Massaged to the Last Bone!

My self-indulgence plan for the holiday started slowly last Sunday with a lengthy manicure and (as a treat) a special paraffin pedicure.

But the real stuff started the following day.

On Monday, I went to Cleopatra's Spa where I experienced my first ever Balinese massage, followed by half an hour of heavenly scalp massage and ended this first episode of pampering with their 75 min Visible Brilliance Facial.
Cleopatra's Spa has lived up to my expectations of extreme magnificence.
I’m already planning to make monthly visits to it. The therapists knew what they were doing, and gave me free consultations.
I was very relaxed inside the premises and very relaxed when leaving it even though I was rushing to get to my dentist appointment.


Yes. I can’t believe I was silly enough to book a dental torture session after three hours of unwinding. Needless to say I left the dentist tense but with clean teeth.


On Thursday, I took my mother (who arrived on Tuesday night from her long vacation) and went for a-three-hour session in the Grand Spa.
Compared to Cleopatra, the Grand Spa is smaller and very compact. However, the Jet Lag Remedy which we both had (they tailored mine to my needs as I didn’t travel and didn’t really suffer from any jetlags, sobs sobs sobs) was in no way lesser in quality than any similar ones in Cleopatra.
The treatment started with a Body Glow, then an hour of Swedish massage and finished with a facial. Though I have requested their Absolute Pear Facial, I was given a combination of different facials and the results were fantastic.
I, for the first time ever and without the aid of concealers, lost my raccoon look. The black circles tattooed under my eyes were no longer there. For the day of course. I’ve decided I’ll be going to the Grand for wonder facials from now on.


Finally, I went to the Givenchy Spa at Royal Mirage today. Luxury is definite here and the designer logo was everywhere.
I was greeted with a lovely cold drink (I have no clue what it was, I know it was green, and I’m guessing it was minted lemonade, but I won’t swear it was) and then taken in for my No Surgetics facial. After 75 mins of expensive creams, serums & masks, I was left to rest with another green drink.
I was not really impressed with the result. Black circles were obvious and my hands & scalp were completely ignored throughout the duration.

I won’t be going there again, though I might try their Hammam in the future.


I just came back from the last massage. I went to Yin Yang Connection, a Korean massage center in a shopping mall.
No evidence of any luxury there. Well, for what I paid, I should not really expect anything but the paper roll on the wooden bed.
I had the half hour back massage. The masseur was literally on top of me for part of it. She used her finger tips, knuckles, palms, arms and elbows in the procedure. I left there very relaxed. I might return when I need someone to abuse my muscles into relaxing.


Massaged and relaxed, I’m ready to head back to work tomorrow.

Not at all!!