Ole Henriksen African Red Tea Body Cocktail
Thursday, July 17th, 2008
I’ve visited a spa or twelve in my day, and consider myself something of a massage expert. (Hmm. Okay, maybe not an expert, since I have no freaking idea how to properly give one that doesn’t involve lightly scratching fingernails or sad little attempts at shoulder-kneading that result in said recipient swatting away my hands and saying, “You know…it’s okay. Just forget it.” So, let’s say I’m a massage enthusiast. A connoisseur, if you will.) I had a fantastic one last night at Ole Henriksen in West Hollywood (310-854-7700): a two-hour African Red Tea Body Cocktail involving a drool-inducing massage, followed by a brown sugar scrub, tropical rain rinse (as in, the ceiling started raining fat, soothing droplets of water on me), antioxidant African Red Tea body mask, and a wrap to pull out all the impurities. I crawled home, drank my body weight in water to flush out all the toxics I envisioned flooding my system (and since Tuesday night was a very late one, I’m sure there were a lot of toxins to be axed) and then passed out.
Antioxidants are, of course, one of the big buzzwords in beauty, since they help fight free radicals, which are the nasty little buggers involved in the aging process. African Red Tea is getting attention because it has a higher percentage of antioxidants than green tea, and also has calming and soothing properties. The African Red Tea See The Difference Serum is packed with it, and includes anti-inflammatory, circulation-boosting gingko biloba, and sea kelp, which firms and detoxifies. It costs $48.
Another of my favorite Ole products is the On the Go Cleanser, which is great for all skin-types and gives you that extra-clean feeling without drying the skin. It’s chock-full of goodness, too: vitamin C, grapeseed extract and seaweed. It costs $21.
