Pamper Days at Home.

The growing popularity of "maintenance days" is much exciting, I think it is a trend of things we do as "self-care" but are usually done out of house.

Personally, a fan! Seeing people getting pampered is easily my favourite scene, being a pampered girl is simply the best.

I am growing more fonder of getting my nails and toes done professionally, and the pain of waxing still seems much better inflicted by someone else. So, obviously I have not always been a nail parlour girl, however that has never stopped me from keeping myself cute and put together.

MY MAINTENANCE ROUTINE.

hair | body | nails | toes | facials

HAIR

Now, if you know you know, nothing makes you feel as good as a new hairstyle. I absolutely love doing my own hair, I've stopped visiting hair salons since 2018...whew! My weekly routine has simplified much since I relaxed my hair from natural, now I just wash it and use shampoo only every other week and conditioner weekly. Having natural hair for a few years was also very fun, I keep habits I learned then to maintain my relaxed hair.

Daily, I use moisturizer and give my hair a delicate brush.

BODY

My daily bodycare routine is part of those little but major things I have made rituals. Always accompanied by exfoliating gloves or an exfoliating washcloth and lots of foam. While I use those daily, I try to minimize the times I use a sugar/salt/chemical scrub on my body so I can avoid irritation.

Shaving & Waxing: The scare of razor-bumps definitely make it seem like Hollywood Waxes have little bows on them! The horrid pain of waxing is a 10/10 in the moment but it does not last a second more than necessary, so it rather is worth the pain. I still employ shaving for my legs, with the great help of scrubbing and moisturizing, I'm shipshake and as soft as I can be!

NAILS | TOES

There ever being a time when I'd dislike the idea of sitting for hours for nails and toes (and bleeding cuticles) seems funny to me. Now, I love the cute little frenchies and I find them worth sitting for over an hour.

While, the plain white toes and fingernails seem to be fizzling out - I dig the french tips so very much.

FACIALS

Good skin is clean skin, not perfect. The goodness of a freshly cleansed skin is undefeated, so ofcourse you always need to start on freshly cleansed skin, include a steam, scrub and always moisturize! I already have a post on skincare which you can enjoy with this link

I've also gotten into the habit of lash extensions because I have such a hard time applying the instant ones for whatever I would want them for. The ease and aesthetic of lash extensions is an absolute favorite even for no make-up weeks.

VITAMINS

Including my essential vitamins as maintenance is mostly to encourage myself to keep log of them. I'm not the most diligent with taking my vitamins but they are a very important aspect to my monthly glow-up routine.

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If you have read this far, thank you so much. Make your life as comfortable and beautiful as you want.

Love,

Luxe Ledi. x