Art of the Spa

In Dr. No, our James Bond spa style flick pick for January, there is this famous scene where Urusula Andress comes out of the water in a fabulous bikini.  Check it out, in case you missed the movie: The bikini is so infamous, it even has its own facebook page and brought $61,000 at auction [...]

Part of Dr. No was filmed at the Sans Souci resort in Jamaica which, lucky for us, is still in business!  It’s now a couples retreat, perfect for Valentine’s Day coming up!, and we went undercover to bring you a taste of the resort . . . plus a few ideas for bringing it home! [...]

No clue what to do with all that leftover pumpkin? How about a good old fashioned beauty treat or two? Pumpkin Pie Pretty Face Mask 1/2 cup canned or mashed fresh (preferable) pumpkin 1 tsp. cinnamon (only if you’re skin is NOT sensitive) 1/2 tsp honey 1/4 tsp  soy milk Blend and apply to face [...]

Would you race around the world for a million dollars? I would! Hence my addiction to CBS’ The Amazing Race. Channel surfing on Sunday I discovered I had missed the first episode egads! Last season we took you around the world with the racers, picking a spa at each destination with our signature bring it [...]

Fall means apples, apples and more apples.  If you have applesauce coming out of your ears. . .use a few for this de-puffing eye treatment from the Spa at Farmhouse at the Farmhouse Inn!  (photo via wsj.com)  

GiltHome honored me last week by asking me to host their LIVE@GiltHome facebook chat!  The topic?  Ways to give mom some me time and spa inspired gifts for her big day this Sunday!  I was so inspired by the chat, that I decided to create a “How to” Guide for spoiling Moms not just on [...]

On our Japanese spa tour, we mentioned two body treatments at the Four Seasons Chinzan-so that use ingredients used more for cooking than beauty! We couldn’t resist trying our hand at creating our Art of the Spa versions of these treats, enjoy!: Sake Clay Cocoon 1.  Dry brush your body using a natural bristle brush [...]

SpaHome It! The spa at the Four Seasons Chinzan-So offers a unique approach to personalizing your treatments:  a massage oil quartet of  exclusive blends meant to conjure a specific season.  The oils are blended for YU spa using fresh plants & flowers.  They also contain antioxidants & vitamins for conditioning and rejuvenating effects. Many of [...]

After reading a few so-so reviews of SuperSmile’s Whitening Pre-Rinse (a wash that you rinse your mouth with BEFORE you brush), I was a little leery, but a www.beauty.com sale tempted me – plus I just love anything that makes my pearly whites (which decidedly tend to go pearly, um, yellow!) prettier. I’ve always been [...]

We all know an apple a day can keep the doctor away, but it can also keep the wrinkles away!  With it’s acidic properties and thick, fibrous texture, apples make an exfoliating scrub to retexturize the body.  Honey is added to give flexibility to the scrub & polenta as an extra exfoliant.  Here’s our DIY [...]