Yesterday I had the pleasure of popping into the Beverly Hills Hotel for some pampering at the La Prairie spa. The famed pink palace on Sunset Blvd has hosted every famous face in the world — literally every time you go there, you see someone. (This time I passed Mrs. Tobey Maguire, Jennifer Meyer, on my way to the spa. And there was definitely a retired ’80s rocker in the downstairs cafe having a drink… On my previous visit, I was at an event with Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke and her stars Ashley Greene and Rachelle Lefevre. I digress with name-dropping…) So today was a quick pop-in to check out the spa space. La Prairie spas are always in the chicest locations — such as the Ritz hotels in New York and Grand Cayman. The BHH space overlooks the pool and private cabanas (where you might spot some A-listers canoodling if they’re not in a dark corner of the Polo Lounge). It’s a secluded, serene hideaway in the middle of bustling L.A. and sitting outside for a chair massage and manicure couldn’t have been lovelier (did I mention champagne?). It’s chilly in L.A right now (60s brrrrrrrrrrrrrrr), but the crisp air felt amazing today. I highly recommend a trip to this oasis — La Prairie skincare products are deliciously indulgent, so try a facial or just a simple mani. Request Lena — she’s gorgeous, friendly and good at what she does. (When I picked a pale coral she said no — too orange for my skin.) Oh, and get a glass of bubbles.

Tags: Beauty, Spa

This entry was posted on Thursday, December 3rd, 2009 at 10:37 am and is filed under hair&beauty. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.