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How to Naturally Pamper Yourself in New Year’s Eve
The day before New Year’s Eve it’s time to have a "day off" from the daily routine, leave kids to enjoy their quality time with daddy and find a way to indulge yourself. How we feel is not necessarily related to our outlook, but it does boost the confidence, right? So don’t underestimate it, but rather take advantage of those stolen few hours of “me-time” and pamper yourself naturally, following those 5 easy steps.
Step one: Relaxing Spa
Start your day from leaving the daily stress behind and relaxing. Make sure daddy is looking after the kids, or even better – he’s taken them out to have some fun, while your are having your spa time – all by yourself. Take a nice, warm and relaxing bath, adding a blend of rose, lavender and vanilla essential oils – 10 drops are enough. While lavender is soothing for body and mind, vanilla will warm you up and rose will bold your femininity. Your favourite chill-out music and candles are also important for creating nice and relaxing atmosphere. Get yourself a glass of freshly squeezed carrot, apple and orange juice to help with detoxification (and leave the organic fair-trade wine for a bit later, ok?). Become Cleopatra for an hour! – add 2 litres of whole milk to the bath and soak in there for at least 40min. Can you feel the difference?
And even better! - Indulge yourself with the Lush products. Everything from Lush smells so tasty, it's so nice to the skin and is 100% natural, non-animal tested and eco-friendly!
Start your spa experience with a warming, fruity, fluffy bath to bring you comfort. Take a long, soothing bath in the Comforter's warm, blackcurrant embrace.
Or you may prefer the lavender, ylang ylang and fennel anti-jet lag and insomnia bomb. When you're so tired you'd give all your money just to be able to lie down and drift off into dreamland, only waking up when you'd had just enough sleep to have you feeling refreshed and ready to go - that's when you need a Waving Not Drowning bath. Lush uses lavender to calm and balance your mind, with ylang ylang to relax you, cardamom to help relieve mental fatigue and fennel to help clear your head. There now, you can sleep without pills and wake up feeling wonderful. If you haven't got a bath, stick it in a bowl of hot water by your bed and breathe deeply.
Or how about Euphoria-inducing bar with uplifting neroli. 
Therapy is a wonder-bar, which we make to help your hard life get softer. First, it moisturizes with cocoa and shea butters to make your hard skin get softer. Then, it softens your tensions with lavender and neroli oils - neroli is the one which gives you a feeling of euphoria, especially when you have someone massaging it into your shoulders. Give therapy a try and you'll feel better in no time.
Just before going to bed, have a wonderful Dreamtime Bedtime Melt bath. It's a skin softening, soothing and sleep-inducing melt. Guess when you should drop this luxuriously creamy block into the water? Bedtime! It may look small, but its secret strengths lie in its scent. The Dreamtime causes your worries to fade away with jasmine, lavender calms your head and sandalwood relaxes your limbs, so use it whenever you need a good night's sleep, soft skin and sweet dreams.
For a posh festive feeling, you may wish to try the Vanilla Fountain! The comforting Vanilla Fountain is made of with natural vanilla absolute - the posh stuff made from vanilla pods - with a touch of restful sandalwood and a note of burnt caramel. It was inspired by the extraordinary desserts at Heston Blumental's amazing restaurant.
Step two: Clean, Exfoliate and Nouruish
Face
Clean your face gently using a cooled chamomile tea with a few lemon drops and cotton wool. Use the finest oatmeal to clean and exfoliate your face, be extra gentle. Rinse with warm water and path-dry.
Try Living Nature’s gentle Vitalising Cleanser. It's great at lifting impurities from the skin while maintaining valuable moisture levels. It’s gentle enough to use on the most delicate skins. It contains Manuka Honey – famous with its antiseptic properties and enzymes, and Kumerahou, well-known for its natural lathering properties. Use generously morning and night.
Gently smooth onto face and remove with a warm face cloth or tepid water. Pat your face dry before applying your Living Nature toning treatment.
Then apply Living's Nature Extra Hydrating Toning Gel. Your skin will benefit from the deep nourishment of our Extra Hydrating Toning Gel. Utilising the exceptional properties of Harakeke (New Zealand flax) gel and Manuka Honey this nourishing gel helps to refine pores and restore vitality to tired and dry skin. Manuka Honey will act like antiseptic and humectant on skin, while Harakeke (New Zealand flax) gel for will sooth & hydrate it.
Apply a small amount onto your face and neck after cleansing. Wait 30 seconds then apply your Living Nature moisturiser or night cream. 
During the winter months don't forget to pamper your skin with a facial mask. Ultra Nourishing Mask from Living Nature is a rich, creamy mask to deeply nourish, help repair and nurture dry damaged skin. This nutrient rich formulation contains Manuka honey and plant oils to deeply feed your skin. Perfect for dry and mature skin types or anyone needing an ultra nourishing boost. The “hero ingredients” used in this mask are: Active Manuka honey due to its humectant, healing and nourishing properties, Manuka Oil because of its great anti-microbial properties, and Rosehip oil to regenerate your skin. Apply a generous amount to the face in an upward circular motion. Leave for approx. 20 minutes then gently work into the skin with your fingertips. Gently remove any residue. Use 1 - 2 times weekly for maximum benefits.
Body
Get a handful of oatmeal and ground coffee to clean and exfoliate your entire body. Oatmeal has natural cleaning properties, and it’s also great to dry, sensitive and itchy skin. Skin needs to breathe, so remove all the dead cells carefully, gently massaging oatmeal and coffee into your body.
Try Erbaviva's natural body wash productsd. Fresh, gentle cleansing…containing only pure and natural extracts, designed to lather gently in the shower or bath. Treat body and soul to the ultimate in natural Bath & Body care. A selection of four popular and delicious blends: Relax, Awaken, Embrace or Breathe.
RELAX A popular blend to calm and soothe the senses. A wonderful blend of organic lavender, rose and neroli – the perfect formula to relax, recover and unwind.
AWAKEN Revive mind and body with a delicious invigorating blend of melissa, rose and lemongrass. Revitalise and rejuvenate while feeling good and smelling great at the same time.
EMBRACE Treat yourself or a loved one to our sensual mix of organic grapefruit, orange and jasmine. Delicate and stimulating, this blend can also be used to combat the appearance of new cellulite.
BREATHE Clear the air and you’re sinuses too! With organic eucalyptus, cedar and spruce combined for a tranquil and pleasant smelling, anti-viral blend.
Step three: Moisture
Face
Face needs extra care and moisturising it is the third step for a shiny beautiful skin after cleaning and exfoliating. Best natural face moisturisers are carrot, jojoba, almond or apricot oil for all skin types. They are usually well-absorbed and will not leave oily patches on skin.
One of the best face care option is Rosa Fina Supernatural Instant Youth Serum.
This new product from Barefoot Botanicals contains an unbeatable combination of Rosa Mosqueta Oil which reverses sun damage, the main cause of ageing and Paraguay Cress, natures answer to Botox. Rose Mosqueta Oil makes fast and positive changes to the skin, fading scarring and reversing ageing caused by exposure to the sun. Paraguay Cress (Acmella Oleracea ) inhibits contractions in subcutaneous muscles, notably those of the face.
Thanks to Barefoot Botanicals, you may add to your natural cosmetic range a high potency cream serum that tackles puffiness, dark circles, expression lines and wrinkles. Contains 100% natural ingredients: rosa mosqueta, argan oils and co-enzyme Q10 to firm and prevent wrinkles, Vitamins A,C,E and B5 protect and soothe. 
Take special care for the skin around the eyes using Rosa Fina revelation Intensive Eye Serum.
Lightweight enough for use all around the eyes, it instantly firms and protects delicate skin tissue. A gentle, but effective eye opener.
Toning tip: Lightly dot along the eye contour just over the bone morning and night using your ring finger. Keep in the fridge to soothe tired or irritated eyes.
For perfectly natural face complexation try lavera Tinted Moisturiser With Aloe Vera & Organic Wild Rose. It is half-way between a moisturiser and a make up fluid. Its discreet pigmentation and natural shading give your skin soft, translucent colour, and compensate for any irregularities to leave your complexion radiant and even. Natural hyaluronic acid and high-quality Aloe Vera gel bring a high degree of moisture balance to your skin. Luxurious Wild Rose oil and high-quality Shea Butter gently moisturise your skin and protect it from adverse environmental influences. Lavera's Tinted Moisturising Cream is suitable for all skin types.
Body
Body skin needs more luxurious moisturising treatment. Try avocado oil, coconut and shea butter – they are great for any skin type, even to extra dry skin prone to stretch marks or eczema. You may use melted beeswax as a base for the oils and butters (10%-15% beeswax), and add essential oils of your choice – vanilla, orange and cinnamon is a lovely festive blend!
Indulge your skin with this incredibly soothing body lotion fortroubled skin. Dream Cream is Lush's best-selling product because it makes sore skin feel good again. Chamomile and lavender calm irritations, reduce redness and banish blotches. There is also soothing oat milk in it. It contains everything nature makes for soothing your skin.
To calm your skin and mind try a Ring of Roses from Lush. It smells of sweet oranges and lemons, as well as genuine Turkish rose absolute. This skin softening, soothing body soap has the same fragrance as Amandopondo, but surrounded in an infusion of larkspur, honeysuckle, marigold and cornflowers, it smells completely different.
Step Four: Hair washing and styling
Give it extra strength and gloss by giving it an easy and purely natural hair treatment. The recipe is simple: 1 egg yolk, 1 lemon juice, 2 tbsp natural probiotic yogurt – mix it, apply it, leave it for 30min an rinse. Your hair will feel invigorated and full of life! You may wish to rinse with a chamomile and nettle infusion for brightening it up and giving it extra silky feeling. Leave your hair to air-dry. If you need to stylish it, try avoiding those full of chemicals styling products, but mix some melted beeswax and coconut oil (equal parts) and use a tiny amount just where is needed.
You may want to try the natural and organic haircare shampoos and conditioners, from Bentley Organic haircare range. Choose from:
Dry & Damaged Shampoo
Pomegranate, Aloe Vera & Olive with Sweet Orange
Pomegranate, olive and Aloe Vera provide nourishment to promote regeneration, with sweet orange to stimulate dull hair. 250ml
Frequent Use Shampoo
Orange, Grapefruit & Lemon with Chamomile
Detoxifying citrus oils combined with calming chamomile to stimulate 
and revitalise hair. 250ml
Normal to Dry Shampoo
Lavender & Aloe Vera with Jojoba
Soothing lavender is combined with aloe vera and jojoba to hydrate and rebalance dry hair. 250ml
Normal to Oily Shampoo
Tea Tree with Lemon & Mint
Tea Tree, known for its antibacterial cleansing properties, blended withlemon and mint 
toleave hair feelingrefreshed and lustrous. 250ml
Conditioner
Sunflower & Shea with Chamomile
Shea butter, sunflower and softening chamomile combine to moisturise and condition your hair. 250ml
Step Five: Foot treatment
Moving from top to toe, it’s now time to take care about your feet. Soak them in Dead Sea Salts with a few drops of relaxing lavender, cooling eucalypt and uplifting mandarin essential oils for 15min, then exfoliate, dry and moisturise well using a knob of either shea, cocoa or coconut butter.
Make-Up
On the New Year’s Eve the only think you need to do, is to put some eco-friendly make-up on your face, stylish your hair a bit with home-made products (see above), and shine with all your natural beauty! Make-up shades and textures are personal choice, but as a general rule, try using only natural make up which will not clog your skin pores and will give you a gorgeous genuine look.
Lip Balm
A natural lip balm recipe is: melted beeswax (40%-50%), coconut butter, shea butter, jojoba oil, olive oil, and natural fragrance using a blend of vanilla, mandarin, and papaya essential oils. But if you don't have time for it, enjoy Lavera Lip Gloss with natural berry extracts, Vitamin E and Jojoba Oil to keep lips soft during winter months. It's a winner in the Innovation Prize Of The Year at The Biofach 2001 in Europe, so I'm sure it's going to be your winner, too.
Eye-shades
Get a trendy wintery look with Lavera Trend Eyeshadow Duo in dark grey and sand. All lavera Eye Shadow Duos contain Ceramides, Organic Jojoba and Calendula oil to keep your skin moisturised. Long lasting mineral based colours create a wonderful expressive make-up as you like it: light for the day and more expressive for the evening! Apply the Eyeshadow with the applicator on the eye lid and blur it slightly to avoid harsh lines. For a professional make-up look apply soft shades on the eye lids - if you like up to the eye brows. It is recommendable to use the light colour of the eyeshadow underneath the eye brows as a highlighter. It looks natural and let's your eyes sparkle!
Mascara
Lavera’s Volume Mascara gives your eyes expressiveness and makes them sparkle. The new volumising brush brings your eyelashes to life. Natural oils and waxes create softness and a silky lustre. A narrow section incorporated into lavera’s mascara case ensures that excess colour is drawn off before it is removed. This guarantees optimum colour distribution and prevents unattractive clumping of the eyelashes.
Apply the mascara to the upper and lower eyelashes using the volumising brush. Always stroke from root to tip, holding the wand diagonal to the eye. Allow to dry briefly, then apply a second coat. If you want a professional tip, try powdering the eyelashes before applying the mascara, in order to create a grease free base. The mascara will hold for longer and the eyelashes will appear to have even more volume.
Fragrance
A few drops of jasmin, mandarin and rose essential oils in a carrier oil like grapeseed or jojoba would do wonders. Also try some Erbaviva's natural deodorants or body sprays.
The irresistable Jasmin and Grapefruit Organic Deodorant contains organic extracts of Jasmine, Grapefruit and Sage Oils with organic grain alcohol. It's a sweet smelling product that counteracts the growth of bacteria but doesn’t clog pores. Also available in Lemon Sage option for you to choose, depending on your scent preferences.
Wow, I can see how gorgeous you look! Safe those look and feel for longer and keep stealing minutes and moment of “me-time” whenever possible! Stay beautiful naturally and enjoy yourself throughout the new year!
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