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WEDNESDAY MAY 13, 2009 21
Tried and tested
FAB OR FAD? WE TELL YOU THE TRUTH
A day of girly gossip with a really luxurious twist
TESTER: Claire Sharrock hour chilling and chatting by the up where we left off in the saga
pool. Then our therapists led us of… well that would be telling!
Catching up with a girlfriend - to a beautiful treatment room,
sounds like fun of course, but complete with its own private Sounds extravagant…
what was the twist? garden and outdoor rain shower. It is a bit, but ideal if you have a
My sister Jo - an over-worked The ‘ritual’ started with a rose good friend in town or a special
teacher from the UK - came to petal foot-and-hand-cleanse occasion to celebrate.
visit me in dire need of some followed by an all-over body Any of you with a bride-to-be
R&R. We hadn’t seen each scrub using mineral salts, coffee in your life for example, should
other since Christmas and there extract, pure frankincense and get yourselves signed up for
was plenty to catch up on, so I grapefruit oils which was some perfect girly pampering
scheduled in a day to ditch the definitely invigorating. before the big day.
blokes and have some girly The scrub smelt delicious and The packages are for both
time. Of course we could have the therapists didn’t spare men and women, so you could
done that over a glass of anything applying it - we felt even go along with your partner
something cold on my balcony, buffed within an inch of our lives! - although he may not be
but I decided to spoil my little so good at the gossip side
sis and booked us in at the Then came the relaxing of things.
wonderful Amara Spa at the massage part, right?
Park Hyatt. Yes. Our shiny new skin was
treated to an aromatherapy
Other than the obvious, why stress release massage and the
that venue? ritual was finished off with a
The Amara Spa has some really hydra radiance facial to deep
lovely package deals available cleanse our skin and an
for two people having ayurvedic scalp massage.
treatments together in its Having been energised by the a73 The Amara May Ritual lasts one
couple’s suites that include scrub and pummelled hour and 45 minutes for the
lunch and use of the hotel’s exceptionally hard during the actual treatments, but factor in
pool. The May package that we massage (my fault, I requested time for lunch and get there early
went for was designed to extra firm pressure), I was to utilise the pool or gym - both
‘invigorate and revive our asleep by the end of the facial are included in the package price.
senses’, which sounded ideal and head massage. The ritual costs dhs790 per
for two busy, working women. I managed to open my eyes to person. The spa has various
enjoy a healthy lunch and a cup packages available over the
What exactly did it include? of green tea poolside - included summer. Call 04 602 1660 for
We arrived early and spent an in the package price - and pick more information and reservations
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