Beauty 13 Dec 2024

Where To Relax And Reset For Christmas And New Year’s

Luxurious treatments that will leave you refreshed, radiant, and ready to embrace 2025 with your best self forward

by Kaitlyn Lai

The Mandarin Spa: Oskia Circadian Syncing Deep Sleep Treatment with Complimentary Mini Facial

Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong continues its partnership with OSKIA, a renowned British nutri-cosmeceutical skincare brand celebrated for its scientifically advanced and results-driven products. Known for instantly boosting skin health, tone, and texture, OSKIA’s award-winning formulations deliver a radiant glow and lasting benefits. Their latest innovation, the Midnight Elixir, is a regenerative EGF and multi-peptide night serum featuring a Shiitake & Turkey Tail complex for brightening and anti-inflammatory effects, as well as their exclusive MSM Regen Complex to support cellular health and leave skin smoother and more luminous.

As part of this collaboration, indulge in the Oskia Circadian Syncing Deep Sleep Treatment, a 90-minute luxurious massage designed to promote restful sleep, skin vitality, and overall well-being. This multiphase experience incorporates magnesium and melatonin-infused mists, oils, and balms, combined with soothing aromatherapy from flowering plants to relax the body and mind deeply.

Enhance the experience with a complimentary 15-minute mini facial featuring the transformative Midnight Elixir, ensuring your skin feels rejuvenated, radiant, and revitalised.

5 Connaught Road Central, Hong Kong; hongkong.mandarinorientalshop.com

The Ritz-Carlton Spa: Christmas Body Bliss Ritual

Unwrap the gift of pure bliss this Christmas with The Ritz-Carlton Hong Kong’s Christmas Body Bliss Ritual, a two-hour journey of relaxation and renewal. Featuring a 30-minute cinnamon and vanilla body scrub followed by a 90-minute hot stone massage, this luxurious treatment soothes muscles, refines skin, and melts away stress. Complete the experience with a complimentary pass to the infinity pool and Fitness Center, plus a glass of bubbly for the ultimate festive indulgence.

116/F, International Commerce Centre (ICC), 1 Austin Road West, Tsim Sha Tsui; ritzcarltonhkshop.com

Asaya At Rosewood: Rossano Ferretti HairSpa

The Rossano Ferretti HairSpa has made its highly anticipated debut at Rosewood Hong Kong’s Asaya, offering an unparalleled luxury haircare experience. Known for its distinctive personalised approach, the HairSpa features the signature Ferretti Metodo Cut, which showcases the hair’s natural beauty while celebrating individuality. Guests can enjoy a comprehensive range of services, including expert styling, precision cuts, bespoke colour treatments, and restorative hair therapies tailored to every need. Each service is delivered by a team of acclaimed stylists mentored by Rossano Ferretti himself, ensuring exceptional results. Beyond the salon, Ferretti’s professional haircare line, crafted with vegan, cruelty-free, and naturally derived ingredients, allows clients to continue their haircare journey at home.

Victoria Dockside, 6/F, Rosewood, 18 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui; rosewoodhotels.com

The Spa at Four Seasons: Festive Glow

Embrace your inner shine this festive season with the Festive Glow, a 3-hour rejuvenating retreat designed to combat winter dryness and restore radiance. It begins with a soothing foot soak and a warming body scrub with black pepper and clove to exfoliate and improve circulation. A herbal poultice massage with Camellia, Rosemary, and Juniper oil relieves tension, followed by a nourishing hair and scalp massage using Biologique Recherche’s energising tonic. The treatment concludes with a facial cleanse, a hydrating Bioxidea mask, and moisturising hand and foot masks, leaving you refreshed, radiant, and ready for the celebrations.

6/F, Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong, 8 Finance Street, Central; shopfourseasonshk.com

The Peninsula Spa: Winter Han Therapy Treatments

Embrace wellness this winter by lending a traditional Chinese medicine-inspired twist to your routine with The Peninsula Spa’s Winter Han Therapy treatments, based on Chinese medicine principles to enhance immunity, balance energy, and promote well-being during the colder months. The experience begins with a personalised consultation to select three customised Five Element oils from Yangsen Biotechnology, followed by a 10-minute “Human Reset” acupressure session targeting key meridian points to restore the natural flow of qi and balance within the body. Guests can choose between two signature treatments: the Revitalising ritual, a 100-minute experience combining a Meridian Massage to release tension and a Signature Scalp Massage to promote calm and mental clarity, or the Rejuvenating Yang Energy package, a 120-minute journey featuring a hot jade stone Meridian Massage, Buji facial, and Gua Sha facial to balance energy and improve overall well-being. Each treatment concludes with a Lify Wellness Teatox Tea and red date cake, creating a warm and indulgent seasonal experience.

Salisbury Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong; peninsula.com

YUN Wellness At Island Shangri-La: Blissful Energy Retreat

Rediscover your inner balance with the Blissful Energy Retreat at YUN Wellness. This rejuvenating experience begins with a healing massage that combines rhythmic pressure movements and the soothing warmth of hot stones to release tension and energise the body. The journey continues with an invigorating body scrub, exfoliating the skin to unveil a fresh, radiant complexion while enhancing your overall sense of well-being. Perfect for those seeking renewal and harmony, this retreat leaves you feeling refreshed, revitalised, and ready to take on the world.

8F, Island Shangri-La, Hong Kong Pacific Place, Supreme Court Rd, Admiralty; shangri-la.com

Plateau Spa At Grand Hyatt: 120-Min Holiday Indulgence

Treat yourself to a blissful escape this season with the 120-Min Holiday Indulgence at Grand Hyatt Plateau Spa. The treatment first melts away all the tension and stress in your body through a 60-minute Plateau Massage, followed by a 60-minute Skin Redefining Facial that will leave your skin rejuvenated and your spirit revitalised.

11/F, Grand Hyatt Hong Kong, 1 Harbour Road, Wan Chai; grandhyatthk.eshop.buys.hk

Bliss Spa At W: “Nights Like This” Post-Party Recovery

Party animals — listen up! Recover and rejuvenate after your post-Christmas or New Year’s celebrations with the “Nights Like This” Post-Party Recovery at Bliss Spa. This 120-minute treatment is designed to revitalise your body and mind after festive indulgence. Begin with a 90-minute Pain and Inflammation Relief Fascial Release or a Carol Joy Meridian Detox Massage to ease tension and restore balance. Follow this with a 30-minute treatment of your choice: a 360 Rotating Pore Steep Clean Advanced Facial, Vital Dome Detox for slimming and pain relief, or a Deluxe Healing Scrub for refreshed skin. Complete the experience with a glass of seasonal detox drink, leaving you feeling renewed and ready to start the year afresh.

1 Austin Road West, Kowloon Station, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China; whongkong-x.com

Svenson: NMN Cellular Regeneration

With scalp and hair treatments rising in popularity as the new frontier of self-care, Svenson’s NMN Cellular Regeneration leads the charge with its cutting-edge therapy designed to boost cellular metabolism and promote hair regeneration. At the heart of this innovative treatment is Nicotinamide Mononucleotide (NMN), which enhances NAD+ levels to improve cellular energy production, reduce oxidative damage, and support hair follicle health. It also activates the SIRT7 protein enzyme, a key player in cell rejuvenation and longevity. The experience begins with a personalised consultation to tailor the treatment to individual hair and scalp needs, ensuring maximum effectiveness and transformative results.

Room 1601-02, Hong Kong Pacific Centre, 28 Hankow Rd, Tsim Sha Tsui; svenson.com.hk