Art of the Spa

With Thanksgiving upon us (and a whole lotta rain here in Cali), we decided to go see Tower Heist with Eddie Murphy, Ben Stiller (always so fun!), Tea Leoni and Alan Alda. I’d classify Tower Heist as a cross between Wall Street, 48 Hours, and Night at the Museum. It’s a comedy about a rich baddie [...]

Even if you’re serving (or eating) traditional Thanksgiving fare, that doesn’t mean the table needs to be all pilgrimified! I’ve never really been a fan of the usual gratitude gala accoutrements.  I mean fall leaves?  Really?  How boring is that? Inspired by one of our favorite Moroccan spas, La Sultana, and the autumnal tones of [...]

Custom iPods for Every Mood! (Playlists added frequently so please stop by again soon) Scroll to view our custom ipods below. To play:  Click on center arrow.   Move ahead or back a song:  Click the back or forward arrow or click on the song you wish to go to. To stop:  Click on the [...]

Mood music La Sultana spa style. The artist traveled through Morocco recording for 5 years.  A blended Moroccan music cocktail of meditative and rhythmic tunes.  Moroccan Spirit http://ow.ly/3IopQ Perfect accompaniment to your Tajine dinner from yesterday’s post.

Screen We’d  hate to think it would take a terminal illness to get one to the spa, but in Last Holiday Queen Latifah gets her spa on after she’s diagnosed with such an illness.   Don’t worry though, this is a Girl’s Night Comedic Galavant if there ever was one. It might as well be [...]

Screen Women reign supreme in the remake of the aptly titled  The Women.  The wardrobe & hair alone are enough reason to check out this movie, but what really makes it a Spa Flick is that the entire story emanates from gossip told in a nail salon at an upscale department store.  Think Chantecaille Energy [...]

Screen This week I’m recommending a film that’s still in theaters: Iron Man 2. Despite the presence of a super skiinny Gwyneth & Scarlett, I loved this movie & it turns out that our Iron Man Tony Stark is actually a #spahome fan.  Not to mention that this movie is an energizing escape. Watch closely [...]

A few weeks ago one of my twitter pals, Anne Marie from the design blog 10rooms, tweeted at me for ideas for her daughter’s spa themed birthday party. Of course, when anyone asks me anything like this I get so excited I can’t turn my brain off.  At first, I thought of a few DIY [...]

A few years ago I developed an In the Pink party for Valentine’s Day. Pink you may think – would scare away the guys, but my guy friends appreciate the party so much (since they don’t have to do as much work planning a Valentine’s evening out) they wear their pink with a smile! For [...]

We all know that walking is an terrific way to keep fit or get into shape.  But what if you could do the same exertion and lose more weight while toning your core and building metabolism boosting muscle? Especially with the fattening holidays on our doorstep, our workouts need to be as lean and mean [...]