With hovering temperatures wreaking havoc on her pores and skin and physique, Bushra Hakim discovered candy reduction at Serene Spa.

Summer season has arrived and, with it, all of the pores and skin issues it tends to deliver alongside. I drink loads of water to remain hydrated, however when the temperatures begin hitting the 40s, no quantity of water appears to assist. These scorching days do greater than drain your vitality, they dry out your pores and skin, tighten your muscle mass and make your entire physique really feel prefer it’s been wrung out. Add lengthy hours hunched over a desk and also you’ve bought your self the right recipe for catastrophe. Fortunately, residing on Amwaj Islands means I’m surrounded by a number of the greatest resorts within the nation. So, I figured it could be the correct time to check out the Serene Spa at The Artwork Lodge & Resort.

Strolling by means of the grand, sunlit foyer, I made my approach to the primary flooring, the place the spa is situated. The second the elevator doorways opened, I used to be greeted with a heat, wood area and a full-length window looking onto the glittering blue sea. The view alone felt like remedy. Mae, the Spa Supervisor, welcomed me with a smile, and I used to be launched to Devi, my therapist for the day.

After filling out a fast kind for my therapeutic massage and facial preferences, I used to be guided down an extended hall lined with remedy rooms. They provide every little thing from Moroccan baths to nail providers, however I used to be right here for 2 explicit issues: a focused therapeutic massage and a pores and skin reset.

The remedy room was dim, spacious and full with its personal toilet. I modified, stowed away my belongings within the locker and laid on the mattress, abdomen down, prepared for the Physique, Neck and Shoulder, Head therapeutic massage. This explicit remedy is good for those who’re brief on time or just need somebody to concentrate on all the stress with out going for a full-body expertise.

Devi began with a dry therapeutic massage to softly stretch out my limbs and get up the muscle mass. She has sturdy arms and nice method, so whenever you ask for medium strain, that’s precisely what you get. None of these halfhearted strokes that depart you needing to ask for extra. As soon as my again and shoulders had been completely labored on, she utilized natural lemongrass-scented oil and moved on to my legs, working all the best way up my physique. Her contact was each agency and fluid, smoothing out the knots in my again with simply sufficient depth to go away me feeling a bit sore in the very best approach. She then washed the oil off her arms and commenced a scalp therapeutic massage, and I genuinely assume that second alone was value coming in for. It was calming, grounding and left me fully relaxed.

Then got here the bit I used to be most trying ahead to, the facial. I opted for the Hydration Corrector Facial by Thalgo. Designed for dry and drained pores and skin, it makes use of a mix of merchandise, massages and machines to exfoliate, hydrate and assist the pores and skin soak up all the good things extra successfully.

Devi assessed my pores and skin and started working. She started by spritzing the Reviving Marine Mist into the air and gently over my face. It had a clear, aquatic scent that immediately made me really feel like I may breathe just a little deeper. She eliminated no matter was left of my make-up with the Categorical Make-up Remover, adopted by a double cleanse utilizing the Light Cleaning Milk. The best way she massaged it made the cleaning step really feel extra like a remedy in itself relatively than part of it.

She then utilized the Light Exfoliator, which was grainy however not harsh, and I may bodily really feel the load of the useless pores and skin and buildup being lifted. This was adopted by means of an ultrasonic spatula on my congested areas, paired with the Exfoliating Lotion. The machine buzzed softly in opposition to my pores and skin, serving to filter blackheads and refine texture with none ache or redness. As soon as my pores and skin was totally prepped, she utilized the Corrective Remedy Cream utilizing a wand that delivered ultrasonic waves to assist the product sink in deeper. Each product had its personal lovely scent and nothing irritated my delicate pores and skin, which I used to be comfortable about.

Mixing the Oligo-Marine Powder with the Oligo Mineral Lotion, Devi created a cool, rubbery masks that was unfold evenly throughout my face. Whereas the masks set, she didn’t simply wait round; she used the time to therapeutic massage my arms and décolletage with a thick, buttery cream. It was such a beautiful bonus, like just a little reward throughout the facial.

As soon as the masks was eliminated, Devi adopted with the Spiruline Enhance Serum, working it into my pores and skin with lengthy, sweeping motions that just about made me go to sleep. This was adopted by the Multi-Nutri Cream, thick and funky to the contact, which she used to provide my face one last therapeutic massage, ending with a brightening moisturiser, SPF 50 and a light-weight eye cream.

I will need to have drifted off in direction of the tip as a result of I used to be gently nudged awake with the softest voice letting me know the remedy was full. Devi informed me to take my time getting up and requested what I’d prefer to drink. I opted for inexperienced tea and bought dressed slowly, nonetheless half in a daze.

As I handed the mirror on my approach out, I did a double take. My pores and skin was visibly glowing, delicate to the contact and plumped with hydration. That boring, drained look I’d walked in with was gone. I sipped my tea slowly within the reception lounge, the ocean view nonetheless glittering exterior, with not a single thought in my thoughts about deadlines or emails. It’s superb what a couple of hours in the correct arms can do. I left feeling restored, my pores and skin revived and my thoughts quieter than it had been in weeks.

For extra info or to make a reserving, please name Serene Spa at The Artwork Lodge & Resort on 1600 0111.
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