4 Things To Do in Bed Before You Snooze

My bedtime in-bed beauty routine.

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As it turns out, buying bedside tables not only makes ones bedroom look way better, but also helps one up the ante when it comes to the bedtime beauty routine. While I've always had a tube of my favourite Lanolips 101 Ointment next to my bed (actually, it's been living on top of my makeshift cardboard box table since we moved), it's been a blessing having a couple of drawers to store all of my favourite products that I tend to skip when all I want to do is jump into bed, check Instagram and, finally, get my snooze on. In fact, now that we have the luxury of bedside tables, I have been finding myself actually enjoying my ritual of unwinding for a good nights rest.

My bedtime routine begins with lighting my (1) Smith & Co. Linen Tin Candle by The Aromatherapy Company, which looks stunning on our new Mid-Century Bedside Tables, before I brush my teeth and get into my skincare regime. That way, when I walk back into our bedroom, I am greeted with the most comforting fragrance, like the soft sheets of our bed are floating through the room (I kid you not, you need to experience it). It's a subtle and soothing candle that reminds me it's time to rest, not time to spend scrolling through Instagram and Twitter (guilty as charged!).

Stashed in the top drawer of my bedside table are a bunch of goodies that are going to ensure that I wake up looking and feeling fresh. First in the line-up is the (2) Grown Alchemist Intensive Body Cream, which I'd like to think I apply every night, but alas, I don't. In saying that though, now that the nights aren't cold, I've been applying it more and more (another reason to love spring), and I'm rewarded with smooth, glowing skin when I wake up in the AM. Oh, and I avoid that irritating itchy feeling you can get from dry skin while I'm trying to snooze, so it's a win-win.

Once I've nourished my body, I then give some tender loving care to my poor, hard working hands that have been slaving away typing word after word all day long (ha!). While I have a pretty good collection of hand creams (I admit, they're one of my weaknesses), (3) The Aromatherapy Company's Smith & Co. Unwind Hand Balm is perfect for bedtime. Not only does it nourish my hands and renew them back to their natural softness, but its strong lavender scents helps me to, you guessed it, unwind.

Finally, after applying a nourishing layer of the (4) Lanolips 101 Ointment Multipurpose Balm on my lips (my new go-to bedtime balm after squeezing the last little bit of balm from my Lanolips Fruities 101 Ointment) and rubbing any excess into my cuticles, I blow out the Linen Tin Candle and snuggle into my warm sheets for a much needed sleep before my usual early morning rises.

What do you use to help you get some much needed zzz's and wakeup feeling fabulous? Perhaps the much hyped Sunday Riley Luna Sleeping Night Oil or This Works Deep Sleep Pillow Spray? Can you tell they're both on my ever expanding wish list?

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