I was given a £150 Wahanda voucher as a gift and having browsed the salons in partnership with Wahanda, settled on the Aqua Sculpture Day spa near Hammersmith, realising that I'd get more more for my money at a smaller local spa, than one of the more established one's in Mayfair.
The Spa is very well presented and easy to find. The reception area, has an Eastern influence and is very well appointed. I picked up the most recent Times Magazine while waiting and noticed the spa had received a very good review from The Times Salon Spy and subsequently felt glad I'd visited before the stampede!
I opted for the Inch-loss Universal contour Wrap, a facial and a basic manicure. To my delight all three were discounted in the New Year promotion.
My therapist Florence led me downstairs, along a beautifully dimmed corridor lined with lanterns to my treatment room. Once there we discussed what I hoped to achieve from the treatment and which facial would be best suited to my skin. She was very knowledgeable on all aspects and answered my endless questions regarding the treatments I was having and the ones they offered, very succinctly and with ease.
I was told to strip to all but paper knickers, whilst Florence took about 10 different measurements in order to compare my vitals before and after the treatment. I felt a little uncomfortable standing naked whilst she wrapped the bandages around me and thankfully she realised this and constructed me a bandage bra (!) before ensconcing the rest of my body with the wrap! Once wrapped from heel to neck she helped me put on a special silver suit to ensure the heat could work it's magic. Ordinarily at this point, the client would lie on a heated bed under blankets for an hour and do very little, which I realised could be a little dull, so opted to have my facial whilst the wrap went to work detoxing my sorry body...
The facial was wonderful and very relaxing. My skin felt amazing to touch and plump until the next day... The music was pretty good too, switching between generic spa music and a cooler more foot tapping sound with I couldn't begin to describe now.
After the hour's facial I was unwrapped mercifully quickly as the exposure made me feel very cold. Thankfully it was over quickly and after a brief towel down and more measurements I got back into my clothes. Apparently I'd lost a total of 10 inches all over, which I was slightly doubtful about, but my jeans did feel slightly more comfortable! Obviously in order to ensure the inches stay at bay a course of wraps is recommended.
Upstairs for my manicure, which was lovely and over all too quickly. Unfortunately my nail polish had chipped slightly the next day which I was a little disappointed about.
My only gripe was the sales talk and I eventually ended up buying 2 products due to the persistence of my therapist. I would have felt more comfortable if the sales patter was less incessant. However luckily for me, due to the incredible good value of the treatments I had almost enough credit left within my voucher to cover the price of the products and only ended up paying a minimal amount on top. Before I left I was actually given a few Matis sample products to try at home, which it turns out are excellent...
Overall it was a very good experience and I would definitely return for further treatments.
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