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Urban Oasis

Haven Day Spa, SoHo

Urban Oasis – Haven Spa Travel Video duration – 4.06 minutes Haven SoHo, New York City Travel Video Nirvana I love being in SoHo. Cobbled streets, the trendy shops and home to one of the most creative spas in New York City, Haven. They’ve put a great twist on chocolates, let’s check it out. Hi, I’m Carrie I’m Brenna, the Spa director of Haven Nice to meet you Welcome So I hear I’m in for something delicious today Oh you are. We have booked you our signature hot chocolate body treatment today. Hot chocolate body treatment? Yes My God you’re like my Spa Willy Wonka. Honestly there’s absolutely no candy bars involved. Our signature brand of products are going to use chocolate for anti-aging, anti-oxidant and exfoliating purposes today. It sounds too good to be true It almost does. You’re going to have a ball. You want to get started? Yeah, I’m ready let’s go. Do you know how much I love chocolate! Let’s go The benefit that we get from the hot chocolate and the coco beans that we use during our treatments is at least two fold. One of the benefits of dark chocolate is it is an antioxidant so for anti-aging any antioxidant is really going to help prevent aging all over the body. We do the treatment from shoulder to toes. The other real benefit that our clients get from hot chocolate body treatment is from the lactic acid in the goat milk as well as the cow’s milk that we use to mix our hot chocolate mask and it’s very softening, very exfoliating to the skin. Well we are a little bit more explorative with our treatment because we want to have a little bit of fun and our clients want to have a little bit of fun too. Because we have more laidback clients, they are more willing to try some off the wall treatments like hot chocolate body treatment or surf and turf body treatment or peditations you know. They are very creative individuals and so they are always looking for something new that has a little bit of a twist on it. While the stress level in all of our clients’ lives here in Manhattan differs tremendously from around the country, our aestiticians really try to accommodate what our clients are looking for. Time is a huge factor, flexibility – there’s nothing like a New York schedule, no one can book in advance and our clients are always looking for something in particular when they are coming through those doors and it’s our responsibility to always figure out what that is and deliver it to them. Some clients are looking for physical relaxation; some honestly just schedule their appointments to have a moment of peace. We don’t allow cell phones in the treatment rooms and sometimes that can really benefit the clients alone besides just the treatment itself. We really address physical stress, we address mental stress and we also try to give them a little bit of an escape. We regard ourselves as an urban oasis and a little bit of a retreat hidden in SoHo so just having a place that you can go and escape from it all is something that we really like to be able to offer our clients.

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Chocolate Indulgence Redefined at Haven

After scouring the streets of SoHo, where shopping can be endlessly overwhelming, retreat to this aptly named sanctuary on Mercer Street for some post-shop treatments. Haven is known for its stellar therapists that provide the very best services in an understated setting that encourages tranquility and relaxation. A large reception and retail area leads to the cozy lounge, where guests can sink into plush sofas before, between and after treatments. Fifteen opulently painted spa rooms, all located just off the main hallway, are warmly lit to create a soothing atmosphere. Haven also features a lively and bright area full of manicure and pedicure stations, a wet room for body scrubs and wraps and a discreet coed locker room. Offerings run the gamut from basic to complex; the more interesting are the specialized body therapies. Focused on specific parts, like your back and bum, the treatments borrow from global rituals and are a more luxurious counter to the requisite waxing and nail services most locals come here for.

 

The Menu: Facial therapies include Rehab, a facial that will bring your skin back from lifelessness in 75 minutes flat, and the Boot Camp, which will whip your face into shape and leave it toned and taut. Other highlights include the Hamman, a twist on a Moroccan ritual using African ingredients and recipes to cleanse and boost the body’s circulation; the Surf & Turf, which involves sea salt and hydrating mud; the Herbal Poultice Massage, an ancient Thai warrior treatment; and prenatal massage for mothers-to-be. Seasonal treatments, like those involving peppermint in winter and lavender in spring, also make guest appearances.

 

The Must-Have: The almost ouchless waxing services are the claim to fame here. Start off with the Peach Smoothie scrub to set free ingrown hairs and follow with a quick and easy waxing session (they’ll wax anywhere you like). Complete your visit with the Hot Chocolate, an ever-popular treatment that involves being wrapped in a warm milk mask, buffed to perfection with a cocoa and salt scrub and slathered in decadent chocolate-scented cream. You’ll smell good enough to eat!



 

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