Facial!
Compliment of J, as a late Valentine’s day gift, I enjoyed a nice evening of facial and other relaxing spa activities at Burke Williams in Santana Row. I was very impressed with the spa itself, and the service was great.
When you first walk into the spa, you see a reception area, and that’s all. Once you are checked in, they lead you through a set of doors which leads to the main lounge area. This lounge area has lots of comfy large leather seats and sofas, it’s here where you wait for your appointment. Then you can go into the women spa area, where the lockers are and you can change into a nice, long, soft hooded robe. In the spa area, there are also a sauna room, steam room, some water treatment room, a large jacuzzi, and showers stocked with body wash, shampoo and conditioner as well as a shaving supply area. There is also a large dressing area, with blow dryers, straightening and curling irons, and combs and brushes, and lots of nice smelling and expensive hair products. Of course there are an endless supply of clean and fluffy towels.
My appointment was set for 4pm. I arrived around 3:30, waited in the lounge area a bit for my friend, then got into the locker area to get ready for my service. By 4pm, we were in the lounge and our respective aesthetician came looking for us and led us into our own treatment rooms. I had the deluxe H2V spa-style facial. After I removed all my jewelry, and got underneath the cover on a nice and warm bed, my aesthetician, Bettina, started with a gentle scrub of my face with warm towels. She proceeded with two face cleaners, and then one mask, extraction and one more mask to calm down the skin. In between masks, I had my arms, shoulders, neck, chest area, legs and feet all massaged. All the products she used on me were H2V which is a special Burke Williams brand and were available for purchase in the lounge area. The 80 minutes for the facial passed very fast, I felt like I hadn’t quite relaxed enough. I almost wanted to ask her to repeat the facial one more time. My friend and I relaxed in the women spa area, sipping cold lemon/lime water, eating cucumber slices and banana. I went into the sauna to sweat out some toxins and we took our time showering and getting ready for dinner to meet the boys. Oh, before I forget, there’s also a men’s spa section. I saw quite a few guys coming in and out as well. After all, the guys need facials just as much as we gals do.
Overall, it was a really nice way to relax for a couple of hours, and it was worth every penny. I think J would agree with me too, he commented at dinner when he touched my face that it was “as smooth as a baby’s bottom”.