Word: spas
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
LIVING Day spas, the fast way for busy people to relax...
...City spas probably owe their popularity to the growing number of women professionals who want to cram the benefits of a massage or body scrub into their crowded business day. But the facilities cater to both sexes, and for rushed executives or work-out enthusiasts, they help unknot kinks and ease tensions. Corporations are joining the trend by rewarding employees with day- spa gift certificates; rather than woo clients over lunch at a chic restaurant, many businesswomen now treat them to a short stint at a day spa, where a la carte treatments replace the lengthy regimens at full-time...
...Susan Ciminelli's retreat for the tired masses in Manhattan, New Age music fills the air. Rock crystals are placed throughout the establishment to give "a sense of calm relaxation," she explains. Ciminelli, who calls city spas "maintenance," offers a menu of seaweed facials and body treatments, all priced at about $65. Patrons at Beverly Hot Springs in Los Angeles bathe in marble-and-stone pools, then stretch out to be rubbed with a velvety mixture of oil and honey, and finish off with a facial pack of freshly grated cucumber. Total cost...
...spas are a lot easier on the pocketbook than the residential variety, where prices can zoom to more than $3,500 for a week's stay. Day-spa regimens can start as low as $35 for a 40-minute facial or head toward the $100-plus range for a massage or cleansing treatment. At the Burke Williams urban spa in West Los Angeles, attendants smooth on plant and flower oils, each with its own purpose: some stimulate fatigued muscles; others soothe them. While classical music plays softly, clients are pummeled into tranquillity with a deep-tissue sports massage, followed...
...Kelley was finding her metier: rummaging through people's secrets, real and imagined. She wrote a free-lance article about resorts where the rich and famous frolicked, and parlayed the piece into The Glamour Spas, a book flecked with naughty gossip. This brought her to the attention of New Jersey celebrity-book publisher Lyle Stuart, who sent her off to do a job on Jackie Onassis. Kelley's friend at the time, gossip columnist Liz Smith, gave her voluminous files on Jackie, and Kitty set out on a tireless quest for the down and dirty. The book, Jackie Oh!, revealed...