With time at a premium, pampering often slips down my list of priorities.

My typical beauty routine is minimal, but not this week. First up, a morning soak (one perk of freelance life…), with several capfuls of my favourite bath oil.

Post bath, I put on an under-eye mask to rid myself of any lingering dark circles, and used a skin roller to give my complexion a little boost.

I finished the beauty blitz with a spritz of my new favourite scent - Elie Saab’s new Le Parfum Royal, a heady blend of orange blossom and patchouli with a hint of mandarin and notes of sandalwood.

I don’t usually wear it day to day, tending to save it for special occasions, but this week I decided to use it daily.

The whole routine turned my morning into a ritual - rather than spending a bleary-eyed, pyjama-clad morning typing at my laptop in bed, I started work feeling fresh and ready for the day.

Even if I wouldn’t have time for a bath every day, I’d definitely keep up the rest of the routine.

See if a more methodical start to the day does similar for you - I’m convinced I was more productive as a result.

I embraced life’s little luxuries for a week and this is what I learned