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Monday, November 29, 2010

Saturday Night Spa

Pull together your usually catch-as-catch-can face and body-care rituals into one utterly delicious night of head-to-toe pampering. Turn off the phone, turn on your favorite laid-back music and follow this plan.

First, cleanse and tone your face, but skip moisturizer. Then close the bathroom door and simulate a steam room by running a hot shower for about five minutes. Sit or lie down set up a comfy lounging spot ahead of time for at least five minutes.

Your choices for a bath are boundless, from aromatherapy- scented Tranquil Moments Relaxation Foam Bath to classic Bubble Bath (the one with baby-powder scent would be especially right for this night's pampering theme).

Time to exfoliate away dead, dull cells and let your smoothest skin emerge. Use a loofah or other exfoliator with the bubbles in your tub as a cleanser, or your washcloth and an exfoliating cleanser. Pamper your feet, too: smoothe away rough spots with pumice soap or a pumice stone.

Steam and a warm bath prime your skin for a mask: one for face, one for body. Or use a single mask that can do both. Don't use the same mask for your face and body unless the package specifies that it's formulated for both.

Run a warm shower to rinse away masks and start glowing! Moisturize face and body now, when skin is a little damp, to lock in that extra H20, caressing and easing muscles as you apply it.

A manicure and pedicure are spa-night finales. Do your feet first, beginning with Fancy Feet Double Action Sloughing Cream to get rid of dry, calloused skin. Use a cuticle pusher to neaten cuticles and file nails to a short natural length. Beautify your toenails with the same attention you give your fingernails, like base coat, polish in a frisky new dark plum or a soft, iridescent pastel top coat to finish. Finally, perfect your nails with a leisurely manicure.

You look beautiful: rested, relaxed, buffed and polished to perfection. Next to falling in love, it's been the perfect Saturday night.

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