Have you heard of the Ice City of Harbin in China? It’s misspelled in the video below, but it’s still pretty magical. Happy #TravelTuesday.

Today’s the day… booking for Spa Week Fall 2011 presented by Carefree®, October 10-16, has officially begun!

It’s time to log onto www.spaweek.com, select your state under the $50 directory, and begin to map out your Spa Week adventure. Browse all the treatments available in your area, call up the spas, and book your bliss. For this, the 15th installation of the Spa Week event, we are thrilled to partner with some of the top spas across North America in order to deliver the wellness lifestyle to YOU at an affordable price.

Let the official Spa Week Fall 2011 video above remind you that spa-ing isn’t a stuffy pleasure for the rich and famous… it’s an essential part of a happy, healthy lifestyle, and beyond the pampering, a trip to the spa can be a whole lot of fun. Enjoy, and book those #50dollartreatments! Please share this on Facebook and tweet the love; let everyone know that the incredible spa lifestyle is theirs for the taking. Happy Spa Week Season!

TWEET TWEET: National @SPAWEEK Fall 2011 is OCT 10-16, and booking has begun! Get those amazing #50dollartreatments —> http://spaweek.com

You read the party recap, you browsed over 100 photos on Facebook, you got the tour of those Mary Poppins gift bags… now here is the video evidence of our Media Party this spring—our best celebration yet, or so we heard.

Watch as we kicked off the 14th season of Spa Week $50 treatments nationwide at the Prince George Ballroom in NYC on April 6th, 2011. Take a virtual tour of our exclusive sponsors at the CAREFREE Refresh Lounge, Dole Real Fruit Bites oxygen bar, Youngblood Mineral Cosmetics “matchmaking” vanities, the clariSEA make-your-own-salt-scrub station, and the trendy Vdara Hotel & Spa in Las Vegas. Those shoulder rubs, hand scrubs and scalp massages from felt even better as we sipped delicious GIVEN Liqueur cocktails.

Thank you to everyone who came to celebrate… see you in October!

Calling all beauty mavens… run, don’t walk! Here is one bold way to ramp up your makeup collection for Spring. Spa Week’s exclusive cosmetic sponsor, the decidedly eco-sexy YoungBlood Mineral Cosmetics, is giving away $500 worth of makeup. As the cosmetics industry continues to explore the benefits of minerals, Youngblood remains the premier choice for healthy, luxe quality mineral cosmetics. All YoungBlood products are free of talc and other fillers that can clog or irritate skin.

If you take home the grand prize, one of YoungBlood’s professional makeup artists will be your personal concierge and help you to pick out which products work best for you. Plus, 20 lucky winners will win a Greatest Lip Hits Kit, a full size trio Lipstick set with coordinating lip pencil worth $71. Check out our Facebook photo album of YoungBlood Mineral Cosmetics behind the scenes during New York Fashion Week and out on the town. To enter the giveaway click below:

Spa Week’s BACK, and it’s better than ever! To celebrate, I release to you the official promo video for the Spring 2011 season. If there’s one thing I hope to get across, it’s that the spa isn’t just relaxing, pampering and incredible for your health… it can also be exciting and a whole lot of FUN.

After you watch, click HERE to browse the dynamic and luxurious treatments available in your area. Start booking your week of $50 indulgences for April 11-17 today! As one of our loyal readers I want to make sure you get first pick, so get on that as soon as possible. Hope you enjoy the video, and happy SpaWeeking!

Starring: Michelle Joni Lapidos (also director/videographer/editor/producer)
Spa Boys: Neal Gibeau and Oz Sultan

Spas Featured are all participating in Spa Week in New York:
CityView Racquet Club – Sauna and Ashiatsu
Great Jones Spa – Long Hallway
Perricone MD – Deep pore extractions
Smooth Synergy – LipoMassage
SPA at Andaz Wall St – Champissage
Spa Merge – Organic Plant Stem Cell Facial
Spa Martier – 24 Karat Gold Facial
Tribeca Spa of Tranquility Ionithermie
Vada Spa – Reiki Energy Healing
Dorit Baxter Day Spa – Dead Sea Salt Scrub
Asian Tui-Na Wholeness – Acupuncture