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After a hot, crummy day under the scorching October heat, it
is pampering like this that makes a million such days worth their while.
The day that preceded my spa treatment at the Seven Seas Spa
was rather hectic. The noon was especially blistering, and I was sweaty and
tired after having run around across the city completing my never-ending
chores. I was on the verge of postponing the appointment, but as luck would
have it, I ended up going there all the same.
Long story short, I was fortunate enough to have made use of
the opportunity to visit the spa, for a session-after, I felt like a million
dollars: rejuvenated and refreshed beyond description.
As soon as I entered the plush environs of the Seven Seas
spa— located off Senapati Bapat road— the aquamarine and white decor, soft
lighting, soothing music and heavenly fragrance had an instant calming effect
on me. The spa in charge R.Priscilla Jungio greeted me with a warm welcome,
amicably showing me around the spa.
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I dived into a sea of beauty: the tranquil ambience of spa
rooms— hamam room and couple room— tantalized me. The manager offered me the
spa rate card and in a jiffy, I was going through treatments crafted for gods.
The menu card had a whole lot of packages and massages to choose from, making
it all the more difficult to arrive at a choice. Finally, after having
discussed with the Spa in charge, I decided to go for Blueberry cheese cake. It
is a three-course treatment ( Rs 3499), which is a signature massage from New
York and lasts for 75 minutes. The
treatment is done with the help of products like blueberry gel, cimrinuts scrub and cheese cake cream
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| Blueberry gel,cimrinuts scrub and cheese cake cream |
The treatment kicked off with an invigorating steam bath. My
masseur Tovi, from Nagaland, was professionally trained. The session began with
scrubbing the entire body with the Cimrinuts scrub, which with its vanilla
extracts, has skin softening properties. This was followed by a cheese cream scrub,
which makes the skin super-supple. The
treatment not only relaxes you but targets your most troubled muscles. A quick
shower to rinse off the scrub and Tovi’s skilful massage using a potent mixture
of blueberry gel with olive extracts gave my skin an instant radiance. The
cheese cake cream had a very buttery feel. With each stroke that Tovi
rendered—gently massaging me with the concoction— the tension and pain in my
body would melt away to insignificance. The massage was so divine and
distressing that I went into deep slumber. Tovi asked if I would like a head
massage and I grabbed the opportunity with glee. After a blissful body massage,
a soothing head massage was like a double treat!
The whole spa experience was amazing and had a miraculous
effect on my skin and body. I felt like I had never before: rejuvenated and
anew. Though the blue cheese massage cream seems a tad expensive, it is totally
worth it.
Elaborating on their signature blueberry cheese cake
treatment, the Spa incharge Priscilla
Jungio said, “The treatment relies heavily on its products.
For instance, Crimrinuts is tremendously exfoliating, giving a supple and soft
effect. The c heese cake cream helps in hydrating or mosturising the skin, while blueberry gels helps calm you
down. This massage has short strokes and works mainly on each and every muscle. It doesn’t
provide deep pressure, like deep tissue massage. The pressure, however, is
gentle. Hence it is very relaxing for the entire body.”
Apart from the Blueberry cheese cake treatment, the Seven Seas
offers a wide variety of full-body massages such as chocolate fondue ,Balinese
ceremony ( Indonesian massage), Swedish massage, Thai , deep tissue massage, Abhyangam
ayurvedic massage, Moroccan scrub+Coffee Bean Massage, Thai Hot bamboo massage,
Volcanic hot Lava massage from Japan, Andaman sea shell and volcanic massage, Abhyangam
ayurvedic
massage, Javanese Lulur scrub plus Indonesian massage ( two full course
program).
“ The chocolate fondue massage is hydrating, leaving one’s
body soft and supple. The essence of cocoa revitalizes and nourishes the skin
and relaxes the body. Just like Blue cheese cream cake, this massage is focused
on its products. The products do more work than the massage itself. On the
other hand, deep tissue massage is good for those who can take more pressure
and have trouble areas like backpain, tiredness, fatigue among others.”
Hamam, an ancient Turkish bath, a variant of steam bath (called
souna bath), is also very popular for the way it cleans and relaxes the body. Seven
seas offers a huge variety of Hamams. “Ours is the only spa offering hammam’s
in Pune. It is a Turkish ritual which is focused on the usage of water to
purify the body. It starts with a steam bath which opens the pores of the skin.
We offer Morrocan hamam ( Rs 1999 ) for 25 minutes, which includes hamam and
scrub. The experience starts with hot steam, which prepares the skin to shed
its dead layers. Later, you will be taken to a marble bed and given a dry
massage with exfoliating glove scrub massage.”informed Jungio.
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| The hamam room |
The spa also offers a hamam named Rediscover Tradition,
which includes a hamam, scrub and foam massage. After the hamam and scrub, one
will be massaged with specially made linen bags containing smooth and silky
foam. The masseur massages your body from head to toe with the foam, which is
not only great for the skin but also relaxes the muscles.
Interestingly, Seven seas has a special couple room for the
couple who want to take the spa together. They can opt for the basic body
massage, Swedish massage or deep tissue massage.
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| The couple room |
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Seven seas also offers a variety of facials for both
genders. “We will be introducing 10 facials this year, including a deep cleansing
facial, the lightening facial, vitamin facial (an anti-aging facial) ,T-tree
facial and two new facials for men,” she said.
Now that the festive season is on, Seven Seas is offering
complimentary treatments such as deep cleansing, foot reflexology, eco manicure
and several others. If you want to be your best self this festive season, Seven
Seas spa is the place to visit.
