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| - I've only anxiously awaited the opening of this blissful little nugget for like, um, two years now. And I'm not a very patient girl so the anticipation has been killing me. But finally, Bliss has opened inside the posh new W hotel and it's almost everything I could ask for ... almost (I'll get to that). First, the spa has a street entrance, which is convenient if your skin has been particularly naughty and you don't want to have to pretend to be fab just to walk through the chichi hotel lobby. The spa reception area is framed by the spa boutique, stocked with Bliss products along with a select variety of other skincare remedies. The women's lounge is petite, with two large steam showers with grass tiled floors, keyless lockers and a waiting area with a mod couch and chair and the famous brownie buffet (with tiny brownie bites plus cheese, crackers, fruit and cold cucumber slices). Cloud designs and sky hues pervade the color palette and a selection of happy jingles that swing from decade to decade create a happy vibe throughout the spa. The treatment rooms are as clean and crisp as a fall day in AZ and have adjustable subdued lighting. The service that I chose was the Triple Oxygen Treatment, a 75-minute deep cleansing facial that comes with the works including exfoliation, skin analysis, extractions, several heavenly scented masks and a final oxygen spray. The aesthetician did an outstanding job of laying the intensive skincare therapy treatments with relaxing interludes for hand, arm, foot and scalp massages. Eucalyptus-scented washcloths were my favorite touch. The results of the facial were truly amazing overall, and I could see and feel a real improvement in my skin. So here's my only complaint: Scottsdale got gypped. Body treatments like the Carrot and Sesame Body Buff are not available at the Scottsdale location because they didn't build a wet room. Besides massage, the only body treatment they offer is the Quadruple Thighpass (an anti-cellulite treatment). Other than that, I was thrilled with the results from my facial and left with a lighter, happier tude. No complaints about that.
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