For a girl who'd never had a mani-pedi until she moved here at the age of 23, the city sure has a lot of options when it comes to keeping up appearances. The other night Janie B-starr and I hunkered down and tried a little manual upkeep ourselves, you know, scraping the feet, painting the nails, masking the face, digging out the plantar warts etc... and before we knew it, three hours had passed and it was 1am. If we all did what all the magazines say we should to keep ourselves in tip-top condition, there'd be no time for anything else. Which got me thinking, just how much time do these impeccably groomed ladies spend powering around Manhattan, booking, rescheduling and canceling appointments? They're like well-oiled machines. Monthly facials. Bi-weekly mani-pedis. Haircuts every six weeks. Highlights twice a year with bi-monthly touchups. Glycolic peels, microdermabrasion, sea-weed body wraps, waxing, spraytans, eye-brow threading. And that doesn't even include the at-home maintenance. You pretty much need a whole other sugardaddy soley devoted to this kind of bodywork.
Lucky for us AstoriaGirls there is such a thing as SPA WEEK, and even luckier, its happening in two weeks. (http://www.spaweek.org/) I figured this is probably the best and most affordable way to begin my week of Spa-lunking. All appointments are $50 a pop, which is chump change when it comes to these types of things. And you better book your appointments now, since these timeslots go like hotcakes. Of course, Miss. Marble and the AstoriaGirls set up appointments at the only participating spa in Astoria: The Anasa Day Spa (http://www.anasadayspa.com/) We've decided that the 45 minute Anasa Signature Facial seemed the least invasive procedure on the menu. Unless it happens to be performed on this apparatus. By Hannibal Lecter.
Keep an eye out for Marble's full report on the 17th. Book your appointment today!
