Art of the Spa

A girl never forgets her first Missoni. Mine was in a thrift store in Notting Hill – OMG I embarrassed my boyfriend I was so excited to see that kaleidoscopish cardigan sleeve peeping out behind about a million sweaters! So with all the recent hubbub over Target’s Missoni collection ( which side of the Target [...]

This week on #SpaHouseParty we’re Trick or Treating! Taking inspiration for our homes from our favorite candies! Join the fun Monday, October 17 on tweetchat. Til then, take a peek at these spas with sweet palettes and their candy counterparts. Feel as if you’ve stepped into a Candyland game? The fun colors make spa time [...]

How could we NOT choose Ni’mat as our spa for our Easter decor & entertaining extravaganza week? Ni’Mat may just as well be known as the spa that laid the golden egg!  Seriously, I think Mother Goose and WIlly Wonka would both be proud!  Ni’mat is an oasis inside the Hilton Hotel located at the [...]

J’adore wine, relaxation and beauty? Then Les Sources de Caudalie is the spa escape for you. You may recognize Caudalie as a brand of skin care products carried by Sephora and the like. Well, the spa came before the egg. Located on the Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte estate in Bordeaux, France, Les Sources de Caudalie [...]

Put the Boo! in beautiful at these spooky spas that have all been rumored to be haunted. Maybe the ghosts are looking for a little body work? 1. 1886 Crescent Hotel and Spa, Eureka Springs, Arkansas Sci Fi Channel’s Ghost Hunter show can’t be wrong! One of the most haunted hotels in the world, dark [...]

Happy Travel Tuesday everyone or should I say Skol? Today’s spa is Hagabadet in Gothenberg on the coast of Sweden – a small historical cobblestone town. Ironically, Hagabadet was built by a local philanthropist as a gift to the locals so they could enjoy well-being and health care, but today it is an exclusive resort. [...]

Spa Treat So many of my friends are dieting in prep for bathing suit season – I thought you may enjoy a bikini friendly chocolate spa experience.  The Chocolate Spa at the Hotel Hershey is set in the rolling hills of Pennsylvania dairy country.  And their treatments smell as good as they feel – no [...]

(Note: We’ve added wine pairings to our Wordless (Spa) Wednesdays.  What could be more fine at spa time?) Spa: Melt inn-to spring, with the Hot Stone Massage at the Inn at Manitou’s spa.  Perched on a lake in Ontario, Canada, this charming luxury inn reopens for the season May 7. Wine pairing:  The Inn has [...]

Spring break Italian Style at the Hotel de Russie in Rome, Italy.  Grab a chianti and enjoy a spa room with a view! Spa wishes, Candy

(Welcome to guest author Sherina Jamal, founder & creator of Beauty Through Balance Skin Care, who shares one of her favorite spas, treatments & a little home spa therapy Canadian style! Her products are natural & are used in some of the world’s top spas.) One of Canada’s premier relaxation spots is The Grotto Spa [...]