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Now that Halloween has come and gone, its time to prepare for holiday season. Duh Duh Duh. Before the hustle and bustle, take time for some deserved R&R. Even if you’re not in NYC to take advantage of The Right Deal each week, you can enjoy your favorite spa treatments including facials, body wraps and hour-long massages while being easy on the wallet. Here are some ooooh-ahhhh-ohhhh-worthy deals under $75 that are available this month.

Click here to see all November Spa Deals.

Hotel Valley Ho in Scottsdale, Arizona is offering a 90 Min Ultimate Nail Service at their VH Spa. This includes Full Manicure and Pedicure with choice of polish from Butter London and Paraffin Treatment in private room. You must mention this deal to receive discount. Special: $50; Originally: $110

In Touch Wellness Center in Phoenix, Arizona is offering any 60 Minute Massage for $35.

Cariño Massage by Johnny Ray in West Hollywood, California is offering a 60 Minute Carino Massage for $55, or purchase three 60 Min Massages for $135.

Facelogic Spa in Encinitas, California is offering a 60 Minute Microdermabrasion Facial with Upper Body Massage for $59; Originally: $109.

Newport Beach MedSpa in Newport Beach, California is offering your choice of Signature Facial, Microdermabrasion or Chemical Peel, Velashape Cellulite Treatment for One Area or Laser Hair Removal for choice of Underarms, Lip and Chin, or Bikini Lines for $50 each!

Verabella Skin Therapy in Beverly Hills, California is offering your choice of a MicroDIAMONDbrasion, Instant Lift as featured in People Magazine, or Skin-a-Peel selected off the Organic Peel Bar Menu for $50; Originally: $95 – $125.

mySpa at InterContinental Miami is offering your choice of 50 Minute True Transformation Facial or My Massage, 60 Minute Anti-Cellulite Body Wrap or 95 Minute Journey Manicure and Pedicure with your choice of Lavender or Ginger. Each for $50!

Aniko Salon & Spa in Chicago, Illinois is offering a choice of Facial with Microdermabrasion for $60, normally $120, or Facial with Chemical Peel for $70, normally $140.

Daryl Christopher Wellness Salon and Day Spa in  Waltham, Massachusetts is offering a choice of 50 Minute Foot Reflexology or Organic Hair Facial with Italian Herb Color Glaze. $50 Each; Originally: $90 – $100

Newbury Electrology & Skin Care in Boston, Massachusetts is offering your choice of 60 Minute Spa Facial with Enzyme Peel and 15 Minute Electrolysis for $55, normally $125, or 60 Minute Deep Pore Cleansing Facial and Eyebrow Wax for $50, normally $95.

Toscana Medispa in Baltimore, Maryland is offering your choice of Cranberry and Pumpkin Facial or Warm Honey and Apple Pedicure. Special: $50 each; Originally: $75 – $100

Solace Day Spa & Salon in Old Bridge, New Jersey is offering a 50 Minute Full Body Scrub plus 4 ounce Scrubz gift for you to take home. Special: $60; Originally: $120

Green Tea Massage & Spa is offering the following at two of their New York locations: 60 Minute Deep Tissue, Hot Stone or Combination Massage. Special: $50

La Peau Day Spa in  New York is offering your choice of a Diamond Peel Facial for $75, normally $170, or 90 Minute Foot Reflexology Massage for $50, normally $115.

Serena Spa in New York is offering your choice of an Acne Facial or Oxygen Facial Rejuvenation. Special: $59 Each; Originally: $120

Water Lily Spa in New York is offering your choice of a 60 Minute Deep Tissue Massage or a  60 Minute Swedish Massage. Special: $50 Each

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That facial looks good enough to eat! Some say “don’t put anything on your skin what you wouldn’t eat,” and if you live by this motto, there’s a healthy helping of delicious spa treatments being offered during Spa Week next week.  Salivate with us while reading through these treatments; decadent spa treatment recipes await, made of chocolate raspberry, orange cream pumpkin pie, tropical papaya and pineapple, pomegranate, licorice, cocoa beans, mint, green tea, lemon and more.

Have your Spa Week and eat it too. Book your $50 treatments, and bon appetit.

Arizona

Arizona Grand Resort & Spa - 50 Min Custom Renewing Facial with Personalized Chocolate Raspberry, Lemon Chiffon or Peach Soufflé Masque Plus Hand and Arm Massage

Colorado

Avery Bella Salon & Spa - 60 Min Orange Cream Pumpkin Pie Spa Pedicure Including Brown Sugar Pecan Whiskey Scrub, Nectar Milk Moisturizer, Pumpkin Puree Mask and Honeysuckle Blood Orange Custard with Paraffin Treatment

Washington D.C.

Creative Touch Therapy a 50 Min Pomegranate Cranberry Massage or a 50 Min Green Tea and Lime Body Polish

Florida

The Woodhouse Day Spa – Orlando - Indulge in honey, sweet cream, pumpkin and sugar with FarmHouse Fresh seasonal blends with a 50 Min Honey Harvest Glow Body Treatment

Illinois

Simply Beautiful Day Spa - Get flavorful with a 60 Min Tropical Papaya and Pineapple Enzyme Facial or 90 Min Milk and Honey Pedicure and Simply Beautiful Manicure

Las Vegas

Reliquary Water Sanctuary and Spa at the Hard Rock Hotel - Pumpkin and yam enzymes can work together to reduce fine lines, and are a great source of vitamins. Try these $50 dollar treatments: a 50 Min Pumpkin Pie Organic Body Wrap or 50 Min Power of Pumpkin Organic Facial

New Jersey

Suede Salon, Spa, & Body - Use pomegranate to fight free radicals with this delicious peel, a 45 Min Pomegranate Brightening Peel

New York

L’Institut Sothys New York Rejuvenate the skin this season with extracts of licorice, cocoa beans and mint with a 45 Cocoa Mint Seasonal Facial Treatment

California

There’s no spa starvation going on in SoCal – San Diego has a real sweet tooth with thirteen – 13! – spas featuring Spa Week foodie treatments. YUM.

A Better Body Salon and Day Spa - 60 Min Pumpkin Refresher Facial

Cinnabar Acupuncture Clinic & Spa - 60 Min Rugged Bourbon Scrub and Sweet Vanilla Massage

EnviouSkin - 50 Min Pumpkin Facial or 50 Min Espresso Lemon Slimming Wrap

Morgan Run Spa and Sport Retreat - 50 Min Orange Spice Swedish Massage

PURE Spa & Chiropractic - 55 Min Custom Pumpkin, Acne or Anti-Aging Signature Facial or 90 Min Pumpkin Spice Spa Pedicure with Classic Manicure

Quattra Via Aveda - 60 Min Mint Chocolate Pedicure

Serenity Spa and Salon - 50 Minute Serenity Customized European Facial With Yam & Pumpkin Enzyme Peel

Spa Serenity at Borrego Springs Resort & Spa - 50 Min Detoxifying Passion Grapefruit Wrap, 75 Min Signature Pedicure with Cranberry Citrus Seed, Foot Scrub, and Soak or 50 Min Package: 30 Min Facial Express with 20 Min Avocado Horsetail Scalp Treatment

Sycuan Golf & Tennis Resort - 50 Min Fiji Massage with Coconut Hot Oil Scalp Treatment, 50 Min Fiji Facial with Coconut Hot Oil Scalp Treatment

The Catamaran Spa - 50 Min Coconut Pineapple Body Balm Wrap, 50 Min Orange Bliss Sugar Meringue Scrub

Timeless Age-Defying Laser Clinic - 50 Min Honey and Ginseng Facial

Vibrant Life Day Spa - 60 Min Pumpkin and Collagen Facial

ZEN Sanctuary – Acupuncture, Chinese Herbs, Massage & Skincare - 55 Min LemonGrass Exfoli-Sea Salt Glow

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Guest post by Julia Allison, Media Personality and “rambunctious, inquisitive and non-sickening source of positivity”

“I’ve never been in combat,” I wrote in The Guardian UK recently, “but I’ve seen GI Jane, and from the looks of it, Fashion Week bears more than a passing resemblance to a regimented boot camp, complete in 6-inch YSLs and Herve Leger bandage dresses, in the middle of a highly organized, unrelenting mosh pit of well-dressed editors, reporters, buyers, models, photographers, press and flaks with competing agendas.”

I’ve covered Fashion Week for seven seasons, the last three for NBCs New York Nonstop channel, and I know enough to know that eight days of shows, five to seven shows a day, (again, in those six inch heels) means I’ll be hurting – or comatose – when that ninth day comes.  An emergency trip to the spa, complete with scented bath, massage, mani-pedi and a facial were the perfect antidote to my Fashion Week Hangover.

Spa Merge

My first appointment of the day was at Spa Merge on West 57th Street (right near one of my favorite shoppes, cough cough, Bergdorf’s).  Since I was staying at my girl friend’s place in Tribeca, I rode my bike up the West Side Highway path for a leisurely, relaxing twenty minute ride (and a nice sweat that I knew I would soon be rid of, thanks to the hydrotherapy!)  I was scheduled for a 15 minute Hydrotub bathing ritual with scented oils, 310 jets and a scalp massage.  All of this was to be followed by a real 90-minute fusion massage.  Mmmm.

When I walked into the spa, which is relatively new, I was more than a little impressed at the decor.  It’s not huge, but it’s NICE.  Every touch has been accounted for, from the little lavender flowers on the tray with your water (which they refreshed for me no less than three times!) to the small strawberry chaser they bring you after your massage.  This is a place for luxury, a place for pampering, a place to be indulged.  Merge is really what we all imagine in our heads when we think “luxury spa.”  The service was impeccable – I was waited on hand and foot (literally). Some luxury spas don’t have technicians who are capable of more than Swedish, but that wasn’t the case with Merge. When I requested a particularly strong massage (a former therapist had once said to me “You strong! Like ox!” What can I say?  I like a bit of pain with my relaxation.) I actually got it!  I loved the hydrotherapy prior to the massage – it really helped loosen up my muscles in preparation for the tension-releasing workout my therapist was to give them!  Although I can’t say I was a fan of the scalp massage – for some reason, on dry hair without shampoo and conditioner, it doesn’t feel as good.   Other than that, my experience at Merge was delicious.  I can’t wait to come back!

Continue reading the rest of Julia’s spa day at Spa Catchi

Spa Merge
102-108 West 57th Street
New York, NY 10019
646.484.4104

$50 Spa Week Treatments, October 11-17
50 Min Tub and Rub with Hydrating Full Body Warm Shea Butter Application
50 Min Merge Miracle Facial with Skin Analysis
45 Min Brazilian Bikini and Brow Wax

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Sweet Escape Spa and Skin Care Boutique

294 Washington Street

Winchester, MA 01890

781.368.9338

Savoir Faire Skin & Body Boutique

2524 Dixwell Ave

Hamden, CT 06514

203.287-9607

Ambiance Salon & Day Spa

369 Independence Blvd

Virginia Beach, VA 23462

757.497.5511 or 866.443.6191

Wax Art Spa

2862 NE 8th St

Homestead, FL 33033

305.242.1114

Classic Tans

200 West Sahara Ave #903

Las Vegas, NV 89103

702-335-2667

Escape Nails and Spa

1913 E Fire Tower Road

Greenville, NC 27858

(252) 215-9220

Le Beau Salon & Spa

4051 E. Main St.

Ventura, California, 93004

805.320.0324

Metro the Salon and Spa

136 South Main Street St.

St. Charles, MO 63301

636.724.7676

Sweet Samba

4300 Paces Ferry Rd. Suite 472

Atlanta, GA 30339

404.347.5211

Skin Beauty Lounge

404.5 8th Street SE

Washington, DC 20003

202.543.6993

Entebello Apothecary & Spa

324 East Paces Ferry Road

Atlanta, GA 30305

404.477.2933

Blossom Day Spa

3317 E. Indian School Rd

Phoenix, AZ 85018

602.954.9262

RawNature Face & Body

375 Pharr Road NE

Atlanta, GA 30305

404.771.0164

Glamour By J’s

941 4th street

Miami Beach, FL

305.672.7142

A New You Salon and Day Spa

1580 North Park Ave.

Eugene, Oregon 97404

541.688.7155

All Dolled Up

755 North Salina St.

Syracuse, NY 13208

315.477.1088

Suddenly Slimmer Spa

3313 E. Indian School Rd

Phoenix, AL 85018

602.952.8446

Rosina’s European Skin Care Clinic and Day Spa

2801 Waterman Blvd. Suite 190

Fairfield, CA 94534

707.428.3444

Nourish Skin and Body Day Spa

3611 W. Azeele St.

Tampa, FL 33609

813.350.0402

Just Wax It

4617 Montrose Blvd #C145

Houston, TX 77006

713.807.8525

The Naked Monkey

270 W. Carmel Drive

Carmel, IN 46032

317.566.2929

Strippers Waxing Salon and Boutique

3224-B Crain Highway

Waldorf, Maryland 20603

301.885.IWAX

Brazil Bronze Glow Bar

580 Broadway Suite 501

New York, NY 10012

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We didn’t start the fire! Oh wait, yeah we did.

It’s been just over 48 hours since we sent Bryce Gruber of The Luxury Spot to get Vajazzled, and be the first human being to ever share a personal account of the latest phenomenon of bedazzling your va-jay-jay. Since then, she’s been the talk of the town. Or, universe rather. Some were enthralled with Bryce’s sparkling bits, others were appalled with the thought of Swarovski crystals crumbling, or even worse–a disaster during sex. And some we didn’t understand because they were in non-Latin-based dialects. We’ve scurried the interwebs and compiled a list of the funniest, most opinionated, most eye-popping comments on the subject. The verdict? Jury is still out.

“Gross. People who vajazzle should have their vaginas taken away,” he said. “They can have them back when they are ready.” (Gawker)

“I prefer the term vagina-jewel-gluing, not vajazzling, because I am an adult and do not need to invent nursery rhyme words for things that people do to their genitals.” (Blackbook)

“Vajazzling involves women feeling like they need to change some part of their body and this change requires them to spend lots and lots of money on a regular basis. I can take my vagina bushy or bald, but I don’t think I could live with my vagina if it was all bling…” (Vegina)

“I need to share my enthusiasm for VAJAZZLING with someone who will appreciate it!” (Married to the Mob)

“Am I the only one grossed out by this?” (Make Her Up)

“To feel good about your privates you have to superglue crystals to them? (Feministe)

“Najnoviji trend u osobnom uljepšavanju jest Vaginiranje, odnosno Vajazzling. Možda će mi se oni upoznati s ovom procedurom smijati, ali bio sam uvjeren da je friziranje, ili pak kompletno izbrijavanje, jedino što se s tim područjem dade napraviti.” (idesh)

“Eww, it looks like little crystal in-grown hairs.” “Or a bad case of shiny herpes.” (The Frisky)

“Then, per her aesthetician’s instructions, she “abstained from vigorous activity” for 24 hours afterwards. Because, you know, that’s the whole point of vajazzling—abstinence.”  (Racked)

“Maquillage et accessoires pour le pwubs! Un peu excessif mais j’adore regardé quand même! Je me retrouve dans cette zone! (Benybabeliscious)

“Those crazy folks at Swarovski have found themselves a brand new market. Looks like this will be hot with all those rhinestone cowgirls out there. (slutty much? jeez) So let me get this straight, pubic hair is out, pubic jewels are in. Oh I get it. What the hell?!” ( i could cry but i don’t have time)

“I would have expected a trend so bikini friendly, so sparklerific, would have had to have started here. But no. It happened in Manhattan. I guess the Swarovski crystals had to get tested on the subway before showing up on the surf set?” (Mom Fluential)

“Have you ever stared down at your freshly waxed, pre-pubescent looking vagina  and thought, this is missing something…sparkly!” (2PzNapod)

“There is nothing good about this, nothing at all.”(NY Mag)

What do YOU think about it all? If you’re feeling sparkly inside… and want to feel more so on the outside… you can get Vajazzled (which includes the wax!) during Spa Week®, April 12-18, for the sweet price of $50 (usually $112) at Completely Bare on Bond St. NYC, or at their Westchester location. There’s also a spa in Washington, DC called Strippers (number: 301-885-1929), also offering Vajazzling during Spa Week®.

“Spa Week… making it shine where the sun don’t!” But don’t quote us on that.