I love having my own spa day at home. Today I decided to do my own facial. I feel like I've been neglecting my skin recently. I tend to get lazy in the summer. 

I like to do a facial on a day I've been for a run as I've already sweat out lots of toxins. 

Jag älskar att ha min egen spa dag hemma. Idag bestämde jag mig för att ha en egen ansiktsbehandling. Jag känner att jag försummat min hud det senaste. Jag blir något lat på sommaren. 

Jag gillar att göra ansiktsbehandling på dagar jag sprungit för då har jag redan svettats ut massa toxiner.  

First of all, I have a steam to open up my pores and unclog oils. I'm using Botanical steam from Southsea bathing hut. It's an aromatic botanical blend of soothing chamomile, deep cleansing lavender, purifying rose and repairing marigold. 

Först hade jag ett ångbad för att öppna upp porerna och rensa ut oljor.

Jag använder Botanical steam från Southsea bathing hut. Det är en aromatisk botanisk blandning av lugnande kamomill, djup rengörande lavendel, renande ros och reparerande ringblomma. 

After ten minutes I leave my steam and apply a facial mask. I've so many masks at the moment but I pick my Icelandic volcanic clay from Sóley. It's one of my favourites. I mix it with water and it clears my skin and leaves it feeling fresh and clean. 

Efter tio minuter lämnar jag mitt ångbad och applicerar en ansiktsmask. Jag har så många masker just nu, men väljer min isländska vulkan lera från Sóley. Det är en av mina favoriter. Det blandas med vatten och den rensar min hud och lämnar den ren med en fräsch känsla. 

After rinsing off my mask with cool water and a cloth. I spray my rose water toner from Suti. It's lovely and calming for the skin. 

Efter jag rensat ut min mask med svalt vatten och en trasa. Sprejar jag ansiktet med rosvatten toner från Suti.  Den är härlig och lugnande för huden. 

I lastly apply my Beauty Boost Skin Restore from Green People. It's a real treat for the skin and a little mini facial by itself. It improves my skin and makes it more radiant. To find out more read my review here.

Till slut applicerar jag min Beauty Boost Skin Restore från Green People. Det är en riktig njutning för huden och en liten mini ansiktsbehandling i sig själv. Den förbättrar min hud och ger en fin utstrålning. För mer information läs min recension här. 

What do you use for your home facial? 

Vad använder du för din hemma ansiktsbehandling?

Having a face mask in the Blue lagoon

At the moment I'm enjoying a week in Iceland. It's been amazing so far. Today we went to the Blue lagoon

You can find the Blue Lagoon in a lava field in Grindavik on the Reykjanes Peninsula, on Iceland's south-west coast. A giant bathtub that pools, six million litres of geothermal seawater from 2000 metres beneath the earth's surface. By the time it reaches the lagoon, the mineral- rich milky, Aqua blue water, simmer at temperatures between 37- 40°C. 

The water is self-cleansing - it renews itself every 40 hours. The geothermal water has a unique composition, featuring three active ingredients - Silica, Algae & Minerals.

The white Silica mud settles at the bottom of the lagoon and doubles up as a perfect mineral-rich face mask.

        The mud from the Lagoon.

Leave on for 5-10 min and rinse off leaving your skin feeling smooth and soft. 

More about Iceland is coming to the blog soon.

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Review | Botanicals - Revitalising Mask Rose clay and Rosehip

When I received Botanicals revitalising mask, it was love at first sight. It's such a beautiful jar with my favourite pink coloured label. It's like you want to open it up and eat whatever is inside. Don't do that. 

The clay is a kind of red coppery colour. The smell is gorgeous. It's like sitting by a rose bush eating rose hips. Childhood memories right there. 

Botanicals organic face range is designed to restore the natural balance of the skin. On the website it explains: 

"Soft French rose clay helps draw out impurities and eliminate dead skin cells. While cold-pressed Rosehip and Jojoba, rich in essential fatty acids, leave your skin feeling soft, smooth and visibly brighter."

Botanicals revitalising mask is definitely the most gentle face mask I've ever tried. It doesn't dry my skin out at all. It doesn't make my skin feel tight. It's so gentle I almost forget I have it on.

The mask is designed to nourish the the skin's lower layers whilst slowly drawing out impurities. 

I only use a small amount, so it will last for a while. You can either use the clay as it is or mix it with a few drops of flower water in your hands. I tried both and works just as well either way. 

After rinsing my skin feels so clean and fresh. I can tell that any impurities and dirt are gone. The skin is still smooth and hasn't dried out at all. I was pleasantly surprised as it's so gentle on, I didn't think it would do much. But it does work and I feel so clean. Even my husband said I looked he didn't recognise me. I don't know if that was an insult to me or a compliment to Botanicals. Maybe both. 

Have you tried Botanicals yet?

*disclaimer: I received Botanicals mask for free to review. Opinions are all my own.