups but rather is all about transformation through self-discipline, self-love and mindful living.

BEAUTY in holistic realm reflects the QUALITY of LIFE. It is about making conscious choices every day in regards to food we eat, the thoughts we entertain, the exercise and movement... and of course our skin care and self care practices. It is a commitment to oneself and to life itself.

When you go about beauty in the holistic way, you soon discover that it is liberating and that there is no need to chase after trends any more. The whole world can be running after the latest and the greatest and you are chill. Trends come and go and you are doing your own thing every day and your pursuit of BEAUTY has actually been transforming you and your life in the most wonderful and meaningful ways.

Thank you for reading,

Magdalena:)

Introducing the Marina Featherstone Exclusive Art Massage Experience.

There are few wonderful therapists around the world I have been lucky to connect with in the last couple of years. They are on my bucket list of 'treatments to experience by the best in the field'. I wish I could bring them all to Ottawa for you to meet because I know that they have something extra special to offer. I am thrilled to tell you that we will be hosting Marina Featherstone ( at the top of my bucket list:))  at Woman Divine July 18 & 19 and you will be able to experience her exquisite body massage.

Since this is a special 'pop-up' visit and Marina will be at WD Studio only for 2 days we have just a handful of openings for her beautiful treatments. So don't wait too long if you would like to have this experience because the appointments will fill up fast.

You can book your appointment with Marina Featherstone RMT by phone: 613 2167676 or by email: info@womandivine.ca