Hope you're all feeling fabulous. So obviously it is winter at the moment. It is cold and the weather can have a huge impact on your mood, body and skin. Therefore, girls will often resort to baths as a nice comfort blanket for making us feel good at winter. That being said, I have discovered a few products in the process of having these little pamper nights. Sometimes, I'll go OTT and use a one off treatment that I get in a special pack, but on an average weekly (or currently bi-weekly) bath night, this is how it goes down...
So, first of all you need a bath (bloody obvious) and your towel at the ready.
Oooh, raunchy, a running bath...
These are both essentials for my pamper nights. If I'm just having a shower, I'll use regular towels. The white thing is a towel dress from Primark and the pink thing is the Soap and Glory Turbie Towel.
Next I make sure all my products are on the weird little bath shelf (seen from a distance in the first pic):
This might seem weird to some, but basically I have a little sister and if I leave my products in the bathroom, she'll use them without asking and use them up. So, as a solution I keep all my shower and bath stuff in this little basket and use it to transport all my products to and from the bathroom.
First up on the weird bath shelf is the Soap and Glory Foam Call Body Wash and the Soap and Glory fluffy sponge thing (legit what it's called). This smells really nice and leaves your skin feeling great.
This is the kind of miscellaneous middle section. On the far left is my Benefit refined facial polish (I don't usually keep this in the bath, I keep it by the sink and scrub my face there but I wanted to do pretty little displays) - this is the best facial polish ever. It leaves your skin feeling so incredible and soft. It doesn't smell too stong, just fresh and fragrant. In the middle is a product I got for Christmas and will definitely repurchase. It is the Rub Rub Rub Body and Hair Salt Scrub from lush, this one is in Sea Breeze I think (or something of that nature). It works so beautifully as a body exfoliant but the biggest surprise came when I used it on my hair as it claims to act as a scalp treatment and to volumise your hair and that it did, it was amazing. My hair never responds to 'volume boost' products but my hair was gorgeous, thick and voluminous for absolutely ages. The final product is the Origins Clear Improvement Active Charcoal Mask, it is just a really good product (as always when it comes to Origins), it tightens pores and absorbs the oil.
Finally, my Tigi S-Factor Shampoo and Conditioner Set for coloured hair. These are soooo friggin good and I'll be posting a formal review next week. The other thing is my razor, which has a Venus Olay arm (if that's even what you call it), but a Spa Breeze razor head. I prefer the smell, application and finish of the Spa Breeze over the Venus Olay. I mean, it's a razor, there's not much more to say.
Next, time to make this a bubble bath.
This is the remainder of my Candy Mountain Bubble Bar from Lush. It was a part of the Christmas collection and I'll really miss it. The snowfairy fragrance can be too strong, but it is mixed with vanilla so it is softened and just such a nice, girly scent to relax in. As far as possible, I will use a Lush product in the bath, but if not I have a stash of all spare bath bombs/bubble bars/bath floats/bubble baths in a cupboard in my room which I'll delve into. My other favourite which isn't a Lush product is the Soap and Glory bath float.
Crushing it under the tap.
Next I grab a glass of cold water, open a window (because I like hot baths, but I don't want to overheat) and light some candles...
I don't know what brand this candle is because it's my mums, but its basically a big three-wick candle that smells of fresh linen.
These are my two favourite candles EVER. The one on the left is Joeyeux Noel and the one on the right is Milan, both from Next. The first is obviously very Christmas and festive, and the second is an amazing year round fragrance that kind of has hints of every season and just trust me it smells incredible. The teeny candle at the back is a standard tea light in a Cluedo tin which I got in my Christmas Cracker this year and I thought it was cute.
There we go, bath is running, products are there, window is open...
...and water is being drunk.
Whilst the bath is running, I do my face scrub at the sink, rinse it off then apply the face mask. Once it is applied, I hop into the bath with either a book or just my phone (my phone in this case, I'm going through an obsessive minion rush phase and I used the time to defeat my highscore). To keep my hair out of my face at this stage, I just use a standard crab clip to secure it in a bun. Once the face mask has set, I use a flannel to rinse. Next I shampoo my hair, then condition it. I leave the conditioner in my hair, clip it back up and whilst my hair is being conditioned, I wash my body and shave. I then rinse my hair using the shower head attached to the bath, because I prefer to rinse my conditioner with a colder temperature because it apparently seals in the moisture and shine. Next, I use the scrub. I apply to the legs and arms, then rinse. I then tried out (and will continue to do this for the rest of time I think) using that scrub in my hair. It felt really weird but the second I rinsed it, I felt the difference. It was voluminous and at first it felt a bit dry and almost like straw, but once it started to dry it was so silky smooth.
I get up and out of the bath, pop my towel on and tie my hair up in the turbie towel. I then pack all my basket, clothes and candles up, take it all back into my room to sort out.
The next step is to use the Soap and Glory Sugar Crush Body Buttercream. It smells so fresh and lovely and like all S&G body butters, absorbs quickly into the skin, leaving it beautifully soft and supple.
I'll always then give my hair a quick blow dry to get it to damp because otherwise it'll make weird shapes and look horrific. Then, it's time for pyjamas, bed and a good film.
Hope you enjoyed the blog post guys! Let me know some of your pamper night essentials in the comments!
Much love,
Rosie
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'If you're going through hell, keep going.'
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