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Rubbing the shoulders of the celebs at the Brits

The Brits are over and I’m sure there’s a lot of sore heads this morning as the party went on into the night.

Our back stage spa was dropped in on by many a celeb all wanting to escape the hustle and bustle for a moment or two and take five to relax in our amazing chill out spa.

Our very own Emma got flirty with Peter Andre, telling him she was cold so like a true gent he gave her his coat (and a kiss!) to keep her warm…ahh! Peter enjoyed a relaxing foot massage, if you want to see Pete and his feet check out the clip: http://www.brits.co.uk/videos/interview-with-peter-andre

Emma also got flirty (you can tell she had a difficult evening’s work!) with Capital Radio’s Kevin Hughes whilst our lovely therapist Catherine massaged his tense and tired shoulders as he tried to get her to dish to dirt on all the celebs popping in for treatments -  true to the therapist rule book Catherine kept it all to herself; what happens in the therapist room, stays in the therapist room!

Check out the link to see Kevin Hughes and Margherita Taylor from Captial on a back stage tour – Emma’s the very small looking person around 2.11mins in talking to Kevin Hughes -  maybe we should have given her a box to stand on or at least some heels! Only joking Emma I’m sure he was extra tall rather than you being extra small!?

http://www.capitalfm.com/music-showbiz/brit-awards-2010/watch-our-backstage-brits-video/

Unfortunately, Emma and Genevieve only got as close as her dressing room in meeting Lady Ga Ga but that didn’t stop them rubbing shoulders with all the other celebs. Both Nicola Appleton and Melanie Blatt dropped in to say how much they loved The Sanctuary the last time they visited and said they would love to pop in again soon for another pamper session; you never know you may be rubbing shoulders with them next time you visit the spa.

The Sugar Babes nabbed themselves a goody bag as did Marvin from JLS as he enjoyed a head, neck and shoulder massage. Both Florence and Dizzy Rascal took some time out for some much needed R&R before their performance, with Florence and her 10 harpists (!) getting their mitts on all number of our products

Comments from Emma from working on the night “It was an amazing evening! I can’t begin to count how many stars I spoke to (Sugarbabes, Nicole Appleton and Melanie Blatt, Tom the lead singer of Kasabian, Peter Andre, JLS boys, Jo Wiley, Emma B, Jodie Kidd, Natasha Kahn from Bat to Lashes, Florence….. and soooo many more!)”  so many celebs so little time …. jealous Moi? Well maybe only teeny bit.

Watch this space for more Brits updates coming soon.

Heavenly hour at The Sanctuary

Being pregnant doesn’t mean that you have to give up on pampering. Far from it in fact – now is the perfect time to treat yourself to some luxurious unadulterated ‘me time’!
Whilst many pregnant women blossom during pregnancy, I can honestly say that I have not (I know this as people have actually told me!!). An aching back, shoulders and stretched, tight feeling skin have all taken their toll (both on my body and my sense of mood!) so the treat I experienced last Friday was just what the Doctor ordered. 

You can enjoy the specialist Sanctuary Mum to Be Indulgence treatment up to 28 weeks as after that the spa advise not to have any treatments that could potentially raise the temperature of you or your baby. It’s also wise to avoid some of the spa’s facilities such as the Sauna and Jacuzzi for the same reason.
There are plenty of other treatments you can enjoy if you have gone past 28 weeks such as our gorgeous facials or even a pedicure as by this stage you probably can no longer reach your own toes!

Lying back and enjoying the blissful massage my therapist Larissa Kumara was giving me made me vow to have them more often and I urge all pregnant mums to. Taking time out seems impossible at first but I promise you you’ll be glad when you have.

Larissa made it her mission to succumb me into a dribbling state with her various skills and manoeuvres of Thai Yoga and Shiatsu massage, all adapted for the bulging tummies of expectant mums.

Lying on my side with all manner of pillows to support me I felt safe and content as the pampering began.

Combing a heavenly full body massage, every tense muscle from head to foot melted away as Larissa worked her magic.

Using the Sanctuary Mum to Be range, my skin was treated to a hydration surge so it felt gorgeously smooth and hydrated afterwards. I use the range at home but somehow it always feels nicer when someone else does the applying for you!

Sadly the massage couldn’t go on forever and Larissa informed me my time was up.  As I gathered myself together and awoke from my hazy snooze my only thought was “when can I book my next appointment”?!