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Create a luxury spa day at home with these relaxing ideas

Share Comments By Daisy Jackson 06:00, 17 MAY 2020 What's On (Image: Daily Mirror) Oh, to be floating around a spa with your friends, your only commitment for the next few hours that full-body massage you've booked in.

The relaxation, the pampering, the total escape from your daily grind is tough to beat.

Spas are likely to remain closed for a while to come, and many of us are missing our relaxation fix.

You can try to create your own spa day at home with these tips and products below.

Dress the part (Image: Birmingham Mail) Ditch anything denim, underwired, zipped, buttoned, or restrictive in any way - you're to wear a dressing gown all day and nothing else.

This fluffy white number from Argos is perfect for your at-home spa day, complete with hood and pockets.

You'll also want some new slippers to complete your look. These open toe ones are ideal if you plan to give yourself a pedicure too.

Face up to it Sometimes you just need a professional pair of hands on your face to bring your skin back to its best.

Sadly, none of us are going to be getting facials any time soon - but the Liz Earle sets are a fail-safe way to get your facial fix at home.

The prep and mask trio includes a gentle exfoliator, then a choice of two different masks depending on what your skin's in need of at the time.

You can get it from Boots .

Professor Brian Cox is launching a new lockdown lecture series Sign up to CityLife's free newsletter from the Make it multi-sensory This might seem a little excessive - but once you've gone ultrasonic diffuser, you'll never go back.

John Lewis's diffuser (a dead ringer for the twice-as-pricy Neom Organics one) will gently release essential oil fragrance around your home.

It also has several different colour settings to create the perfect ambiance.

Keep rolling You've probably seen this sort of jade roller all over social media in the last couple of years.

It's supposed to help decrease puffiness and restore some sort of shape to your face.

Not sure it does anything like that - but it does feel seriously relaxing. This one from Superdrug should do the trick.

Float away There's (presumably) no swimming pool at your home spa, so you'll have to improvise a little.

A soak in the tub should do you, especially if you add in a few drops of a soothing bath oil.

Neal's Yard Remedies (available from Amazon ) do one with lavender, bergamot, and geranium that smells exactly like the spa of your dreams.

You can really step up your game by playing a relaxing playlist through these waterproof speakers .

Cheers! (Image: Getty Images for Glamour) It just wouldn't be a day of self-care without a treat of some sort.

You'd struggle to beat an ice-cold glass of prosecco while you're having a day of pampering, and Majestic Wines has plenty to choose from online.

You can also save money if you buy in bulk... which doesn't seem like the worst idea.