The perfect night routine

Being a student can be really overwhelming sometimes, with all the work, tension from projects with a due date and learning new things every day. I struggle with anxiety most of the time, but this night routine helps myself be calmer and have a better night of sleep after a long day. I decided to share it with you and I hope some of the things I do can help you too. 

Night infusion

After dinner, I prepare an infusion ( avoid any sort of caffeine it will not help you sleep ), I usually try to drink one specially made for sleep but chamomile or lavender, for example, will work as well. 

For avoid the waste I buy the mix or the leaves in my local bulk store and I use a stainless steel tea infuser. 

Relaxing music 

Back into my bedroom, I play on some relaxing music to prepare my body to sleep time. You can find one playlist who suits you on Spotify or Youtube, but here is one example for yoga & meditation. 

Get ready for the next day

Next thing on the list is to check the weather for the next day and choose a comfy outfit who makes me feel confident in my skin. After that, I will check I have everything I need and prepare my bag.

Once is finished I put the bag and the outfit on my desk chair. 

Skincare

Before applying my skincare I brush my teeth with my bamboo toothbrush and my plastic-free toothpaste ( is arriving at the end so soon I will try to make my own ), I wash my face with cold water and I am ready to apply my skincare:

• The toner water, mine is the tea tree water from lush, I have been using this product since a long time ago now, I already mentioned it on my post about my morning routine and I am very happy with the results. It comes in plastic (pet) bottle but you can return them to Lush and they will recycle them. 

• The serum, I recently purchased a Swiss made and cruelty-free serum, the Purple Moon from MellowSkincare ,  it's made from various essential oils and amethysts and I absolutely love it. Since I use it, my skin is less dry and it looks more "glowing", most of the days I will not apply makeup because I feel good only with this. 

• The Jade Roller, I use the face roller to help the serum absorb more easily to my skin and because it also helps against under-eye puffiness, dark circles and acne (all benefits right? and without plastic ♥). The best way to use it for me is when it is a little cold, it feels more relaxing in my skin, you can do this by placing it some minutes in the refrigerator before application. If you are interested in this product, I got mine also from MellowSkincare,  if you are also in Switzerland check out their products, they have a lot of interesting things for your skincare. 

Meditation

Before going to sleep I always try to relax from a stressful day and one of the best ways who works for me its meditation. Is true I struggle sometimes and meditating for too long like 20 minutes is very difficult for me but I manage to meditate for around 10 min every night (There are many apps out there made for guide you through meditation), just breath and become aware of all the stress I can accumulate and let it go.

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Sleep

Once I finish the meditation, the last step is to place my lavender sleep sachet close to my pillow, the lavender essence helps me fall to sleep faster and more relaxed. Some days a lot of light enters my bedroom and that interrupts my sleep, every time that happens I can feel I am much tenser in the morning. To avoid this situation I put on my sleep mask,  mine is made with bamboo silk and both of these products come from the sleeping set from LaAquarelle , I choose the fabric who is dyed with tea leaves just because I love tea but there is plenty of beautiful fabrics. 

I have been following this night routine for a while now and every time I manage to do everything I noticed I get a better night of sleep and that I wake up more motivated, all positive things so that's why I wanted to share it with you. As you can see is really simple and it doesn't involve a lot of waste, is good for you and for the planet.  Time to go get some rest ;)

Thank you for stopping by and good night.

Sarah♡