Had a nice day yesterday. I had my Lush spa treatment
It was most definitely a deep tissue massage lol. It was amazing though, the whole experience. Like nothing I've ever experienced going for a treatment. Even better than when me and Caz went to a 5* hotel in Manchester for a spa day!!
The therapist came to get me and we sat down in a beautiful English country kitchen and had a chat, a cup of tea, and I filled in the usual health questionnaire. She showed me 4 massage bars, explained a bit about them, and asked me to pick my favourite and the one I wanted to be used during the massage. I've been a Lush fan for a LONG time so know the products really well, but they advise you to go by how you feel on the day and how you senses guide you. So I went with Therapy
She then showed me the jelly discs and explained that they're kept on ice on the room to be used on difficult areas if they appear. And then I got to dunk a Big Blue ballistic (sea salt, seaweed, and lime) in to a big jug and let it bubble away. She explained how this massage works and that the idea of it is based around tugging and pulling ropes on a boat! And the music that's been designed for it is based on sea shanties. Exciting! She did warn me about how she deals with knots and awkward muscles and said she would use her thumbs to put a lot of pressure on some and others she would use her whole hand or forearms to put pressure over a whole area.
I got to use the bathroom which is HUGE! And has a massive shower with all the products you could ever need. They've really gone all out!
Then we went to my treatment room and it was all worn wooden floors and cabinets, tea lights dotted about, a sea green light coming from under the bed, and the sounds of the sea and a creaking ship coming from the speakers. Just before she left me to naked up she poured the ballistic stuff from the jug in to a bowl at the foot of the bed. It instantly overflowed waves of beautiful smelling clouds (dry ice?) that rolled out across the whole floor! It was like standing in a dry sea. Honestly!
The therapist was so lovely and put me at ease and I really didn't feel that self conscious about going down to just my undercrackers
The massage itself was unbelievable! It basically covered everything from my neck, right down to my fingers and toes. I was pushed, pulled, smoothed, and massaged in every way imaginable lol. My arms were moved quite a lot in to different positions to get to different muscle groups and to open up certain bits and whatever. She worked on my chest coz I told her about the scar tissue causing tension in my neck and shoulders. I also warned her about my back and when it was time to flip over she went all out! Yeah, some bits were painful or uncomfortable, but as soon as the pressure was taken off you could feel what had happened. I had some bits where I felt my muscle jump from under her thumb. That was the most bizarre sensation!! I couldn't decide whether it made me want to laugh or cry. And when she used my thumbs along my side, between my hips and ribs, I couldn't help but let a giggle out
I'm not even ticklish!
I did get to have the jelly disc used up on my shoulders, and that was an interesting sensation. But again, you could feel what it was doing!
I was a little unsure about how the music would work, but it was amazing! They've done a fantastic job producing that! It was relaxing, uplifting, and jaunty all at the same time. And the woman's voice was beautiful! There were a couple towards the end, you could hear it building up to a big finish, that actually had me grinning!!
Afterwards she made me a cup of tea and put in a couple of droppers from a bottle labelled "Ships Rum"
And I got a biscuit. Then a big glass of water. I felt so light headed and 'off with the fairies'! We sat and chatted for a while. She said my back needs more work and that she could have spent the whole hour just working on it
I might save up for a couple of months and go back for a Tailor Made (which is a 30min version of the Good Hour focusing on an area you want!) We talked about the other treatments and what they do and what's involved and what her favourites are. There's one called The Comforter that starts with a full body chocolate body mask/scrub!
All in all I'm COMPLETELY sold on the Lush spa. It is expensive, but having experienced it I can safely say it is worth every penny. Me and my friend Caz desperately want to try the treatment called The Spell. It's a foot treatment that works on reflexoligy principles and includes lots of nice foot products and then you get a head and shoulder massage while the foot mask is setting. The therapist said everyone falls asleep lol!
Anyway, I'll stop going on now. But it has totally rekindled my love of Lush. Not that it had gone, but I'm back to being a Lush fangirl again
Had a nice lunch with my Mum and Sister in Las Iguanas. New veggie stuff!!! I had brie and Mango empenada's to start (beautiful) and a beetroot and bean burger with sweet potato fries for my main. That was odd, but nice, and incredibly filling.
I went to the Apple store to see how bad my iPod is. I got helped out by a stunningly beautiful man lol. But I think my little iPod is deaded
He restored it for me but even then it was tw*tting about. He kept stroking it and saying "Poor little iPod" LOL. It's only 3 or 4 years old, so I'm a bit miffed it's died. It's an iPod Touch, so not exactly a cheap one
He said to try and put some music on it, but he wasn't hopeful. Oh well, will have to save up for a new one. Don't want a Touch now that I have my Nexus tho. But I do want one with a screen, which would be a Nano, and they're not exactly cheap either. Oh well, I don't use it so much now that I drive, so not in too much rush I guess.
I met my friends at the cinema later on to see Evil Dead. Which is just terrible
Not as bad as the original, but that wasn't hard to beat!! Took some M&S veggie Percy and Colin sweets with me and a Creme Egg. And snacked on bread, Matzo, cheese spread, and crisps when I got home. I dunno what's wrong with me at the moment. My SW motivation lasts just until I'm having a meal off plan and then it all goes out of the window for the day.
I'm meeting Caz later today for coffee and all I can think about is Tiffin. Just NO!
Feeling the after effects of the massage today. I'm rather achey, very tired, and got a headache. Once the muscles calm down and all the crap from my lymphatic system has been flushed out I should feel great. Hopefully
Anyway, I will attempt an on plan day today. Need to find my motivation again!!x
I'm scared of robots btw!
