Feel Good Beauty To Lift Your Mood

Feel Good Beauty To Lift Your Mood
In any normal year, the third Monday in January is dubbed ‘Blue Monday’, but 2021 hasn’t got off to the same start as any other year, so we’re endorsing our mood-boosting tricks throughout the month. We don’t need to list the reasons why you might be feeling low right now, but we do hope our smile-inducing edit of beauty buys might banish the blues and leave you feeling warm and cosy inside and out. While lighting a candle or soaking your feet for 20-minutes won’t dramatically change the world, taking a moment out of the chaos of juggling home-schooling with Zoom meetings might help loosen a clenched jaws and tense shoulders…

Banish Bad Day Vibes

Maybe it’s been one of those days, or even one of those weeks when everything seems to go wrong. The boiler is on the blink again, the food shop didn’t arrive and your WiFi cut out during that all-important meeting. The minute you log-off or walk through the door, it’s time to shake off any feelings of negativity and turn your home into a safe haven where you can take some repose. Nothing calms the senses and refocuses the mind like fragrance. Dim the lights and fire up – a spa like scent laced with delicate rose, jasmine and sandalwood. We’re also enjoying Boy Smells Cowboy Kush Scented Candle, € 40,00.

Even just lighting this candle will help lift your mood. Next, dot your pulse points with or roll it over the palms of your hands and feel the stresses of the day slowly melt away as you close your eyes and take five deep breaths.

Practice Slow Beauty Rituals

Free your skin of the daily build-up of dirt and grime by taking time to double cleanse. Use a rich, oil-based cleanser like Emma Hardie Face Moringa Cleansing Balm, € 16,56 and gently massage into skin in small circular motions to remove impurities sitting on the skin’s surface and in the pores. Remove the cleanser with a hand-hot face cloth, draped over your face for one minute to allow the steam to open your pores and heat to relax your senses. Follow with a nourishing face oil like – Neroli & Myrrh – a restorative blend of neroli and myrrh to balance and brighten.

Rub four to five drops between the palms of your hands and hold them up to your face and take a moment to inhale the fragrance and settle your mind. Smooth the oil into your face and neckline using gentle upwards motions. Finish with a liberal spritz of Kora Organics Balancing Rose Mist, € 28,01 to help calm and soothe.

Try Soaking Salts

Instead of vegging out in front of the TV, head upstairs and run a hot a bath. Nothing resets mind and body as effectively as a restorative soak in the bath. A warm bath will relax muscle cramps, soothe tension headaches and quieten a busy mind. Infused with Himalayan pink salts, contain a blend of healthy minerals, such as zinc, magnesium, iron and selenium, to rid toxins and impurities from the body and the aromatic scent of the floral essential oils will help to soothe senses and de-stress the mind.

If you don’t have a bath, a foot soak works in exactly the same way, and you can do it in front of the TV! Try poured into a bowl of warm water and immerse both feet. These powdered crystals help to eliminate waste products and detox the body, leaving you feeling less sluggish and suitably energised. We love nothing more than massaging in into our feet and ankles afterwards. Not only does it soothe and hydrate cracked heels, but it smells like summer.

Invest In Some Self-Care

Sometimes when we’re feeling low a reassuring hug or the simplest of touches from a loved one can work wonders. Take time to incorporate a bit of self-massage into you daily routine and you’ll notice the difference. Massage promotes detoxification, so flushes out bad toxins, and helps soothe muscles and stimulate the mind. An easy place to start is with your hands. You can partake in a spot of hand massaging just about wherever you are, be sure to keep Aesop Resurrection Aromatique Hand Balm, € 24,84 in your handbag and when you have a spare five minutes, use the thumb of your opposite hand to slowly work the cream into the skin, applying varying pressure, play around with what feels good.

Areas to focus on are the fleshy section of skin below your thumb joint, the very centre of the palm and the joints of the fingers. Foot and scalp massages are also great ways to relive tension and promote happy thoughts.

Get Some Zzzs

Never underestimate the power of a good night’s sleep. Studies have shown that even partial sleep deprivation has a significant effect on mood, leading to increased anxiety, agitation, depression and stress. Make sure you give yourself the best possible chance of a full seven hours by following a routine and practising good sleep hygiene. Allow yourself ample time to wind down before you slip between the sheets.

Unburden the mind of worry with the help of . Formulated with all-natural ingredients, this oil contains a bespoke mixture of herbs, watermelon seed oil and passionflower oil to help enhance the absorption of vitamins and minerals that are essential for restful sleep. Channel good vibes by spritzing your bedding with Neom Bedtime Hero Pillow Mist, € 21,60 and writing a couple of lines per day in a Gratitude Diary, keeping a log of things that you are grateful for. Finally block out the world and slip into deep and uninterrupted sleep with a Slip Silk Sleep Mask, € 33,01.

Posted: Thursday, 07 January 2021