Saturday, October 25, 2008

Girlfriend's Night Do It Yourself Spa

By Darla Cruise

It is vitally important to women's mental health to get together with other women friends. The men in our lives often just don't understand us and aren't able to give us the support that other women can give us. For instance, women like to talk things out when things are bothering us or we have situations in our lives that we need to work out and men just don't get that. They really don't understand the need for that, because, that is not how they deal with issues in their lives. That is when we need to pull close to our girlfriends and get some serious female bonding underway!

If you've decided to have a Girl's Night In - At Home Spa with your girlfriends, here are some ideas to get you started. The first thing that you want to consider is the atmosphere. You would, of course, want to make sure the rest of the family had someplace else to be, so that you and your friends would have the place to yourselves. Then you would want to make the atmosphere of the main room you will all be in, absolutely soothing. Dim the lights, light some candles around the room and play some nice relaxing music. Make sure that there are plenty of comfortable places for everyone to sit.

Ask your girlfriends to all bring some supplies of their own for the pampering part of your Home Spa. They might want to bring supplies for fixing up their fingernails, some makeup, and maybe a facial mask. You could even do each other's hair, so make sure they bring brushes and supplies for that, too. Another important thing for everyone to bring is a pillow and maybe a blanket for the relaxation part of your spa.

You can serve smoothies and dark chocolate as your friends begin to arrive and you are sitting around waiting for everyone to get there. You could also read women's magazines together at this time. You definitely want to make sure that they are positive magazines, though, and not mud-slinging gossip rags, since this is meant to be a positive, uplifting experience.

When your guests all get there, you can start with facial scrubs and masks and then work on each other's nails. After that you can move onto applying makeup and fixing hair. When that is all done, you can pop in a progressive body relaxation CD and everyone can find a comfortable spot with their favorite pillows! You will all feel refreshed and ready to face the world again when your Girlfriend's Spa Night is over! - 15343

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