We’ve forever been in awe of @luciapicaofficial – her vision and artistry — so seeing our All‑Over Oil + All‑Rounder Balm in her @thecut ‘uses‑to‑the‑last‑drop’ article, feels like epic and like a little milestone we don’t want to forget.
Being part of her ritual feels beyond special. “I like to put a little bit of the Mount Sapo balm on top to add some glow.” 💛
After spending years working long hours in a demanding job as an art director, I was left feeling depleted. I spent so much time with a perpetually occupied mind and had the sense of being increasingly disassociated from my body. Instead, I wanted to spend less time just in my head, and refocus my attention on my body and what it was experiencing.
It was this that led me to create Mount Sapo all-over-oil, to make good use of the simple gesture of touch. Making a daily practice of soaking up the sensations, noticing what otherwise goes ignored.
It helps me find at least a bit of time to get out of my head and tune into my body, nourishing it with a blend of organic plant oils and just my hands, has become an essential part of my everyday.
Still one of our favourite things to have happened. Mount Sapo in @mother_tongue_magazine – a magazine we actually read, adore, and makes us feel seen.
For the ones who hold it all.
Gabor Maté calls women “the shock absorbers of society”—a phrase that feels all too real and one that we come to regularly as Mount Sapo's 'why'. The emotional buffering, the caretaking, the recalibrating of everyone else’s needs...
Whether it’s a mother figure, a friend who mothers, or you yourself, this could be a gentle nudge: tuning into your own body matters too.
No oil will solve it all but the smallest rituals to feel something and soften briefly, can help re-centre, even for a moment.
THE CALLIPYGIAN CURVE – Aphrodite’s hips. Coca-Cola bottles. Chair legs. Design has long mirrored the female form...sometimes admiring, often appropriating.
'Woman as Design' charts how the shape of a woman’s body—particularly the bum—was borrowed, stylised, and reimagined into everyday objects. From soda packaging to architecture, sensual curves became symbols of allure, often detached from the women they originated from.
We’re big fans of the bum. Soft, dimpled, peachy, powerful—our most expressive curve. Too often treated as an object to sculpt or sell, and too rarely honoured as part of a lived, feeling body.
It’s so easy to overlook the simple gesture of touch. We tend to think of touch as something we give to others, but it begins with ourselves. A simple, quiet gesture like oiling your legs slowly or massaging the balm into your feet can send powerful signals of calm, safety, and connection to the body.
MOUNT SAPO FACIALS 🤲🏻
Our facial residency at @teto_studio has been such a special highlight of this past year and a real haven. The very best part is always the insanely brilliant women I get to meet – gosh I can't wait to be back with you all soon!
With my next baby due any minute, we've taken a small pause on MS facials but will be back shortly, when life finds its new rhythm.
Huge thank you to angel Tomoko — adore you!
Serena x
