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Bedtime...

I don't know what has bought this on actually as the nights are lighter I would expect to be more wide awake than normal come night time, but lately I have been loving my bedtime routine!

In the hope that this might be interesting I thought I would write up a post on things I love to do before bed...

Relaxing in the bath...

To be honest I cant fully relax in the bath I get bored really quickly but I still love a good bath with fab products,candles,music and loadsa bubbles I just do it quickly!! I love a bath even more with Lush products but haven't been to Lush in forever! Its on my to do list! 

Fave bath products at the moment...

Naked-Coco de mer Body wash
Soap and Glory-calm one calm all bubble bath

The Pink Cow-Vanilla biscuit bath and shower gel (NOM!)

The Pink Cow-Coconut creme body scrub (No nasty parabans with these babieeeees!!)

S factor- Diamond Dreams shampoo infused with diamonds,cashmere and pearls (fancy!!)

Philosophy-Pure Grace conditioner (seriously the best conditioner I have ever used!)

Taking off my 'face'...

Garnier Soft essentials foaming cream wash
Soap and glory massage mitt
Oilatum natural repair face cream (pixiwoo were spot on with this,its fantastic for dry skin!!)
Nivea soft (In an attempt to get gorgeous soft hands,this is lovely!)
Clinique all about eyes.

I haven't always been the best at doing this,to be honest I never used to take my make-up off at night (ick!) I think the main reason for this is I have always been lucky with my skin so took it for granted until I was about 25 and noticed that my complexion was totally lacking any radiance,*panic stations* and a night time regime was introduced (well 99% of the time!)

I am currently using odds and ends of skincare, and that has just alerted me to the fact that I am on the lookout for a whole new line to use *YAY!* Any recommendations would be hugely appreciated.

Cozying up in PJ's...

My current mix and match Primark Beauties!!

I am a bit mental when it comes to buying Pyjama's, I find it almost impossible to come home from a Primarni spree without a new pair,thanks to this habit I think I must own around 70 pairs!! My Mum and a couple of my friends are the same. Anyone else have PJ mania??

A good book...

At the moment I am re-reading Sophie Kinsella 'Remember me' and loving it,her writing is so witty that it makes me laugh out loud! I love the shopaholic books, I re-read them so much that the pages  are now falling out, so Im really enjoying reading a Sophie Kinsella book that ironically I cant quite remember the storyline of.

Im hoping that this post doesnt make me seem like a proper granny! So if anyone else is a bedtime-a-holic lately let me know :)

Sunday bath,pamper session and a Naked hair mask

My boyfriend has had to work this evening,so instead of monging on the sofa watching films with him I took the opportunity to indulge in a long (well 15mins,as I get bored!!) bath, and a pamper sesh with all my favourite products and a few new ones that I hadn't got around to trying out.

I love blue water so much!!!!
 It reminds me of the sea!!!!

Currently using VIE Hydrotherapy spa range
which smells divine and leaves my skin feeling super clean and energised!!!!

Products from L-R 

Invigorating Bath and shower scrub...

which contains Dead sea salt, Red seaweed and Volcanic sand particles and is infused with Swiss glacial water and spirulina(?) I love this especially before a St.Moriz tan sesh! which I need to do tomorrow morning coz me n the boyf are off to see Mickey Flanagan eek exciting!

Hydrotherapy exfoliator-very green and scrubby!! 

Detoxing Body treatment...

Which contains deep cleansing China clay and again spirulina! You apply this on damp skin 5-10 mins before a bath or shower,which annoys me a bit as i have to shower before having a bath to put it on grr!
But it spreads over the skin really nicely when it is damp as opposed to dry,which i first did and thought 'this is crap' as the product dragged the skin and I ended up using loads more product than neccessary oops!! It is a great product though,its like a face mask for the body and leaves the skin super soft! I don't use this all the time for the reason mentioned above can be a time taker but its a lovely treat when you have time to spare!

Detoxing body treatment-a little goes a long way unless you are like me and don't read instructions!! "/

Hydrotherapy spa detoxifying mineral bath soak

which also contains spirulina (I checked my VIE book it's a blue algae!) and Swiss glacial water.This is the most exciting for me as you can literally smell the toxins that it has drawn out of your body after your bath!!(Gross I know!)
But at least you know that it has done something positive for your body,even if your bathroom ends up smelling of booze/cigarettes/insert own vice here!! for a few hours after. Call me weird but this is the reason I purchased these even though I didn't really need any bath salts.

So onto the hair...

I recently purchased the 'Diamond Dreams' shampoo and conditioner from TIGI's S factor range as I had heard really great things about it and the fact that it is infused with Champagne,cashmere,and pearls swayed me just a bit too...mmmm...posh hair!!!!
This stuff is really expensive retailing at around £15 each!! but I purchased full sized (250ml) shampoo and conditioner from a store on ebay which is apparently TIGI approved for £18.00 with P&P

So far I have only used it twice but I'm already loving it it smells good enough to eat!!!!

and the hair mask...

naked rescue,repairing hair treatment

I mentioned the hair mask last week in the Boots advantage card post,and it has sat on my dresser ever since,I'm usually pretty busy and like to get in and out of the shower/bath with as little fuss as possible wash,shave underarms wash hair and out!!! But Im trying to learn to relax and take a little more care of the important things so I relaxed in the bath with the mask on my hair and my hair now feels crazily soft and smells so lush!!! also FYI this was a MEGA Bargain just £1 from Boots!!!

Skincare

I have never really had a skin care routine as such,I would usually wipe a face wipe over my face,and then apply whichever moisturiser I had picked up that month from Boots.I have been lucky with my skin in the past but have been getting the odd couple of blemishes and patches of dry skin that I would prefer not to have I decided to pick up some skincare at the last VIE party I hosted and I am very glad I did as I have noticed a huge difference in the appearance of my skin and am no longer having the dreaded 'chin breakouts' also my dry patches have calmed down a hell of a lot!!

From L-R 

Skin sparkle system

I'm usually not a big fan of any facial exfoliators as for some reason,each and every one I have ever used has resulted in me having dry patchy skin after..I know it's bizzare as they are supposed to slough of dead skin!! 

So I nearly didn't buy this,but my friend demo'd it on the back of my hand at my VIE party last month and it really did make my skin sparkle so I was suckered in,and so far so good!!

The exfoliator is packed with Vitamin C and feels no different to any other exfoliator, the only difference with this one is that it comes with an activating serum which you apply on top of it and creates a lovely warming sensation,it also doesn't make me feel like I am just scrubbing away at my skin and leaves it feeling beautifully soft.

Second skin restorative cleansing oil

I like using this because it is an oil which is great for my dry patches,it can be used alone or with water to turn it into a cleansing milk and works great with the soap and glory facial mini mitt (review here)

Pure delight beautifying skin tonic

I sometimes use this after the cleansing oil if I have been wearing alot of make-up that day because it works like a toner and completely removes any traces of make-up that has been left behind!

Chanel Hydramax + moisturiser

I was given a sample of this when I purchased Pro-lumiere foundation from the Chanel counter last Sunday,and part of me wishes I hadn't been as It's going to have to be a re-purchase and i've not even dared to check the price!!!!! But it is fantastic,smells amazing and leaves my skin feeling uber smooth!! I love it!!!

I think that's about all for my Sunday pamper session,I can't tell you how refreshed and cozy I feel now i'm in my PJ's watching the Kardashians!! I feel like I've been at a spa all weekend!!!!

(well what I'd imagine as I haven't actually ever been to a spa!)

Have a fab evening girls! Ooh and don't forget to leave a comment let me know what skin/bath products you are using at the moment! I'm nosey ;) 

Love Nat xxx