Pumpkin, honey, cinnamon, sweet potatoes, cranberries, and cloves—they may be on your Thanksgiving dinner menu, but these fresh seasonal i...
Pumpkin, honey, cinnamon, sweet potatoes, cranberries, and cloves—they may be on your Thanksgiving dinner menu, but these fresh seasonal ingredients are also on the treatment menu at many of the country’s best spas. After all, pumpkin’s exfoliating enzymes are ideal for a complexion-brightening peel, while cranberries have long been recognized as not only a powerful antioxidant, but an anti-inflammatory, too. Here, the most festive beauty indulgences of the season, coast to coast.
BOSTON
Intensive Time Reversal Facial and Oriental Essence Massage, The Spa at Mandarin Oriental
The spa’s seasonal specials feature a facial with a pumpkin enzyme-infused Boost Mask, as well as a massage using oils blended with warming ginger, mandarin, and frankincense.
From $110; 776 Boylston Street, Boston; 617.535.8820
CHICAGO
Ginger and Spice Foot Rescue, Elysian Spa
Starting December 1, those burnt-out from holiday shopping can relax at the Elysian with a fresh ginger-infused foot soak and Balinese foot massage—while sipping warm pear cider and nibbling on ginger cookies.
$180; 11 East Walton Street, Chicago; 312.646.1300
DETROIT
Pumpkin, Yams, and Cranberry Package, Immerse Spa, MGM Grand
Tuesday through Thursday for the month of November, the spa offers a choice of delicious treatment duos: a cranberry sugar scrub and massage with either a pumpkin-and-yam facial, or hydrating cranberry manicure and pedicure.
$200; 1777 Third Street, Detroit; 877.888.2121
LOS ANGELES
Organic Pumpkin Peel, Arcona Studio
Organic fruit enzymes dissolve dead skin and cleanse pores, leaving behind a perfectly balanced glow. Even more perfect: The treatment is 20-percent off November 25, 26, and 28, with a complimentary take-home mini Pumpkin Lotion.
$115; Arcona Studio, 425 Broadway, Santa Monica, CA; 310-458-3800
Holiday Clove and Pumpkin Body Treatment, Ona Spa
Ona’s clove cinnamon sugar scrub followed by an organic pumpkin-and-honey wrap is a soothing 60-minute fix for dry winter skin, not to mention a welcome holiday stress reliever.
$150; 7373 Beverly Boulevard, Los Angeles; 323.931.4442
NEW YORK
Pumpkin Peel, Sense Spa at the Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel
Visitors who purchase a facial get the spa’s complimentary Pumpkin Peel: a gentle exfoliation with the healing benefits of Vitamin A, C, and beta-carotene.
Free with any facial purchase; 35 East Seventy-sixth Street, NYC; 212.744.1600
Sugar Plum Fairy Facial, Joanna Vargas
Facialist Joanna Vargas uses only natural and organic ingredients to treat clients’ seasonally changing skin-care needs. This month, a pumpkin-and-yam enzyme peel immediately brightens skin; cranberries—which boast anti-inflammatory properties—are packed into a revitalizing serum; and a rich sugar-plum moisturizer seals the deal with intense hydration and protection.
$250; 501 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2011, NYC; 212.949.2350
MIAMI
Day After Detox, Lapis Spa, Fontainebleau Miami Beach
This November exclusive tackles holiday puffiness with a detox wrap, leg massage, and mineral-salt soak.
$160; 4441 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach; 866.750.4772
MONTAUK
Botanically Charged Body Wrap, Spa MYC at the Montauk Yacht Club
The exfoliating yogurt power peel is followed by a hydrating organic pumpkin body wrap—with orange, honey, and paprika—and finished off with a soothing layer of orange-infused shea butter.
$140; 32 Star Island Road, Montauk, New York; 631.668.7736
Intensive Time Reversal Facial and Oriental Essence Massage, The Spa at Mandarin Oriental
The spa’s seasonal specials feature a facial with a pumpkin enzyme-infused Boost Mask, as well as a massage using oils blended with warming ginger, mandarin, and frankincense.
From $110; 776 Boylston Street, Boston; 617.535.8820
CHICAGO
Ginger and Spice Foot Rescue, Elysian Spa
Starting December 1, those burnt-out from holiday shopping can relax at the Elysian with a fresh ginger-infused foot soak and Balinese foot massage—while sipping warm pear cider and nibbling on ginger cookies.
$180; 11 East Walton Street, Chicago; 312.646.1300
DETROIT
Pumpkin, Yams, and Cranberry Package, Immerse Spa, MGM Grand
Tuesday through Thursday for the month of November, the spa offers a choice of delicious treatment duos: a cranberry sugar scrub and massage with either a pumpkin-and-yam facial, or hydrating cranberry manicure and pedicure.
$200; 1777 Third Street, Detroit; 877.888.2121
LOS ANGELES
Organic Pumpkin Peel, Arcona Studio
Organic fruit enzymes dissolve dead skin and cleanse pores, leaving behind a perfectly balanced glow. Even more perfect: The treatment is 20-percent off November 25, 26, and 28, with a complimentary take-home mini Pumpkin Lotion.
$115; Arcona Studio, 425 Broadway, Santa Monica, CA; 310-458-3800
Holiday Clove and Pumpkin Body Treatment, Ona Spa
Ona’s clove cinnamon sugar scrub followed by an organic pumpkin-and-honey wrap is a soothing 60-minute fix for dry winter skin, not to mention a welcome holiday stress reliever.
$150; 7373 Beverly Boulevard, Los Angeles; 323.931.4442
NEW YORK
Pumpkin Peel, Sense Spa at the Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel
Visitors who purchase a facial get the spa’s complimentary Pumpkin Peel: a gentle exfoliation with the healing benefits of Vitamin A, C, and beta-carotene.
Free with any facial purchase; 35 East Seventy-sixth Street, NYC; 212.744.1600
Sugar Plum Fairy Facial, Joanna Vargas
Facialist Joanna Vargas uses only natural and organic ingredients to treat clients’ seasonally changing skin-care needs. This month, a pumpkin-and-yam enzyme peel immediately brightens skin; cranberries—which boast anti-inflammatory properties—are packed into a revitalizing serum; and a rich sugar-plum moisturizer seals the deal with intense hydration and protection.
$250; 501 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2011, NYC; 212.949.2350
MIAMI
Day After Detox, Lapis Spa, Fontainebleau Miami Beach
This November exclusive tackles holiday puffiness with a detox wrap, leg massage, and mineral-salt soak.
$160; 4441 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach; 866.750.4772
MONTAUK
Botanically Charged Body Wrap, Spa MYC at the Montauk Yacht Club
The exfoliating yogurt power peel is followed by a hydrating organic pumpkin body wrap—with orange, honey, and paprika—and finished off with a soothing layer of orange-infused shea butter.
$140; 32 Star Island Road, Montauk, New York; 631.668.7736
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