Every night when I slip into bed at least another five minutes pass before I’m actually able to roll over and snooze. I may snuggle under my sheets with my skincare routine completed, but I still like to throw on my bedtime beauty bits that occupy my bedside table prior to me hitting up snoozeland. The products included mainly follow the mantra of ‘moisturise, moisturise, moisturise’ – cuticles, hands and lips all get the nourishing treatment and yes it is completely necessary for there to be four multi-tasking balms housed next to me…

There isn’t much rhyme or reason as to what gets slathered on first, but lets get started with those god damn brilliant multi-tasking balms – which are my number one bedside essential. Like I said I switch up between four: Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Cream, Lucas Pawpaw Ointment, By Terry Baume de Rose and Dr Hauschka Lip Balm* which works equally well on the cuticles as it does on the lips. The Lucas Pawpaw is a new addition so the juries still out, but the By Terry is my favourite out the bunch (I’m nearing the end of my second tub, my wallet weeps), however you get the most bang for your buck with the Elizabeth Arden, plus it stays around forever, I reckon I’ve had this tube kicking around for four years! Shhhhh. I apply them all to my lips, cuticles, elbows (I tend to save the pricey By Terry for the more glamourous task of a lip balm) whatever’s looking a little dry before bed and wake up super smooth. Being a bit of a lip balm freak of course four choices isn’t enough and the Fresh Sugar Lip Balm also cosies up in my product pouch. Another great multi-tasking treat is the Clarins Lotus Face Oil*, a few drops massaged into my face not only adds that extra drop of hydration to my routine, the herbal scent has me dozing off in no time. Finally I apply enough handcream to to moisturise a small army of crusty handed builders. I’m not too fussy with my choice, but the Diptyque Luxurious Hand Balm* is currently doing it’s thang.

Bedtime beauty routine completed it’s time for me to finally enter dreamland which I’ve been told leaves me laughing loudly in my sleep, hogging the bedcovers and headbutting whoever is sleeping next to me. I think it may be time for me to set up shop on the sofa