Fab Find of the Week: ESPA Inner Calm Body Collection
We are about to enter the season of present-buying, wrapping (and the rest). But before you embark on this exercise in generosity, we invite you to put yourself, first. It’s like making sure you place the oxygen mask over your own mouth, before helping anyone else – and of all the kits that have crossed our path in the past few months, this one is designed to deliver the sense of Zen that we all need to plough on through.
So, you probably haven’t budgeted for this – but the ESPA Inner Calm Body Collection offers £87 worth of value, and contains some real wellbeing gems – three reasons to close the bathroom door and leave the list outside, all of them real ESPA classics.
First up, Exfoliating Body Polish (in a 100ml size) pairs gently buffing apricot seed powder with aloe vera, adding a zingy touch of spearmint. The Restful Bath & Body Oil (100ml) is the one for those moments in the coming weeks when shoulders seem permanently attached to your ears! Massage into skin or add to a bath; its aromatic blend includes lavender and clary sage, while almond and avocado oils supply plenty of nourishing TLC.
And thirdly, the brilliant Tri-Active Regenerating Smooth & Firm Body Butter (100ml) softens winter skin with shea butter and plant oils. No need to organise a spa appointment or find a parking space: all you need is a bathroom, a little time, and hopefully, nobody asking where the Sellotape is.
But there’s one last treat here, as far as we’re concerned. The caramel-coloured ESPA Inner Calm Body Collection kit bag itself. So soft, so smooth, so comforting… You could frankly stuff it with a couple of pairs of tights, keep it on your lap, and just stroke it when the stress threatens to overwhelm, between now and Christmas. Cheaper than a pet, doesn’t need feeding or walking! (Needless to say we’re being tongue-in-cheek, here – but only just!)
So, just remember: you’re no good to anyone if you’re running on empty…
£60 – buy here
Note: ESPA states that the body butter is not suitable during pregnancy or breastfeeding.
