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SPA LE MERIGOT Of caviar and pearls

1740 Ocean Avenue, Santa Monica (888) 539-7899  www.Marriott.com

What better setting for rejuvenation than a beachfront resort? 

At the 6,500-square-foot spa located in the namesake property that has bagged the coveted AAA and Mobil awards, a luxurious and natural alternative to Botox awaits the weary city warrior.

Situated on the pool level of the hotel, the spa is only steps away from the beach and has a distinctly homey feel.  Large shabby chic sofas draped with earth-toned throws, dancing candles, lush foliage and trickling waterfalls make patrons feel like they’ve cast the city aside for a paradisiacal cottage.  Seven treatment rooms including a manicure/pedicure room are available as are couple treatments for romantics seeking a shared experience.

The spa offers many enticing treatments including a Green Coffee Contour Slimming Wrap and a detoxifying seaweed peel but the Caviar & Pearl lifting facial, which is every bit as luxurious as it sounds, is the star treatment on the menu. Using potent Pevonia botanica products, this is the spa’s most advanced defense against aging.  By lavishing the skin with 100% pure caviar extract combined with precious pearl extract and Escutox (derived from hibiscus), this facial improves elasticity, increases skin oxygenation and suppleness as well as reduces fine lines and wrinkles.

After a face, neck and décolleté massage, the visage is exfoliated with an enzyme peel followed by the required extractions.  A cutting edge process known as the “filmo-tech” is used to preserve the caviar to its full purity without altering its powerful components.  This is mixed with water and
massaged to complete absorption into the skin followed by a two-step, deeply hydrating and repairing mask treatment.  The Caviar cream mask loaded with shea butter, caviar extract and antioxidants hydrates the skin and is supported by the Myoxy Caviar mask powder immediately after.  While the precious nutrients work their magic and before the mask is peeled off, you are treated to more massaging – this time including the neck, shoulder, arm and hands.  Ah, bliss!

Get to the spa early or make sure you can afford some time to linger on so you can take advantage of the Eucalyptus steam or Cedar wood sauna.  Or you can hang out by the pool and enjoy the setting sun with a gin and tonic or complimentary tea.  There will be lots to look forward to because the benefits of this facial, while already evident immediately after the treatment, reveal themselves more fully in the days to come as the skin glows and feels hydrated like never before.

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