Hydrating, satisfying drinks inspired by the spas. Proper hydration is obviously an important aspect to staying healthy—especially when you’re knee-deep in sweltering desert air. But water can be, well, boring. So we looked to the spas for tasty, healthy drinks (okay, and a few that aren’t so healthy but hey, it’s hot out!) that keep […]
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The Dirt Cheap Home Spa Facial in 4 Easy Steps!
An inexpensive, all-natural home spa facial to deeply cleanse and revive skin. Short on cash but longing for a spa indulgence? We’ve got you covered! This inexpensive, four-step home spa facial deeply cleanses and balances skin. Grab your green tea, crank up the relaxing tunes and let’s get spa-ing! Watch the segment live on ABC-15’s Sonoran Living […]
4 Super Easy DIY Spring Spa Treatments
Do-it-yourself home spa treatments that help with seasonal allergies and deep clean from nose to toes (and more)! It’s time to shed that dry, flakey winter skin and bring out the glow from within! From nose to knees, head to toes, these four super easy DIY spring spa treatments use seasonal fruits and easy-to-find herbs to transition you […]
Double Duty DIY: Mom and Me Homemade Skin Care
Do-it-yourself skincare lotions and potions for kids made with love and simple, natural ingredients. Let me start by saying that I’m not an expert on anything to do with kids. Nothing. Nada. And yet, I have one. He’s a super active, super spirited little 4-year-old who, through the adoption process, was placed with me and […]
3 Hot Spa Trends You Can Do at Home
A softer approach to exfoliation, slime stress balls and the latest nail color! What’s trending? Oh, just slimey stress-relieving goo, totally naked nails and weird spongy-like thingamajigs. Inspired by the latest social and spa trends, these home spa hacks will save you money and give your spirit a boost. Take a little time out and […]
4 Insanely Easy Beauty Uses for Baking Soda
Four home spa beauty treatments you can make with baking soda. Martha Stewart is always looking out for me. Okay, so she’s looking out for all of us and by all accounts, is a shrewd business empress and the queen all of things clean and crafty. But, I’ll just make this about me because I […]
4 Easy Epsom Salt Beauty Cures
The folks at Epsom Salt Council know more about us than we thought. Somehow, they tapped into the fact that football doesn’t rule our weekends and we would trade beers at the local sports bar for a yoga class with the girls, any day. We’re not sports snobs or anything, we just a love a […]
Spa Secrets for the Perfect Bath
Tips for the perfect home spa bathing experience. Taking a bath seems pretty straightforward: plug up the tub, turn on the faucet, squirt in the Mr. Bubble and hop in. While a bath can be so much more than just that, you also don’t have to go so far as creating a bathroom sanctuary dripping […]
Spring Training Spa Specials at Talking Stick Resort
The Spa at Talking Stick Resort celebrates spring training season with these specially priced spa services. Hear that? It’s the crack of a bat, which can only mean one thing: It’s Spring Training season in the Valley of the Sun! The Spa at Talking Stick Resort in Scottsdale is beckoning in the season with treatments for a luxurious […]
Natural Beauty Hacks for Winter Skin & Hair
Shake off those mid-winter blues with these DIY natural beauty solutions for dry skin and hair. In most corners of the country, folks are bundled up from head to toe and shoveling snow. Not here in Phoenix. No sir. Valley dwellers are out and about and making the most of our excellent winter weather. Only […]
Prenatal Massage: What to Know, Where to Go
All you need to know about prenatal massage including what to expect and where to go. Pregnancy is a time of excitement and joy; but it can also be a source of aches, pains and pre-baby anxiety. Just because you are expecting, don’t rule out a little spa relaxation. In fact, we recommend it! These […]