The countdown for spring break has begun.
It's time to slough the brutal winter from your body and say hello to the fresh, dewy skin underneath that is ready for a nice even coat of sunshine.
However, you don't have to dig in a beach for the extra money to spend on polishing yourself in a salon or spa. You can give yourself an exfoliating spa treatment at home for a lot less.
Step 1: Face
Splurge: Forget ordinary facial soap. There are so many cool new tools to get your facial cleansing done with nowadays. The Clarisonic Skin Care Brush ($195, sephora.com) was created by the makers of Sonicare toothbrushes and gives your skin a deep, out-of-this-world cleaning.
Save: It's a new wave of face cleaning. The Neutrogena Wave Power Cleanser ($12.59, drugstore.com) uses gentle vibrations to clean your face. Its compact design is cool but still packs a powerful punch in cleansing your pores.
Step 2: Body
Splurge: Philosophy Microdelivery Exfoliating Wash ($25, sephora.com) is designed to not only resurface the skin but replenish it as well, while still being gentle enough for daily use.
Save: Olay Body Daily Purifying Body Wash and Scrub ($7.78, drugstore.com) has sea salt and microbeads to slough off rough and dead skin while leaving behind luminous, silky skin it its place.
Step 3: Hands
Splurge: Great hands are only minutes away. Bliss Glamour Gloves ($48, sephora.com) has a special polymer gel lining that feeds dry skin and keeps hands looking their absolute best and feeling incredibly soft.
Save: Bath and Body Works' Glove Me Tender ($13, bathandbodyworks.com) takes the glove treatment to the invisible level.
It gives the same intense moisturizing and age-defying benefits of other spa glove treatments, but with no glove.
Step 4: Feet
Splurge: Bliss Softening Sock Salve ($28, sephora.com) and Softening Socks ($48, sephora.com) are a one-two combination against rough feet. These two are a mini pedicure in a sock.
Save: Olay Thermal Pedicure Foot Treatment ($9.99, CVS.com) is magic in a bottle. It is a self-heating system with luxurious ingredients. Bora Bora white sand, pumice, and micro-crystals polish away rough winter feet while shea butter and moisturizers smooth and soften the skin.
