
Fresh Face & Soft Feet: DIY Spa Recipes for Summer
The weather is heating up, which means we’re wearing a little less makeup on our faces and breaking out the sandals on our feet

The weather is heating up, which means we’re wearing a little less makeup on our faces and breaking out the sandals on our feet

Here are a few spa treatments that just don’t cut it and could, in fact, potentially do more harm than good.

Feed your face…

We love creating the spa experience at home with fun DIY spa recipes. Check out these three recipes that were inspired by three real-deal treatments at top spas featured on the Dr. Oz Show!

Saunas and steam rooms are par for the spa-going course, but the cold sauna is a new spa trend — set at a temp of -166°F/-110C! Why would you want to go and do that, you ask? Our senior editor explains the staggering healthy benefits and shares her exhilarating experience at Wellness Week partner Sparkling Hill, home of North America’s first cold sauna.

Love aromatherapy but aren’t sure the ins and outs? Learn three things every aromatherapy amateur must know and six tips to get started!

Embracing the Ayurvedic concept as a whole, Nita Lake Lodge recently unveiled its “A Taste of Ayurveda” spa and dining package (on trend, we must say!), which we had a chance to check out this winter during ski season.

We’ve shared with you some fantastic spa services tailored to ski lovers, but there’s another treatment we love that loosens the muscles pre-ski — plus, soothes the aches and pains après-ski: hot-cold contrast therapy.

Something about the festive spirit of the holidays makes these cocktail-inspired treatments all the more welcoming. Here are some to warm up to and soak up.

Tis the season to be sniffle-y! Seasonal colds are as big a part of winter as the holidays are, and once someone you know catches one, forget about it! There are so many over-the-counter medications that can help battle these inevitable sore throats, stuffy noses and itchy eyes, but what about someone who prefers a more holistic approach to cold remedies?

Starbucks has its peppermint mochas and gingerbread lattes to celebrate the season, and spas are getting in on the festivities as well, with menus sprinkled with holiday-inspired offerings. Flavored with ingredients like mint, sugar, spice and everything nice, these scrumptious spa services we rounded up will soothe body and soul and get you in the

The soft pink sand, warm waters, fantastic food, modern accommodations and premier spa make Elbow Beach a standout boutique hotel — the first hotel on the island’s South Shore, just minutes from happening Hamilton, the capital and heart of Bermuda.