The Perfect Pamper Night

Welcome to the 12 Days of Blogmas - Day 9

I always have a pamper night after my last exam. It's a great way to transition from the chaos of studying to the relaxation and festivities of the holiday's. So for today's post I'll be letting you know what I do to pamper myself and hopefully give you some good ideas of what you can do for your own pamper night.

I start off with a face mask. My favourite is the Glamglow Supermud Clearing Treatment. While my mask is on, I set up for my bath.

I love to light some candles and I usually set up my laptop so I can watch Netflix or catch up on Vlogmas videos on Youtube.

 A bath is nothing without a Lush bathbomb so for my bath I used Golden Wonder which is one of my favourites! It smells great and creates a beautiful, colourful bath,

While in the bath I like to use my Lush Ro's Argan Body Conditioner. It's so luxurious and hydrating plus it smells wonderful.

I also like to do a hair mask on pamper nights. My favourite is the Briogeo Don't Despair Repair. It makes my hair really soft and shiny. After a pamper night my mom always mentions how great my hair looks.

Once I'm done my bath and I'm all relaxed and clean, I get dressed in my coziest PJ's. I have a fuzzy sweater from la Vie en Rose that I LOVE. I then moisturize with my favourite winter scent, Bath and Body Works Winter Candy Apple.

 I also like to rehydrate my face with my Glamglow Thirstymud.

I then like to put on some Christmas songs to get me in the holiday spirit. I am loving listening to Michael Buble's Christmas album. I like to paint my nails next. If you want to find out how to get these festive nails you can find it here.

Once my nails are dry I then make myself a drink. My current favourite is Rolo Hot Chocolate and I snuggle up with my dog and watch Christmas Movies. This pamper night included my favourite holiday movie, Love Actually.

Pamper nights are the best. I don't do them often enough. 

What's involved in your pamper night? 

Remember to come back tomorrow for more of the 12 Days of Blogmas!

My Sunday Night Skincare Routine

 I've never done a skincare routine post before so I thought I would start with my most complicated routine. Sunday nights are when I give my skin a real pampering and I get my skin ready to face the rest of the week so when I wake up on Monday morning my skin feels really soft and fresh. I'll start by letting you know that I have very dry, sensitive skin.

The first step to any good skincare routine is removing the day's makeup. I have used Bioderma for a few years now and it's a completely holy grail product for me. I just take some on a cotton pad and gently wipe away my face and eye makeup. It's as gentle as water and removes makeup so easily, it's like magic.

The next step in my routine is cleansing. I've recently started using the Emma Hardie Amazing Face Moringa Cleansing Balm and I'm totally in love. I'll be doing a full review once I've tested it a little longer. It's gentle on my skin and makes my skin feel really smooth and clean without over drying it.

Next I do one of my twice a week face scrubs. My favourite face scrub is the First Aid Beauty Facial Radiance Polish. It's gentle on my sensitive skin and removes all the dry skin leaving my face feeling truly radiant.

 I do face masks on Sundays but it's not always the same one. The mask I use will depend on how my skin is feeling that week. I will often use the First Aid Beauty Skin Rescue Purifying Mask because it leaves my skin feeling smooth and my pores looking smaller. 

When I notice I'm getting blackheads I will always pull out my Glamglow Supermud Clearing Treatment. This mask just draws all of the impurities out of my skin and leaves it feeling amazing. However it costs an arm and a leg so I use it sparingly.

On Sunday nights I sleep with a hydrating skin mask. I most often reach for my Glamglow Thirstymud Hydrating Treatment. During the winter months I may use a hydrating mask again halfway through the week when I notice my skin getting too dry.

I thought I would also include my regular nightly face creams (which I usually apply after cleansing). My favourite product to use when my skin is dry is the Josie Maran 100% Pure Argan Oil. I use 3-5 drops and pat it into my skin. On nights when my skin is feeling a little better I will use the Origins High-Potency Night-A-Mins which makes my skin feel smoother and look more radiant in the morning.

I hope you've enjoyed this look at my Sunday Night Skincare Routine. I was thinking of doing a post on my Morning Skincare routine which is a little less complicated but involves completely different products, so let me know if you're interested in that.
What's involved in your nightly skincare routine?

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Hydrating Masks: Glam Glow vs.The Body Shop

Hydrating masks are very important in my skincare routine. I have extremely dry skin and moisturizing masks are the only thing that seems to save my skin. I'm going to be comparing the very expensive and much blogged about Glam Glow ThirstyMud Hydrating Treatment and the cheaper Body Shop alternative Vitamin E Sink-In Moisture Mask. Both claim the basic same thing - intense hydration but with a $53 price difference you may want to know if it's worth it to splurge on the Glam Glow mask. 

If you haven't heard about Moisture Masks before, they're basically a face mask that you can leave on and they will sink into the skin the skin providing extreme hydration and relieving dry skin. 

Glam Glow ThirstyMud Hydrating Treatment
I am a big fan of this mask and I definitely get what all the hype is about. This mask provides instant and long lasting hydration. According to the Glam Glow website it claims:

 "THIRSTYMUD™ uses the newest, most advanced & extreme hydration active technologies, providing deep instant Extreme Hydration for Long, Medium & Short Term Results. THIRSTYMUD™ hydrates, moisturizes, restores, replenishes and calms the skin."

ThirstyMud has a consistency that reminds me of pudding and it smells sweet. It's not too thick when you apply it to your face, it's non-geasy and it sinks in fast so you don't feel like you're wearing a mask. The biggest downside to this product is the price tag. At $75 Canadian I feel like I need a really good reason to use the product.

The Body Shop Vitamin E Sink-In Moisture Mask
I also really like this hydrating mask and I especially like the $22 price tag. I think this mask works just as well as the ThirstyMud mask at hydrating dry skin. The website says:

"Sink some antioxidant Vitamin E into your skin. Bring skin back to optimum moisture level with this intensely hydrating mask."

The downsides to this mask are that it feels really thick and sticky on the skin. It's harder to sleep in because it doesn't sink very fast. However this may allow for the results last longer.  I find both masks can be a bit tingly on the really dry spots, this mask maybe more so than the ThirstyMud. I also don't think this mask smells as good as the Glam Glow one.

Overall
Unless you have the money to spend on a Glam Glow mask I would stick to the cheaper Body Shop version. The ThirstyMud Hydrating Mask doesn't make a big enough difference to be worth the huge price tag.

You can get the Glam Glow ThirstyMud Hydrating Treatment here: http://www.glamglowmud.com/products/shop-treatments/thirstymud.html

 and the Body Shop Vitamin E Sink-In Moisture Mask here: http://www.thebodyshop.ca/en/skin-care/skin-care-best-sellers/vitamin-e-sink-in-moisture-mask.aspx