SPA-rty

SPArty. SPA-Party. Get it? :P

My best friend is getting married next week and I had organised a pampering session for the bride to be and some girlfriends.
Also, it's been a long week for me as well and I need some major pampering session.

Because this is a much needed session (for me, more than the bride to be!), I wanted to go to somewhere 'safe'. Somewhere I trust will do a good job. I didnt want to try somewhere new for this session.

I dediced to go to Energy Day Spa in Mont Kiara. The place is just lovely and it's cozy enough for 4 girls to spend some time for a few hours.

I called them up to make an appointment for Saturday. Yippieee!!! I'm so excited. I think I am more excited than the soon to be bride. Ah well..

For 4 people or more, they have this promotion where you can enjoy:

1. Steam Bath
2. Salt Glow Scrub
3. Foot Bath
4. Body Massage
5. Healthy Spa Cuisine

all for only RM250.00 per person! That's a good deal if you ask me.

My massage was 'da bomb'... It was sooooooooo good that I didnt want to fall asleep cuz I want to enjoy every minute of it but I couldnt cuz it was soooooo good that I fell asleep! I think at one point I was actually snoring (and I never snore) and I woke myself up cuz I got the shock of my life! heheh...
Sound stupid. How can you wake yourself up from snoring, right? Trust me, it can happen and it happened!
Anyway, it was the best massage I ever had. Confirmed!!!

While the therapist was scrubbing me, I asked her a few questions. My dream is to have my own spa someday so I wanted to do some 'research' :P
Her name is Lina and she's indonesian. She used to work for Thalgo in Mandarin Oriental. When she told me that, I immediately felt 'safe'. She must be quite good.
She's been working for Energy Day Spa for 4 years. I cant believe this place has been up and running for 4 years and I only knew about it this year?!! OMG!!

I just cant say enough about the massage. I love it! I love it! I love it!

After the massage and after the whole thing, the girls and I had a healthy spa cuisine at the rooftop. We were given a menu earlier before our treatment started.
I decided to have the pumpkin soup (yum yum) and the rest had salad and other stuff.
We also had a choice of fruit juice. I had the strawberry and banana and orange juice. It was so yummy.

Everyone had a nice time except for one of the girls. For some reason, her therapist did not massage her front. Didnt massage her legs and tummy. She said that the girl kept massaging her shoulders and neglected her legs while she was lying down face up.
Weird. We think her therapist fell asleep. She said at one point when the therapist was massaging her shoulder, she just kept still for almost 2 minutes.

So this girlfriend of mine werent happy at all. Poor thing.
I'm happy I didnt get that therapist!!! :)

Before we left, we complaint and told the spa manager what happened. The therapist denied everything and said she did massage her legs and front. She said my friend must have fallen asleep and they argued for abit and then the manager said ok, she'll give an extra 30 minutes massage the next time my friend comes back.
Well, I dont think she'll be going back there, that's for sure.
She was too angry that the therapist denied it and accused her of falling asleep!

Too bad that happened cuz everyone else had a good time and enjoyed their time there.
I feel quite bad for recommending her to come there cuz she clearly wasnt pleased.

Anyhow, I enjoyed my session and in fact, I loved it...

I cant wait to go back!!!

When? Next week?

This this couple's promotion going on there now..

The Vino Therapy Renewal Package
- Steam Bath
- Body Polish and Mask
- Massage
- Foot Bath

for RM638 per couple!

Yahoo......

Definitely going there to check this out..

Scrub & Massage

I took a package at Khareya for the massage and I'm left with another session there. I love the massage the cuz they're really good.

I made an appointment and asked for the same girl to massage me, her name is Novi.
I remember her name cuz I had a good friend in University from Jakarta with that name.
So anyways, this time, instead of just going for a massage, I decided to go for a body scrub as well.

The lady at the spa told me that they have a new range now. Apart from the usual products they also have this new range of Dewi Sri Spa products. She told me to pick which scrub I want. The smell were all very fruity and nice and yummy. I couldnt decide. It was all lovely.

In the end, I picked the tea tree or something like that. Lovely.

Scrub was good as usual and massage was fantastic.
I asked Novi for stronger pressure massage and it was sooooooooo nice. Very strong, just like how I like it. At times, it was a bit too strong that I didnt get to sleep but still, I loved it.

I love Khareyana Spa. I want a spa like that so I can be there 24/7
:)

Massage at Home

My friend recommended me to this kakak sometime last year. Her name is Kak Ilah and she's pretty good.
She does traditional massage, manicure & pedicure, facial and scrub as well at the comfort of your own home.

If you need a massage but cant be bothered to go to the spa, you can give her a call. She does house calls for just RM50 per hour. She goes as far as Shah Alam.

I've recommended her to some of my friends and they seem to agree that she's good.
Only thing is, she talks alot so dont start being too friendly. I normally prefer to go to a spa because I can get my body scrub and all done there at the same time and be out of the house but whenever I need a massage at home, this is the lady I would call.

Try her...

Kak Ilah
0192726181

Sifu Reflexology

I just had one of the best foot massages ever and cant wait to share the experience.

Normally I go to Sri Petaling for reflexology but once in a while, I do go to other places as well. The reflexology in Sri Petaling is nice because it relaxes me and the technique they use is not the painful kinda reflexology. It wont make me jump out of the seat kinda thing but sometimes, I like the painful foot massage cuz it makes me feel really relaxed after the session. I actually like the pain to be honest.

So anyways, each time I decide to go for the slightly more painful type of foot massage, I’ll go to Sifu in Bangsar Telawi. It is situated right next to T Club, which is next to Starbucks.

In Sri Petaling reflexology, they would normally force you to drink a glass of water for each feet. They first massage the left, then the right and then go back to the left and then the right. Approximately spend about 15 minutes each side. So that’s like 4 glasses of water. They will bug you until you drink that water. Since it’s puasa and I cant drink that 4 glasses of water for every 1 hour session of foot massage, I decided to go to Bangsar instead. This place, they don’t force you to drink at all…

Last night I went there at 12.00am and boy it was one helluva good foot massage.
I don’t know what techniques they use but it reminds me of my favourite reflexology place in Bali. All the workers in Sifu are from Sabah.

You should try it…it’s really good!

I’ve been here many times and they’re good.
If you happen to be around that area in Telawi you should give it a go.
They also do body massage and all sorts of other stuff which I have to try soon!

Ask for Jim, Henry or Hassan to give you a good foot massage. Trust me, it’s worth it.

Sifu
Bangsar Telawi
Tel: 03-22840057

Freckles?! Noooo!!!!

I had my facial last week at Dermalogica. My usual beautician was off on that day so I had another beautician to do the facial for me.

I told her to do the same treatment I did the last time, which was:

1. Skin Polishing
2. Neck Facial
3. Eye Treatment

Before the facial, she did a check on my skin. She told me that I have pigmentation (freckles. Yeah, I knew that.
Somehow, she managed to freak me out. I'm a malay, I have brown skin so why do I have freckles? I usually associate freckles to fair people, like the mat salleh or the chinese and it's funny to me that I have them. Especially since I dont expose myself to the sun at all. Most of the them I'm indoors.



After the facial, I decided to get a sunblock. I actually have one but I dont really like how my skin feels after applying that Shiseido sunblock. It's spf 50 though and it was only RM99.00. Bargain!!
I finally got myself this Dermalogica sunblock instead. RM236 for a smaller bottle.
But nevermind, I bet it's a lot better.

So hopefully no more new freckles!

Professional Make Up

My engagement is coming soon and I dont know where to get my make up done.
I've done my make up in MAC KLCC before but my other half seem to think that I look 'weird' after the make up. The make up artist himself looked pretty weird so when my boyfriend saw him 'painting' my face, he already had that idea that all that make up will look weird on me. Also because he doesnt like me wearing too much and I dont look like myself. Me on the other hand feel that I look better with make up, especially extreme make up on! So, a little bit of a dilemma there.

This lady in MAC did my make up once and she was good. She sold over RM2000 worth of products to me that time. She made me look like a better version of myself. Natural look. I remember it was probably 5 years back and I went there to purchase make up for university. Yes, I was really vain!
I asked her for make up I could wear to uni. So she recommended a whole bunch of stuff and in the end, she gave me a free makeover. I looked so good that day.

That night, I went out with my then boyfriend. He didnt say a word about how I looked and I was like, "heelllloooo, cant you tell that I'm wearing make up?!"
And he was like "ohhh...no wonder you look different, I was just thinking to myself that you look different and prettier today" hmm...dont know whether he was just trying to cover his ass or it was a real sincere compliment but I think I'll just take it as that!

So this lady at MAC, her name is..hmm.......shida or something like that. She still works there cuz I see her there sometimes but it's so hard to get hold of her. She's always not there. Perhaps I could try and get her to do my make up for the engagement.

Any other suggestions??

Hammam style

It's time for my monthly spa Sunday. I havent been pampering myself much lately. I guess I've been busy. Initially I wanted to go to one of those Martha Tilaar Spa but when I called the Dewi Sri Spa in Hartamas, unfortunately, it is a ladies only spa and I wanted to drag my other half along with me so I had to pick a different spa.
But which?

I did my research online and decided to give Hammam Spa a go. I read some of the reviews on the internet and they all say the same thing. That it's different. Really different from the other spas. So I thought I might as well check this out.

I called them on Saturday to make an appointment for Sunday morning but they were fully booked. The only slot available for Sunday is at 3pm.

We got there on time and we had to fill up a form since it is our first time there. We were also informed of the treatment that we're going to get, which is called Royal Couple Hammam. Sounds 'grand'....must be good...
The explanation was really clear and we sort of knew what to expect. I had already read reviews on this spa so I roughly know what to look for and all that but my other half still looked a bit confused.

When we first got into the spa, it was really different. I dont know how to explain but it is really nice inside. You surely wont expect it to look like that if you walk past the spa from outside. It's really nice inside. Makes you feel like you're in Morocco or something. Reminds me Aladdin :)

First was a step inside the steam room. It's not like those typical steam room at all. Its really different. You just have to go and experience it yourself. You really cant see where the steam or heat is coming from but the marble walls are all hot and it's humid in there. But it's not too warm, it's just nice.
The therapist will then ask you to remove the robe (basically you're topless and will only have your disposal underwear on!) and she will shower and soap you! I was expecting this (from the reviews that I've read) but still was not prepared for it! It's just weird...but I try to not think about it too much. I just let her do her job.
This moroccan lady showered me with warm water first and then she will apply this black cream thingy (cant remember what it's called) and this is suppose to open your pores or something like that. I was left in there for about 10 minutes. I was told to lie down in that room. The walls are all warm and it was a bit uncomfortable to just lie down on the marble but it wasnt too bad cuz I fell asleep for about 5 minutes.

Then I was brought to the room next door and thats where the scrubbing starts. She put on this hand mit thing and starts scrubbing. You can see this black stuff coming out of you...layers of dead skin cells. Once that is done, she will shower you again and bring you back to the steam room and put on the body mask and leave you to lie down in there again for another 10 mins. Again, I fell asleep. It's so easy to fall asleep in there but it was so uncomfortable. Especially since I feel so exposed!

After that she showered me to remove the mask and then soaped me with the shower gel.
She also washed and shampooed my hair. I really felt like a princess. I didnt have to do anything myself. It's like you just sit there and she'll do everything for you.
I could get used to that :)

Next we were brought to the private room to get our massage. The room was really nice and cozy and the bath tub area was nice and romantic. With candles and all.
It really was romantic in there. We were told to relax and have a glass of water and some snacks before the massage.

The 75 minutes massage was also very nice. I really enjoyed it a lot.
I really needed that. It was perfect.
I seldom fall asleep during massages cuz I would normally be complaining in my heart about how I wish the pressure was stronger or talking to myself in my heart about the spa or something but this time, I was really totally relaxed.
I fell asleep.

When I woke up, it was almost over. I was a bit disapointed that I was asleep rather than enjoying the massage. I remember how she massaged my legs and it was so nice. I remember she massaged my shoulder and that was nice too and then that's it. I was on cloud 9 and in another world.

Finally it was time for the bath. That was normal...nothing great...with roses and all so that was nice.

It's surely was a different experience. I'd come back again for sure.

I quite like being 'royal'

The couple spa - Royal Couple Hammam took about 3 hours all together and cost RM650.
But until 15th August, we get 20% off so it only cost us RM520. Not bad at all.

You have to try this spa. Just for the experience of being treated like a turkish princess :)

Hammam Spa
3rd Floor, Bangsar Village 2
Tel: 22822180
Hammam or Reviews

I've been Hammam'ed :)
Have you?