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Spa Beautifully

February 11th, 2008

How Sweet It Is To Pamper Your Valentine

Has the dreary winter got you daydreaming of an exotic escape? Can you think of a better way to treat yourself than luxuriating in serenity at the spa? Are you looking for a Valentine’s Day present that says ‘You Make my Heart Melt’?
Enjoy these treatments relaxing on your own, with your other-half, or as an […]

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February 7th, 2008

Sugar and Spice, and Everything Nice

Are you the sort of person that likes a spa that is able to service you from head to toe?  Well I have the place for you-Sugar ‘n’ Spice is just that-a full service salon and spa, offering hair cuts, colouring, extensions, an excellent selection of aesthetic services, massage and makeup services.
This innovative salon provides products and techniques to […]

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January 21st, 2008

A Treatment By Any Other Name Would Not Smell As Sweet!

Treat yourself or someone you love to an Absolute Spa Valentine’s experience. Absolute is celebrating romance with Aromatherapy Associates products, featuring rare Damask Roses from Bulgaria. Specially selected and carefully hand picked at 4 a.m when the early morning mist makes the roses dewy and the nurturing, uplifting and renewing effects are most powerful.
Absolute Damask […]

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January 6th, 2008

Save Your Pedicure

I was doing my usual boo at ebeautydaily.com, one of my fav blogs, when I spotted Christina’s piece on PediSavers. 
 
Aren’t they sweet?  I wish I had had these when my toes were painted at the beginning of December.  The esthetician had to wrap my toes in saran wrap and send me home in my boots - needless […]

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January 6th, 2008

Spa Beautifully 2007 Canadian Spa Awards

Welcome to the first annual Spa Beautifully Canadian Spa Awards.
This year’s winners were based on the spa services that I experienced in 2007 and the quality of each service, products used, the length of service, value for money and how relaxing the service was. 
These are winners of the Spa Beautifully 2007 Canadian Spa Awards:
Best Facial
1st Place: Camden […]

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December 10th, 2007

Pantages Spa

Tis’ the season … to relax and unwind! Here are 9 treatments that are sure to easy your shopping-weary body…
1. Jingle Bell Rock
Water therapies & a 55min hot stone massage
$130 ( 1 ½ hours)
2. The Pointsetta
2 au natural facials & 2 honey & spice pedicures
$260 (1 ¾ hours)
3. Home For The Holidays
Water therapies, au natural […]

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December 8th, 2007

New Year’s Eve Beauty Headquarters

Celebrity Colourist Rita Hazan is preparing her 6,000 sq. full service salon for a New Year’s Eve pre-party, where NYC’s hippest gals will go to get ready for the ball to drop. The Rita Hazan Salon is one of the few salons open all day Monday, December 31st - and they are currently taking reservations […]

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November 26th, 2007

Christine Chin Spa

Hailed as the go-to beauty haven by her countless celebrity clients, devoted editors and New York socialites, Christine Chin Spa opened its high, bamboo-shaded, glass doors on September 16th, 2007 at a new location - 82 Orchard Street.
The freshly designed space features three floors of frosted glass treatment rooms with white porcelain bowl sinks offset […]

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November 12th, 2007

‘Tis Almost The Season for Holiday Spa Treatments

The Absolute Spa Group brings joy to your world this holiday season with its enticing holiday treatment wish-list debut. Oh I wish that I still lived in Vancouver!
Merry Mint-Mist Facial
This delightful exfoliation and cleansing experience with refreshing mint is followed by a pure-oxygen misting infused with more than 87 natural vitamins and minerals. 60 minutes. $135CAD.
Frankincense Facial
A […]

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November 8th, 2007

Quick Home Pedicure: How To

As the weather gets colder and colder, I am going to want to go out of the house less and less. Now my toes might require a little love and attention but there is no way that I will be venturing outside and taking the subway downtown to a spa. I think I’ll do a quick […]

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