YOU must have heard about Armani?s spa in Tokyo, Versace?s bliss space in Australia, spas at Bulgari?s hotels in Milan and Bali, and Prada Beauty?s line exclusively at Ritz-Carlton properties. You must have also heard about wine baths in Bordeaux, Ayurvedic massages in Ananda in the Himalayas, even chocolate fondue wrap in Hershey … While that may sound lip smacking, Serene Spa Day can literally give you the creeps. The spa in the northern communal village of Talmey El?Azar in Israel uses California and Florida king snakes, corn snakes and milk snakes in its treatments. Now how can that make one feel good? Well, the owner seemingly believes that ?once people get over any initial misgivings, they find physical contact with the creatures to be soothing.?
Did you say pedicure? That?s quite a thing of the past ? at least in Singapore where people have discovered how to get their feet pampered by a school of fish. Of course, these aren?t just any fish ? these are Turkish spa fish. You just need to immerse your feet in water and relax as the fish swim up to your feet and start nibbling at it. No, it is not painful because the fish only feast on your dead skin, revealing a smoother and healthier skin. And after the fish are done with their job, the foot reflexologists rub and knead your feet to good shape. Well, that?s Fish Reflexology for you ? the perfect way to exfoliate and pamper your feet ? S$60 for 30 minutes.
Did you know of a better way to wear gold than to just wear it? Well, it actually is to wear it, albeit a little differently: try Umo Inc?s 24-carat gold leaf ?facial treatment? if you are in Tokyo. Quite the Midas touch for approximately $250.? And next time you are in Spain, try some traditional aquatic cleansing through Thalassotherapy. The Galaician region is dotted with spas and most of them offer seaweed, mud and algae wraps with aromatherapy.
However, none of the therapies listed above come anywhere close to what you can get at Ten Thousand Waves in New Mexico. The spa has a park to breed nightingales where they are fed a special diet to ensure a constant supply of their droppings for facemasks. Apparently, applying the sanitised bird poop is the ancient Japanese method the Geishas used to stay beautiful. Try it out for $36. While we can trust its unique enzymes, we only hope it doesn?t smell too much.