Top Tips for Creating a Luxurious, Spa-Like Bath Experience

A long hot soak in the bath. There isn’t anything quite like it, is there?

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Yet, if you’re anything like me, you won’t find much time to do this – and when you do, you’re in an out within 10 minutes because you’ve either got the water too hot or you’ve got something you need to do and haven’t left yourself enough time.

However, I’m here to share with you some wonderfully indulgent tips for bath times that’ll have you making that time for yourself at least once a week!

Make It Mindful

It’s easy to quickly run the bath, pour in some bubbles and jump right in. But that’s not going to do a lot for your mindfulness.

Instead, take some time while you’re running the bath to create the perfect ambience.

This means getting rid of those kids’ toys and that overflowing laundry basket, dimming lights, lighting candles, and adding essential oils to really add to the overall experience. For example, Neom Organics offer a range of bath and shower drops that are designed to de-stress you and help you relax and unwind.

And once you’re in the bath, take some time to close your eyes and focus on your breathing. This will help clear your mind of those day-to-day stresses, instantly relaxing your body.

Add Some Indulgent Touches

As well as those essential oils, bring some more indulgent touches to your bath so you don’t have to move for a long time. This includes a chilled towel that you’ve spritzed with the essential oils, cbd products which won't get you high, a glass of chilled lemon-flavoured water and some of your favourite snacks.

Alternatively, if you’re getting ready for a night out or a relaxing night on the sofa, a glass of prosecco while you’re in the bath won’t hurt!

Greet Yourself with Further Luxuries When You Get Out

The indulgent feel doesn’t have to end as soon as you get out of the bath, either.

Before you get in, make sure you’ve left a dressing gown, slippers and some fluffy towels by the bath so you can wrap yourself up and continue to feel relaxed. Straight after your bath, it’s also a good idea to lather yourself in a gorgeous, scented cream as this will really bring the spa-like experience to your home.

As you can see, with these tips, you won’t be jumping out of the bath after ten minutes. Just perhaps when you start to look like a shrivelled prune!

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THE BEAUTY BOX by FUNMI FETTO AW18

Introducing THE BEAUTY BOX by FUNMI FETTO AW18 - a collection of beauty must-haves specially curated by Funmi Fetto, Contributing Beauty Editor at British Vogue and it can be yours for just £25 (link).

What I really like about this box, other than the price (which is amazing) is that there is an incredible mixture of brands and products that you might have seen around, have never used, have wanted to try or love enough to want to stock up. They also make really nice gifts, which you can add products too as well!

Speaking about this box, Funmi said 

"As a long time beauty journalist - currently Contributing Beauty Editor at British Vogue - I am always asked for my product recommendations, especially by fellow women of colour. This led to a really exciting collaboration, with some of my best-loved brands, on a beauty box that included products I discovered and fell in love with on my beauty journey. I hope these `beauties' will become your favourites. Enjoy." 

Inside you will find the following:

• Bobbi Brown Soothing Cleansing Oil, 15ml
• Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair Synchronized Recovery Complex II, 7ml 
• Clinique Chubby Stick™ Intense, Broadest Berry, 1.2g
• Origins CLEAR IMPROVEMENT® Active Charcoal Mask to Clear Pores, 30ml 
• MAC Strobe Cream, Pinklite, 6ml
• Aveda Damage Remedy™ Intensive Restructuring Treatment, 25ml 
• Bumble and bumble Bb.Curl Defining Creme, 60ml
• FULL SIZE! Smashbox Photo Edit Eye Shadow Trio, Punked, 3.2g

All for only £25 (worth over £73*)

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Feral Cosmetics Liquid Matte Lipsticks

Feral Cosmetics is a brand I have loved getting to know and they hail all the way from Los Angeles. Feral Cosmetics is a cruelty-free and vegan beauty brand which comes all the way from Los Angeles and I have really loved getting to know more about who they are and discover how fabulous their lip products are. Here in the UK Feral Cosmetics can be found on Beauty Chamber.  Not too long ago I featured both the Liquid Matte Lipsticks and the Ultra Satin Lipsticks here and here.

New to launch from Feral Cosmetics are six new shades within the Liquid Matte Lipstick range and I am sharing them with you today. One thing to note with Feral  Cosmetics is just how amazing the formula is, often with matte liquids, I find them to quite drying and not great with longevity, quite a different story with these.

“Feral Cosmetics Liquid Matte Lipsticks are creamy smooth, fully opaque and dry matte with a touch proof finish. Long Lasting High End Formula. Cruelty Free & Vegan. All Feral products are free from any animal derived ingredients and they do not test on animals.“

The six new shades are a great mixture of shades, so whether you like your nudes and pinks or maybe something a little bit different and more out there, 

Here are the new shades and as well as being a fabuous formula, I also love the doe foot applicator which doesn't over capture too much product for application.

• Say I Do – described as being a special colour for that special day. A really lovely, every day medium pink shade.
• Mocha holic – the darkest shad within the new releases and I never thought I would want to wear a brown lip colour, but I quite like this, it is warm toned and dries much lighter than I was expecting. 
• Page Me 143 – An incredible cool toned nude and my favourite of the 6 shades here. Easy to wear, perfect for all occasions and one I have worn the most.
• Unicorn Poop – For those who love their bold shades, Unicorn Poop is most definitely for you, it is bold, bright and incredibly Kooky!
• Sex on the Beach – This is a really pretty bright orange toned red which is said to have been inspired by watermelon. It dries the quickest of all 6 shades too.
• Rosé All Day – If you like your pastel nude shades, then this is the one for you. With a slight peach undertone, it is very pretty and again perfect for all occasions.

I think all 6 of these shades are really pretty and I love that there is a mixture of bright and bold with natural and nude shades.  I am most comfortable wearing shades are all just stunning and naturally, I am more comfortable wearing Page Me 143 than I am Unicorn Poop, there might just be that one time when I need to have a bright purple lip. When swatching these shades, they do dry pretty quickly and in the photograph shown below, which is unedited, you can see that Unicorn Poop is dry whereas Sex On The Beach and Page Me 143 are still drying.

Longevity is a big factor for some people when purchasing their lipstick. You don't want to be spending upwards of £20 on something that lasts just an hour on the lips when applied.  These liquid lipsticks are priced at £15 each, which I think is an incredible bargain and when I have worn Page Me 143, I have had 5-6 hours wear before I have felt I needed to re-apply.
Once applied, they are not drying and don't feel as though they will crack should you smile and they sit so comfortably, I forget I am wearing a liquid lip.

I think it is fair to say that I am quite a fan of Feral Cosmetics and I am excited to see what they have to release next.  Available from Beauty Chamber.

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L'Occitane Immortelle Reset

What if you could hit "Reset", erase the impact of stress and fatigue and wake up every morning with fresh, reset, rested healthy-looking skin?

Is the question asked by L'Occitane upon the launch and release of their new Immortelle Resent Overnight Reset Oil-in-Serum.  

As products go, this one certainly has the wow factor when it comes to being beautiful looking, I mean all those little colourful balls floating about in a serum waiting to be popped had me as soon as I saw it.   We all lead busy lives, much busier than some generations have ever faced, something my friends mum commented on recently.  With these busy lives comes stress, pollution and more besides.  With all this in mind, we sleep less, are always in a hurry and sometimes we all need to just sit back, take a few minutes of time to reset.

Immortelle Reset from L'Occitane recognises the busy lives we lead, the stress and fatigue we all face, more so skin fatigue. So when asked the question posed at the beginning of the post, would you?

It is common knowledge that our skin is best able to repair and regenerate itself at night without having to fight common aggressors such as UV Rays, pollution and stress. It is said that during this peaceful time, our skin is better able to absorb and metabolise active ingredients from our skincare for maximum impact.  With that in mind, the Immortelle Reset is most effective when used at night and there are three ingredients which are suspended in what is referred to as being an innovative dual textured serum and they are:

• IMMORTELLE ESSENTIAL OIL is an iconic and powerful anti-oxidant. The plant extracts have the power to boost collagen production and double the rate of micro-circulation in the skin, aiding in cell renewal and skin firmness.
• ACMELLA OLERACEA EXTRACT is known by some as the natural alternative to Botox. When applied topically, this plant extract relaxes muscle tension under the skin and by doing so, eases the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles for skin that looks rested.
• MARJORAM EXTRACT is a powerful active ingredient works on the basis of Epigenetics: it has the ability to restart gene expression functions that have become dormant and less effective due to natural ageing and external aggressors such as UV, pollution and stress.

So, all three of these fabulous ingredients work together in this dual texture and when it is applied to the skin, the first thing to note is just how lightweight the texture is, the water-gel being so light you barely even notice it.  Absorbed quickly, those golden yellow balls you see suspended within the serum, burst and slowly deliver a powerful dose of Immortelle oil extracts deep into the skin.

I love how this feels on my skin, it is smooth, non-sticky and non-greasy. I use this serum as my first step after cleansing in an evening but before my regular serum and night cream and I definitely, have skin which looks and feels more hydrated and moisturised, plus there is a glow! 

Priced at £49 you find it Immortelle Reset right here and I would love to know if you are a fan of L'Occitane.

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