T&T’s Car­ni­val scene is once again push­ing the bound­aries of lux­u­ry and well­ness with a new col­lab­o­ra­tion that blends self-care with the is­land’s fes­ti­val en­er­gy.

On Car­ni­val Tues­day, fes­ti­val-go­ers will ex­pe­ri­ence a unique re­treat at The Oa­sis, an ex­clu­sive recharge space of­fer­ing a blend of beau­ty, re­lax­ation, and lux­u­ry—this time en­hanced by the pres­ence of US beau­ty brand Brown Sug­ar Babe.

Brown Sug­ar Babe, a brand renowned for its lux­u­ri­ous body scrubs, oils, and fra­grances, is mak­ing its Trinidad Car­ni­val de­but af­ter a re­cent ap­pear­ance at the Essence Black Women in Hol­ly­wood event. The col­lab­o­ra­tion aims to of­fer a much-need­ed mo­ment of re­ju­ve­na­tion amid the high-en­er­gy rev­el­ry of Car­ni­val, a time known for its vi­brant cel­e­bra­tions and non-stop danc­ing.

Mas­quer­aders look­ing for a break from the rev­el­ry to recharge will ex­pe­ri­ence a range of self-care sta­tions at The Oa­sis. These in­clude a mas­sage sta­tion pow­ered by Brown Sug­ar Babe, a beau­ty sta­tion for make-up and hair touch-ups, ham­mocks, a pool, and a 360-cam­era booth to cap­ture the mo­ments. Drinks will be pro­vid­ed by Bry­dens Pre­mi­um Bev­er­ages, fur­ther adding to the lux­u­ri­ous at­mos­phere.

This part­ner­ship high­lights a grow­ing trend with­in the Car­ni­val scene, where well­ness and lux­u­ry are be­com­ing key as­pects of the fes­ti­val ex­pe­ri­ence. The Oa­sis of­fers a sanc­tu­ary for those seek­ing bal­ance, al­low­ing them to in­dulge in self-care while still be­ing part of the Car­ni­val’s ex­cite­ment.

Brown Sug­ar Babe was found­ed in 2018 by Maekae­da Gib­bons, a for­mer Bank of Amer­i­ca loan of­fi­cer who turned her pas­sion for aro­mather­a­py in­to a beau­ty brand. What start­ed as a per­son­al jour­ney to re­lieve stress soon grew in­to a full-fledged busi­ness spe­cial­is­ing in prod­ucts de­signed to com­ple­ment de­sign­er scents and pro­mote self-care.

“Bring­ing our brand to Trinidad Car­ni­val feels like a full-cir­cle mo­ment,” said Gib­bons. “Car­ni­val is deeply root­ed in my her­itage, and it’s mean­ing­ful to be part of such a sig­nif­i­cant event. Our part­ner­ship with The Oa­sis al­lows us to cre­ate an ex­pe­ri­ence that not on­ly en­hances Car­ni­val but al­so puts the fo­cus on well-be­ing.”

The Oa­sis, found­ed by well-known pub­lic re­la­tions spe­cial­ist Te­nille Clarke and well-known event or­gan­is­er Krista Clarke, has be­come a sought-af­ter re­treat for fes­ti­val-go­ers.

Known for its lux­u­ri­ous of­fer­ings, the space serves as a break from the in­ten­si­ty of the cel­e­bra­tions, of­fer­ing a place where peo­ple can re­lax, re­ju­ve­nate, and take care of them­selves dur­ing one of the world’s most ex­hil­a­rat­ing fes­ti­vals.

“We want to pro­vide more than just a rest stop,” said Te­nille. “The Oa­sis is a sanc­tu­ary where peo­ple can re­con­nect with them­selves amid the ex­cite­ment. This col­lab­o­ra­tion with Brown Sug­ar Babe takes the ex­pe­ri­ence to the next lev­el, adding a fo­cus on beau­ty, well­ness, and self-care.”

Krista Clarke added, “By col­lab­o­rat­ing with Brown Sug­ar Babe, we are el­e­vat­ing the fes­ti­val ex­pe­ri­ence, blend­ing lux­u­ry, beau­ty, and well­ness to cre­ate an un­for­get­table mo­ment of self-care.”

With its em­pha­sis on well­ness and lux­u­ry, The Oa­sis is tap­ping in­to a grow­ing in­ter­est in com­bin­ing cul­tur­al ex­pe­ri­ences with per­son­al well-be­ing. By of­fer­ing fes­ti­val-go­ers a space to un­wind and recharge, the col­lab­o­ra­tion is re­defin­ing what it means to ful­ly ex­pe­ri­ence Car­ni­val.

As the Car­ni­val cel­e­bra­tions con­tin­ue to evolve and align with broad­er shifts in fes­ti­val ex­pe­ri­ences glob­al­ly, events like these high­light the in­ter­sec­tion of tra­di­tion, in­dul­gence, and self-care—cre­at­ing mem­o­rable mo­ments that ex­tend be­yond the pa­rades and per­for­mances.

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