Step one - preparation
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candles and bath oils for a pampering night in
Start running a bath and light a couple of candles. Then remove any make-up and cleanse your skin - your skin will benefit more from the steam and heat of your bath if it\'s clean.
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Now add a relaxing bath oil. Louise Perry from The Sanctuary say, \"When looking for a candle or a bath oil there are some classic ingredients known to help relaxation, florals like rose and lavender, woody and spicy notes like sandalwood and even some citrus ingredients like bergamot and sweet orange.\"
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Place your bath robe or towels on a warm radiator.
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Must-have products:
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Save - Crabtree & Evelyn Noel Candle, £17.50,
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Rituals Heavenly Hammam relaxing bath oil, £11.50, rituals.com ; Lakeland Spa Bath Lights, £5.99, lakeland.co.uk
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Splurge - Diptyque Jasmin Scented Candle, £34.26, spacenk.co.uk; Jo Malone Wild Fig and Cassis, £38, jomalone.co.uk
Step two -- welcome extras
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bath pillows for a pampering night in
If you don\'t already have one, invest in a bath pillow. Make sure this is attached to the end of the tub. This is crucial for comfortable bath time reading.
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Get your book or magazine and leave it by the bath.
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Place a body scrub and face mask on the bath side, turn out the light. Undress, step in and relax.
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Must-have products:
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Save - The Body Shop Bath Pillow, £7.80, thebodyshop.co.uk
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Splurge - The White Company Waffle Bath Pillow, £18, thewhitecompany.com
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Step three -- skin TLC
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Once you have finished reading and nearing the end of your time in the tub, give your skin some extra pampering. Now is the optimum time to use a body scrub and a face mask.
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Apply your mask first, Jo Parker spa director at Champneys says, \"It is good to have a lovely, warm bath first, to warm the skin and open the pores, which will enable the products to work deep down into the skin.\" Then stand up and start applying a body scrub from your calves upwards - but don\'t do your feet as you might slip.
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Rinse off the body scrub and pull out the plug
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If you want to extend your spa style bath time to your hair, we love this Aveda Dry Remedy Hair Shampoo and conditioner (from £16.64 each, aveda.co.uk) which smells, quite simply, of the best spa you\'ve ever been to.
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Must-have products:
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Save - The Sanctuary Warming Charcoal Detox Mask Sachets, £1.75 each, boots.com; Soap and Glory Soap and Glory Flake Away® Body Scrub, £6.36, boots.com
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Splurge - Rose Formula Anti-oxidant Facial Mask, £21.60, nealsyardremedies.co.uk; Champneys Oriental Body Glow, £12, champneys.com
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Step four -- moisturising
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Wrap yourself in your warm towel and then rinse off your face mask with cool water. This will not only remove the mask but the cold water will close up your pores too.
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After you have dried off, add a body moisturiser straightaway for maximum effect. Atoshi Ghosal, skin care expert for Dove, says, \"Moisturising as you step out of the shower on damp skin will do two things if you use the right moisturiser. It will pull the extra moisture back into the skin, plumping your skin cells to make your skin look firm and supple, but it will also hold it there through out the day, leaving an invisible layer of protection.\"
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Sit on the edge of your bed and use this time to apply a good foot cream. Don\'t neglect your feet just because you are in tights and boots all winter.
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Relax while this dries.
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Must-have products:
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Save- Dove Intensive Body Butter for Extra Dry Skin, £4.99, Boots and Superdrug nationwide, 0800 085 1548, Liz Earle Foot Repair Moisturiser, £12, lizearle.com;
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Splurge - Bliss blood orange + white pepper body butter, £23, blisslondon.co.uk ; Margaret Dabbs Hydrating Foot Lotion, £25, lookfantastic.com
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Step five -- final touches
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Finally rough-dry your hair and spay a leave-in conditioner to your hair to make brushing easier.
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Then finish off by adding a night cream, oil or serum to your face. Especially do this if your skin feels tight and dry after the hot steam of the bath.
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Grab your book and do some more relaxing, oh, and don\'t forget to turn blow out your candles before you fall asleep!
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Must-have products:
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Save - Aussie Miracle Hair Insurance Leave-in Conditioner, £3.59, boots.com
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No7 Protect and Perfect Intense Beauty Serum, £19.75, boots.com\r\n
Splurge - TIGI Bed Head Superstar Leave In Conditioner, £9.95, lookfantastic.com, Estée Lauder Advance Repair Night Synchronized Recovery Complex, £36, esteelauder.co.uk
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