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Busy onboard? No time to get to the spa for a well-deserved treatment?
I’m Pippa, chief stewardess turned Bluewater training specialist, and I know how you feel after a busy charter and how you end up neglecting yourself. I spent 5-minutes with Natalie Boddy, from Harmonie Rock Therapy, to get her advice on a DIY facial and the best products to use.
I specialise in yacht crew massage and beauty courses, as well as giving treatments to yacht crew and their owners, and I love seeing clients leave my studio feeling invigorated and with glowing skin!
I’m happy to share my advice for the perfect DIY facial.
It comprises of cleansing, toning, exfoliating, application of a mask and moisturising.
All of these steps are safe and risk free, as long at the right products are used for every step and are in accordance with your skin type.
I recommend that you have a facial every three or four weeks. This is how long it takes the skin to pass through the full life cycle of skin cell development and exfoliation.
The facial helps the cycle along.
The products should keep your skin smooth, clean and toned.
Mini facials give you a subtle glow in a very short time.
Just enough to help you correct small imperfections on the surface of the skin, such as dryness, blackheads, open pores and thin, fine lines.
Giving yourself a mini facial revives back the blood circulation to skin layers to improve skin. It helps in relaxing the facial muscles, which may slow the incipience of wrinkles and the whole process revitalizes skin cells by reducing puffiness and sagging in the face.
My favourite products for facials are Soskin, a French skincare range, and Swiss Organix CBD serum.
Soskin – gentle make-up remover
Removes make-up from the sensitive skin around the eyes and lips.
Best suits: all skin types, even the most sensitive.
Benefits: removes make-up whilst nourishing and repairing skin. Restructures the lashes.
Price: €14,10 for 100ml
Preserves the skin’s barrier function and prevents the appearance of redness. Soap-free, SLS-free.
Best suits: dehydrated skin, prone to rosacea.
Benefits: cleanses, soothes, nourishes.
Removes: make-up residue without irritation.
Price: €14,20 for 100ml
Reinforces the moisturizing power of the treatments applied afterwards.
Best suits: dry and sensitive skin.
Benefits: toning, soothing, refreshing.
Price: €13,50 for 250ml
An ultra-hydrating gel mask to restore the barrier function and retain water in the skin.
Best suits: dehydrated skin, suitable for sensitive skin.
Benefits: nourishes, moisturises, replenishes. Deep and long-lasting action. Fresh gel texture.
Price: €21,70 for 75ml
Puffiness is reduced. Restores comfort to the eyelid. Light gel texture.
Best suits: dehydrated skin, suitable for sensitive skin and contact lens wearers.
Benefits: moisturises, smooths, soothes.
Reduces: puffiness and protects against the effects of blue light.
Price: €23,00 for 15ml
Ready-to-wear moisturiser for sensitive skin.
Best suits: dehydrated skin, suitable for sensitive skin.
Benefits: moisturises, soothes, strengthens. Limits the penetration of potential irritants.
Price: €25,70 for 60ml
This serum blends organic, full spectrum CBD with nature’s most antioxidant-rich healing oils.
The unique and 100% natural formula nourishes the skin, fights free radicals, helping to preserve the skin’s natural collagen stores and fight the signs of ageing.
Contains no artificial chemicals, flavours, or preservatives.
Suitable for vegans, kosher and halal.
Price: €55 for 30ml
It’s looking like a busy start to the year already. I have several yacht crew courses scheduled including;
I’m based in Antibes and can do training onboard, schedule beauty treatments onboard or I invite you to visit my studio if you’re based locally.
