One thing that you’ll learn quickly about me is that I love romanticizing routines. I love making the most simple task just a little more special. If we were off to grab a coffee right now, I would get the seasonal/limited edition brew because it is a special occasion for us to meet up and I want my coffee to be extra special to match. Or if I did an “everything shower”, I will spend a few more minutes moisturizing my skin more than I do now. I am talking a serum and a body cream. What a treat!
For me, my favorite moment of the day to romanticize, especially during the cooler months, is my bedtime routine. After I am done flipping through the TV and deciding between falling asleep to The Golden Girls or Friends, I climb into bed and start on my night product application time. I love putting on products. Love love love. I crave a lot of extra moisture when the temperature drops and I feel so much better when I wake up knowing that I did something good while I slept. And for me, I feel such a moment of peace when I put on face or skin products. I feel relaxed, calm, and encounter a lot of empty bottles for those reasons alone.
Every night I spend a few minutes to apply three products right before I go to bed to help decompress from the day:
I put this on my neck and chest. Mainly, I am trying to avoid the “tech neck” and I sleep in a million different positions and trying to also avoid chest creases. Don’t get me wrong, aging is a blessing. But anything I can do to help my skin in the process, I am here for it. This is a light weight formula that offers intense hydration with the help of 100% pure argan oil. It absorbs quickly too and I use this on my face as well to help any dry patches. You can also get this from Amazon as well as QVC too. The bottle I have pictured below is a mega size that I was able to snag last year and it is still rather full!
I will recommend this to everyone, even a random person at Ulta (which I have done before). Beekman 1802 products contain goat milk, which is the same ph as you skin and nutrient dense, so your skin TAKES IN the power of goat milk and makes your skin silky smooth. I have collected various hand creams over the year (thanks QVC!) and I keep these scattered around the house too. I slather this on my hands/arms/elbows every night as a quick surge of moisture to help avoid the chappy hands that the cooler weather brings. QVC has a great set on sale that I would make a great stocking stuffer item…or keep all for yourself.
I have the worst cuticles thanks to genetics. They are thick, take over my nails, and I easily get hangnails. This oil helps me so much in keeping a handle of my nails by softening my cuticles and offering my nails some needed nourishment. A little goes a long way and along with everything else I’ve listed here, it is clean beauty!
I hope this inspires you to find your moments of the day to romanticize and find ways to make special. I hope that it will allow for you to enjoy the simple things, crave that time of the day, and offer you a moment of zen to feel grounded and present.