Archive for September, 2009
Spa gift vouchers – a real treat
So, you’ve ripped open the envelope that contains the birthday card from your granny. But instead of the eagerly anticipated crisp cheque you usually receive, out drop a couple of spa gift vouchers for a day visit to one of the UK’s leading spas plus a selection of beauty treatments. After the initial fleeting twinge of disappointment
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Beauty treatments: talking facial to facial
Many of us give plenty of thought to our face on a daily – and nightly – basis, adorning it with a variety of lotions and potions, but all the while sparing little thought for the facial muscles that lie beneath. So if names such as risorious, zygomaticus and procerus are strangers to you,
Quick slow, slow, slow, slow – life at spa’s pace
My eye was caught, during a speedy online visit to Amazon the other day, by a book entitled “In Praise of Slowness”, in which author Carl Honoré extols the virtues of eschewing the frenetic pace at which many of us live life these days. My fleeting visit was immediately extended by some
Why the 70s were so good for us – and why spa breaks are good for us today
Eating unhealthily can damage your carbon footprint. In fact, without being too indelicate, people who eat excessively could currently be generating an extra 60 mega-tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions every year. This rather startling figure emerged from a recent study of eating and weight patterns by
Stressed out? Massage your cares away at a day spa
If your jaw is almost permanently clenched, your neck taut and your insides tied in an array of knots that would do a boy scout proud, you may well be suffering from the effects of stress. Take heart though: you certainly aren’t alone… Stress is a universal problem and it’s not going to
Strictly spa – first steps to fitness
As press reports continue to fuel excitement about the imminent return of Strictly Come Dancing, the whole nation looks poised to pounce on the remote control and tune in without delay. From 18th September onwards, viewers will watch, spellbound, as a succession of sequin-studded professional dancers
When the swine flu’s flown, it’s time for some pampering
If you’re one of the thousands of inhabitants of the UK who have been unlucky enough to fall prey to swine flu in the past couple of months, you may still be feeling somewhat under the weather – even though you’ve long since been pronounced a completely germ-free zone. Chances are that
