29 March 2013

Date Night Prep - My go to products


Whether I'm meeting someone special or going out on a girls night I like to go through a little preparation ritual that involves the products above which I will go through shortly. Firstly I would like to express my jealousy at how men and women differ when getting ready for dates and nights out. Having three brothers has given me a great insight into the male preparation ritual. It mainly consists of a trip to the barbers, and the three S's! Shirt, shower and shave. If only us women had it so easy, aye!

Step 1, Hair: Who doesn't want shiny, healthy looking hair?! I know I do, so I use the Hair Doctor, hair and scalp mask from Lush. I apply this liberally to my hair about 30 minutes before I hop into the shower. This is my favourite hair mask from Lush, I repurchase it every time I go in, I really should try something else for a change but I'm happy with this one for now. Amongst the ingredients it contains Irish moss seaweed, coconut oil and almond oil so you can bet your bottom dollar you will be left with lovely shiny locks. It also contains peppermint which certainly wakes me up as I'm applying it.
Step 2, Face: While my hair mask is in and my hair is out of the way I like to apply a deep cleansing and exfoliating face mask and leave it on for 10-15 minutes before I shower. I'm currently using the Raspberry exfoliating Mud therapy Mask from Superdrug. This was given to me in a beauty swap from the UK by my lovely friend Steph. I am in absolute love with it and I hope I can find it in the only Superdrug store that I know of in Dublin here. It contains raspberry seeds and apricot kernels which is how it delivers a gentle exfoliation. The mask is clay based and leaves my skin feeling so much softer and looking a little radiant if I do say so myself!
 Step 3, Body: After washing the hair mask out and removing my face mask it's time to Scrub a-dub-dub! Every single day our body produces waste and the build up of old skin cells can make your skin look dull. The best way to improve the look of your skin is to exfoliate regularly. I am currently using the Sugar Crush body scrub by Soap & Glory. I got this in one of Boots S&G gifts sets at Christmas from my big bro. It contains brown sugar which does all the work for you, sweet lime to invigorate the senses, almond oil and macadamia grains which leave your skin feeling softer and smoother than ever.

Step 4, Lock it in: After you have scrubbed,  buffed and treated yourself you want to lock in all your hard work. I use Human+Kind all in one body oil. I love this because it's suitable for your face, body and hair and suitable for all skin types. It gets to work the moment you apply it and locks in moisture keeping your skin hydrated and feeling so super soft.

Step 5, Hands & Nails: Final step before you can begin to worry about what to wear and make-up! You're Almost there! I like to give my hands and nails a good bit of TLC. Usually before painting my nails I will steep them in warm water for a few minutes but because I've been in the shower I don't need to do this. I love the Lemon Cuticle balm from Pixy, it smells absolutely divine and also reminds me of one of my favourite desserts, lemon drizzle cake! The packaging is so cute and can fit nicely into my every-day handbag when needed. Their Coconut Hand Cream also smells amazing and you only need smalls amounts again to get your hands looking, feeling and smelling irresistible!

There you have it, and men wonder why we take so long to get ready! If only they knew what we got up too! I would love you to share your ritual with me in the comments below. Do you enjoy pampering yourself at home? I certainly enjoy the results!

Lots of Love,
Sarah



12 comments:

  1. That Lush hair mask sounds lovely and it has coconut, yum! I love that Soap & Glory scrub too :)

    x

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  2. The hair mask is lovely, it also smells like cough sweets, you know those black sweet you find in old newsagents. :) x Thank you for reading and commenting x

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  3. That Lush hair mask is brilliant, my hair loves the stuff.

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    1. Do you ever use any of the other hair masks? If you do I'd love your recommendations :D

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    2. The only other treatment/hair mask I've tried from them is the Marilyn one (Karen from Lovely Girlie Bits was raving about it) and I really liked how shiny and nourished it left my hair. I prefer the Hair Doctor one though because it takes care of my dry scalp better as well as leaving my hair shiny and nourished.

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  4. I love the sound of that body oil. I used up my Body shop one and just about to finish my baby oil! Might pick this up x

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    1. I never got a chance to try that body oil from the body shop, I really want to try the strawberry one! Thank you so much for stopping by :D

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  5. Its true that men "have it easy" but we also ger a kick out of doing it! I mean i had a date last week and i knew i was puttibg to much effort but i wanted to do it for me as well. It boosts confidence ;) i will scrub and exfoliate as well as waxing. I didnt know about hair doctor, i will have to check it ou!

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  6. Really want to try the cuticle balm and hand cream :) They look lovely :)
    I just started a blog last week :)
    http://letstalkmorebeauty.blogspot.ie/

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  7. Hair Dr is my favourite hair mask too, it's just the best! Mad to try the s & g body scrub as well :)

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  8. Great post Sarah, I always feels so nice after a good exfoliating scrub! x

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  9. 3 Studies SHOW Why Coconut Oil Kills Fat.

    The meaning of this is that you actually burn fat by eating coconut fats (including coconut milk, coconut cream and coconut oil).

    These 3 researches from major medical journals are sure to turn the traditional nutrition world around!

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