Do you have the evening to yourself? Or perhaps you’ve got a little more spare time than normal? If you need some rest and recuperation, why not follow our home spa routine and give yourself a well-deserved pamper?
A relaxing pamper evening is all about making yourself feel special and taking the time to give yourself some well-deserved self-care. By setting the scene and treating yourself to experiences and products you wouldn’t usually try, you can treat yourself to a spa session worthy of the pros.
The perfect home spa day routine
Set the mood
A clutter-free environment is a clutter-free mind so, put away anything extra and make your area as open as possible to be able to create the perfect aura for your home spa experience.
To set the mood, think about pleasing your senses. Starting with the atmosphere, light a candle or turn on your diffuser to unleash some soothing floral aromas like lavender, rose and geranium or sweeter scents like vanilla or caramel. Try popping a few drops of the NEOM Complete Bliss Essential Oil Blend into the NEOM Wellbeing Pod Luxe Diffuser to instantly deliver the scent of Moroccan blush rose and leave a powdery, invigorating fragrance that lingers in the air. Whatever your preference, a welcoming fragrance will instantly make you feel like you’ve stepped into a top luxury spa.
Of course, no spa is complete without the calming clinks of soothing wind chimes or the gentle melody of a classic instrumental, so why not turn on your favourite relaxing playlist and add the perfect ambience to your at-home spa experience?
Run yourself a relaxing bath
Unless you are lucky enough to have one in your own house, the steam room and sauna experience are hard to replicate at home. Run yourself a long hot bath (or shower) to help open up your pores, get your body relaxed and your mind calm. Millie Lloyd, senior education and experience manager at L’OCCITANE, shares her top tip for a home spa, “You can’t think of the South of France (where the brand originates from) without thinking of lavender fields – and that’s exactly where a bottle of our Lavender Foaming Bath transports you to in an instant! Add a capful into your bath as the water is running and the aromatic, deeply relaxing lavender scent will fill the room as the tub fills up with the finest bubbles, ready to soothe any aching muscles and ease the busiest of minds”
Give yourself a DIY facial
There are incredible options available for giving your skin a real treat at home. One of our favourites has to be the Ole Henriksen Glow Icons Set: a 3-step glow routine inspired by the Scandinavian sunshine to helps reveal smooth, radiant skin. Use the Strength Trainer Peptide Boost Moisturiser to give your complexion an instant boost of hydration, before gentling massaging in the Banana Bright™ Vitamin C Serum to gently exfoliate your skin for a boost of brightness. Finally, the Glow 2 OH™ Dark Spot Toner is perfect for minimising the look of texture and dark spots, with a lemon sugar scent to refresh your senses.
Soften your skin with a body oil
A vital step in your home spa routine, there’s no better product for this than the bestselling L’OCCITANE Almond Shower Oil.
Millie explains, “Start by cleansing your skin with our Almond Shower Oil, either as a wash in the shower or a soak in the bath. This iconic golden oil for the body transforms into gently lathering milk as soon as it contacts water, cleansing as softens whilst delicately scenting your skin with subtle notes of warming vanilla and fresh almonds.”
After that, keep your skin feeling oh-so-soft for longer by using the Almond Delicious Paste. Made with a blend of almond butter and almond oil, this rich, buttery body exfoliator also uses gently rounded almond shells from the Mediterranean. The nourishing texture and combination of exfoliating particles will give you the French-girl soft skin feeling you’ve been after (perfect for summer!) whilst preparing your skin for your favourite moisturiser.
Give yourself an at-home manicure
For a long-lasting, spa-worthy mani-pedi, invest in a home manicure set. Gel nails last substantially longer than your usual polish while leaving you with that glossy sheen that we covet from the salon. With the Mylee the Full Works Complete Gel Polish Kit, you get everything you need to give yourself a salon finish from the comfort of your own home: from an LED lamp light to sweet almond cuticle oil and topcoat. Plus, the set comes complete with 8 shades of gel polishes, so you’ll be spoilt for choice!
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