Ahhh, a full day of pampering, spectacular food, the finest teas and rubbing elbows with like-minded spa gourmands. Now that’s what I’m talking about it. On Saturday, Oct. 28, as part of the 5th Annual Scottsdale Celebrity Chef Golf & Spa Invitational presented by Bon Apptit Magazine, Spa Avania at the Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort […]
Brave New Philosophy Store
You’ve seen it on the shelves of beauty stores and spa boutiques but imagine an entire store dedicated to the rich, almost edible world of philosophy. Good news! Not only has a new philosophy store opened its doors in the Valley but they want us and all our friends to come. Stop by the philosophy […]
Red Flower Power: Neroli Cypress High Atlas Mineral Soak
Believe it or not, spa girls have bad days too. And today was one for the record books. The only solution for any self-respecting spa girl: the classic soak and mope. Rather than my usual ritual of a hot tub laced with essential oils and Epsom salts, I pulled out the big guns: neroli cypress […]
Spa Week Arizona
So here’s the real story. It was a rare rainy day in late March and I was restless. I needed to shake things up and get the word out about Arizona’s rockin’ spa industry. Serendipitously, I came across Spa Week on the net. Having watched it pop up across the country from New York, to […]
Soap Scoop
Bath bars just aren’t what they used to be. Harsh, skin-parching ingredients have been traded for natural, soothing ones that unleash more than just a good lather. Soaps worth their suds: Bamboo Charcoal Spa Body Bar from mi SPA, coconut-infused I Should Coco from LUSH, Get Real soaps from Blue Q and Arizona’s own handmade […]
Raising the bar
Bored by your shower gel and craving a big hunky slab of soap? Watch ABC’s Sonoran Living Live Wed., August 9 and get the scoop on the latest spa-struck soaps. I’ll also show you how to whip up your own fragrant, pretty soaps at home. And for those of you not lucky enough to live […]
Rolf's Haute Hair
Crazy for hair? Then catch Rolf Salon’s Haute Hair 2006 Runway Show on Sunday, August 20, 2006 at 7:30 p.m. at the Venue of Scottsdale. Besides a high-energy hair and runway show, cosmetology students will strut their stuff in a creativity face-off. Students will compete in long and avant-garde hair categories with judging by top […]
Summer spaaah-ing
The proof is in the pics! Browse photos of the smiling, happy faces of Summer Spaaah Series 2006 attendees. If you missed our sold-out summer tour of Valley spas, stay tuned through our Spa Blah Blah Blog. More events are sure to come! Also read what Ms. Spinning Wheels had to say about her Summer […]
Spa party central
Can a spa girl party or what? Apparently YES Spinning Wheels writer Carrie Wheeler thinks so (see, I don’t make this stuff up)! Trust me, if I can get high marks for hosting a spa girl party, you can too. The secret is to partner up with a friend and sprinkle in some organization like […]
About the Spa Blah Blah Blog
I read a priceless comment recently on the pages of Wired.com about the origins of blogs. In the “The Ultimate Blog Post,” Lore Sjoberg writes that “blog” is not only short for “weblog” but also “we blog because we weren’t very popular in high school and we’re trying to gain respect and admiration without actually […]
