Winter brings with it the feeling of being tired, depressed and worn down. Many people dream of lying for hours under the sun on the beach, skin saturated with coconut oil rubbed into their shoulders by a lover, then passion under the stars in a cozy bungalow open to the night sky. So yeah, your budget is blown with all the economic woes, does that mean you should give up on your fantasies? Aveda Caribbean Spa package provides the solution to being there with minimal cost. Try this formula to make your dreams come true.

Step One : Prepare Your Room for the Night

Get ready for your stay home Caribbean holiday with fresh laundered sheets sprinkled with Aveda Caribbean flower water. The scent will linger through the week providing warm nostalgia after you and your lover's spa experience. [See photograph 1]

Step Two : Luxuriate in a Hot Tub

If you own a hot tub, or know someone who does, soak for an hour together to build a sense of intimacy. Hot tubs also relax the muscles after exercise or stress. Don’t forget to add poinsettias to your water and add twinkly lights to make you and your lover feel like you own the stars. [See photograph 2]

Step Three : Electrify those Nerves with a Scrub

With your dry skin cells softened up by the soak in the hot tub, you’re ready to electrify those nerves. Soap up and brush down with a good bath brush. Or feel especially pampered by the rich avocado and coconut oils in Aveda’s Caribbean bath scrub with sugar and salt. The latter two ingredients leave your skin as soft and silky as if you and your lover had snorkeled for hours along a lagoon.

After the scrub to remove any excess oil, use a secret I learned from a visit to a Turkish bath in Marmaris. Put a dab of Aveda body wash on a soft loofah and swirl over your body. The silky soap will let you slip softly into your lover’s arms. [See photograph 3]

Step Four : Set a Romantic Scene

Light candles, turn on music from Andre Bocelli or Il Divo and head toward comfort.

Step Five : Massage with a Skin Satisfying Lotion

Settled in someplace comfy, perhaps on a sheepskin rug by the fireplace or on a lounge chair mattress under sunlamps, squeeze out a bit of Aveda Caribbean Body Lotion and slowly rub into skin, digging your thumb along the muscle. Start with your lover's feet and move up along the leg toward the heart. Then massage hands, working toward shoulder. Follow up with a massage along the spine, the jaw, and the belly. [See photograph 4]

Step Six : Go with the Magic of the Season

Need I say more?