Editorial Review of our New Branch @ Horizon Bay published in Cape Times
on Friday 31st of August'12
Revive
Skin Lounge birthed in 2005, once again truly lives up to it's reputation. If
you want to be revived from the outside in, Revive's new flagship store in
Horizon Bay should be on your red flag list.
Situated
in the picturesque Bloubergstrand, with Table Mountain in it's full glory, you
can but only wave goodbye to stress. Well, this was my experience when I
visited this little piece of paradise one blueish Monday to change my day into
a lighter shade of grey.
On my
'menu' was a 90 minute signature Dermalogica facial (yes the one they are
famous for) as the entrée. Sanet, the Somatologist warmly welcomed me in the
spacious foyer and escorted me to a tranquil treatment room, with beautiful
décor yet not overbearing to the senses. Calming music played in the background
and soft candle light created the perfect setting. Even the wall paper was simply
elegant, the space was a testimony of style.
The
pampering kicked off with cleansing my slightly weary skin using steam,
exfoliation, extractions (not painful), high frequency (an antibacterial neon
light which brings oxygen to the skin) and a multivitamin mask. Knowing that
Vitamin C slows done ageing, the small wrinkles under my eyes welcomed the
extra nutrition and afterwards my skin felt plump and dramatically smoother.
The main
course was served in the form of a hot stone facial massage and a shoulder, arm
and foot massage. It was simply delicious. Well needless to say, I had entered
the gates of heaven!
On
another note, it is a delicate matter how much a client should be spoken to
when their objective is relaxation. Sanet is truly sensitive to the customers
needs, friendly, discreet, natural yet professional, in step with Karina Els,
the founder and owner of Revive. It was so apparent that Karina's top notch and
'nothing is too much trouble' approach permeates through her A-team staff.
Before we
continued with the Signature Hot Milk Pedicure, I was graciously offered a cold
or hot beverage. After I had sipped on my ice cool lemon water Nerija, the Nail
Technician entered the room and commenced with a 75 minute treatment of equal
bliss. My feet were soaked, scrubbed, heels filed, toenails and cuticles
neatened (much needed after winter) then a deep relaxing foot massage and a
peppermint foot mask with electrically heated booties followed! This was the
absolute royal factor. My scalp was deeply
massaged, targeting all the pressure points. As for the final touch, my
toenails received some paint, I opted for a clear coating keeping winter in
mind. Nerija did a sterling job and gave an experience which was the epitome of
luxury!
Thank you
Revive for never failing to 'raise the bar'. The sky is the limit and I hope
this new store will be one of many in the years to come. It has been wonderful
to watch you evolve back
in 2005 as a Day Spa in West Beach, then relocating due to your rapidly growing
clientele to Bayside Mall in 2006 and now taking it to another level opening
your flagship store in Blouberg.
No wonder you
won the Western Cape Retailer of the Year title in 2011 and were honoured as
one of the top three finalists at the Professional Beauty Awards in 2011.
Revive
never ceases to amaze me, offering an international standard of skin care,
luxury, elegance and a fantastic dynamic team I love to be pampered by. I'm
equally impressed by the wide range of skin care products they stock such as
Nimue, Dermalogica, RegimA, Environ and Vitaderm fitting everyone's pocket.
Sonja T. du Plessis
*photos above were not published.
No comments:
Post a Comment