http://spaphoria.com info for day spa junkies and luxury spa lushes Mon, 07 Jan 2008 22:26:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Los Angeles offers many great options for day spas, and I have tried many of many of them. My favorite spot in L.A. is Ole Henriksen which is located in West Hollywood on the Sunset Strip. This place is world famous, but relatively under the radar, making it ... http://spaphoria.com/destinations/day-spa/las-hottest-day-spa-ole-henriksen By Ann Marie Gardner Napa Valley has become the vinotherapy capital of the country. Vinotherapy became all the rage nearly a decade ago, when the Vinothérapie Spa at Les Sources de Caudalie spa opened its doors in Bordeaux, France. Here, on the grounds of the Château Smith-Haut-Lafitte vineyard, spa-goers could spend the ... http://spaphoria.com/beauty/anti-aging/vinotherapy A feel-good getaway By Laurie Werner. Want a feel-good getaway? Head to France, where a brand-new spa and a spa with a line of brand-new products are at your beck and call. Martillac It's hard to imagine a more sybaritic environment: a spa set in a Bordeaux vineyard with wine-based treatments and a ... http://spaphoria.com/destinations/french-spas-what-a-style San Francisco Bay Area spas that offer teen facials But a growing number of teenagers - both boys and girls - are getting facials as part of a healthy approach to skin care, or to address the kinds of skin problems teens used to entrust to dermatologists. Majestic Day Spa, 541 Athol ... http://spaphoria.com/beauty/day-spas-offering-teen-facials London achieves a state of Bliss this fall when the two-story branch debuts in South Kensington. Expect the same clever details and whimsical services that made the original spa downtown Manhattan's favorite retreat. The Quickbliss Nail Bar is devoted to hands and feet (the hot-milk-and-almond pedicure is sublime). Other standards ... http://spaphoria.com/destinations/bliss-london-spa This latest piece was written by Katharine Branham at WoodlandsOnline.com, a local media outlet in Texas. The Woodlands, TX -- It never fails to amaze me just who might be seen in our hometown. Recently Salvatore Ferragamo visited the Urban Retreat Spa & Salon located in the Marriot Waterway. Urban Retreat ... http://spaphoria.com/destinations/urban-day-spa-retreats-in-texas-salvatore-ferragamo-no-less 212-245-8006; townhousespa.com HISTORY Former financier Jamie Ahn’s newest venture opened last fall following the success of his Acqua Beauty Bar (which, natch, doesn’t have a bar). VIBE The three-story space features mahogany, mother-of-pearl, and a honey onyx bar built onto a rough-hewn 3,000-year-old tree. BY DAY After lunch at Town next door, Midtown ... http://spaphoria.com/destinations/townhouse-spa-new-york-city Six getaways take a new approach to getting in shape—both in mind and in body—by helping you push yourself first, then pamper yourself later. By Gail Harrington A week of 5:30 a.m. wake-ups, 12-mile morning hikes, communal living, and total detox from caffeine, alcohol, sugar, and other banned substances may be beneficial, ... http://spaphoria.com/life/spa-report-work-hard-play-hard Voted Number One Destination Spa for Programs and Settings by the readers of Condé Nast Traveler Magazine Voted Number One Destination Spa for Weight Loss-Cuisine-Yoga-Fitness-Mind Body Program by the readers of Luxury SpaFinder Magazine During your visit, you will enjoy a complete well-rounded program of fitness, advanced body and skin care, nutritionally balanced gourmet meals ... http://spaphoria.com/destinations/calavie-spa-overview By Jeffries Blackerby Since buying the Cal-a-Vie spa near San Diego three years ago, John and Terri Havens, a New Orleans businessman and his wife, have turned what was a sleepy, frayed-at-the-edges encampment into an intimate, beautifully restored retreat. All 24 Provence-style guestrooms have been redone, as have the common rooms, ... http://spaphoria.com/destinations/spa-report-california-dreaming