Last Thursday evening I had the honour and great pleasure in attending the first Bodhi Spa Soirée. An evening hosted by founder of Bodhi and all-round great guy, Elijah Choo.
Those of you who read my blog regularly will know I'm a huge fan of the Bodhi bath & shower therapies. More recently Bodhi have launched two new massage and body oils in their body care line, plus two facial oils (one of which I've been testing for a while now and LOVE), as part of Bodhi's Artisan skincare line. The evening was to showcase these amazing products, plus some of the wonderful new products that Bodhi are yet to release, but will be coming very soon!
Not only did we get a feel for the products scents and textures (some of which I'll come to on to shortly), but we also had the opportunity to experience them first-hand as part of a spa treatment. I've said this before, but I will say it again, if there were ever a range of products PERFECT for spa treatments, it's Bodhi! So having the chance to experience a Bodhi spa treatment was simply amazing.
There were 6 treatments to chose from, each designed around a different Bodhi product. Including a Flora Paradiso De-Stress Massage, Ginger Brew Deep Tissue Massage, Desert Rose Rejuvenating Facial Massage, Neroli Lucé Revitalising Facial Massage, Rosemary Chi Himalayan Detox Body Scrub Treatment and Mint Thé Temple Awakening Treatment.
Being a facial-junkie, I opted for the Neroli Lucé Revitalising Facial (although I could have happily had all six). The treatment started with one of Elijah's speciality teas, called Blue Sky (a blend of black tea, pink grapefruit, and blue cornflower), to enhance the 'Revitalising' aspect of the treatment. I absolutely LOVE Elijah's attention to detail, with him choosing a different tea to compliment each treatment. Genius.
The facial itself was most definitely 'Revitalising'. Performed by facialist Jess (from
Spoitface, as pictured with me glowing after my treatment), the treatment included a double cleanse (one of which was using a brand new, under-wraps Bodhi product) and a rather invigorating facial massage using the Neroli Lucé face oil, to really get the blood circulation moving, assist lymphatic draining and aid product absorption.
After my treatment I had the opportunity to chat to some of the other guests and sample (play) with the new products, that are yet to be released. Including the new Mint Thé Temple Balm, designed to relieve tension headaches and minor muscular aches and pains. Plus the new Cacao Cocoon Lip Treatment Balm, to protect, repair and nourish the lips. It's also 100% edible! I definitely can't wait for that one to be released.
To top the evening off Elijah presented us with goodie bags containing three of his brand new products. Flora Paradiso De-Stress Massage & Body Oil and Ginger Brew Deep Tissue Massage & Body Oil. Both of which are available now (from
Bodhi) and as the name suggests, can be used as massage oil or nourishing body oils e.g. after shower or bath. Flora Paradiso is a gorgeous floral scented, which is very calming. If you're a fan of Bodhi Ylang-Ylang Incensa, then I reckon you'd love this. Ginger Brew, in comparison, is a rather potent and punchy fragrance, designed to relieve aching muscles. I absolutely adore it but I'd imagine, as with the taste of ginger, this will be quite an acquired scent. The third product in my bag was the Rosemary Chi Himalayan Detox Salt Scrub, which was definitely the star of the evening as far as treatments were involved, with many people choosing that option and every one of them practically floated out of the treatment room! Sadly, this won't be available to buy until June, along with both the Mint Thé Temple Balm and Cacao Cocoon Lip Treatment Balm. I will of course be back with my reviews on the salt scrub and both body oils soon, once I've had chance to use them.
I had such an amazing evening and I'm so pleased I could be a part of it. So I'd like to say a HUGE thank you to Elijah and all of the Bodhi team for inviting me along.
Pampered Prince