Beauty Hedonism: 5 Ways To Pamper & Treat Yourself
Whether you’re a stay at home mom, momtrepreneur, or someone who has a full time job at an office and then another full time job waiting at home for you, first of all – hats off to you. We simply don’t know how you do it all, and we applaud you for being able to turn a 24-hour day into a 48-hour one. As a woman, mother, career goal getter and sometimes all three, you are well aware that this hectic lifestyle and balancing different obligations, deadlines and chores takes a toll on the body, the immune system, the skin, and generally affects both your appearance and your overall sense of wellness.
You work hard, and although you may not have the time to play hard, it’s high time you steal just a smidge of ‘me’ time and dedicate a day to just pampering yourself with rituals that will replenish you and make you feel like a brand new woman who’s just been on vacation and is ready to head back and take on everything that’s on her plate, so let’s dive in and see how we can get you to that place.
Make it worth your while
When one works as hard as you do, one of the most energizing and uplifting activities that will make you feel like yourself again is taking up a hobby. The best thing about doing something you’ve always wanted to do is that it gives you the opportunity to spend some quality alone time, (or with likeminded people). It allows you to let your creative juices flow, to escape the mundane and just get lost doing something you feel passionate about a couple of hours a week.
It could be a painting class, photography, dance or cooking lessons – essentially something that you’ve always longed to do, but never found the time. Make or steal the time if you have to, because the sense of fulfillment and contentment will make you feel reborn.
Treat yourself
That face and body must be in dire need of some serious pampering. Even if there is nothing bothering you when it comes to your figure or skin, you deserve to get the royal treatment that only a great spa day can offer you. The facilities of today are so well-equipped and offer everything from hot baths, saunas, different kind of massages, and as you read, you are already envisioning yourself on a massage table, soft music and candles, the amazing and soothing scents and professional hands treating all the stressed areas. You can already feel the tension leaving your body as you imagine it, so steal a day and treat yourself, and never feel guilty – you’re amazing and you do so much, you deserve this.
Invest in your beauty
The women of Australia are very in tune with their needs, especially when it comes to pampering and preserving their youth. Aside from being one of the countries in which women pay most attention to such things as sun protection, the women of the land down under often invest in dermal laser treatments. They are very keen on fighting signs of aging, and some of them even turn to their trusty skin care clinic in Perth and all across the country when they want some extra attention in the form of treatments that focus on reducing scarring, pigmentation, and skin redness, while others simply go in for skin tightening treatments that will make their skin replenished and rejuvenated.
Aside from using a moisturizer with high SPF, investments such as these are definitely a lesson we can stand to learn from the Aussies, as they do know how to preserve their youthful appearance. Your life may be stressful, but your face doesn’t need to show it.
Night out
If you’ve been in a long term, committed relationship or marriage for quite some time now, you probably already know that sometimes romance gives way to life, and that should absolutely not be happening. Yes, family life has its wonderful moments, but in order to reconnect and feel intimate with your partner, keep the relationship fresh and not let the spark die, you need to put in the effort – both of you do.
One of the most effective ways to both pamper yourself and keep romance alive is to nurture date nights. Yes, have your significant other get all dressed up and looking dapper, and have them go out and ring the doorbell as if they’re someone you barely know coming to pick you up for a date. Keep topics such as work and kids off the table and just enjoy each other’s company. Try to seduce one another again. It may sound silly, but it will be the most invigorating night ever, and if you make a habit of it, it will be a treat for the both of you.
Purchase away
Ok, with a family to feed and a house to keep in great shape, you probably can’t afford to look like Anne Hathaway in The Devil Wears Prada. However, there is no way you can’t afford to treat yourself to that bag you’ve been ogling, or that gorgeous dress that you can wear all summer long.
Perhaps you’ve been eyeing a new eye shadow palette at Sephora, but keep refraining from buying it. Listen, you work hard, and you deserve to spend some of that hard-earned money on yourself. So, don’t over think it, get the lipstick, get those culottes or that amazing dress. Life is short. Bring some style into it – we promise, it will make you feel like a little girl with a new toy.
