Every time I go to a day spa they either offer me lovely herbal tea or what I have affectionately dubbed ‘spa water’.

I now make my own ‘spa water’ for home – it’s truly delicious and helps me want to drink more water.

In your favorite jug, fill with purified water and add a few slices of lemon and some slices of cucumber.

It’s simple, easy, and best of all encourages you to drink up and stay hydrated.

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This great little video explains it all – what different types of darkness around the eyes means, how to treat it and how to cover it. Perfect!

Spring is just around the corner for us Aussie girls so its time to start adding some colour back into our pale winter bodies.

Creating the perfect fake tan starts with making sure you have a good base to begin with, so the day before use your favorite body exfoliator to remove any dead skin cells so you are left with smooth skin.

Before you apply your fake tan, put some body moisturiser on your knees, elbows and ankles. These areas are usually quite dry and can absorb more colour than the rest of the body if not properly moisturised first.

Important: Make sure your body moisturiser doesn’t contain mineral oil or petroleum products as these will stop the fake tan from reaching the skin at all (since they create a waterproof barrier) and you’ll be left with white knees and ankles – not a good look.

Start with your thighs and move down your legs applying in a circular motion, leave the knees and ankles to last when you only have a small amount left on your hands.

Move up to your stomach then chest, and down the front of your arms. When you only have a tiny bit left on your hands then cover the inside region of your arms and down under your arms and the sides of your body.

If you can reach, then apply your tan to your back, neck and bottom.

Finish with your face by starting with the cheeks and nose, around the chin and finally the forehead. Don’t forget the area under your chin which is often missed.

Make sure you wash your hands thoroughly so you are not left with any fake tan on the inside of your hands.

And there you go! You’ve just applied the perfect fake tan.

The price of beauty should never be comprised with our health, and it alarms me that many high profile brands are still using toxic chemicals in their products.

Most recently lead has been found in various lipsticks from companies that really should know better.

Reports are that nearly one third of lipsticks have levels of lead that exceed acceptable levels.

Personally I think NO lipstick or any cosmetic should contain ANY harmful or toxic ingredients and when there are safe alternatives on the market, I still cannot fathom why high profile companies would continue to do so, except perhaps to inflate their already high profit margins.

The Lazy Spa Girl only recommends totally safe natural cosmetics with no mineral oil, petrochemicals, petroleum products, animal by-products or other nasty ingredients.