I've only recently decided that I like getting massages and I've only had 3 or 4 massages so far. I guess you can probably say that I'm not much of a spa goer. A few months ago, my friend convince me to buy a groupon to La Peau Day Spa for their Diamond Facial treatment with mani pedi combo. It was a pretty good deal since the treatments without discounts are $205, but the groupon was only like 65. Since we were still expected to pay tax and 20 percent gratuity on the full amount rather than the discounted price, that brought the total cost up to about $106. So in the end, it wasn't cheap, but it didn't hurt that much because we paid the 65 up front for the groupon and then the rest when we got the treatment.
The staff was pretty friendly and nice though I'm not sure I appreciate all the Chinese being spoken around me. It's not that I don't understand it, I just think it's rude. I've always thought it was rude to be speaking another language around someone who doesn't understand it. Even if you're not talking about the person who doesn't understand, it's not okay because it makes the person left out feel awkward and uncomfortable. As hosts, meaning the staff, you should not be doing that to your guests, meaning the clients. This is something I think a LOT of asians don't get. Anyways, back to the spa.
So we do the facial first. The lady tells me that I will notice a visible difference in my skin after the facial is done. She preps my face with some creams and rubs and then wipes it off before starting on the diamond facial. So I'm guessing it's the "diamond" is machine that she used to scrape a few layers of skin off my face. It didn't hurt and it wasn't uncomfortable. After that, some more creams were slathered on my face and some more massaging. Then she puts on a mask and leaves me in the room for about 25 minutes. This is the part that I really didn't enjoy. I was so incredibly BORED! I wasn't tired enough to fall asleep and there was nothing to do but lie there with the mask on and a wet towel over my eyes. I tried to do some meditating, but I kept feeling the urge to sit up to do it. For some reason, I felt it really difficult to meditate in that room in the position I was in. Anyways, eventually, I took off the wet towel over my eyes and looked around. I started to suspect that every time they wipe my face, they've used a plain, wet paper towel. Anyways, so at the end, she came back and wiped the mask off, put some lotion on and sent me to the mani pedi room.
I went to the bathroom before going to the next treatment and checked out my face. Did it look noticeably better than before? Not really. Looking closer, I don't think the texture got any smoother and I didn't think my scars and other discolorations got any lighter. However, I thought I'd take another look when I get home and see how I feel then.
So on to the mani pedi! First, let me say I am not impressed with their idea of sanitary conditions. The foot bath has rust on the metal parts and I know for sure they don't clean the bath between clients. On top of that the service I got, though friendly, was not the most professional. Part of that is because of all the talking in another language, know there were people who didn't understand, and part of that was feeling like they were paying more attention to chitchatting than actually making sure they didn't get nail polish on my skin. It's not terrible, but I just feel like they could have done a better job. I really didn't feel more relaxed or pampered after the mani-pedi.
So in conclusion, I'd say the experience was not an impressive one. Lol! I might get another facial some day because I think it feels nice when my face is massaged, but I can't say I see any reason to get a manicure or pedicure. Of course, maybe it just wasn't a great experience at this facility. There might be other places that do a better job. I suppose I can give it another shot some other time and see how I feel then. At least, now I can say I've done it!
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