Spas | Wellness

Worst 80’s Hair: A Girl’s Gotta Spa! (sm) + Redken Giveaway

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Published Aug. 14, 2010 at 10:39 a.m.

Do you know what this week is? My birthday week! And every year I always do some giveaways as my present to you for being such awesome, loyal readers of A Girl’s Gotta Spa! (sm).I am a product of the 80’s, which means when fashion trends revolve around 80’s signature looks, I get super excited. [ ... ] ...

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More on the Farm at San Benito and Energetic Healing

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Published Nov. 1, 2007 at 11:13 a.m.

Did I sound too high-minded in my last post? What I really meant to say was that it felt great to visit this place of healing where I could talk freely about alternative practices and energy healing without having to clean up my language for fear of sounding too woo-woo. I’ve gotten bad responses in the past. I remember going to an ear, nose and throat doctor about my sinuses and telling him that I’d had acupuncture for the condition. He was silently disapproving except for how his eyes

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The Unbearable Lightness of Spa-ing, Part II

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Published Oct. 18, 2007 at 5:08 p.m.

No, I didn’t complain, and I got into a “thing” about it with a Dutch journalist, MC, who also attended the Summit and who I was spending a few days with. The day before we’d gone to a drop-dead fabulous spa called Tirta, which I’ll talk more about another time. She told me after the massage, having been given forms on which to grade our therapists, she had given hers the lowest rating. She said the therapist was awful because she pulled her hair. (This hair connection is totally

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The Unbearable Lightness of Spa-ing

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Published Oct. 17, 2007 at 6:42 p.m.

Now that I’ve described my least favorite spa experience while I was in the Philippines, here comes the more difficult task—attempting to pick a favorite, which I already know I cannot do. So maybe let’s go for the second least favorite. Maybe process of elimination is the only way to do this ... At the risk of sounding incorrigibly spoiled by too much of a good thing, I have to tell you that I was not at all impressed with Chi Spa, in the Edsa Shangra-La Hotel. I know, five-star hotel,

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Dallasites Lop Off their Locks for the Gulf Coast

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Published May 20, 2010 at 1:26 p.m.

That’s right. Dallas salons and pet groomers are collecting all kinds of fuzzies to send to Matter of Trust, who makes mats to sop up oil spills. You can send an individual donations of your own shampooed hair (more absorbency left for oil that way), nylon stockings (goodbye, old holey hose), and animal fur and [ ... ] ...

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Which Redken Permanent Color Should I Use? Redken Creative Consultant, David Stanko Answers

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Published May 17, 2010 at 8:47 p.m.

The latest reader beauty question is about hair coloring, specifically with Redken products:“Hi, I have a choice between Redken color fusion and color gels. I have very few, but very resistant grays. Which one do you think I should go with?–Irina”Well Irina, I decided to go straight to Redken’s Creative Consultant, David Stanko who also [ ... ] ...

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Get Gilded With Real Gold-Infused Makeup Picks

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Published May 25, 2010 at 3:32 p.m.

Gold is already an iconic color of summer, from shimmering beach sands to glowing sun-kissed complexions. But what about real gold? As extravagant as it sounds, the mineral is popping up in all sorts of makeup, from 24k-infused lip glosses and luxe powder eyeshadows to even golden hair pomade! Believe it or not, the extra [ ... ] ...

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Haircolorist Michael Angelo Offers 10 Tips To Pamper Your Color-Treated Hair

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Published June 2, 2010 at 7:00 a.m.

I don’t know about you, but I color and highlight my hair. And trying to stretch my dollar as much as I can, maintaining the color for as long as possible is super important to me. Michael Angelo, certified haircolorist and owner of The Michael Angelo Hair Studio and The Michael Angelo [ ... ] ...

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Free Sunsilk Products and a Hot Celeb Hairdresser Tomorrow

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Published April 21, 2010 at 11:59 a.m.

I haven’t heard about Sunsilk in a while. Remember those hair commercials with the voice of the gay Anthony from Sex and the City? Regardless, the inexpensive but worthy line, which is co-created with fashion hair stylist Teddy Charles (who has styled the heads of many runway models and fashion magazine cover girls), is hosting [ ... ] ...

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Orly Nail Lacquer in Rage

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Published April 7, 2010 at 7:29 a.m.

I like shiny things. A nice clean, shiny car. Healthy, shiny hair. Big, shiny diamond jewelry (definitely like.) And I love shiny nail polish. So I was pretty excited when I heard about Orly’s Foil FX Color Collection for Spring/Summer. Foil FX lacquers are meant to give a texturized foil effect to your nails, best [ ... ] ...

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