I really don't want to bore you all with my sleeping patterns because frankly who cares haha?
But I really struggle to get a good nights sleep and desperation has drove me to look for natural
or non medical aides to help me land in Sleepy Town a little earlier than normal.
While browsing my friends Avon brochure I noticed a range called Sleeptherapy consisting of three items,
a shower gel, a room/linen fragrance spray and a balm that you apply to your pulse points.
I skipped the balm as I'm not overly keen on that sort of thing but I did pick up the other two items.
The packaging illustration and light blue tint to the product really captures a sleepy doesn't it?
Before I tested the duo I was apprehensive about the scent, I thought it would reek of Lavender
but luckily it doesn't, okay it has a light hint of Lavender but what sleep type product doesn't.
To me it has more of a calming Chamomile scent that has a slight dreamy touch of Lavender,
it really is a difficult fragrance to describe but rest assure it is really pleasant and not overly strong.
The room spray is best used a few hours before bedtime as it is fairly strong and lingers,
I spray it in the morning once I have made my bed and opened the curtains
that way when I enter my room at night it is beautiful scented and ready for me to sleep in.
Now I'm not going to say that these products will cure sleep problems because they won't
but they do have a relaxing scent that helps you unwind and relax before and while in bed
and if you go to bed stress free chances are your sleep will improve.
For me the scent is comforting and something I do use nightly.
Has my sleep pattern changed? Not really but I am far more chilled out while I'm not sleeping haha!
Do you struggle to get a good nights sleep? If so have you found a solution?
You can purchase the Avon Sleeptherapy range from avonshop.co.uk with prices starting at £3
There is this iPhone app, 'Sleep Cycle', that does wonders to my sleeping routine. It doesn't directly helps you to get good sleep, but it catches all the movement in your bed as you sleep (you open the app and place the phone under your sheets) and by that it recognizes in what phase of your sleep you are (REM, etc), then you choose what time you want to be woken up (for example, I wake up every morning 8pm but it starts waking me up at 7:30) and it will start a kind of white noise that will wake up in the most comfortable phase of your sleep. Ufff, hope I made myself clear!
ReplyDeleteI don't know if I sleep better but I definitely get up in a better mood nowadays :)
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No I totally get what you mean :) it's the idea of sleeping with my phone under my mattress that freaks me out a little haha :) thanks for letting me know it worked for you though :)
DeleteI've used this product before when I was having trouble sleeping when in the middle of exams and i found it really worked. I also used the balm but that wasn't as effective. I have also tried the usual herbal tea before bed but found i woke up needing the loo (never good if trying to get to sleep). I also read a study of those watching either TV or using their phones before bed would finder it harder to switch off and get to sleep as their brain was to active, yet those who read before bed found it much easier to drift off into a peaceful sleep without having to count sheep. Hope this helps, keep us posted on what you found works best for you.
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Hi Jessie-lou :) ah the herbal tea route didn't work for me either, funnily enough I have been reading in bed more and do find it settles me a little more :)
DeleteI bought these a few years ago. Lovely scent, my pillows smelt gorgeous and I'd always get a great night's sleep whenever I used it.
ReplyDeletethe scent is really nice :) I spray it all over my room haha!
DeleteI tried the balm during my fist uni year, the scent was so pleasant and relaxing.
ReplyDeleteI often simply sniffed it (I know this sounds strange...).
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haha not at all :)
DeleteI adore this spray, I too always top up my pillows in the morning <3 I also started using the Sleep Cycle app on my iPad, it's interesting to see your sleeping pattern if you want to try and regulate it :)
ReplyDeleteI really want to try the sleep cycle but i'm a little worried about squashing my phone haha!
DeleteI love the smell of these products, I use to use the body wash and the balm before. The iphone sleep cycle is really good, I used to use it when I had an iphone. x
ReplyDeleteSo many have said about the sleep cycle I really should try it! :)
DeleteI love the scent of the spray. The photos of the bottle alone make me feel sleepy, haha. :)
ReplyDeletehaha zzzzzzzzz :)
DeleteSounds like it might be worth a shot. I have chronic pain and real trouble sleeping but the lavender lush bath bomb (whose name escapes me sorry) relaxes me so at least I'm resting if not actually sleeping. Although thats not much use if you don't like lavender, sorry!
ReplyDeleteMaddy
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I think it may be the twilight bomb? I dunno but my sister uses them too :) haha trust me to be fickle eh haha :)
DeleteThankfully, I rarely, if ever, have trouble getting to sleep; I just love it too much. It's a shame that you do! Champneys also do a pillow spray, I got it for my bf's mum for xmas, and apparently it's lovely, might be worth a shot? xx
ReplyDeleteI may try that :)
DeleteMy house mate has so much trouble sleeping and he's willing to try anything so I might recommend this to him, thanks! :)x
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No problem for £3 it is worth a shot :)
DeleteOoh, at £3 I think I might have to snap this up and give it a go (: I'm notorious for not sleeping, mostly because the daytime bores me and nighttime is more exciting, but this could finally sort out my sleeping troubles! xx
ReplyDeleteStory of my life Michelle haha :)
DeleteI've tried everything for my insomnia. Acupuncture, heat lamps, cool breezes, teas, vitamins. I was getting pretty bad (a piddly 2-3 hours a week!) and I had to be hospitalized. My doc thinks it's something with my circadian sleep cycle because i'm massively sleepy at night so I usually use a combination of brainwave music and pills to knock myself out. I can't do it without the pills - though it was terrible going through the process of finding the right ones. Let's just say there was a video taped sleep walking incident involving korean music video dancing and checking the structural stability of a wall...~shakes head sadly~
ReplyDeleteOh lord 2 hours a week :| you poor poor thing! How long do you get now? haha oh lord in years to come you will laugh at the video haha :)
Deleteim using a mist from earth therapeutics. im expecting avon's would be more affordable but we dont have it locally.
ReplyDeleteI hate when things are hard to source! How are you getting on with the earth therapeutics version?
DeleteWhile I was working my full time job I was so stressed and I would only sleep a couple of hours per night. I took all sorts of sleep tablets but nothing worked. I wish I had known about this then, even just for the smell.
ReplyDeleteit's a miserable existence isn't it :( glad yours has passed though :)
DeleteI love things like this! You should try the Johnsons Dreamy Skin range, it makes you feel so relaxed at night and it smells incredible! :) xx
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Funny you should say that I have a little review of that upcoming :)
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