FEEL CALM & RELAXED...
Look after your wellbeing this Christmas with our round-up of little luxuries and feel-good tips, as well as expert advice, in this 18-page self-care special.
HEAVEN SCENT!
Relax before bedtime with the luxurious LLIO Beauty Sleep Amethyst Bath & Body Crystoil (£45, llio.love). It’s an indulgent bath oil that’s infused with sparkling amethyst crystals, and contains lavender, rosewood, juniper and geranium essential oils to help you wind down for a great night’s sleep. Add a few drops to your steaming bath water or massage into your body for soft and nourished skin. Simply gorgeous!
THE JOY OF SELF-GIFTING!
Treat yourself to the beautiful luxe gift that keeps on giving. Martha Brook London 24 Days of Stationery Advent Calendar (£95, marthabrook.com) is decorated with wonderful fairytale-style illustrations to evoke a nostalgic Christmas mood. Inside, you’ll find 24 top-quality stationery goodies, such as a notebook, list pad, luxury gold pen, Christmas cards, a personalised decoration, gift wrap, gift tags, ribbon, gold bird paperclips, bookmark, memo pad, vegan leather pen clip holder, gold ruler, notecard writing set and pastel highlighters. The Advent Calendar is designed to look like a row of colourful books and will look gorgeous in your living room or home office. The paper is sourced from sustainable woodland, made in the UK and designed to be re-used or recycled.
LOVE THE SKIN YOU’RE IN Combine a little self-care into your skincare routine with this new Skin & Tonic All I Want For Christmas Is Calm Skin Gift Set (£35, skinandtonic.com). It contains all you need for a start-to-finish routine: Calm Clean Cleansing Balm with an organic cotton wash cloth, Be Soothed Rose Mist, Plump Up Hydration Serum and Calm Down Facial Oil.
SOOTHE YOUR BODY AND MIND
Bring yourself back into balance with Blooming Blends Botanical Tinctures (from £22.99, bloomingblends.co.uk). The British-made brand uses phytoactives found in botanicals from Western and Eastern herbal medicine to counteract stress, hormonal imbalances and fatigue. Each tincture is blended in small batches then distilled to make it alcohol-free. We love CALM (£22.99), which helps soothe anxiety and panic thanks to lemon balm, passionflower vervain, oat straw, rosehip and ashwagandha.
Read yourself happy
New read How to be Love(d): Simple Truths for Going Easier on Yourself, Embracing Imperfection, and Loving Your Way to a Better Life, by Humble the Poet (£19.99, Hay House), contains insightful stories and playful meditations from a former school teacher-turnedcreative. It’ll help you discard old templates of love and identify what stops you from tapping into the deep reservoir of love you already have.
