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GENEVA Swiss women are crazy for Givenchy's Eye Fly mascara ($22), maybe because this city has a Givenchy spa...
Antoni Gaud?'s psychedelic Barcelona architecture may take your imagination on a magical mystery tour, but a visit to the Six Senses Spa, in the penthouse of the city's five-star Hotel Arts, will sweep your whole body along for the ride. According to director Janet Fernandez, its philosophy is: "To balance all five senses in order to release your sixth sense?your internal flame." To this end guests are welcomed before treatments in a chic, chandelier-lit waiting room with a glass of ginger tea and a ginger candy to purify the body and boost energy levels, before...
...From there it's straight to the "chromotherapy steam room," where gently pulsing magenta lights are used to "unlock the doors to your inner vision." The spa's signature massage is the Sensory Spa Journey. For 90 minutes two pairs of hands use a personalized blend of aromatherapy oils, to relax, detox or revitalize, all over your body. As you dip in and out of a blissful consciousness, time?with you in it?seems to evaporate. Follow this with ear candling, the ancient Hopi Indian art of using a flame to extract the gunk from your ears, to guarantee...
...people can afford to live in a Tadao Ando house, or spend a night in his plush Benesse House hotel on Japan's Naoshima Island. But for $12 or less, any adult or child can wade for hours in a spa designed by the celebrated Japanese architect...
...facility in the architect's hometown of Kobe, its striking curves exemplifying Ando's beautifully original approach to form. Environmental and civic responsibility were key considerations in the construction. Under-floor pipes, filled with discarded scalding water from a local power plant, are used to heat treatment rooms and spa pools. Meanwhile, special plumbing allows pool and bath water to be drained and used by emergency services when necessary?an important precaution, given the lessons of the Great Hanshin Earthquake that struck the region...