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Shiseido Qi Salon | The
Shiseido Qi Salon is exclusive to the Club at St. James Court and offers luxurious
face and body treatments for both men and women, featuring the unique Shiseido
Qi Method. This salon was included in the World's 100 Best Spas by Harpers and
Queen 2002. The philosophy at the heart of the Qi Method is the important effect
that our body's energy or 'qi' has upon our well-being. The Qi Method used in
every treatment involves a unique combination of shiatsu pressure work, to stimulate
the tsubo points, oshiboris (special Japanese hot towels) and aromachology fragrances,
which enhance the physical, psychological and aesthetic sense of well-being. All
the treatments within the Qi menu are designed to balance mind and body, improve
the skin's appearance and to relax or energise depending on the individual's needs.
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Unlisted
London | Unlisted
has garnered quite a following with its spa treatments administered by therapists
in your own home. No longer content with roving from house to house to transform
the people of London, the company has gone and got itself very much 'listed' by
opening a studio in Knightsbridge. True to its original aim of bringing the spa
into the home, the studio's atmosphere is the antithesis of clinical and wipe-clean.
With a roaring fire and decadent drapes, it's more like a sumptuous living room.
With new space for state-of-the-art machines, it can now offer the self-explanatory
Cellulite Exterminator treatment. It comes at a price (12 sessions cost £770,
after the £70 initial session) but it'll help keep the orange peel off your
thighs and the fruit bowl where it belongs. Need
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Adam's
London | At
first, this wood-paneled salon feels like your basic upscale barbershop. But as
soon as you're ensconced in one of the white leather coiffing chairs—equipped
with flat-screen color monitors that let you watch the BBC or check your e-mail
or portfolio—you quickly realize it's a cut above any snip-and-clip shop
you've ever patronized. The trim is top-notch, done by stylists recruited from
some of the best salons in town; the pre-cut shampoo, with an invigorating scalp
massage, is alone worth a visit. But the pièce de résistance is
the hot Cream Shave: a blissful 30 minutes of massaging, lathering, and moisturizing,
topped off with a final face wrap of steaming towels. If
the mini-massage during your clipping session isn't enough, book time with Shinya,
the resident Japanese masseur. His expert shiatsu or Indian head massages can
last 10 minutes or as long as your schedule permits. The salon also has a shower
room for those who want to freshen up between that grueling day at work and a
big night on the town. Need
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| Agua 50 Berners St. London, England England, UK |
The spa according to Philippe Starck is appropriately minimal: a soothing world
of billowy white curtains, pale beech floors, artfully designed lighting, and,
of course, therapists who look as though they were airlifted from the runways
of Milan. Secluded on two floors of Ian Schrager's new Sanderson hotel in Soho,
Agua attracts a growing clientele with a full range of treatments, many of which—aromatherapy
facials, cleansing back massage, chest and back waxings—have been created
especially for men. The best
way to experience Agua is by booking one of its daylong men's packages, which
generally include exfoliation, full-body aromatherapy massage, facial, and manicure-pedicure.
Hotel guests have access to Sanderson's gleaming new gym and the privilege of
ordering healthy dishes, such as shrimp salad with steamed asparagus, from Spoon,
the hotel's Alain Ducasse restaurant. Lunch can be taken either in the relaxation
room on one of Starck's white faux—Louis XV chairs by a gurgling fountain,
or on a chaise in your personal white-curtained pod, equipped with a tiny TV and
headset with a choice of music. Need
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| Champneys
Piccadilly 21A Piccadilly England, UK |
In a city renowned for its private clubs, Champneys is perhaps London's clubbiest
spa. Exclusive, expensive ($4,000 a year for first-time members), elegant (marble
staircases, frescoed ceilings, gilded columns)—Champneys caters to cool and
connected Londoners who don't come just to exercise. Since the spa introduced
the French Decléor system of facials, massages, and skin-care products
designed specifically for guys, they've been lining up for its 70 health and beauty
treatments. For non-members,
Champneys offers a Spa Discovery Day that gives men (and women) the run of the
club for eight hours as well as a massage, lunch, and as many classes—from
Alexander Technique to Ashtanga yoga—as they can fit in. Any package allows
visitors a dip in the huge Roman pool, with its blue mosaic tile, Greco-Roman
statues, and real palm trees. Cap the day with a soothing meditation session (read:
nap) in the womblike relaxation room, which faces an enormous bubbling aquarium.
In April, Champneys introduced CityPoint, its new facility in a dramatic glass
skyscraper in the City financial district. Advance membership was reportedly 84
percent male, so CityPoint plans to add more programs just for men. Need
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