Thursday, February 26, 2009

Hammam Spa Revisited

The last time I went to this spa was quite sometime back. I loved the experience the first time but somehow I never came back because I wanted to try other spas. But I always remember that my skin was smooth for a long time after my Hammam experience.

Since I'm getting married next week and all, I decided to go back. I made an appointment and decided to go after work as they are usually busy during the weekends. The lady on the phone was a Philipino if I'm not mistaken. She was very polite, answered my questions well and was very helpful. She explained to me about the promotion that they have going on until the end of the month for Chinese New Year and asked me if I was interested in that package. Of course! It’s a good deal!

My appointment was at 6pm but I was running late. At 5.30pm, I called to say that I might be a little bit late. I got there at about 6.10pm and was directed to the changing room. I love the feeling of being inside that spa. I feel like a genie in a bottle. You know from that show “I dream of Genie”.. I love it.

The package is called Hammam Scents of the Orient and it consists of:

1. Gommage – which is the scrub thingy I think. First they shower you and put this black soap on you for about 10 minutes and after that, the scrubbing will start. You can see all the dead skin coming off you. Really weird…but after that, your body feels so damn soft, it’s the best feeling ever.

2. 7 Flowers Bath to rinse off the dead skin and all that. The lady also shampooed my hair but I was not too happy that she didn’t put conditioner after that. But still, the smell was nice.

3. 60 minutes massage with Huile Sacre, a blessing oil of Frankincense, Myrhh & Sandalwood. Apparently its good for attracting love, prosperity, joy and protection. Hehe..iye la tu. But nonetheless, the smell was very nice. Massage was good too. Too bad it was only 60 minutes. I was really enjoying myself then.


With the massage, my treatment for the day ended. I was not ready to leave yet!!!! Wish I could have more things done!

So anyway,

Initially, before I came to this spa today, I had the impression that I’d be getting a floral bath. As in, flowers in the bathtub kinda thing. But what I got instead, was a shower.
So I asked the lady at the counter and told her that I didn’t get my 7 Flowers bath. She said I got it. I asked when and she said it was after the gommage. I then asked her again, I where was the flowers as I didn’t see any flowers during the shower/bath or whatever they call it. So she went inside to check with the therapist. Apparently they didn’t use any flowers as they were not fresh anymore.

Hmm…well, they should have told me that earlier instead of telling me I got my 7 floral bath right?! To be honest, one of the reasons why I wanted this package was because of the 7 floral bath. I mean they say that it’s good to mandi bunga before wedding right?
So, I was quite disappointed.

The lady at the counter felt bad because I didn’t get my floral bath so she said she will give me 20 minutes reflexology for free the next time. Oh ok, that’s nice! :)

Overall, it was a fantastic experience yet again. I loved every minute in there.
I just didn’t want it to end so fast.

Also, the last time I went there, they didn’t give me a tube top…so I was half naked basically and that Turkish lady gave me a bath and it was quite embarrassing. This time was different, they gave me a tube top so its much better. Less memalukan although, I don’t really mind being topless (cuz I just close my eyes and pretend like I’m on my own, in my own world)

One thing is for sure, the scrub is the best I’ve tried. I mean, your skin really does feel super smooth. I think I’m going to come back at least once a month…..

I feel like a queen. Queen Rania…

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