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The Valley's 5 Hottest Spa Treatments
May 22, 2007
From this week's Sonoran Living on ABC-15, the most unique spa treatments in the Phoenix/Scottsdale area: Quantum Biofeedback (60 min., $150) at VH Spa for Vitality + Health at Hotel Valley Ho, Scottsdale. A …
The Spa Week Alternative: Spa Treatments for LESS than $50!
Apr 10, 2007
Frustrated that Spa Week appointments are all booked up? While Spa Week has 15 Arizona locations offering $50 spa treatments for one week, Arizona SpaGirls has twice the number of great deals all month long, many of …
Attention Campers! Bootcamp Launches at Glam Lounge
Jan 18, 2008
Bootcamp is hardly the word that comes to mind when us Spa Girls think of a relaxing retreat. But fear not, Glam Lounge is changing the meaning with their new Beauty Bootcamp. With their featured 40 product lines, expert …
Trick or Treatments: Spooky Good Spa Services + Free Goody Bags
Oct 29, 2008
Who says Halloween has to be about sticky sweet treats that go right to the waist line? We knocked on the doors of spas and salons across the Valley for holiday treats with a no-fat, no-calorie kick and collected a …
The Great Pomegranate
Nov 29, 2006
Move over pumpkin, pomegranate is the new wonder fruit of the botanical skincare world. According to research out of the University of Cal Davis, the deep red fruit is packed with more antioxidants than green tea and red …
Beyond Botox: A Hopeful Approach to Life without Needles
Jan 30, 2007
Here's an interesting tidbit: Despite the hype, only two percent of U.S. women used Botox last year. This was one of many fascinating facts that I learned recently during a fireside chat with Ben and Howard Kaminsky, …
Spas + Chocolate = The Greatest Love of All
Feb 13, 2007
Roses are red. Violets are blue. My eyebrows are shabby. And my toenails are too. V-Day marks the greatest day of all to practice the fine art of self-love. My suggestion is that you splurge on one of those foofy spa …
Season of the Scrub
Mar 13, 2007
Ahhh, vacations. Exhilarating, exhausting and relaxing all at once. Having just plopped back in my office chair after a week of southern Colorado skiing (or attempting to ski anyway), me and the spa boy returned home …
Arizona Spas Given Top Dog Status
Mar 29, 2007
The readers of Conde Nast Traveler have very good taste. In a poll conducted by the prestigious travel magazine, Willow Stream Spa at The Fairmont Scottsdale Princess was named as one of the Top 10 resort spas in North …
The Truth About Laser Hair Removal
May 20, 2007
Since first delving into the business of laser hair removal for a story on azcentral.com (read more), I concluded that well, it's one hairy subject. The confusion stems in part from 1) the complexity of laser types …
