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Instant home spa treats
by Cynthia Loh, Amanda Jayne Lee

If you have neither time nor budget to treat yourself to a full-length spa session, don't fret. Pamper yourself with these take-home treatments that will leave you feeling just as refreshed and skin all scrubbed and shiny.

Bathe your senses with a luxurious nourishing milk

Don't underestimate what a nice, long bath can do to calm your nerves at the end of a hard, stressful day. We recommend Bain Moussant Citrus & Ginger, a luxury bath soak from the luxury Officina de’ Tornabuoni collection. The Eastern-inspired fragrance combines the clean zesty scent of crisp citrus with aromatic ginger to create a harmonious blend that is invigorating and fresh.

500 ml for S$188, available at LS Philsophy Spa.

Stuck at your desk but you need a break?

Try this two-minute massage with Officina de’ Tornabuoni collection Crema Mani.

Apply the cream to your pulse points - try the spots just behind your ears, near to your earlobes, and massage cream into skin with three fingers on each point, first clockwise, then anti-clockwise.

Then scoop some cream into your hands, rub between hands to warm up the palms, and cup your hands over your nose and mouth before inhaling deeply.

50ml for S$88, available at LS Philsophy Spa.


Scrub up!

You will need a good scrub to buff away dead skin cells that dull the complexion.

Try Origins Modern Friction Nature, a gentle dermabrasion that offers a one-step home alternative to costly, potentially painful microdermabrasion. Scoop a 20-cent size amount onto hands and rub gently into skin to remove dirt and oil, and  improve skin texture. Skin will look and feel visibly tighter.

Remember to apply your usual moisturiser after use.

Retails at $77.00 for 125ml at Origins counters.

Revive tired eyes
Peepers not looking their best? Use an eye mask to give them an instant boost.

Cleanse your face with your usual beauty, then apply the Skinvitals Eye Brighten cloth mask. It contains Hydrolite 5 and hyaluronic acid - both ingredients add instant moisture and plumps up the skin around your eyes. Vitamin C and ginger extract help to boost the complexion and purify skin, while lemon extract and licorice extract brighten skin. Collagen gives skin an overall firming effect.

A single satchet retails at $4.95.

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