The Best Date Treatments At Day Spas

September 3, 2007

I really like preparing for a date at a day spa. There are a lot of great ones in Miami where I live one. The thing is –do you know what beauty are worth the money and which ones should you choose if you have never been to any type of day spa before? Well talk to me I have had every day spa treatment in the world

One of the most popular and worthwhile services offered at many day spas is the therapeutic massage. This is a massage, sometimes done with essential oils or specialty creams in which a masseuse manually manipulates your skin and muscles. This calms my nerves and I find also stimulates the skin by bringing blood circulation to the surface.

Yet another practical and effective service is the facial which can involve a number of practices including analysis of the skin, exfoliation deep cleansing, massage, infrared therapy toning, moisturizing and the removal of black heads. You can also get similar treatments at day spas for the entire body.

These body treatments are basically facials for the whole body that also include exfoliation, toning, heath therapy, moisturizing and massage. One of the most au-courant body treatments is a salt glow or body scrub, an exfoliating treatment where the therapist rubs off the outermost layer of dead skin cells and that stimulates the skin so the circulation is brought to the surface. This gives your whole body a healthy, fresh glow.

Another specialty treatment offered by many day spas is the body wrap. Basically there are two types of body wraps – the detoxifying wrap and the hydrating wrap. Algae, mud, fruit and seaweed are used in detoxifying wraps. Hydrating body wraps consist of such ingredients as shea butter, cocoa butter, avocado and other types of rich creams or oils. Many day spas also add vitamins, flower petals and even chocolate to their wraps to make them more beneficial and pleasant to experience.

Another common offering at day spas is the manicure or pedicures along with foot and leg massages. These massages can be done with aromatherapy. However you can also get these types of services done more cheaply at a hair salon.

Before you go for some of the more exotic services that are offered by day spas such as hot stone therapy, Thai Massage or iridology (looking at the irises of the eyes to diagnose health conditions) you might want to try some of the basic services described above to make sure that it is a quality day spa.

Quality day spas will be ones that come highly recommended by your friends and local magazines. They are also usually located in high-end areas of town. Some of the very best day spas are located inside hotel chains. Also like most things that can be purchased in life, treatments at day spas tend to be better if they are more expensive. This is because the expensive day spas hire better-qualified staff and use more expensive ingredients in their potions.

 

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Are Organic Hair Products for Real?

August 25, 2007

I am getting a little disappointed with the beauty industry again. Did you know that the word organic is practically meaningless? Just because an organic hair product is labeled as so doesn’t mean that it is an actual organic product. In fact the word organic is an adjective that is very misrepresented on all kinds of products.

Ever wonder why Clairol Herbal Essences sells you an “Organic Herbal Experience” rather than a label that say Organic Shampoo? It is because it is not an organic shampoo. Containing a few herbs is not enough. Every single company selling organic hair products on the market today including Lush, Aveda, Avalon and the Body Shop is marketing things falsely as organic. This is part of catering to the all-natural trend in hair care, which started with labeling products as “natural” when they aren’t as all. In fact the phrase “natural” is practically meaningless nowadays

Maybe you have heard of that organic cosmetic line called Nature’s Gate. Nature’s Gate uses such chemical compounds as olefin sulfonate and cocamidopropul, betain and sudsing and foaming agents in its line of Organics shampoos. Avalon Natural Products brand shower gels, shave creams and shampoos contain petroleum.

A lot of people are very upset about this type of mislabeling and believe that states and provinces in North America should do what California has done and pass a law that says the ingredients must be more than 70% organic for it to be allowed to label itself as so. I want the real thing, not just an experience that mimics it.

The reason it is taking so long for this type of legislation to go through is because legislators and manufactuers cannot arrive at a mutually agreeable definition of what organic is. For instance you might think that you are using an organic conditioner if you grab an avocado out of your refrigerator and mash it up and apply it to your hair. Contrary to popular belief this is not an organic hair product unless the avocado comes from an organic farm and has been certified as organic by the Food and Drug Administration. You are simply using a vegetable to wash your hair.

Yet another source of debate is the use of hydrosols in organic hair products. Many hair products say that they contain essential oils when really it is just water collected after the steaming of herbs. Also there is some question over whether or not a flower or essential oil can be called organic if it is not made on an organic farm.

Products that are truly organic are easily identified just through using them. For instance, a truly organic shampoo will not create lather as it lacks the chemicals and foaming agents that are put into most organic hair products that are marketed today. Organic hair products will also not smell very strong. This is because most organic hair products on the market today also have added scents that are not necessarily derived from any kind of wild or natural source.

 

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Mr. I Forgot My Pin Number

July 23, 2007

Sorry I haven’t been writing for a couple of days but I decided to just soak up some rays on the beach and relax. However while at one of the hotels in Miami I met this really handsome actor/ waiter. I kept going for Monitors to the same bar again and again hoping to be asked out on a date.

Finally it happens. He calls and he talks to me on the phone. He gives great phone! I am charmed. He shows up at my door. He looks gorgeous, clean and I like the expensive car I see pulled up in the driveway.

He takes to me to the Hard Rock Café in Miami and both of us have a ball listening to the music and people watching both the tourists and famous people alike. He told me this was one of his favorite places, as he loves studying human behavior (like most actors do

I really was optimistic as we did spend a lot of time making googly eyes at each other and our hands and legs would lightly touch each other now and then. We had a bottle of expensive wine, raw oysters, a great pasta with rose sauce and then after all that was done we split a giant fudge sundae. Everything was going great and I loved the way he seemed to be prolonging the date by ordering a succession of after dinner liquors to go with his coffee.

After our last Grand Marnier and gazing into each other’s lovesick eyes, the bill for all of this came. He put a debit card in the tray and the waiter looked at him wryly and said, “I’m sorry we only take credit cards here.” He then looked very startled and blurted out “I’m sorry! I don’t have a credit card and I only brought cash with me!”

He then emptied his pockets of everything and came up with what I could see was about three five-dollar bills and a b it of coin. This was not going to cover our seventy-dollar plus restaurant bill.

After witnessing this our waiter then suggested that he go to the bank machine which was located conveniently just outside the restaurant lobby. However he just kept looking at me and saying “I don’t have any cash on me.” Like he expected me to pay the bill.

Finally I asked him – “Why don’t you just go to the bank machine?” and he gave me puppy dog pleading type eyes and simply stated, “I forgot my PIN number. My wallet was stolen and they gave me a new one and I forgot the number that they had issued me.”

After I paid the bill we went out on the street and he asked if I would like to go for more drinks. I just had to say forget it because I really don’t think the woman should be paying for anything especially if he asks her out on a date. Needless to say his number is no longer on my speed dial!

 

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Using A Dog To Meet Men

July 6, 2007

Well I have decided to give and buy a dog. I love dogs but the main reason I am getting one is so I can meet more men.

Meeting more men is easy if you have a cute pooch. At least that is what my friends have told me. So far I am not sure it is working. It seems like I am meeting more women. They are more inclined to stop you and go “Oh, what a cute dog – where did you get it etc.”

The idea of course is to take the dog out to a park and then walk with it and wait for men who like pets to come up and start a conversation with you. However that got me thinking about what type of man needs to be focusing on a dog before he can muster up the powers of speech. If you meet a man because of a dog does that mean you will be spending the entire relationship focusing and talking about the dog? Will you be one of those married couples that avoids having sex and instead lies in bed and talks about the dog all night? Will the dog be the best man or best bitch at my wedding? Will the dog lie between us at night and become our Furkid like child substitute.

Yet another thing about trying to attract a man while walking a dog in a park is that one of the least sexy things you could be caught doing in the world is cleaning up dog poop. First of all there is all of the unattractive squatting you have to do and the faces you make as you pick the stuff up. Second of all there is that smell. There is nothing like being seduced to the sweet smells of digested Alpo or Performatrim. Also how sexy is carrying a pooper scooper or bits of plastic bag around.

So far all I have met is a lot of really old men. They are the type that seem more likely to stop and pet the dog on the head. Then they leer at me and ask me lots of questions about the dog in order to prevent me from meeting the men I really want to meet. The cute guys just walk on by because they can see my dance card has already been filled by all of these Bob Barker types who love dogs.

What I am hoping is that while playing fetch with the dog a man will bring the Frisbee back in his teeth instead of the dog. And he better look like Matthew Macounaghy too.

Still now that I have a dog I am thinking that he might be better for me then any old boyfriend. Not only does he have gorgeous eyes but he gives me lots of unconditional love. It is almost worth the $500 I had to spend in microchipping and vaccination shots just to make him legally mine – all mine!

 

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