4 Amazing Ways To Take Me-Time This Christmas

If taking time out of your busy schedule seems impossible, think again! There’s nothing more important than giving yourself the gift of me-time - so if you’re stuck on how to squeeze it in we’ve put together four amazing ways for you to take me-time this Christmas.

1. Plan a pamper night
The best part of the holidays is getting to spend more time with the special people in your life, so why not merge your me-time with your mates and host a pamper night! Here at Birchbox HQ, we’re suckers for a night of masks (especially ikoo's Thermal Treatment Wrap), manis and me-time. What could be better than creating festive nails - our favourite is Nails Inc's Champagne Shine Polish Duo - while watching Christmas films and enjoying a hair mask? Um, nothing!

2. Focus on giving back
While you’re giving yourself me-time this year, make sure you gift it to someone else too! Volunteer at a food bank or donate some gifts to your local hospital. Part of the importance of me-time is its positive impact mentally as well as physically and helping others can often refocus your mind and help you look at some of your problems in a different light.

3. Get crafty
With work, daily life and all the added events that fall in December, it’s easy to start feeling a bit deflated. But spending time doing something creative will help to refresh your mind and boost productivity in other areas of your life. Why not hand-make your Christmas cards this year or bake cookies and wrap them up as gifts (not only is it fun but it will feel a lot more meaningful as well – win, win!).

4. Face mask Friday
The parties, after work drinks and tasty treats can take their toll on your skin. So make a promise to yourself to pop on a face mask every Friday in December, then sit back and relax. Our favourites include Sand & Sky's Brilliant Skin Purifying Pink Clay Mask to purify those pores and NUXE's Detoxifying and Glow Mask for a radiant complexion. These can be done while drinking your morning coffee, before getting ready for a night out or while watching Friday night TV – not all me-time is time consuming!