American Spa, October 2002 Reprint from American Spa, October 2002

 

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BLISS facial and foot treatment
The Blissful Facial and Foot Treatment at Gaia Day Spa (La Jolla, CA) is administered by an esthetician and a massage therapist. The first 15 minutes of the $185, 90-minute treatment is a skin analysis. Next comes cleansing and exfoliation of the face with Eminence products followed by the application of a stimulating pulp mask and extractions. A nourishing herbal mask is then applied and massaged into the face while a massage therapist uses hot towels to soften the feet before an exfoliation with either peppermint or lemongrass foot scrub by Prima Vera. While the facial is being performed, the feet and lower legs are massaged with Bath Bloomer's Mint Sorbet gel. Next, the esthetician applies the finishing mask and massages the client's décolleté, neck, and arms while the massage therapist uses fresh cucumber (cut in half) to work pressure points on the lower legs for about 10 minutes. The two therapists coordinate a finish, and the esthetician follows up the facial with the removal of the finishing mask and an application of Eminence's plum or rose toner and apricot moisturizer and Emergin C sunscreen.


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