The SPA Executive Massage Plus Hand and Feet Pampering

One of the things that relieves our stresses from the daily work-life grind is to have a perfectly paced massage day.  What would make the pampering experience better and uber relaxing than to having it done at one of the best wellness centers in the city - The SPA.

I'm happy I was finally able to use the The SPA gift certificates I received last Mother's Day.  I know, I know.. what took me that long to use it right?  June and July came as two of the saddest and busiest this year.  I wrote about that HERE.

The SPA GCs I got last Mother's Day

Glad that GCs nowadays don't come with an expiry date.  Happily, hubby and I had a chance to unwind and visit The SPA in Trinoma a few weeks ago.  Having a massage together is what we love to do as a bonding activity.  He actually learned how to appreciate spas and regular massages from me.  I would highly recommend that you should have a massage regularly to ease the tension that your body have and it's also good for blood circulation.
Upon entrance to the shower and steam bath area, I was assigned a locker so I could keep my personal belongings and also hang my clothes.
Yes darling, you'll be required to change or take off your clothes and just wear a robe or cover yourself with a towel.  The Spa always has a stack of clean towels, robes and slippers for their clients.

Clean towels and robes for clients

Before stating with the Executive Swedish Massage for me and Shiatsu Massage for him, we separately took a shower and had our 30-minute steam baths.  I always make sure I take advantage of the steam bath, saunas or a Jacuzzi in spas I would go to.  Why?  Because they are good for relaxing and warming the tensed muscles and detoxifying of the skin through quick and excessive sweating.

Shower cubes and steam bath room.

By the way, it's important that you don't eat heavily nor drink alcoholic beverages before your massage.  You might feel nauseated or light-headed after the massage if you did.

After our separate shower and steam baths, The SPA gave us a cup of their signature ginger tea before heading on to our massage room.  We usually take couple's room when we have our massages together.  You will be asked to undress by the therapist, but no worries if you're shy or uncomfortable, you'd still be pretty much covered with a blanket the whole time.

Our Executive Couples Massage Room

When having a massage, communicate to your therapist your preferred pressure.  If you like it just light, medium or hard.  You may also request her to concentrate more on one area of the body if you wish.  I always request a longer massage on my feet and upper back.  Also tell if there are areas you don't want them to touch or put too much pressure on.

The key is to relax and trust your therapist to do her job well.  At The SPA, their therapists are well-trained and also very courteous so you're assured you get quality service.  Here are some photos of The SPA in Trinoma:

Covered massage rooms: Common, Executive or Couples room are available.

Interesting ante-room from the shower going to the massage area.

Locker and grooming area.  Lotion, powder and hair dryer are available for use.

Lazy boy chairs for hand and feet services

The Feetish Foot Spa lasted an hour.  Scrubbing, masking, massaging and some more scrubbing were parts of the foot spa.  Hubby rarely gets foot spa, so this one he enjoyed so much.

Getting his Feetish Foot Spa done.

I on the other had, chose from the pretty colors of ORLY nail polishes for my nails. I chose two different colors, bloody red for my toes and a light one for my nails.

The SPA uses ORLY Nail Lacquer.  Here were the pretty colors I had to choose from.

Chose a light one for my nails.

For my feet, I chose a red nail lacquer.  One of my favorite nail colors.

#Selvies after the hand and feet pampering we had at The SPA

You sure could tell from the look on our faces that we enjoyed our bonding and pampering time at The SPA.  I'm grateful for the GCs I received that we were able to experience this.  If you have a bigger budget for a massage indulgence, I would recommend that you have it done at The SPA.

The SPA available services:

• Massages: Shiatsu/Swedish/Combination/Deep Tissue/Thai/Traditional Hilot/Aromatherapy
• The Spa Reflexology
• Volcanic Rock
• Nail Care: Manicure/Pedicure/Feetish Foot Spa/Luxurious Hand Spa/Paraffin 
• Waxing