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- With Stephanie Smith

Dear Style Clinic

I am missing the personal spa experience and my DIY efforts are not providing the same skin results or the same level of relaxation. What do you suggest?

I agree wholeheart­edly and those of us who have relied on regular facials and spa treatments, not least to aid our mental health, have been missing them sorely. My skin was also telling me I needed to take remedial steps.

So I tried an online Lush Spa Skincare Masterclas­s, a 30-minute session that is the next best thing that I have found to an actual, physical, therapist-delivered treatment. Best of all, it’s a bit of a bargain, costing £22.95 for a 30-minute session and your products.

First of all, you go online to uk.lush. com and fill out a form to choose five products: a sample size cleanser; a Fresh cleanser; a Naked Facial Oil (full size); a Fresh Face Mask (full size) and a sample size of moisturise­r. These are then delivered to your door.

When you book your online treatment time, you are sent a link. You need to have ready two bowls of warm water and two face cloths. During the masterclas­s, a Lush Spa therapist guides you through cleansing, exfoliatin­g and mask applicatio­n using simple spa-inspired techniques, with a short meditation using breathing exercises and gentle neck stretches.

The upshot is, it works. It has a personal touch and the exercises really work to make you feel just that little bit special. Plus you have lots of product left over so you can give it another go all by yourself a week or so later.

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 ??  ?? SPA ROLE: From top, Lush Ultraplant Facial Cleanser, £12.50; Lush Full of Grace serum bar, £10; Lush BB Seaweed Fresh face mask, £9 for 75g.
SPA ROLE: From top, Lush Ultraplant Facial Cleanser, £12.50; Lush Full of Grace serum bar, £10; Lush BB Seaweed Fresh face mask, £9 for 75g.

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