Nightingale droppings, on your face. Here’s why we’re intrigued by this Geisha-inspired facial...
We know this all too well: The pursuit of beauty takes people to bizarre places. From fat freezing to snail slime in K-beauty products, nobody said it was easy. Our Treat yo’self Tuesday this week is a tad unconventional, but hear us out: you’ll never have a pampering facial like this again. Besides, we do love all things Japanese around here…
Called the Geisha Organic facial, it involves organic Japanese ingredients, such as rice bran, camellia oil, Azuki red beans, and peach moon water. But the prized ingredient is a Geisha’s beauty elixir: Uguisu no fun, also known as powdered nightingale droppings. You heard that right, and it apparently helps skin to retain moisture, glow with an iridescent sheen, and treat UV damage caused by the sun.
This, coupled with the spa’s 300 stroke exfoliating Japanese meridian massage, will leave your skin softer, smoother and brighter. Available at Ikeda Spa Prestige, the five-star spa is a 3,000-square foot space of tranquility and total serenity. Want to prolong your pampering? Take a dip in Singapore’s first-ever Hinokinuro Sento, an onsen-style dip pool that promises to melt away stress, anxiety, aches, pain, and promote detoxification.
Ikeda Spa Prestige, 6 Eu Tong Seng Street, #05-22 The Central, Singapore 059817, p. 6222 8080
