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toronto
The
Mens PowerSpa ~ by Daniel Wilson
On Thursday night, I had a dream about Jack The
Ripper. Scary, cloaked man wandering the streets of Victorian London
searching for throats to slit with his giant straight blade.
Obviously my spa day Friday was on my mind.
In seven or eight odd years of shaving, I have
never been shaved by anyone else. Not a boyfriend, girlfriend or
parent figure, so I was actually a little apprehensive about my
visit to Men’s Power Spa.
My fears were ungrounded. Ashley greeted me at
the door with offers of water or tea and then took me on the tour
of the small, but streamline facility. The concept of the spa is
an urban facility which provides services in a masculine environment
(that men are used to?) and find in their favourite clothing store
or sports bar (point - sports themed wall art, etc...)
We toured the massage rooms, manicure area, locker
room, and ultimately, the room where I would be pampered. Offered
my choice of the cd’s available, we listened to Radiohead’s
OK Computer for the remainder of my visit.
Removal of shirt and jewellery was all that was
required before I slipped under the warm sheets on the slightly
clinical bed. Warm towels were wrapped around my head. Some sort
of mild skin exfoliant (chemical and not manual abrasion) was applied
and moist cotton balls placed gingerly over my eyes. The actual
shave was preceded by a shave oil and then cream before Ashley whipped
out… a Gillette Mach 3.
Apparently, according to Ashley, the old fashioned
straight blades are unsanitary, and also most men do not know how
to shave properly, so she uses the kind of razor they would at home
to teach proper technique. She didn't even make me feel like an
idiot when I quite obviously didn't know how to shave properly (small
strokes going with the grain and using an x shape to get closer,
never against the grain, and with only luke warm water).
Sadly I had been a little overzealous with my
hair growth in preparation for the shave so the shave took longer
than Ashley anticipated (my fault, any excuse to not scrape hot
metal over my face and I’ll take it). We did not have time
for the full facial treatment, but it really sounded lovely.
With the meterosexual still not dead, and normal
men starting to pay attention to concepts like not washing their
faces with Dove soap (seriously guys, you will look like your retiree
age when your 28), the men’s spa trend is on the rise.
Men’s PowerSpa offers many spa services
like hot rock massages, exfoliating body treatments, scalp therapy
and even Botox injections. They books stag parties, corporate bonding
sessions for Bay St. suits and any other combination of guys that
wanna look good together.
p.s. Ashley could not be any further from Jack
the Ripper, and I would trust her with sharp things around my neck
any time. The Men's PowerSpa
14 Duncan Street, Lower Level
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5H 3G8
Tel: (416) 850 0981
info@themenspowerspa.com
http://www.themenspowerspa.com
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