Last week’s The Beauty Beat was a run down of great festive gifts for the beauty lover in your life. Sometimes, however, the best gift to give someone (or yourself) doesn’t come in a box. December brings with it some great spa and salon deals, which make for great gifts. Here are some of our top picks.
1. Frankincense gets the spotlight at the newly opened Luban Spa, which is reportedly the only spa in the region to feature the expensive aromatic resin in all of its body treatments. Right in time for the festive season, they have launched the Yuletide offer, which is a 90-minute package for Dh450. The package includes a 30-minute body scrub with green tea and frankincense, a 30-minute back or foot massage and a 30-minutes mini Elemis facial. Get yourself smelling like an Arabian queen right away. Avail this offer until December 31.
2. For a sweet indulgence, the Choco Treat body treatment from Steigenberger Hotel Business Bay is one to try. It includes a chocolate salt scrub to hydrate and exfoliate, followed by a rub down with shea butter chocolate balm to soften the skin. Try not to lick yourself after. Dh375 for a 60 minute treatment.
3. Here’s one more treatment that might leave you relaxed AND craving something sweet afterwards. The Peppermint and Hot Chocolate Escape from The Heavenly Spa, Westin Dubai, is a 50-minute peppermint-infused massage that will leave you feeling rested and uplifted. Thankfully, that sweet treat is not too far away as the treatment ends in a relaxation room with a hot cup of homemade dark hot chocolate. Dh375.
4. This festive offer from Mandara Spa features a beautifully long and luxurious top-to-toe treatment that is the perfect preparation for all the upcoming parties you might be attending. If you’re like me and are attending zero parties, this can be a present to yourself for getting through 2017 without self-combusting. The 2-hour and 20-minute treatment includes a foot ritual, a Balinese massage, body scrub and a facial for Dh750.
5. Sharing is caring according to Queen’s Beauty Lounge. They’re trying to encourage ladies to get into the spirit of giving all while getting familiar with natural and organic beauty treatments, which is the only things they use at the salon. Buy one Yon-ka Hydracool facial for Dh490 and get one free for your friend. To be honest, we wish the free one was for us, but I’m sure your mum, sister or bestie would appreciate it even more.
6. LVL obsessives, listen up. Tips & Toes has started offering this brilliant lash service and they’re offering a discount just for the Christmas season. The Length, Volume and Lift treatment gives your natural lashes a nice curl that instantly adds a lot of drama to the face. Not a falsie in sight. Get it for Dh270 throughout the month.
