Just in time for Spa Week it seems all the spas have one thought on the brain: Upgrade! It’s not a conspiracy– excellent service demands flawless decor. The Spa at New York-New York in Las Vegas recently joined the upgrade brigade with a fresh redesigned urban retreat. There you can take a break from the hustle and bustle of the strip and escape to a serene oasis upon soothing elements of nature. The aesthetic at the Spa New York-New York puts you in a state of peace with its earthy-inspired palette of dark browns, tans, subtle grays and sea greens. Adding to the calming atmosphere is gentle crystal lighting that appears to sparkle, cool slate walls, glossy wood and polished river rocks the paths for weary feet.
The spa is also the only one in Vegas to use Thalasso Cosmetics,  a leader in marine cosmetics. Hint: the best seaweed body scrub you could ever imagine. The spa is designed with your hectic lifestyle in mind, with services like the Environmental Escape, where vitamins are used to create a super-charged cocktail for the skin and the Traffic Stopper, a facial designed to combat the harsh effects of stress with vitamins and oxygen. If you so choose to indulge in the New York Minute Manicure or the Complete Restoration Pedicure you can do so in complete privacy with their exclusive personal treatment rooms. Book now for Spa Week! Choose a 50 Min Pure Bliss Massage or 50 Min Restoration Pedicure. (702) 740-6955

I wasn’t kidding when I said in the Spa Crawl Video to take advantage and TRY AS MANY $50 SPA TREATMENTS AS POSSIBLE DURING SPA WEEK®. Well, how hypocritical I would be if I didn’t go through with it myself? In the spirit of wellness, relaxation, overindulgence and experimentation, for each of the 7 days of Spa Week, Monday April 12th through Sunday April 18th, I tried out and live-broadcasted an unusual spa treatment from one of our nearly 800 spas.

From a Caviar Facial to Colon Hydrotherapy to Botox to Vajazzling… my Spa Week got a little crazy.

Why? It’s all in the name of bringing the spa lifestyle to real life, answering your questions, and making you fully aware of what to expect inside any treatment. Banish the fear of awkward or intimidating situations at the spa by getting acquainted with the process beforehand.

Click the links below each treatment; there’s been absolutely NO EDITING. Learn, live vicariously, and then go experience it for yourself!

SPA WEEK SPRING 2010 SCHEDULE:

MONDAY, 10:00 AM: 60 Minute Caviar Facial
Dyanna Body Nail Salon & Spa, 40 East 21st Street, 212.995.2355‎
See it here: Caviar Facial – The Royal Treatment

TUESDAY, 12:00 Noon: Full Session Cellulite Reduction with Endermologie
American Cellulite Reduction Center, 611 Broadway, Suite 907 K, 212.982.8779
See it here: Beating Cellulite with Edermologie

WEDNESDAY, 9:00 AM: 45 Minute Fusion Massage
Spa Merge, 102-108 West 57th Street, 646.484.4104
See it here: Spa Merge, the Midtown Gates of Heaven

THURSDAY, 10:30 AM: 60 Minute Colon Hydrotherapy (postponed until Friday)
Beljanski Wellness Center, 150 East 55th Street, Sixth Floor, 212.832.6800
See it here: The Sh*tshow.

FRIDAY, 4:00 PM: Prevelle Lip Lumping and a Botox Brow Lift (Double Whammy!)
SmoothMED, 111 East 59th Street, 212.371.7666
See it here: Botox On The Go – Is This The Future?

SATURDAY, 1:00 PM: 50 Minute March Forward Pedicure
Deva Spa, 425 Broome Street, 646.454.4300
See it here: A Pedi To Remember

SUNDAY, 11:00 AM: 60 Minute Slimming Sampler
Studio 57 Skin & Body Care Spa, 57 West 57th Street, Suite 710, 212.758.6383
See it here: The Live Slimming Tweetment

Bonus:

SUNDAY AFTERNOON DELIGHT, 5:00 PM: Vajazzling
Completely Bare – Bond, 25 Bond Street, 212.366.6060
See it here: Vajazzling Live Broadcast

Free live streaming by Ustream If you’re feeling inspired and want to live-stream or tweet your own spa treatments to share with others, we fully support it! Let us know by tweeting @SPAWEEK and we’ll help you get the word out.

Spa treatments above were provided complimentary by each of the spas.

For Spa Madness!, Beauty Is Within blogstress Maria headed to Transcend Spa to experience microdermabrasion with organic ingredients. It was her first experience with micro and she wasn’t quite sure what to expect…but the fabulous treatment, luxurious organic products, and relaxing massage left her on “cloud nine” (her words – would we make this stuff up?)

Luckily for all of us who aren’t Maria and didn’t get to indulge right along with her, she made a video of her visit. Check it out at Beauty Is Within – and book your own relaxing hiatus at Transcend, because they’re extending Spa Week until the end of the month!

Just admit it. We all want them, need them and gotta have them. It’s something about the eyes that draws a person in and that allure topped off with striking lashes is a deal sealer for many. The proof is in the pudding, according to WWD, lashes lead sales growth and have become the fastest growing sector of the beauty industry. Sales of false eyelashes have shot up 6.2 percent in the US alone this year, making $44 million. Wowzers! We can probably credit the surging trend to such beauty queens as Beyonce and Lady Gaga who never leave home with out their lashes! Normally, eyelash extensions can run up to $300 or more but during Spa Week you can extend your blinkers for just $50. As part of our Spa Madness we sent Alexis Wolfer of the Beauty Bean to Albina’ SPA in New York and Mary Jo of the Planet Eye Traveler to the All Star Lake Spa in Seattle and they got all the deets of the luxurious treatment. No gunky gluing involved, each eyelash is separately blended into your own one by one. Aside from the 2 hour process for full lashes, and 1 hour for partials, the treatment was virtually painless.

Read about it before you book it at the Beauty Bean and Planet Eye Traveler.

28 spas in 28 regions have whipped up their most decadent day-at-the-spa packages, and in partnership, SPA WEEK® is giving them away to 28 lucky winners across North America. Spa Week Daily will be featuring a spa a day, along with their wellness philosophies and lifestyle tips, until the sweeps ends.

Region: Virginia Beach

Natural Elements Spa & Salon
717 Eden Way North, Suite 612
Chesapeake, VA 23320
757.436.1141

Natural Elements Spa & Salon promotes and supports physical and mental wellness. Our natural décor and relaxing environment create a healing escape from the everyday stresses of our busy lifestyles.

How They Make Wellness Elementary:

“We offer an array of wellness services including detoxification treatments, acupressure, body wraps as well as Naturopathic, Nutritional and Chiropractic Services. Our monthly spa membership makes it affordable for our guest to take care of themselves on a regular basis which is a vital part of overall wellness.”

Singular most important piece of modern wellness advice they give their clients:

Drink water, breath deeply, move your body daily and make Natural Elements Spa & Salon part of your wellness team.

Renewing the Industry:

Demonstrating their serious commitment to wellness, Natural Elements takes the time to care for the therapists, estheticians, and technicians who help us achieve wellness every day! They teach a yoga workshop specifically designed to help spa professionals strengthen their own bodies and improve energy flow. Because when they say everyone deserves the benefit of the spa – they mean it!

THE DAY OF WELLNESS PACKAGE INCLUDES:

60 Min Swedish Massage

45 Min Fruit Soy Body Scrub

Wash, Blow-dry, & Style

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