We're often asked how to get sleep the night before your wedding, and it's clear why couples have difficulty with this - it's the night before one of the busiest and most thrilling days of your life, after all! We've already discussed our favourite tips for making sure you're well-rested for the big day in this helpful feature, but today, we wanted to talk about a few nifty products that are specifically designed to help you drift off into a deep sleep.
The Best Sleep Scents and Sleep Aids for Brides & Grooms
1. Glow Mask Self-Heating Eye Mask
€22.95 for a pack of 5 at glowmasks.ie
Irish skin therapist and salon owner, Charlene McMahon wanted to create something to aid relaxation at home, and Glow Masks are the result. Self-heating for 30 minutes and infused with the aroma of relaxing jasmine, the easy-to-use dry eye mask loops over the ears while you drift off at night or when you want to luxuriate in a long, hot bath. They can be worn overnight to provide a blackout situation for deep sleep.
2. Ground Wellbeing Codladh Sleep Face Balm & Body Oil
€72 at Brown Thomas
PeigÃn Crowley's Ground Wellbeing is an all-natural brand that is made in small batches in Co. Cork. Codladh is PeigÃn's sleep collection, in this duo, the Sleep Body Oil with bergamot and lavender is a treat for the skin after bathing or in the evening to relax and prepare for bed. The Sleep Face Balm with organic chamomile and lavender can be used as a cleansing balm, sleep mask, or on the temples in stressful moments during the day.
3. Voya Pillow Heaven Spray
€11 for 10ml at voya.ie
Voya has created this 100% natural blend of essential oils to spritz on your pillow to induce a quality night's rest. Inside, lavender, chamomile, lavandin, patchouli, and vetiver work harmoniously to reduce anxiety and stress for deep relaxation and slumber. Its handy 10ml size makes it ideal for travelling to spritz on hotel pillows for restless sleepers.
4. NEOM Organics London Perfect Night's Sleep Face Oil
€45.45 at LookFantastic
A face oil that combines relaxing aromas for deeper sleep and well-being while also restoring the skin is the best night product. Aromatherapy-based brand, Neom, has added its Tranquility scent blend to patchouli, chamomile, and lavender to this gorgeous oil blend. Almond, wheat germ, cranberry and rosehip oils work to replenish and restore tired and stressed skin overnight.
5. Lush Cosmetics Sleep Cream
From €25 for 215g at Lush
This five-star rated body cream gets lots of online praise for its relaxing qualities and ability to induce a deeper sleep. Its aroma is heavily influenced by lavender oil, water and flower infusion grounded by the cosiness of Tonka bean. The cream's nourishing ingredients include Illipe and cocoa butter, organic jojoba and almond oils plus skin-calming oat milk. Heavenly to use right before bed.
6. Rituals The Ritual of Jing d'Interieur Parfum
€35.95 for 500ml at Rituals
The Ritual of Jing is a collection by Rituals designed to calm anxiety and induce a restful state before bed. In it, tea, body products, candles, and this room spray will set the scene for a restful night. Just a few spritzes create a relaxing scent of white flowers from the Sacred Lotus, a symbol of purity in the Far East known for its soothing qualities.
7. Tisserand Total De-Stress Massage & Body Oil
€17.50 at Holland & Barrett, pharmacies and health stores
Natural oils are nourishing for dry body skin and simple massage helps with lymphatic drainage and circulation. Tisserand's De-Stress Body Oil 100% natural jojoba and sesame seed oils are a great base for the essential oils inside. Lavender, orange, nutmeg, and patchouli oils work to calm, relax, and comfort the mind at the end of a long day. Massage into the skin working toward the heart for better circulation and gorgeous skin by morning.
8. Health & Her Aromatherapy Sleep Balm
€12 for 40gm at pharmacies nationwide
Natural brand, Health & Her, is a female-focused line concentrated on solutions for times of hormonal flux. The brand has two bedtime products, self-heating masks (€15/7masks) and this Sleep Balm with lavender, sweet almond oil, and Clary sage. Massage into pulse points before going to bed for a restful night's sleep.
9. This Works Stress Check CBD Body Cocoon
€29.45 for 250ml at LookFantastic
This Works was one of the first brands to create sleeping and stress-relieving natural beauty products. This Stress Check Body Cocoon is specifically for calming the limbs at night for restless sleepers. It contains hemp-derived crambe seed oil and shea butter to nourish and calm the skin. The 98% natural fragrance of ylang ylang, neroli and lavender will relax the mind for a peaceful sleep ahead. Use it alongside the brand's cult Pillow Spay for maximum effects.
10. Weleda Lavender Relaxing Bath Milk
€14.99 at Boots
No colours, preservatives, or artificial fragrances, Weleda beauty is loved by everyone from pop stars to A-listers. The brand is a century old, and all that time, it has made the most gorgeous face, bath and body beauty using the best of nature. This Lavender Relaxing Bath Milk can be enjoyed last thing at night to reduce anxiety and aid a night of restful sleep. There is a dreamy Body Oil to extend the relaxation even further priced at €24.
11. Jo Malone London Lavender & Moonflower Pillow Mist
€44.45 at LookFantastic
Jo Malone London is often the bridal choice of wedding day scent (it was for Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton) but it offers more than just perfume. Lavender is universally used for relaxation, here in this pillow mist it's blended with night-blooming moonflowers that have a musky scent. Spritz on pyjamas, and bed linen for a comforting and chilled-out sleep.
12. Aromatherapy Associates Deep Relax Bath & Shower Oil
€47.45 at LookFantastic
Escaping for a long hot soak might be the perfect treat before bed to get sleep the night before your wedding. A relaxing and nourishing blend of sandalwood, vetiver, patchouli and wild chamomile immersed in a coconut oil base make this bath oil a luxurious way to end the day. Drop a capful into your bath or apply it directly to the skin before jumping in the shower.
13. Laneige Beauty Sleep Essentials Face and Lip Sleeping Mask Duo
€58.45 at LookFantastic
You don't need us to tell you how iconic Laneige's Lip Sleeping Mask is, it's a hero buy for softer lips and coats the lips with nourishing shea butter and hyaluronic acid. In this duo pack you also get the brand's CICA Sleeping face balm, an overnight comforting and reinforcing balm-like cream that calms redness and reduces the look of fatigue on the face and neck.
14. Fresh Floral Recovery Calming Mask
€73.45 at LookFantastic
Fresh is one of those viral beauty brands that lives up to the hype. This overnight gel-cream formula contains passionflower oil, peony extract and cherry blossom in a base of squalane to reinforce tired skin while vitamin C works to brighten it. A thin layer is all you need for refreshed, plumped and hydrated skin by morning.
15. ESPA Aromatic Essential Oil Diffuser
€69.45 at LookFantastic
If stress and anticipation are keeping you awake, get sleep the night before your wedding by setting a relaxed and calm environment. Candles aren't advised in a bedroom and a reed diffuser hasn't much throw but an electric diffuser can be timed to scent your room before bed with delicious essential oils to induce serenity in your space. Diffusers like the ESPA one above also have a cut-off mechanism that go to sleep just as you do.
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