At Home Spa Day Ideas for the Empty Nester
/Pampering yourself at home can change the way you look at your home and week ahead. I’ve heard it said that French woman set aside time on Sunday to take a few hours to pamper themselves. You can choose what ever day works best for you. This doesn’t need to be complicated or expensive. Full Disclosure: As an Amazon Associate, some products with Amazon links earn me a small amount from qualifying purchases. I only endorse products I truly love.
Prepare your space
A well lit bathroom is best but if you don’t have a separate bathroom you can lock yourself in for a few hours then your kitchen, a quiet garden spot or even a balcony will do. What ever space you choose should be clean and as clutter free as possible. Taking a few minutes to clean and declutter your space will let you enjoy your spa day without thinking about chores.
Create Your Personal Spa Treatment Menu
Think of at menu at a fancy spa, what treatment would you choose?
Bath - Salt bath to relieve tension, aromatherapy bath, bubble bath
Face - Spa facial, extraction, facial mask, waxing
Hands - cuticle treatment, exfoliating scrub, nail shaping, nail polish
Feet - callus removal, moisturizing treatment, nail trim, nail polish, foot massage
Hair - deep condition, color, or scalp oil treatment
All over skin treatment - scrub and moisturize, tanning or self tanning, shave or waxing
Gather your supplies
You should get everything you need before you start so you won’t have to leave your spa experience. Here’s a list of things you might want. Full Disclosure: As an Amazon Associate, some products with Amazon links earn me a small amount from qualifying purchases. I only endorse products I truly love.
Entertainment
Phone or tablet and charger for reading
Download your free privacy door hanger (see below)
relaxing music - Free YouTube playlists 3 Hours of Spa Music , Hawaiian Music
Beach waves , Relaxing Beach Music or Apple Music check spa playlist
Free guided meditation app
Watch the live stream of Naples Beach to calm your mind and take a virtual trip to the beach, available 24 hours a day
a good old book or magazine
Ambience
Oil diffuser & essential oils
The soft stuff
A few nice towels and we love these soft and quick drying wash cloths
Tissues or cotton pads
A robe
Refreshments
A wine chiller and bottle of wine, and a pretty wine glass
Pitcher of lemon or cucumber water and a glass
Assortment of tea, a tea cup and an electric kettle (my new favorite tea tastes like lemon pound cake)
Snacks - fresh fruit, healthy snacks or chocolate
Bath supplies
Plain Epson Salt and essential oils (lavender and grapefruit are some of my favorites)
Dr Teal's Restore & Replenish Pure Epsom Salt & Essential Oils Pink Himalayan Mineral Soak 48
Dr Teal’s Foaming Bath with Pure Epsom Salt, Soothe & Sleep with Lavender ( If you’re not in a bathroom these work well as a foot soak in a wash tub)
Bubble bath or bath bomb
Face and lip care
Lip Scrub
Homemade Lip Scrub - mix 1 part almond or coconut oil with 1 part sugar
Treatments, Toner, & Moisturizer See a list of my favorite facial products
Body Care
Exfoliator our favorite is The Scrub of Your Life from Soap and Glory
Moisturizer
Great extras
Almond oil - a moisturizer, makeup remover, cuticle oil, scalp oil, bath softener Feathered Empty Nest Tip this works great as a natural personal lubricant
This amazing foot mask doesn’t seem to do much but in a few days all the dead skin just flakes off your feet! It requires you sit still for 45 minutes (hello refreshments!) and relax while it does all the work. It doesn’t harm your pedicure.
Nail polish
Self tanner - I love St Tropez Self Tanning Mousse
Step into the your Spa
Turn on your music, light your candles, start your diffuser
Start with a clean slate - shower or take a long bath
Treat your hair - treat your hair and pull it back away from your face
Exfoliate and Massage your hand and feet and cover them with fuzzy socks
Pamper your skin face and body
Sit back and relax read, meditate or just close your eye and take slow deep breaths
Download your free door hanger HERE
At Home Spa Day - Feathered Empty Nest