Summer beauty

03/31/2009

Celebrate summer with a soul-cleansing round of pampering. Here are a few ideas.

Detoxify at Chi Spa

There are few places in Metro Manila that provide complete serenity. One of these is the CHI Spa at Edsa Shangri-La Hotel, which offers the singularly luxurious “Uniquely Chi” experience. This is an overnight stay in a CHI Premier Room, with a Traditional massage at CHI Spa, breakfast for two and access to the Horizon Lounge.

The Chi Premier rooms are located in the hotel’s fifth floor, and entering this area is like walking into another world. For while accommodations at Edsa Shangri-La Hotel are comfortable, the Chi rooms are extra special. The rooms are designed with serene luxury in mind — warm-toned, softly lit and subdued in atmosphere. The room is fitted with a low, “floating” bed, low-hanging corner lamps — the materials natural and textured and the wood dark-stained. Overall, the place gives off a peaceful, relaxing and cocooned ambiance, which are carried over to the other areas of Chi, including a library and yoga studio, all the way from the private stairs to the Chi Spa.

After checking in, check out the spa services menu and make an appointment for a massage. Among the Traditional Massages one may choose as part of the package are the Philippine Hilot Massage, Tui Na Massage or the Himalayan Head and Scalp Massage — all 60-minute treatments.

The spa also offers its Signature Therapies and Massage (Chi Balance, Aroma Vitality, Herbal Harmoney or the Himalayan Healing Stone Massage); Facial Treatments (CHI Facial, Green Tea Facial, Biodroga Ultimate Oxygenating Facial, Biodroga Detoxifying Whitening Facial and the Futuresse Caviar Deluxe Treatment), Body Therapies (including body scrubs and body wraps), Men’s Skincare and Luxury Hand and Foot Care (including reflexology, dagdagay foot therapy, manicures and pedicures.

For the ultimate experience, try any of the CHI Journeys: the Yin Yang Harmonizing Massage, The Traveller’s Retreat, Hayahay, or the Himalayan Tsangpo Ritual.

Guests of the Chi Premier rooms have access to the hotel’s Horizon Lounge, which offers afternoon tea, cocktails and breakfast. Should one wish to dine in the room, the CHI Spa menu offers a selection of breakfast items (Asian or Western), vegetarian fare and Haiku-inspired cuisine, which is Japanese cuisine inspired by the hramony of nature.

Should one wish to explore the city’s delights, the Shangri-La Plaza mall is just a few minutes away, with a bridgeway connection frm the hotel through the St. Francis condominiums parking area.

The “Uniquely Chi” package is priced at P16,000 (single occupancy) or P21,500 (double occupancy). For inquiries, call (632) 633-8888.

Star in your own summer

with Bed Head by TIGI

Getting that fuss-free, natural look for your hair requires much more effort than we would like, but the good news is with the breakthrough formula of Bed Head by TIGI, hair treatment is effortless and easy. For summer’s free-flowing, shiny and healthy hair, get the sizzling summer essentials from Bed Head by TIGI!

Whatever color your hair, Dumb Blonde cares for damaged and chemically treated hair and repairs hair damage from the sun, smoke, pollution and chemical treatments. Get the Dumb Blonde Shampoo to deliver mega moisture with lather for that added supershine. Follow with Dumb Blonde Reconstructor to salvage hair wreckage with protein-packed moisturizer consisting of wheat, soy, keratin and Pro-Vitamin B-5 complex. As a pH balancer, this daily conditioner can also be used as a hair mask.

Treat your tresses with Bed Head Stick, a hair stick that creates the right texture and hold for that tufty or spiked look. Because it is a ‘hair stick for cool people,’ hair becomes soft, smooth and pliable.

Be pleasingly hard to get with Hard To Get Pliable Paste to lock in moisture for that soft finish. Stylish lads and lasses with short to medium hair length are sure to turn people’s heads with their polished look.

Light up the scene with Manipulator, a funky gunk that rocks! This fiber-forming cream gives more body and texture for that long-lasting finish. Get whacked-out hair with spikes, twisted dreads or punky mane and you’ll still rock the house!

Feel the adrenaline rush with Headrush, Shine Adrenaline with a Superfine Mist. The lightweight aerosol supershine mist gives explosive shine for immaculate, healthy-looking hair that won’t certainly weigh you down. Spray all over your dry hair.

The party must get started with After-Party, a hair cream that gives silky, smooth, shiny and healthy-looking hair of any length or texture.

Bed Head by TIGI products are available at Emphasis Salons, Essensuals Salon, Basement, Salon de Timog and all leading hair salons nationwide.

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