I always receive the same text when a friend visits milk + honey for the first time. It’s always a little something like “What should I do?” or “Which service is your favorite?” And of course, it can be difficult to recommend just one spa service. For one, I haven’t tried all of them yet. And secondly, every single one I have experienced has been a dream. So, I decided to go to the top for advice. I sat down with milk + honey founder, Alissa Bayer to ask her for her current top three favorite services. Scroll for Alissa’s picks (in no particular order.)
You’ve just chosen your polish, picked out your favorite magazine, and put your foot in the pedi-tub filled with warm soaking water. Now it’s time to paint your toes in formaldehyde, parabens, and other toxic carcinogens. If this sounds wrong, then it’s time to take a closer look at your nail polish choices. You see, many mainstream polishes contain toxic chemicals like these. At milk + honey, our nail treatments are toxin-free and safe. See what makes us different.
Get ready for Summer with the new Ginger Ritual Manicure + Pedicure from Spa Ritual. This limited-time treatment includes the same nail care as our Lux Combo and features an energizing Indonesian Ginger essential oil. The warm, zesty aroma of ginger will instantly relax your mind and body and rejuvenate your skin, while sand and salt scrubs gently buff away dry skin.
What’s So Great About Ginger?
Since the 4th century B.C., ginger has been used for its soothing properties. Ginger is a natural pain reliever and is made up of about 90% sesquiterpene. Sesquiterpene is a chemical compound that helps soothe the nervous system and contains natural antiviral, antibacterial, and anti-inflammatory agents. Along with its antibacterial properties, ginger oil contains high levels of antioxidants. In fact, the only foods that have a higher antioxidant content than ginger are pomegranates and blueberries. Ginger oil helps to diminish dark marks, scars, and age spots.
What Products Are Featured in the Ginger Ritual Treatment?
Spa Ritual Instinctual Bath Salts is a mineral-rich blend of California sea salt, Dead Sea salt, and Epsom salt. This salt combo gently buffs away damaged skin to reveal a gorgeous healthy glow. $25
Spa Ritual Instinctual Body Lotion is lightweight and contains organic shea fruit butter, olive oil, and avocado oil to deliver deep hydration. $32
Spa Ritual Instinctual Body Oil revitalize dull and lackluster skin with its lineup of organic jojoba, sesame, and safflower oils, which also help to moisturize, condition, and soften the skin. $35
Spa Ritual Instinctual Sand Scrub contains Bora Bora sand and volcanic black sand from Tahiti, which gently exfoliates to brighten and smooth your skin. $49
The new Ginger Ritual Manicure + Pedicure is available at our 2nd Street District, Hill Country Galleria, Houston, and South Lamar locations.
{Photo Credit: Ginger Oil}
It’s time to meet our talented nail therapists. Whether you’re wanting a quick Buff + Go or opting for a little extra TLC with our Lux mani-pedi combo, this team doesn’t miss a beat. Without further ado, let’s meet the River Oaks nail therapists.
New Seasonal Sensations: Pomegranate Treatments for the Body + Face + Nails
January 14, 2013New Seasonal Sensations
Our new seasonal treats feature pomegranate and are sure to leave you refreshed.
Pomegranate Sugar Scrub + Steam + Massage
This season’s special body treatment is handmade, in-house, with one of our favorite therapeutic ingredients: pomegranate seed oil. The mix of organic raw sugar with extracts of pomegranate and cranberry gently exfoliates your skin and provides a powerful anti-oxidant effect, eliminating free radicals that can damage and age your skin. Following your sugar scrub, you’ll be treated to a steam and 45-minute Lux Massage with our hydrating pomegranate body butter.
Seasonal Scrub + Steam + Massage, 75 minutes for $140. Buy Gift Certificate
Pomegranate Manicure + Pedicure
This delicious manicure and pedicure leaves your fingers and toes looking and feeling great. Enjoy our invigorating Pomegranate Sugar Scrub to exfoliate the skin and all the goodies included in our Lux Combo.
Pomegranate Manicure, 40 minutes for $45. Buy Gift Certificate
Pomegranate Pedicure, 60 minutes for $65. Buy Gift Certificate
Pomegranate Manicure + Pedicure, 100 minutes for $95. Buy Gift Certificate
Pomegranate Peel
Support the life span of your healthy cells, prevent free radical damage and stimulate healthy cell turnover with this antioxidant rich peel. Specially designed for epidermal leveling, the Pomegranate Peel mildly stimulates collagen and evens out the top layers of the skin, making you look and feel your best.
Pomegranate Peel, 30 minutes for $95. Buy Gift Certificate
Photo credit goes to Marfis75
milk + honey is thrilled to offer Healthy Gel Manicures, in addition to Buff + Go, m + h, Lux, and Seasonal Manicures. Healthy Gel Manicures are another reason why milk + honey is the best spa in the Austin area for your healthy nail care.
Benefits of Healthy Gel Manicures:
• Clean ingredients, utilizing LED instead of UV light.
• 18 different color shades that are comparable to spa ritual colors, with half the cure time of other gel brands.
• Vitamin infused formulation. This leaves your nails better and stronger than with other gel brands.
• Great before a vacation or event because it allows more wear than a regular manicure.
The length of time Healthy Gel Manicures last truly depends on each client and the normal wear they experience on their nails. Healthy Gel Manicures are $55 and the appointment takes 60 minutes. All three milk + honey locations offer Healthy Gel Manicures, call 512.236.1115 and schedule yours today.
UPDATE: We want to thank all of our wonderful clients who got a little blue in April for Autism Speaks and its Light It Up Blue campaign. milk + honey is proud to announce 57 individuals had a blue manicure or pedicure in the month of April, and we’re donating $5 for each of those to the foundation Autism Speaks.
Thank you again to every one who participated. It is always wonderful to see the community come together and help out, even if it means turning a little blue.
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milk + honey spa 2nd Street District is proud to join forces with other area businesses for the campaign Autism Speaks, the world’s largest Autism science and advocacy organization, in its Light It Up Blue campaign.
During the month of April, milk + honey will donate $5 to Autism Speaks for each blue manicure or pedicure our clients receive. Our m + h Manicure or Pedicure, Lux Manicure or Pedicure, and our Seasonal Orange Blossom Manicure or Pedicure are all eligible for this offer. Ladies, don’t worry, we have plenty of wonderful shades of blue for you to look your best.
The Light It Up Blue campaign is to raise awareness for Autism and to help Austinites identify, support, and include those with Autism in our community.
milk + honey is partnering with other 2nd Street District businesses. Please check out other local businesses who are also helping raise awareness for Autism.
milk + honey spa 2nd Street District is proud to join forces with other area businesses for the campaign Autism Speaks, the world’s largest Autism science and advocacy organization, in its Light It Up Blue campaign.
During the month of April, milk + honey will donate $5 to Autism Speaks for each blue manicure or pedicure our clients receive. Our m + h Manicure or Pedicure, Lux Manicure or Pedicure, and our Seasonal Orange Blossom Manicure or Pedicure are all eligible for this offer. Ladies, don’t worry, we have plenty of wonderful shades of blue for you to look your best.
The Light It Up Blue campaign is to raise awareness for Autism and to help Austinites identify, support, and include those with Autism in our community.
milk + honey is partnering with other 2nd Street District businesses. Please check out other local businesses who are also helping raise awareness for Autism.
New Seasonal Sensations: Pomegranate Treatments for the Body + Face + Nails
December 16, 2011New Seasonal Sensations
Beginning December 15th, our new seasonal treats feature pomegranate and are sure to leave you refreshed and feeling festive.
Pomegranate Sugar Scrub + Steam + Massage
This season’s special body treatment is handmade, in-house, with one of our favorite therapeutic ingredients: pomegranate seed oil. The mix of organic raw sugar with extracts of pomegranate and cranberry gently exfoliates your skin and provides a powerful anti-oxidant effect, eliminating free radicals that can damage and age your skin. Following your sugar scrub, you’ll be treated to a steam and 45-minute Lux Massage with our hydrating pomegranate body butter.
Seasonal Scrub + Steam + Massage, 75 minutes for $140. Buy Gift Certificate
Pomegranate Mani + Pedi
This delicious manicure and pedicure leaves your fingers and toes looking and feeling great. Enjoy our invigorating Pomegranate sugar scrub to exfoliate the skin and all the goodies included in our Lux Combo.
Pomegranate Mani + Pedi, 100 minutes for $95. Buy Gift Certificate
Pomegranate Peel
Support the life span of your healthy cells, prevent free radical damage and stimulate healthy cell turnover with this antioxidant rich peel. Specially designed for epidermal leveling, the Pomegranate Peel mildly stimulates collagen and evens out the top layers of the skin, making you look and feel your best.
Pomegranate Peel, 30 minutes for $95. Buy Gift Certificate
Photo credit goes to Marfis75
When frightful stories of nail fungus and communicable diseases from manicures and pedicures are passed around, it makes you wonder what makes a nail station safe? It is not worth compromising physical health for beautiful fingers and toes.
At milk + honey we go to great lengths to ensure your nail service is as clean as it is elegant. Our pedicure stations are outfitted with bowl sinks for soaking your pups instead of using jet baths, which are known for harboring fungus. The bowls are completely sanitized between every client. All of our nail tools are thoroughly sanitized with Barbicide, an industry gold standard in cleaning solutions. The tools are then “cooked” in an autoclave so any stubborn bacteria is eliminated.
All nail technicians at milk + honey are highly skilled, licensed, well-trained and extremely fastidious so that you can relax, read a magazine, bliss out and enjoy your dazzling digits.
Photo credit goes to TheGiantVermin.