Sometimes a pot of face cream is just a pot of face cream.

And sometimes it can be part of something much bigger.

This September, TEMPLESPA’s much-loved REPOSE Relaxing Night Cream is back with a very special offer. Buy one and you’ll receive another one completely free, while £6 from every promotional purchase will be donated to Alzheimer’s Society or Alzheimer Scotland.

So you can keep one and gift one, share the love with somebody who needs a little extra TLC, or simply tuck your second pot away for yourself.

But it’s the reason behind the offer that makes this one particularly special to me.

When dementia touches your life

Over the years, I’ve known how deeply dementia and Alzheimer’s have affected many of my clients and their families.

I’ve heard the stories. I’ve seen the exhaustion, the worry and the sadness that can sit alongside caring for somebody you love.

And now it has touched my own family too, as my mother-in-law is living with dementia.

It brings home just how far the effects of the disease can reach, not only for the person themselves, but for partners, children, relatives and carers too.

There can be so much love involved in caring for somebody, but also so much emotional and practical strain.

Which is why I think TEMPLESPA’s choice of REPOSE for this campaign feels particularly fitting.

Because while self-care can sometimes sound like a luxury, there are times when those small moments of stopping, resting and looking after yourself really do matter.

The little ritual of REPOSE

If you’ve used REPOSE before, you’ll know it is much more than simply putting on your night cream.

It’s one of those products that invites you to make a ritual of it.

Warm a little between your fingertips, breathe in its beautiful aromatherapy fragrance and massage it slowly over your face, neck and décolleté.

No rushing.

No multitasking.

Just a couple of minutes at the end of the day that say, I’m allowed to stop now. 

REPOSE is a rich, comforting night cream designed to nourish the skin while creating that wonderful feeling of winding down for bedtime.

It’s also one of TEMPLESPA’s best-loved products, and definitely one of those products people seem to come back to again and again.

Buy one, gift one

There’s something else I particularly love about this offer.

You could, of course, keep both pots. I wouldn’t judge you for a second!

But REPOSE also makes a gorgeous little gift.

Perhaps there’s someone you know who is caring for somebody at the moment.

Someone going through a difficult period.

Someone who always seems to be looking after everybody except themselves.

Your free pot could become a very simple way of saying:

This one is for you. Go and have ten minutes to yourself.

And at the same time, your purchase is helping Alzheimer’s Society support people affected by dementia and fund vital work for the future.

That feels like rather a lot of good from one little pot.

And REPOSE has found its way into My Retreat too…

There’s another reason REPOSE feels especially appropriate for me this September and October.

My current Four Elements WATER experience is all about softening, surrendering and allowing yourself to be supported.

Drift. Soften. Repose. 

That final word was chosen very deliberately.

WATER is an invitation to stop holding everything up for a while. To experience flowing massage, warmth, hydration, gentle movement and stillness while I do the looking after.

And yes, REPOSE has naturally found its way into the experience too.

Discover my Four Elements WATER treatments here

So whether your own little moment of repose comes from a pot of night cream at home or a few blissful hours here at My Retreat, perhaps September is a good month to remember something important:

Looking after yourself matters too.

Buy REPOSE and receive your second pot FREE here

Love, Julia 🤍