Pampering in Your Pyjamas

Summer feels a long time coming in London. Although Murray triumphing on Centre Court today to reach the Wimbeldon Final has raised spirits and blown away British cobwebs. 

A Sunday spent in POPLIN pyjamas, with a glass of Pimms, watching a Brit finally compete in The Final sounds like heaven to me!

In other rainy day news, we thought we'd share a few of our favourite beauty treats for a bit of "pampering in your pyjamas". (That's Saturday sorted then...) 

Dr Hauschka- Lavender Bath 

We love this Dr Hauschka bath essence; you only need a couple of drops, so a bottle seems to last forever. Naturally antiseptic lavender heals and soothes the skin, and the scent magics away tension and headaches. Perfect, calming antidote to a long working week.

 Philip Kingsley Elasticizer Extreme 

The name makes this sound a bit "quackish", but Philip Kingsley's genius product really does seem to make hair stronger, softer, more elastic and therefore maybe even longer... after just one use. 

Use before washing and shampooing. Apply carefully in sections, comb through, don one of those very matronly showercaps and relax in your lavender bath.

Diptyque- Geranium and Roses Candle 

Lighting this candle + wearing POPLIN pjs + a good book (Wolf Hall at the moment) = Heaven! 

Liz Earle- Intensive Nourishing Treatment 

Long experience as a beauty junkie has taught that too many lotions and potions can do more harm than good. However, this incredibly gentle mask is a tried and tested favourite. 

It is a really effective moisturiser, but the real USP is that it calms redness, flakiness, that infuriating combination of dryness and breakouts, or generally sensitive skin miraculously well. 

(NB: can also be used overnight on post-cricket sunburn of slightly skeptical boyfriend. He woke up converted.)

Apply a generous layer about once a week, as above with pjs + candle + good novel or for a long soak in the bath. 

REN- Moroccan Rose Otto Body Oil 

Almost too good a secret to share. Nourishes and moisturises skin, leaving it baby soft. Simple. 

Miller Harris- La Pluie 

On our shopping list from new and inspiring Resort site, myhibi.com, discovered in their alluring Calm and Fragrant section of the site. Evocatively described as "the smell of wet white tropical flowers just before a thunder storm. The top notes are bergamot, tangering and lavender over a fresh combination of ylang yland, Egyptian cassie absolute, jasmine absolute and Tunisian orange flowers."

A summer holiday in a bottle.