Don’t just reach for the remote… reach for the stars! With the Emmy Awards coming this Sunday, we got the inside scoop on which stars use which products, and it’s not as complicated or expensive as you’d think. Go ahead, get that glowing skin and pearly white smile for yourself. You don’t need a red carpet, just a nice comfy couch to watch it all from.

1. Relaxation is Key

If you didn’t fall under Celebrity Spa Arrest, relax and calm your pre-Emmy jitters with Ecoya ($50.00, www.ecoya.com) soy candles. Light a gorgeous Sorrento candle, close your eyes and breathe in the all-natural scent. Nominees such as Toni Collette and Glenn Close take a moment to let their Ecoya scent calm their minds- and nerves- before a big event! Warning: Do not put Ecoya candles in your ear.

2. Perfect Complexion

Glee’s leading lady and nominee, Lea Michele takes tips from the Kardashian sisters and uses their skin clearing system, PerfectSkin, ($29.95, www.perfectskinnow.com/ ) can make you look just that-perfect at the Emmys! There is no use having a gorgeous hair style and perfect make up if skin blemishes creep through and ruin your look! All it takes is the right skin regimen to make your skin clear, radiant and ready for the spot light. Want more tips for perfect complexion? Try Katharine McPhee’s skin care secrets.

Step 1: PerfectSkin Cleanse, Equalizing All-In-One Cleanser gently cleanses, refreshes, softens and brightens the skin as it whisks away impurities and removes makeup.

Step 2: PerfectSkin Tone, Balancing and Refreshing Toner penetrates deep into pores to remove dirt and sweep away dead skin cells without stripping skin of its natural moisture.

Step 3: PerfectSkin Repair and Protect, Intense Moisture BioRepair Complex delivers intense hydration to the skin and reduces the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.

3. Glowing Skin

A dress that shows some skin requires a flattering tan to show it off. Get a spray tan two days prior to the Emmys. Rushed for time? Try Kristin Chenoweth’s trick and look like you just returned from a tropical vacation with a self-tanner like Jergens natural glow EXPRESS Body Moisturizer ($8.99, walgreens.com). In just one day you’ll get a subtle glow and within three days, you’ll have a glorious (and skin-healthy) tan, without looking orange or streaky. Jergens Tanning Moisturizer topped our list of 9 summer beauty must-haves under $9 – see all 9 here.

4. A Bright Smile

With a healthy glow, nothing complements your skin more than a bright white smile. A smile is the best accessory to every outfit. To make her smile bright, Jane Krakowski uses a teeth-whitening kit, Crest Whitestrips Pro Effects, ($29.99, drugstore.com). Read more on Spa Week Daily’s Whitestrips Review – it’s one of our favorite drugstore products of all time.

5. Polished Nails

A mani/pedi is a great way to make you feel all dolled up for a special occasion. But sitting in a salon may require time that you don’t have. To get beautiful nails quickly, Nominee January Jones paints on one of the fast-drying colors from Sally Hansen’s Insta-Dri nail color collection like Rapid Red ($5, sears.com) and in 60 seconds she has beautiful dry nails minutes before hitting the Emmy Red Carpet! For red carpet occasions we do NOT recommend Sula Paint n Peel.

7 Little Luxuries from across the web this week…

Fresh Eye Makeup Ideas For Every Eye Color – Bella Sugar

<– Reese Witherspoon’s Polished Summer to Fall Style – She Finds

Beauty Expert Anastasia Soare Talks About the Perfect Red Carpet Brow- Betty Confidential

5 DIY Solutions for Perfectly Painted Puckers – The Beauty Bean

Try It! Nars Sheer Glow Foundation – Daily Makeover

Massage My Fat Away, Please – The Luxury Spot

Can a Nail Salon Charge a Fee for Fat? – Allure Beauty Reporter

We can all agree on the worst part of a spa treatment: THE END. If your massage therapist just randomly decided to massage you until the end of time, we’re willing to bet you wouldn’t say a word. But since that is an unlikely circumstance, the next best thing is getting the longest treatment possible. How does 75, 90 even 100 minutes of straight pampering sound?

Check out some of our amazingly eternal West Coast finds listed below, block off a nice chunk of time September 13-19, and milk your Spa Week for all it’s worth. With ALL Spa Week services ringing it at just $50, these neatly-infinite spa treatments are the absolute best value, time-wise, you’ll ever find at the spa.

Booking has begun on the West Coast/Chicago…and these are booking up fastest. Call now! Click here to see ALL the very long treatments available in your area.

CityLife Medical and Fitness Spa Los Angeles, CA - 310.550.9903
85 Min Tone. Tighten. Relax. Package: 55 Min Body Slimming Transformer followed by a 30 Min Deep Tissue Massage
75 Min Strengthen. Flex. Recuperate. Package: 45 Min Private Personal Training Session followed by a 30 Min Relaxing Massage
75 Min Stretch. Sculpt. Heal. Package: 45 Min Private Yoga Session followed by a 30 Min Reiki Healing

Christine Valmy Byogenic Skin Care Salon Marina Del Rey, CA - 310.821.8892
75 Min Customized Byogenic Facial, including Massage, Extractions and Face Mask

Thai Sabai Traditional Thai Massage Los Angeles, CA - 310.801.3912
90 Min Thai/Swedish Combo Massage

The Massage Garage Culver City, CA - 310.202.0082
75 Min Massage of Your Choice: Swedish, Deep Tissue, Shiatsu, Pregnancy

A Better Body Salon and Day Spa San Diego, CA 92117 - 858.560.6740
90 Min Deep Tissue, Hot Stone, Pregnancy or Swedish

Beauty Kliniek Aromatherapy Day Spa & Wellness Center San Diego, CA - 858.457.0191
90 Min Acupuncture Consultation, Tongue Diagnosis and Treatment

Image Centre Salon + Medical Spa Oceanside, CA - 760.722.6344
90 Min Fat Busting Bodywrap

Agave The Arizona Spa at the Westin Kierland Resort Scottsdale, AZ - 480.624.1500
100 Min Meditation Calmquest

Vdara Health & Beauty Las Vegas, NV - 866.745.5654
90 Min Being True Cosmetics Make-Up Application and Lesson

Desert Bloom Skin Care Center Scottsdale, AZ - 480.567.8180
80 Min Custom Organic Facial with Hot Lava Shells

Celebrity Suspect: Jimmy Fallon

Case: Late night funny man Jimmy Fallon is hosting the 62nd Annual Emmy Awards this Sunday. We’re sure he’s under a considerable amount of pressure to live up to the appeal of last year’s host, Neil Patrick Harris, and beat the tough comparisons of fellow late night cohorts, Letterman, Leno and Conan. To ensure a successful run as Emmy host, Jimmy needs you all to tweet him. For the first time ever, during the show’s the telecast the host will be responding to tweets. Just tweet him @jimmyfallon.

Spa Treatment Sentence: Jimmy definitely needs to get in the zone an look his best. Jimmy, you’re sentenced to the whole she-bang at Spa Xanadu in Los Angeles: A 60 Min Massage (great for calming nerves before a big event) a 60 Min Facial (glowing skin is the #1 trick to looking good on camera) a deluxe Mani-Pedi (you never know if your Emmy host will take off his shoes) and an Eyebrow Wax (because HD shows everything).

If you could use the royal Emmy treatment too, do it on the cheap. All this and more is in this month’s spa deals.

Image Courtesy of People Magazine

Okay, pet people. We are not the aficionados on doggy spas, or Reiki for pets, kitty glamour, or anything of the sort. We specialize in spa deals and news and wellness for humans, and there’s plenty to go around. But I do love animals, and only feel slightly left out by your #1 question about Reiki upon my arrival at Vada Spa to unleash my inner universe just for you: “What about Fido?”

If you watched Angela perform Reiki on Live Spa TV earlier today, you learned about the 7 main Chakras and what Reiki can do for people. For the rest of you, here’s what you really wanted to know all along, courtesy of the Pet Health Advisor.

What is reiki for animals?

Reiki translates as universal life energy and is an amazing energy healing method that originated in Japan. While it has mainly been used for healing people, in more recent years, those who have learned reiki have realized how beneficial this healing system could be to their own pets and other animals.

What are the benefits of reiki for pets?

- Because reiki is healing energy, it will never harm you or your pet.
- It can be given to any type of animal.
- If your pet has emotional problems due to a traumatic situation such as abuse, neglect, or being hit by a car, reiki can help release and heal those emotions.
- For behavioral issues such as nervousness or hyperactivity, reiki can help your pet relax and reduce their stress and anxiety.
- If your pet is sick or injured, reiki can help your pet heal more quickly. If your pet is facing a serious illness, reiki can help bring comfort and be a great compliment to conventional treatment.
- If your beloved pet is dying, reiki for animals can help bring peace and comfort to you and your pet during this difficult time. It really seems to help them relax so they are not afraid and struggling to stay a part of our lives.

Read more here, learn the step-by-step on how to perform pet reiki HERE, and grab your pooch for some enlightening video footage. Literally.