Hands of Goddesses
Body Radiance Package Review
Faina European Day Spa

Faina European Day Spa houses the hands of goddesses. I know because I just returned from a brief sojourn within this spa, receiving the Body Radiance Package.

The experience can be clearly defined in two parts for me: the sensory escape, and the "beautifying." Falling into the former is the first part of the package, a full body scrub with your choice of several scented goops (I chose the crowd-pleasing Vanilla Brown Sugar - DIVINE.) My aesthetician, Faina, with the hands of a GODDESS, as I may have mentioned, delivered a scrub that felt remarkably like a massage. It was so incredibly relaxing that I forgot it did indeed also fall into the "beautifying" category, making my skin rosy and smooth.

Next, it was time for my facial. I saw Faina again for this service and she gave me the choice between a facial massage (ahh... more sensory escape) and a mini-facial with thorough extraction. Listen friends, opt for the massage. Unless you are in desperate need of extraction, or you’ve come across the globe for Faina’s renowned facial-bestowing abilities (which truly are great, in all seriousness), PLEASE keep the focus on relaxation. Because what I did is after all that scrubbing and showering and steaming and massaging, once I was feeling like jell-o and ready to kiss the next person to walk in the room, I chose to receive a grueling and painful "Oh what we do for beauty," "the muscles in my back are tightening up completely negating my massage," "this can’t be the woman with the goddess hands" famous Faina extraction.

Now, yes, I walked out of there with some seriously clean skin which glowed for days. An efficient, expert facial but I wish I had opted for that "maintenance" at a different time, maybe a few days after all the relaxation. Don't mix business with pleasure, I always say.

Gretchen Foulk
www.spa-nyc.com 

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Tips for the Body Radiance Package  at Faina European Day Spa:
-Always communicate about pressure with a massage (too hard, too soft...)
-Separate your "maintenance" and "relaxation" treatments so you don't tense  up right after treatments that are relaxing.
-If you are satisfied with this, or any other spa/salon service, tip at least 15-20%.
-Don't forget to tell them spa-nyc.com sent you!