Create A Spa In Your Own Home

There's nothing quite like a visit to a fabulous spa, taking some time out to indulge yourself and be pampered, perhaps as part of a holiday or romantic getaway. Not everyone has the time to steal away, however, so we've put together a list of gorgeous products you can use to create your own spa haven at home. We're also giving all of these lovely goodies away, plus a few extras including a bottle of French Champagne, in a holiday competition spa gift pack, worth over $1,000. 

Supertex Spa Hamper

Total value rrp $277, from www.supertex.com.au

Supertex is an Australian owned company which designs and sources quality bathroom and kitchen home ware products and ranges, with a focus on eye catching colour and design, as well as functionality. Among its many lovely, yet affordable, products are luxury combed cotton bath towels and hand towels, which come in a range of colours from white to mocha. Also available are long, plush bathrobes, made from a soft microfibre fabric, and beautifully styled; they're ideal for the winter months, and also come in a range of colours from white to charcoal, with colours to suit men and women. Ideal for any home spa are its range of luxury soaps, scented luxury candles, indulgent bath foams, and beauty products including a face polish and face mask. As part of this prize, our Supertex spa hamper includes all of the above, to help you achieve the ultimate spa in your own home, as well as look and feel great! 

Elemis Cellutox Herbal Bath Synergy

RRP $258 for 10 sachets, from Elemis salons and spas. For stockists call 1300 830 430 

Containing a unique spray-dried blend of detoxifying algae, sea-buckthorn and sea fennel extracts, along with essential oils including juniper and lemon, these potent bath salts are not only a wonderful way to relax, but they can also help to break down cellulite, and combat the buildup of toxins in the body. All you have to do is empty a single sachet into the bath while filling it with hot water, then enjoy a long soak, while concentrating on abdominal breathing to help you relax while the salts do the work. For best results, use twice a week, and afterwards apply Elemis Cellutox Active Body Oil to your skin. 

Gingerlilly

Sleepwear voucher rrp $99, from www.gingerlilly.com.au

Gingerlilly is a favourite new discovery; a boutique brand of travel accessories, sleep wear and more, founded by Vanessa Sofia. Sofia has been in the fashion industry for 20 years, running a successful family business, and then working for top end design houses, including Prada, in Italy. Eventually she returned to Australia and spotted a niche in sleep wear; in short, there wasn't much on the market which was playful, yet chic. As a result, Gingerlilly was born, and over the years the brand has evolved to include home wares, fashion products, baby items and more. Australian made and super stylish, Gingerlilly sleepwear includes ranges for each season, and for men and women. There is a wide range of night dresses, pyjamas, slips and robes, coming in a variety of styles and colours to suit all tastes. For this prize we're leaving the choice to you - you'll receive a voucher worth $99. 

Avaiyaa Earth Essential Oils

Total value rrp $70.50, from www.avaiyaaearth.com

This lovely brand has everything from essential oils to scented candles and more, all of which are ideal for anyone creating a spa in their own home. Included in the prize are four essential oils everyone can use. Pure Lavender oil is one, a unique blend produced in the hills of France, and a popular essential oil thanks to its wonderful qualities. It is calming, relaxing, combats  stress and crisis, while the antiseptic properties help with cold, flu and other ailments, and on the skin it has a healing effect, and prevents scarring. Another is Joy Synergy Oil, which contains rose geranium, ylang ylang and lemon verbena, which is uplifting and warming, and Sleep Synergy Oil, a blend of lavender, rose, mandarin and ylang ylang to aid restful sleep. Finally there's 

Repair Treatment, a blend of rich botanical oils to aid in the treatment of skin conditions such as eczema, rosacea, scaring and spider veins, containing a potent blend which includes rosehip oil, red raspberry seed oil, evening primrose oil, rose geranium essential Oil, and jasmine essential oil. 

Buckley and Phillips Aromatics

Total value rrp $44.85, from www.buckleyandphillips.com

This Australian company is based in Melbourne, hand crafting fine candles and home fragrance products. It began as a small venture back in 1972, producing candles, and has gone on to include essential oils, massage, oils, body creams and incense. Included in our prize are three key items for a home spa. Gumleaf Essentials Hand Cream Indulgence is one, a lovely blend of may chang, patchouli, lemongrass, lime, lemon myrtle and rose geranium; not only does it smell divine, but it softens and soothes your hands. Also in the package is Gumleaf Essentials Stress Less Massage Oil Stress Less with essential oils of orange, marjoram and frankincense, designed to sooth and calm the mind, and finally some Simply Incense Lemongrass, which you can burn while soaking, to truly immerse yourself into spa heaven. 

Musq Cosmetics Soy Candle

RRP $45, from www.musq.com.au

Essential for a long bath soak, or relaxing to music with a glass of bubbly, is a fabulous slow-burn, scented candle. These ones from Musq cosmetics are pure and heavenly, made from safe and natural organic ingredients, and free of paraffin or artificial scents and colours. The Musq Wild Lime candle is made natural soy wax and essential oils from a hand-poured blend, and even the wicks are lead free cotton and paper. So sit back, relax and light up….then soak up the soft light, and heady aroma - we have one gorgeous candle to give away. 

Organic Fusion By Amanda Battley

RRP $33.95, from all good bookshops.

Another way to enhance feelings of wellbeing is to treat your body to some yummy organic food. This new book by Amanda Battley, released last November, is just the ticket. Battley is a life-long advocate of healthy eating and Ayurvedic foods, and has an organic food restaurant, Buddha Soul Organic Fusion, at Padang Padang Beach in Uluwatu, Bali. Her aim was to create a menu where every meal was ‘good for the soul’, and she achieved it by offering raw, vegan and organic ingredients including organic lamb, chicken and beef as well as a long list of key superfoods. Feedback was so positive, that she wrote this book; beautifully illustrated, it contains over 65 recipes including juices, breakfast dishes, delicious light summer salads and vegetarian main meals like veggie burgers, paella and lasagne as well as chicken, beef and seafood dishes. There are also desserts, from ice-cream and gluten-free chocolate cakes, to apple pie. Why not prepare something for when your spa day is over, or to nibble on during it? 

Hostile Bacon Angora Exfoliating Set

RRP $29.95, www.hostilebacon.com.au

It's a curious name for an online retailer of memorable gifts. They say Hostile Bacon comes from an evening involving good food, good wine, good company and outrageous conversation, and while discussing cool names for a band, Hostile Bacon was one suggestion. One of the many goodies you can buy from this online retailer is a unique angora exfoliating set, which includes a mitt and a pumice stone. Angora exfoliating mitts have been used in Turkish bath houses for hundreds of years to remove dead skin cells, and keep skin soft and smooth. All you have to do is take a hot shower or bath, soap, rinse, then apply the mitt to your skin using horizontal and long movements, and rinse off to finish. Ditto the pumice stone, which is made from volcanic rock, and can be used to remove hard dry skin on the feet. The mitt is safe enough to use daily, and especially good during the winter, as it will keep your skin soft, and smooth. 

Milky Foot Exfoliator

RRP $29.95, from www.biorevive.com

This is an amazing product for reviving and exfoliating your feet. Milky Foot is a luxurious at-home pedicure treatment, which removes hardened skin through its intense peeling action - welcome to silky smooth feet, after just one application! There's no effort required, so it's ideal for a relaxing at home spa day. All you need to do is wash and dry your feet, then slip on the 3D socks for some intense exfoliation; Milky Foot’s handy little foot exfoliation socks do all the work for you. The treatment time is just 45-60 minutes, and it's low irritant so suitable for even sensitive skin, and in three-to-seven days you'll have beautiful feet. We're giving away two of these essential kits. 

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