Fortnightly manicures and pedicures. A weekly massage and facial. Fresh blowdry twice a week. Yeah, if only.
While it’s lovely, you don’t need fancy salon bookings in order to indulge and get great results. Doing treatments in the comfort of your own home (and PJs) can be just as effective with the right products. We asked the Mamamia team to share the at-home treatment they swear by – starting at just $9.
1. 1000 Hour Eyelash & Brow Dye Kit – Dark Brown, $18.99.
“This product is LIFE CHANGING. Prior to discovering this, I was spending at least $20 a month on getting my eyebrows tinted, every three or so weeks. A friend told me about it a few years ago, and I made sure to hunt it down,” says Jessie, Site Producer.
“I have very fair eyebrows naturally which can make me look really washed out. I just mix the colour in with the oil, and apply with the brush. I make sure to put Vaseline on around my eyebrows, so it doesn’t dye my actual face. I then wash it off after about 20 minutes. That one box for less than $20 has lasted me over two years.”
2. Dermalogica Daily Resurfacer, $105 (for 35 pouches).
"Like tie-dye T-shirts and butterfly clips, gone are the days where using a coarse scrub as an exfoliator is best practice. It’s time to let alpha (and beta) hydroxy acids do the hard work for us now," says Edwina, Health, Beauty and Style editor.
"After tearing open the little packet (there are 35 of them in a tin that’ll look lovely in your bathroom) you’ll find a small pouch laden with ingredients that fits over your finger. Containing exfoliating and cell renewal encouraging ingredients like AHAs and BHAs, salicylic acid, apple fruit extracts and more, you simply swipe the product over your skin in circular motions - no need to rub, the ingredients do the work here.