Winter Spa Day at Home Ideas
Blizzard Beauty: 9 Products to Transform a Snow Day Into a Spa Day
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Despite the ludicrous wind chill and icy streets, we're sitting pretty. How, you ask? Well, we're staying home! We're bypassing the serious stress of Winter (challenging travel conditions, hours of shoveling, and interminably cold feet) via an at-home spa day. Even if you're not snowed in, stay in with us. Treat yourself — you and your dry, tired skin have earned it.
Steam Facial
Not only will steam infuse your skin with much-needed moisture, it'll promote better exfoliation. It loosens the dead cells on skin's surface so you can scrub them away for a radiant complexion. Skip the extractions, though, and leave those to a professional esthetician.
Soothing Bath
Baths are already relaxing, but adding this blend of tea leaves and herbs to your tub will help you get your zen on even faster. Just don't sip your bathwater!
Hair Treatment
Whether you have naturally parched locks or Winter's just sucking the life out of your strands, add an extra boost of moisture to your hair care routine with an oil-rich mask. Leave it in while you read a book in the bath or shave your legs.
Ouai Treatment Masque
($14 for three)
Coffee Scrub
While it's supereasy to make your own coffee scrub, at-home spa days should be a little lazy. We like this coconut-rich formula for its extra dose of skin-saving moisture.
Antiaging Face Mask
After exfoliating, firm up fine lines and plump sagging skin with a sheet mask. Shiseido's contains hyaluronic acid and retinol to smooth away wrinkles and dryness, leaving behind a youthful, velvety complexion. Use the extra serum in the packets on your neck and décolleté for additional antiaging benefits.
Shiseido Benefiance Pure Retinol Intensive Revitalizing Face Mask ($63)
Shea Butter Body Cream
It's worth taking time on a day off to use a really rich, slower-absorbing moisturizer. After bathing, melt some pure shea butter onto your skin (sensitive complexions will love it, too!) and wait for that elusive glow to arise.
Moisturizing Gloves
Soothe rough, cracked hands while you sleep (or while watching Netflix, your choice!) with fancy gloves lined with a hydrating gel lining — this is especially a must if you're showing off those new engagement ring selfies.
Foot Peel
We wouldn't recommend this treatment in the Summer when tootsies are totally on display, but for seasons when your soles are swaddled in sheepskin boots, you'll want to try a foot peel. Just rock the plastic booties for an hour or so. Over the course of the following week, your feet will shed away the gross calluses and dry skin like a snake, leaving you with baby-soft feet. Sounds icky, but we swear it offers amazing results!
Lip Mask
After months of putting your lips through torture (whether it be neglect or plumping torture), treat your pucker to a moisturizing treatment. The little gel patch adheres to your pout as it infuses hydration into each lip line. After 15 minutes (during which you'll have to remain tight-lipped), your smile will be perfectly smooth.
