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Hair science with Toni & Guy
Lifestyle / Beauty & SPA
Written by : Jean C. Wong
Dec 4, 2008
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Hair science with Toni & Guy
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With more than 40 years of history and global renown, Toni and
Guy is a hairdresser you know you can trust. This Londonbased
international company has more than 400 salons all
over the world and has won numerous awards for its cutting edge styles.
Bringing you the latest trends on the catwalk, Toni and Guy trains the hottest
young hairdressers to give you the cut you need. Their newly opened
salon in Guangzhou is conveniently located in the
Tianhe District, a mere five-minute walk from the
subway. Given their reputation, my expectations
were high, but they did not disappoint. The staff
are just the right mix of friendly and polite, with
near perfect English. The place is elegantly decked
out in black and white with ceiling to floor mirrors.
First I was led to the rinsing chair where I was
treated to a long and relaxing head massage with
a fragrant and fruity shampoo. As soon as my designer
clad stylist began working on my hair, I was
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Spa, massage, and good food at Queen Spa
Lifestyle / Beauty & SPA
Written by : Christina Wong
Dec 4, 2008
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If you want to treat yourself to a day of real relaxation, go to
Shenzhen's Queen Spa & Dining.
The four-year-old Hong Kong-style leisure center offers spa, massage,
hairdressing, slimming, manicure, food, Internet, TV, films, sauna,
and many, many other services, in a gigantic 40,000 sqm area. In fact
you can use it as a hotel --- it's open 24 hours a day.
Once you pay the entrance fee of RMB98, you'll be able to soak in the
3,000 sqm spa and massage pool, or relax in comfortable recliners to
watch TV or a movie, sip tea, snack on fruit, or order up any of the other
services like a pedicure, ear wax cleaning, foot massage, or full-body
massage (RMB168 for 90 minutes). Queen Spa has Chinese-style, Thaistyle,
Hong Kong-style, and aroma massages. If you have headaches,
insomnia, or shoulder and neck pain, try the physical therapy by its traditional
Chinese medicine (TCM) practitioners.
If you feel tired, go down to the sleep area, where lit ... ... |
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Beauty of the month（08－06）
Lifestyle / Beauty & SPA
Written by : Sammi Zhou
Jun 5, 2008
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skin care
beauty
spa
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| A respite from the urban hustle
Wow, this is the most luxury I've wallowed in until now. It's not easy for me to describe the decor and the layout here. Entering one single room, it was mainly decorated in soothing
earth tones with black and blonde wood and pleasantly cool small stones. It was unusually large as there was a large double bed in it with a desk and a sofa alongside. Yet these only took up a third of the room! The rest was the spa area. The most notable part is the un-drawing of the curtain to
reveal a glass wall showing a beautiful lake and hills. Amazing! It should belong in Hainan Island or Saipan, right? Before the spa, the staff conduct a questionare about my body conditions. I was then recommended a Balinese Massage and an Anti-Stress Facial. The Balinese Massage uses Indian deep oil, which greatly helped relieve tension, while the facial used exclusive sap made from 100% floral extract and bee wax to help fight signs of fatigue. This is surely due to be a ... ... |
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Beauty of the month
Lifestyle / Beauty & SPA
Written by : Sammi Zhou, photos by Woody and Tim
May 7, 2008
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| Secrets of Thai Herbs
After two days of insomnia, I finally made up my mind to find solace in a spa. After a hot water shower and a scrub, I was told to enter something called a "herb sauna tent", made from a natural ventilating fabric, which allows fresh air in while preventing steam from escaping. Apparently the deep breathing of herbs helps to get rid of nasty pollutants within. With some suspicion, I entered and sat on the rattan chair with the Thai herb waters bubbling below. But I shouldn't have worried – it was relaxing and allowed for easy breathing. Picking the lavender essence as my scent of choice, I was massaged in a "gentle French style", but not the expected three-dimensional Thai style. The legendary herb ball was which was stamped across my back is said to fortify blood circulation. I don't know whether my blood circulated more smoothly or not, but nevertheless, my skin became distinctly moisturized and ... ... |
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