Event #4-6
Spa theme-aaahhhh
Well, I'm hooked! My girly friends recommended I try a facial and pedicure. This sounded very wise so I booked myself at Fingers and Toes in James Bay for Saturday morning grooming.

 I've never done a wax so I threw that in as well. For those who are wax virgins such as I was, its not that bad. The secret is baby powder on the legs prior to the hot wax, and of course a smooth and brisk pull of the hair removal cloth. To me, it felt no more painful than pulling off a bandage. Once the waxing is complete they spend a few minutes plucking any stray little hairs with tweezers. What attention to detail! I opted out of waxing in the bikini area. After many consults with aficionados of that type of waxing...painful and well...yuck!

Onto the facial. Nicole had very skilled hands, ever so gentle. She recommends that this procedure be dome regularly (every few months). The facial starts with a warm towel and a wash to cleanse the skin. Next she goes over my face with what looks like a dremmel bit, exfoliating the surface layers of skin and removing any blemishes. More warm towels applied, a moisturising peal-off mask and finally cream. I almost fell asleep.

The piece de resistance was the pedi. A shiatsu chair, hot soak for the tootsies...nice. The young lady doing my pedi was Melanie. She was an ex-WCCMT student! Apparently she was a student at the massage college when I was a senior there myself. It such a small world. While we were chatting about our old Alma Mater, Melanie buffed my rough toes and feet, gave me a very nice foot massage and applied the "I'm not a waitress" colour of nail polish onto my toe nails. The secret is layering. A clear coat protects the nails from the deep red colour (it may stain the nails), two coats of the chosen colour, and two more coats of clear to protect the polish from chipping off.

For the men out there remember this as a great gift for your girl. After a morning at the spa, she will be relaxed, feeling good about her feet and well who knows what could happen?