14 Days of Pampering For Valentine's Day Part 3

The Finals Days of Pampering: Days 9-14 Part 3






I really hope many of you have been taking care of you and have begun the process of  learning to pamper yourselves!


                               

Let's wrap this series up!

   

Day  9     Today we get to apply some goop onto our face and
                take care of those dark circles, puffy tired eyes!
                Remember what you wrote on your pad of paper.
                Is your face, dry, oily or do you have combination
                skin? Before you start, remember to pull your hair
                back and remove all your makeup with your favorite
                cleanser! Choose from the recipes according to your
                needs: (all face mask recipes are from Homemade Facial Masks 
                        Recipes / All Recipes Index )

Oily Skin:                     

Grapefruit Face Mask

Prep time to make facial: 5 min
Cook time for facial: 0 hour
Total time for facial: 25 min

Ingredients:

1 teaspoon grapefruit juice

1 teaspoon sour cream

1 egg white 

Instructions:

This is for an oily to normal skin type. Beat egg white until it is fluffy, add sour cream and grapfruit juice and blend well. Apply to face for 15 minutes, then rinse with warm water. 

Dry Skin:

Avocado and Olive Oil Face Mask

Prep time to make facial: 5 min
Cook time for facial: 0 hour
Total time for facial: 25 min

The nourishing attribuites to this facial mask cannot be measured if you have dry skin. You'll love how your face feels when you are done.

Ingredients:

1/2 avocado

1 tablespoon olive oil 

Instructions:

Mash the avocado and the olive oil together in a bowl. Apply to your face and wait for 20 minutes. Rinse with warm water. 

Combination Skin:

Banana Avacado Face Mask

Prep time to make facial: 5 min
Cook time for facial: 0 hour
Total time for facial: 25 min

This mixture with exfoliate and nourish your skin at the same time. Great for combination skin.

Ingredients:

1/2 banana

1/2 avocado

2 Tbsp full-fat yogurt

1 tsp olive oil 

Instructions:

Puree all ingredients in a blender. Apply to freshly clean face and leave on for 15 minutes. Wash off with warm water and pat dry. 

For the Eyes:  Treat with sliced cucumber, sliced potato, or tea bags.  Try not to rub your eyes, instead pat them every so gently and get plenty of rest, until the 13th day. (Everyday) for the rest of your life would be great, but that isn't gonna happen!)  Drink water and 

apply lotion to your body!!

                     

          

Day 10      Make your special one a Valentine's gift and card. I'm
                  making cookies for my hubby and family. (Recipe
                  posted by tbspSusan)   
                  http://www.tablespoon.com/recipes/pink-chocolate-
                  chip-cookies/1f63354a-49e8-4686-808c-8785883ffc89
                           I'll be putting these cookies in a tin with a bow!

                                             

                  
Day 11      Throw a towel in the dryer for about 10 minutes to warm
                  it up while you deep condition your hair.  Apply heated
                  coconut oil, olive oil, or canola oil, on your hair. Coat
                  entire hair with your choice of oil and wrap your hair
                  around your head and cover with a plastic bag.  Take
                  that towel out of the dryer and wrap it around your head.
                  The warmth helps condition the hair. Leave on for 20-30
                  minutes.  If you have oily hair, only condition the ends
                  of your hair!

                  Lay down and apply cucumber slices, potato slices or
                  tea bags on your eyes. Set your timer and relax!
                  After 20-30 minutes,  remove eye treatment and
                  shampoo hair.  Your hair will be silky soft!       

Day 12      Today get a good nights rest! Eight hours if you can!!!
                 Also, make sure you have your gift and card ready. 
                 Check on the babysitter, do your last minute grocery
                 shopping, rent those movies for movie night, or get that
                 wine you'll need.  

Day 13      Exfoliate the skin!  You will need 1/4-1/2 cup of white
                  sugar and your favorite body wash (place the sugar in 
                  your shower where it won't get wet while showering).
                 
                  Sprinkle some sugar on to your hand and start to 
                  scrub your elbows, knees, legs, arms, shoulders, neck
                  and face, while in the shower.   Apply more sugar as
                  needed.  You can apply some body wash on to your
                  hands with the sugar.   Rinse off!  I don't like using
                  the body wash on my face, just sugar and water.  Your
                  skin will feel smooth and soft!!!  Lotion up!

                 Remember to drink your water, and get a good nights
                 rest!!



Day 14      Its time to shine and show off your beauty! Have fun!
                  I would love to hear back from you, so please share!!


This series is just a touch of what pampering is about!  I know all of us want that outer beauty, but that outer beauty starts with your inner beauty!  All of you are beautiful and it's important to believe that.  I know my Maker, Creator of heaven and earth, has created you and me, to be beautiful!

  He makes everything beautiful in its time. 
Ecclesiastes  3:11 



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14 Days of Pampering for Valentine's Day and Great Ideas- Part 1

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14 Days of Pampering for Valentine's Day and Great Ideas- Part 1

It's almost Valentine's Day, and it's time to pamper yourself, whether you have a man in your life or not!  This is for you.  With the new year well on it's way, lets get in gear and start a beauty regiment for the next 14 days.  If you have little ones, involve them too.  I'll give you a few cute ideas later.

Okay, are you ready!! The first day, today, we will be taking inventory with ourselves.  Take a pad of paper, a mirror,  a calendar and something to write with.  That's all you need for the first day.  Stand in front of the mirror and examine your hair.  You might need to color your hair and get it cut .  Maybe your hair feels dry.  Write it on your pad of paper.  Next look at your hands and feet.  Most likely you'll need a fresh coat of nail polish on both your hands and feet just before Valentine's Day.  I could use a pedicure to get those heels nice and smooth!  Our hands always take a beaten with sewing, crafting, doing the dishes, cleaning and so much more.  You will then be looking at your face and take note of what you see.  Is your skin dry, oily or do you have combination skin?  Have you been working hard and not getting enough sleep, so you notice dark circles under your eyes.  Write it down on your pad of paper. Take one more look in the mirror and say, "I'm beautiful!" Write it on a your pad of paper! I'm beautiful!!! I deserved to be pampered!!!

Each day I have shared a tip or two on how you can pamper yourself for Valentine's Day.  Okay, ladies, you know that we don't need an excuse to make ourselves feel beautiful and to be good to ourselves, but it sure is great to have one!  

Most of these pampering ideas will be DIY.  I can't cut my own hair so for that I will leave it up to my hair dresser.  Some of your days will be different then mine.  Just remember to swap it with another day. 

Don't get sad, if your man is away, your single, or you feel like you don't have the money to spend.  Maybe you feel like you have no reason to pamper yourself.  That is simply not true.  When you do meet that special someone, I would think you would be attractive   You deserve it!!  If money is tight, most of these ideas are DIY with items we already have at home.  Besides, you don't have to do them all.  Pick and choose what works for you!!!

Get some of your girlfriends together and have them over.  Plan a movie night, a pot luck dinner, game night or maybe just have wine with the girls and enjoy a few appetizers with your friends.   If it's just you and the kids, bake cookies.  Make cards for the Grandparents.  If you're alone that night make plans to going shopping, or buy some pretty fabric to make some pajamas!!

Day 2    Today and everyday lotion up. In the morning after you

              shower and before you hit the sack.  Target your face, 

              neck, hands/arms,  legs and feet.  We want our skin to be

              soft! I use a different lotion for my face then I do for my
              body.

Day3      Schedule your hair appointment to have it colored and cut

               for whatever day works for you.  I color my own hair but,

               I do need it cut by someone, so this will take two

               different days.  Also, make an appointment with yourself

               to do your nails and pedicure.  Mark it on your calendar!

               Don't forget to lotion up twice a day!!!  

Day 4     Drink more water!  Add at least  2-8 ounces of water to
               your day.  I find it hard to drink water so I make a light 
               tea in the evening before bed.  A light tea means I dunk
               my tea bag 3-4 times in my cup of hot water just enough
               to give the water some color.  Do this everyday!! It's 
               important to hydrate the skin!!! Lotion up!

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