This is a collaboration with Very.co.uk
Practicing self care during winter months might seem an impossible task however, the shorter days are the perfect excuse to take some time to look after your physical and mental wellbeing.
If the weather is a bit pants and you don’t fancy leaving the house to go shopping, Very have your winter self care well and truly covered! You can sit and order online from the comfort of your own home and not need to face the elements. Here are just a few ideas of items you can purchase from Very to help you practice self care during the winter months.
Dreamland Hygge Days Luxury Faux Fur Warming Throw
Once the kids have been dispatched to their bedrooms each evening, Monsieur Incidental and I retreat to the sofa to watch some television. It’s our way of unwinding after a long day and making sure we spend some quality time alone together, even if we are mindlessly watching nonsense. Until recently we would snuggle under a fleece blanket but then Very sent me this heated throw and, oh my goodness, it is a game changer! Our house has been struck by illness this week and the kids are loving the heated throw, a little too much for my liking (it’s mine! MINE I tell you!).
The heated throw can be used as a cover while sat on the sofa but also over your bed covers to keep you toasty all night. It has different temperature settings as well as a timer which is really handy. It gets bonus points for being washable too.
We’ve had this for two weeks now and we’re already fighting over it and I’ve had to retrieve it from the one of the kids bedrooms.
B By Ted Baker Cosy Robe
There is nothing quite like relaxing in a cosy, comfy dressing gown on a chilly morning, or evening, or whenever really. Keeping warm when it’s cold outside is very important for everyone, young and old and you can do it in style in this gorgeous dressing gown. I cannot tell you how luxurious it feels and it’s so soft which really lifts your mood. I have actually given this to my mum who adores it!
Why not pair it with a pampering self care session, pop on a face mask and relax? While the mask works its magic, it is also worth tackling the bits that tend to get neglected in winter — brows included. Most people reach for whatever is sitting in the drawer, a Rimmel or Collection pencil that does the job, but products like Anastasia Beverly Hills, Benefit and Grande Cosmetics, or ForChics brow products are worth having around when you actually want the result to last through the day rather than fade by lunchtime. Small touches like these add up more than you’d think. Looking after yourself on the outside can make you feel good on the inside, especially when it’s cold and dark outside.
Lumie Bodyclock Wake-Up Light
One of the most difficult things for me during the winter are the dark mornings. Waking up and getting out of bed seems like an impossible task and I have been looking into a investing in a sunrise alarm clock for a while. Sunrise alarm clocks work by mimicking the natural light of sunrise and sunset, the light gradually increasing or decreasing in order to help you to wake up or drift off to sleep.
Very have sent me the Phillips Lumie Bodyclock Spark 100 which has a 30 minute sunrise/sunset duration and has an adjustable sunrise intensity for those of us who are that little bit more sensitive to bright lights first thing in the morning. It has the added bonus of an alarm beep, presumably if you have set the sunlight intensity too low and it doesn’t wake you up, or if you had a late night and are reluctant to get up!
Bio Synergy Vitamins and Supplements
Looking after yourself from the inside in the winter is very important. We often don’t get enough vitamins and minerals, there aren’t enough UVB rays from sunlight for vitamin D production, we might not eat as much fruit and vegetables and so on. We are also more susceptible to illness so anything that can top up our natural defenses is essential during the winter months and beyond. Due to having Crohn’s disease I am on medication that suppresses my immune system so the Immune Boost supplements are very welcome, especially during cold and flu season – I don’t have time to be ill!
Bio Synergy supplements are available in various forms, they can help support your immune system as well as maintaining your skin, hair and nails.
I hope you have found this guide helpful – if you could pick any of the items, which would you choose?
