One of the greatest pleasures in life when you are a girl is being able to pamper yourself. We start as little girls playing dress up and perhaps playing with mom’s high heels and make up and as we get older we get our own stuff to play with.

It is all very well being a professional woman that can compete against the men in her indsutry and leave them for dead, but you should never forget to celebrate and enjoy your femininity. Settig aside special time to indulge yourself is paramount to doing just that.

The best way to start your pamper session is to run a steaming hot bath as soon as you get home from work. Soak yourself in the water that has been fragranced by bath salts, bombs, oils or other divine smelly stuff. Sink into the water and sit back to listen to something relaxing on your stereo or sneak in the latest guilty pleasure gossip mag.

The next part is to give yourself a facial. Cleanse, tone and moisturize your skin. Take the time to massage the cleaner and cream into your skin to improve your circulation. The add a couple of dabs of the best eye cream you can find to ward off evil crow’s feet.

Slather your body in a sumptuous body lotion and massage it in around your thighs to minimize cellulite. Complete the medley of delicious smelling lotions and liquids with an eau de parfum spray. It is always good to spray your perfume when you feel like it and not just for special occasions.

Following on from that swan into your bedroom and put on your nicest sleepwear. Then dive bomb underneath the blankets and open up your book for a little light reading and relaxation. Should you not be in the mood for reading, click on a DVD and sit back for a little mindless entertainment.

Of course your interpretation of the perfect girly night in might be a little different, but the principle remains the same. Doing something simple like this for yourself every now and again is a wonderful way to indulge yourself without you having to fork out big sums of cash. If you cannot get out for a trip to the day spa all that often, then this is th next best thing.