Cleanse
Before I do anything else, I open my bedroom window. Now this may seem crazy, but there is nothing better, than after a hot bath, to go back into your room and for it to feel fresh and slightly cold! Then, I completely cleanse and remove every scrap of makeup, as the things I do later a good for my skin, and by removing all the traces of makeup, it helps these treatments work there magic! The cleanser I'm using right now is the body shop cucumber one. It smells fresh and like something you'd want to slap onto your skin. It leaves my face feeling moisturised, which is great! I have normal/oily skin, that gets tight and uncomfortable if I don't moisturise properly, even though it gets greasy in the day, bizarre! This cleanser doesn't make my skin too oily and was only £2, so a steal!
Bath time!
After my face is clean, I run my bath. I'm a person who adores baths, especially lush ones! At the moment I've been using this sleep easy bubble bath from radox, as the smell is very comforting and relaxing. I always have some bubble bath in my stash of stuff as it makes bath time feel like a luxury and most the time they are a couple of pounds for 500ml! If I am going all out, ill use something from lush, either a bomb or a bubble bar, as I don't really like there bath melts! My favourite bombs from lush are : Blackberry bath bomb, think pink and avoball! My all time favourite bath bomb from lush was the rocketeer, but for some reason they decided to get rid of it! I loved it, it turned the water the perfect colour and had a calming, but refreshing scent! My favourite bubble bar is definitely amandopondo, its so pretty and smells divine! I'll light a few candles, make sure there is a mountain of bubbles, and sink in! Ill relax and do nothing for a while, then I will read my book! I never go on my iPod or phone in the bath now, as I dropped it in the other day and luckily it survived, but its a too big a risk! Anyway, a bath is somewhere to relax, not to message, reblog and email. After about an hour, I will scrub, shave my legs, wash myself with a moisturising shower gel, at the moment I'm using one from dove, ill link it at the end of the post! After I've done all of that, ill get out, wrap myself in a fluffy towel, and go back into my room.
Hair?!
On nights where I have a pamper evening, I wont wash my hair. For me, washing my hair is a dull chore, and not something I want to do when I'm trying to relax. However, if I must wash my hair, ill do it before my bath, and put on a deep conditioner, then once out of the bath, ill rinse it over the shower!Onesie!
After I get out of the bath, I slip on some clean undies and hop into my onesie! Even if its the summer, ill put my cotton one on! Its so snuggly and warm!
Face pack time
For me, no pamper evening is complete with out some type of face pack! Whether its a clay mask or a peel off one, I'll always use one! The one I used this pamper evening was the Montagne Jeunesse red hot earth sauna face pack! Its self heating, and feels so nourishing a lovely! Whilst the mask is on my face, ill lie down on my bed, turn on some relaxing music, like bon iver, and close my eyes, and daydream! Ill do this for about 15-20 minutes, depending on how long the mask takes to dry. Ill wash the pack off after the said time, tone, then moisturise! At the moment I am using the boots essentials toner and the garnier moisture match face sorbet in oily/combination skin!
Nails
After I've completed my face pack stage, I will paint my toes if I'm going to school, or my fingers if its a weekend! This pamper session, I two Barry m nail paints in cyan blue and used a silver glitter top coat, from Barry m also in the shade which you cant buy anymore :( On my pamper evening, is the one time where I sit down and do my nails properly, which is really nice, and I can get my nails looking great, as I have the time to do them!
Moisturise
After my nails are completely dry, I take off my onesie, and moisturise my whole body! I tend to moisturise my legs everyday, but my whole body can get neglected! So I make sure my body gets the moisture it needs! The lotion I used was a body shop Shea butter body butter. Its for dry skin, so it takes a little while to soak in, but since it was a pamper night, I just slipped on some loose pj shorts and one of my dads old t-shirts and I was fine! It feels really luxurious, even though its only £6.50 for 200ml! I don't use this lotion on a regular, everyday bases as its a little too thick, but once a week is perfect!
Youtube
When I've completed all of these steps, ill just chill in my room, read a magazine, watch some youtube, read a book, listen to some music and do some knitting or sewing! These things help me wind down, and feel relaxed! You can do whatever you enjoy the most! Maybe that's phoning someone you don't see that often or doing some online shopping to treat yourself! Once im all settled, ill go downstairs and make myself a hot, milky drink, like Horlicks or a hot chocolate, I am loving the wispa one right now! Ill bring my drink up to my bedroom, sip and ahhhh relax...
ZZZZZZ...
When I feel settled, calm and sleepy, ill go and brush my teeth, go to the loo and get into bed, turn all the lights out and sleep! I always feel I have such a better nights sleep when I do this, and the next day I feel awake, refreshed and happy!This is what I, personally do to wind down, so its not for everyone, but I thought I'd share with you, how I relax, and maybe this post has given you a few ideas! So enjoy, have a evening devoted to just you!
Issy x
Radox sleep easy bubble bath
Lush blackberry bath bomb
Lush avobath
Lush think pink
Lush amandopondo
Montagne Jeunesse face pack
Barry M nail paints
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