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| - I was rather excited to get treated to a bit of pampering last weekend as I have been quite a stress bunny lately. Just Relax seemed promising enough and reasonably priced.
We arrived a little early for our appointment, so we waited in the lobby area. The couches were rather firm, but I suppose they didn't want people to get too comfortable before things even began. I was a little annoyed by the disarray in the waiting area: scattered magazines and a humongous tray covered in assorted cheap hard candies were a little distracting (to me, at least). I like my massage waiting rooms to feel a little more zen, but I figured that this is generally a non-existent issue for most people.
We were shown back to a shared room. I was delighted by the warmth of the foot bath, but that was pretty much where the joy ended for me on this trip. My masseuse might have still been training, I think. Although the primary focus of the massage was feet and calves, the masseuse did spend some time on my scalp as well as hands.
The scalp massage was incredibly irritating. My hair is short, and I swear he was scratching my head like I was a dog. I snuck a peek over at my companion and he appeared to be getting luxurious strokes on his head. What the heck? It's a good thing they covered my eyes with a warm towel or I might have spent more time stealing envious glances at his massage.
My masseuse continued to be brutal throughout the appointment. Granted, I can be a bit rough and tumble, but wow, I ended up with some serious bruising later on. In addition, I was rather perturbed by his continual whispering (I think he was getting a bit of on the spot coaching) throughout the appointment. I am all for on the job learning, but there should be some sort of warning to the client if the masseuse is still in training. I would have probably opted out.
In addition, the tops of the rooms are open, so any noise is carried across from the lobby into the massage areas. One of the appointments after ours was a rather talkative fellow. It was incredibly jarring.
I will admit that I felt much less tense a few hours later, so clearly the massage was effective. However, my overall experience could have been much better.
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