Celebrating 5 years with our community 💌

Last month we marked a huge milestone - Yours Only turned five. A whole half a decade old. At this age, if the brand was a human we’d probably have a personality, friends, foods we’re picky about and still believe that our parents real names are Mum and Dad. 

Instead of blowing out candles in a crowded event with influencers, we decided to do things our way: with the people who matter most, our community.

To celebrate, we put the call-out to you guys. We invited the community to a (very fun) morning at our studio. Think: Pilates, friendships, delish food and lots of laughs. 

A morning to remember

We rolled out the mats and as people walked in, there wasn’t a minute of awkward silence. Some community members even became instant friends between the walk from their cars to the studio front door - can you believe it?

We kicked off with an incredible mat Pilates class, hosted by the fab team at Love Athletica. The studio was filled with that hard-to-find mix of concentration and infectious energy. Plus there was definitely a few laughs and sighs (pointed my way) after being told the really hard glute exercises were just the warm up. Hehe oops.

Bringing back pen pals

After we powered through and sweated up a storm, we finished off with a much needed stretch — and sigh of relief as we couldn’t feel our legs, lol. We handed out a really fun (if we do say so ourselves) initiative we want to start doing more of: pen pals. Think: Dolly Magazine but the 2025 version.

We handed out postcard-style cards which prompted everyone to share their name, contact info and light fun facts about themselves. We placed them all in a bowl, and everyone took someones at random on the way out. 

In 2025, we’re all feeling loneliness and isolation in some way - so we thought this would be a great way to make a new friend. Tbh we didn’t even need to do this, as people were swapping IG handles before we even handed out the cards. It was WHOLESOME. 

Plus, we’ve already heard from some of you that letters are being written and friendships are forming. BRB crying.

The ultimate sneak peak

We got to show the community our face, hair and body OIL that’s launching before the end of year. I know I’ve been teasing forever, but we’re sooooo close, I promise. We finally have the new bottle, so we got to pass it around for everyone to try. She’s so cute, right?

OIL has been in the making for like three years now. It was sooooo exciting to be able to share the final formula with our community IRL. Thankfully, they were all obsessed coz production is locked in.

Food, glorious food

Finally, my dream morning always finishes with an acai bowl, so I made it happen. Post-class, everyone made a beeline for the station provided by Blitz Bar. Think granola, fruit, and acai so good I might’ve had two (don’t tell anyone).

Feeling so grateful 

I created Yours Only for people who often felt left out of the skincare conversation, so it felt only right to celebrate with the people who’ve made it all possible.

To everyone who joined us, thank you for showing up. Not just to the event, but for the past five years. Whether we’ve been friends since the start, or you’re brand new to the universe. You’re stuck with us now. 

Ash x