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· beauty Ingredient: CRUSHED HERBS Ground gloves, jasmine, peppermint, dried ginger, lemongrass and ka r lime are among the herbs featured in the energizing Thai Herbal Fusion Ritual at the ESPA spa at Phulay Bay, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve in Thailand. The crushed ingredients are tightly packed in a muslin cloth compress and heated, enabling a therapist to get deeper into tension areas. Treatment to Try: The Thai Herbal Fusion Ritual combines a traditional Thai massage with cleansing facial and scalp massage. Rooted in Ayurvedic and Buddhist medicine, Thai massage incorporates twisting, stretching and massaging of muscles. The results: improved circulation, reduced ﬂuid retention and detoxiﬁcation. All beauty products used in the 80-minute treatment are locally made at the Ali’I Kula Lavender Farm. AKL owners Alii and Lani even lead tours through the ﬁelds of ﬂowers and botanicals. Ingredient: MILK Ingredient: PUMPKIN “The enzymes found in pumpkin break down and dissolve dead skin, making it a fantastic exfoliant,” says Ariel Caddow of The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay in California. “Pumpkin also contains high levels of vitamins A and E. Vitamin A reduces ﬁne lines and wrinkles, while vitamin E is very hydrating. Everything combined makes for soft, smooth skin. It even protects skin from free radicals and pollution.” Treatment to Try: The Renew Pumpkin Spice Body Ritual, which begins with a pumpkin and sugar scrub and short Vichy shower, followed by a vitamin-rich pumpkin body masque that seals in hydration. combat cellulite. Treatment to Try: The Jamaican Co ee Body Scrub at The Ritz-Carlton Golf & Spa Resort, Rose Hall, Jamaica. A rich texture of Jamaican co ee and sugar is applied to the entire body to soften and restore skin. Next, a short soak in a hydrotherapy tub, followed by a Swedish massage using replenishing Honeydew body lotion from the Eminence Organic skin care line. Ingredient: LAVENDER Prized for its soothing, calming and restorative properties, fragrant lavender grows abundantly in Kula, Maui, near The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua, making it a natural ingredient for use in spa therapies at the property. Treatment to Try: The Heavenly Haleakala pairs a pampering lavender and honey scrub with a traditional Lomi Lomi massage. There’s nothing quite like soaking in a bathtub of milk to make you feel like queen for a day. In fact, royalty from Cleopatra to Elizabeth I lauded the beneﬁts of milk baths. Milk naturally contains vitamins A and D, which help to add moisture, making skin silky, smooth and radiant. Plus, the lactic acid in milk contains alpha hydroxy acids, which eliminate dead skin cells. Treatment to Try: Combining milk with fragrant rose petals and honey, the luxurious Cleopatra’s Bath Ritual at the Six Senses Spa at Sharq Village & Spa in Doha, Qatar, is ideal for brides to be. Ingredient: JAMAICAN COFFEE Your morning cup of joe wakes skin up, too, sloughing away dead cells and leaving behind a silky feel. Ca eine increases blood ﬂow and is also known to 26 W E D D I N G S B Y T H E R I T Z - C A R LT O N PHOTOGRAPHS (LEFT TO RIGHT) BY CHRIS ELWELL, BIITLI, AND ICEFRONT (ALL ISTOCK)

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Ritz-Carlton Weddings - June - November 2010

Ritz-Carlton Weddings - June 2010
Contents
Jewelry
Stationery
Beauty
Photography
And the Bride Wore ... Color
Raise Your Glass
Local Flavors
Seaside in Sanya
Trends, Packages, Honeymoons
Making an Impression

Ritz-Carlton Weddings - June - November 2010