Continuing my resolution to take better care of myself this year, physically, mentally and with particular care in my appearance, I want to share a little bit about my mini-spa experience.
Yesterday I went to a salon to get my nails done –fingers and toes painted with OPI ‘My Address is Hollywood’. The name of that polish screams high maintenance, doesn’t it?
I had never been to this particular place before but I bought one of the newspaper’s Daily Deals and got a peppermint-chocolate scrub mani/pedi for half price. Best social media discount deal I’ve ever purchased, and that includes one from the gourmet chocolate shop in here in Small City.
But every visit to the salon isn’t going to be half price, and to continue my quest for high maintenance status, I need to save money for other services, too.
The technician, Melissa, told me she makes her own scrubs and let me tell you, my skin has never felt better. Not only was the treatment very relaxing, it really did wonders for my previously moisture-starved legs, feet, hands and arms.
She said she makes her scrub with sea salt, jojoba oil, a scented essential oil– peppermint in this case– and olive oil. She scrubbed it all over my hands and arms up to my elbows and and my feet and legs up to my knees, them wrapped my limbs in a warm towel and let the oil really soak in. It was wonderful. By the time she rinsed it off, my skin felt like a newborn’s.
She also used a jojoba oil/cocoa mix on my legs to soothe and enhance circulation, but I wasn’t as impressed with that as I was the scrub.
I am thinking I can make this stuff on the cheap at home and use it whenever my skin needs a little refreshing, thus extending the time between spa visits. While I am running errands today, I may pick up a few oils. I think coconut or cucumber would be wonderfully refreshing scents reminiscent of summer. Rosemary would be warm and woodsy. Vanilla would smell clean and sweet.
So many possibilities for the newly high maintenance woman trying to stretch her budget.
that sounds amazing — i so need some help with my dry winter skin!
there are a couple of scrub recipes floating around on pinterest.
I know, right? My skin turns into a desert in the winter and the summer. And how much do we love Pinterest?
Ha! I was just coming to mention Pinterest, but Cyn beat me to it!
You can google “DIY salt scrub” and find tons of recipes. You can also use sugar or baking soda. I’m usually lazy and buy the no-name tub of apricot scrub like St. Ives for my body. Now to get on the whole moisturizing thing…
I just like the idea of making it myself so I can choose the fragrance. I love the idea of taking care of my skin at home on the cheap. Leaves more cash for other things that will help me in my quest to be the best kind of high maintenance.
I am so clueless with these things. I only ever use moisturizer.. :p