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Autumn | Winter 2007

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Wellness | Design | Lifestyle

Spring greening

Keep your bathroom spic and span with these natural solutions.

Since your home spa is designed to enhance your environment, why load it up with a toxic cocktail of chemical cleansers? Instead, get clean and green. Breathe easy with the essential oils of lemon verbena...
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Planet Therapy

A network of spas is working to make the world a greener experience.

Is your spa pampering the planet as much as it is you? Dubbed the Green Spa Network or GSN (greenspanetwork.org), a non-profit organization made up of six spas is expanding the wellness concept from the...
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The bum wrap

No more pill popping: Here's how to wear your multivitamin.

Used to be that men had only two choices when it came to underwear: boxers or briefs. These days it's also a toss-up between vitamin C and ginseng-enriched. Developed by aspirin giant Bayer for Aussie...
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Cosmetics with a conscience

Do you know what's in your moisturizer?

Lately, the majority of us are concerned with what we're putting into our bodies, but what about the products we're putting on our bodies? That's exactly what ethical-fashion designer Stella McCartney...
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Wellness with a view

Retreats that go above and beyond.

A typical day at your normal wellness retreat might include some hydrotherapy, a spa lunch and a little meditation time on your yoga mat. But what if you could roll all those experiences into your next...
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Going Dutch

The outdoor hot tub gets a fiery makeover.

From the fantasyland of designer Floris Schoonderbeek comes a new attraction: the Dutchtub (dutchtub.nl). Bearing a striking resemblance to the oversized teacups of Disney's Mad Tea Party ride, these...
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Good scents

Finding liquid happiness in an atomizer.

For some, happiness is the smell of freshly baked cookies; for others, it's Smiley Eau de Toilette, the world's first antidepressant perfume (happytherapy.com). With notes of bergamot, patchouli and...
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Home and away

From Polynesian pampering to London lingering, we tried these treatments and then brought them to the home spa.

Spa Intercontinental Where Spa InterContinental, First Floor, One Hamilton Place, Park Lane, London, 44-020-7318-8691, spaintercontinental.com The Spa At the intersection of wealth (Hyde Park's townhouses)...
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Coffee Talk

Espresso makers are brewing up new possibilities outside the kitchen.

Taking a cue from hotel-room luxury, customized coffee systems are popping up as a must-have in the study, the bedroom and yes, even the bathroom. "A cappuccino maker in the master bath makes perfect...
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