My Spa experience at Antara Spa

Hello my lovelies if you have been following my social media , you know I had been busy attending a big fat wedding in Delhi. No matter how much one enjoys the celebrations and playing dress up, by the end of it all I was super super tired….. I came back to Mumbai exhausted and next day I got asked if I would like to visit Antara Spa ……OMG ….yes most definitely yes…. That’s what I needed the most then …. A good massage to relieve me of all the tiredness accumulated over a period of over a week…… Of course I would love visit the SPA….. big big Yes…
I Scheduled my appointment and was all set to be pampered….yay…. I am a total Spa junkie….You utter the word massage and it makes go weak on my knees….. I am always……always up for it…. I definitely love trying out new therapies ….well yes… I know , I know all  I need to say is I love a good Massage….hell yeah I Do…I Do …..
So apparently Antara Spa is at this beautiful club The Club , Mumbai …. its a beautiful club and pretty spacious considering it is in heart of Mumbai…the city short of space always….beautiful drive on their private road sort of sets the tone of what is to come once you are inside….. (you don’t have to be a member to book Spa appointment)
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 Antara Spa is the in-house spa  of  ‘The Club’ they incidentially are also celebrating their 10th anniversary this year.
At the Spa, I asked them to suggest their best therapy and I was told Vinotherapy should be best for me…. I was all for it… In my head I was going to be massaged in Wine…..hehehheee…. well yeah!…. that wasn’t the case….turns out for Vinotherapy  special Californian Candles are ignited to generate warm Grapeseed Oil …( in my defence there are grapes involved some how….hahhahahhahaha….couldnt resist this….;-)….)
Apparently Vinotherapy Hydrates and moisturises the skin…. yay….what else does a tired girl want….a soothing massage and skin hydration all at once……
There is something about the Spa’s that excite your olfactory senses and somehow it tingles down to feeling of relaxation already even before you start the massage…… I walked into the therapy room assigned to me and I was already feeling like I had stepped into a zone where I would experience extreme relaxation…..
My experience started with a foot bath and my masseuse  started the massage …….and I was in heaven…..I told her that I had been experiencing some pain in my shoulders and my feet hurt….and voila thats when the magic started. A good masseuse knows how to relax your muscles and ease off the pain….the aroma of the wax also tingled my senses in a therapeutic way…..
………….zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz…………yeah that was my state of being then…you know how it is when you have been just running around and don’t really get enough time to catch your breath….I had been living that routine for over a fortnight prior to this pamper session….this is what a doctor would advise too……I need to relax….and relax I did…..
yeah thats the happy me….smiling and happie happie…………. clicking happy selfies…( kindly excuse quality of the Picture…I was way too happy check and put on lights for a better picture quality…..but I had to put it here to share with my lovelies how happie happie me was……)
Signing off on a happy happy note…….with a resolution to pamper myself a whole lot more……..
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Festive Dressing with BIBA

Festive season….. this time of the year brings a different vibe to it…the air has a special feel and everyone around is so much more joyous and vibrant and we just keep finding reasons to dress in our bright and beautiful indian wear. Lately I had been on shopping spree preparing for the festivals and the celebrations and indulging in some self indulgence …you see it is important right!!!!….I can come up with all sorts of excuses to shop sometimes and my excuse this time is that Diwali is around the corner…..

Mom and me went shopping , I feel mom’s make best shopping partners first because they don’t let you underspend…it is always over spending….and which girl doesn’t like to do that…..and secondly they also sponsor your shopping….hhahahhaa…I know I know……I am Financially Independent girl and all… but you see you cannot say no to mom when she wants to pay…….;-)…and thirdly they help you pick lovely things…. <3

Mom helped me pick this  beautiful orange chanderi kurta from BIBA  I fell in love with the colour and also that I can play it up and down with accessories because it has golden thread embroidery detailing on the yoke…n, I loved it as is, so when I wore it, I didn’t wear any neck accessories with it……and…. If you want to make it further dressy I would recommend a choker….

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My next pick was a Fuchsia Skirt from BIBA ,   dull gold  lace detailing in gotta on the hem made it simple yet so apt for dressing for the festivals, actually this skirt can be worn with your white shirts and tank tops……

Orange and Fuchsia are match made in fashion heaven and personally one of my favourite colour combinations besides Black and White, Pink and Red, Blue and White…. and a zillion more…..hahahhahaaa……I love love colours ….I  Just love how these two colours compliment each other without overwhelming the other….

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When I got dressed I felt the outfit called for a Rajput Princess look  and the quintessential Bodla , the traditional Rajasthani head gear was all it needed to keep it simple and elegant at the same time. I bought the bodla from an exhibition in Delhi and I just love how beautiful, simple yet elegant it is….I paired with my favourite pair of Kundan earrings which again was an exhibition find at Mumbai….

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Feet called for ( no they didn’t literally called out…hahhahaha)…have you noticed how everything calls out to me..be it clothes or jewellery or footwear ….coming back to feet…..they called for …. golden kohlapuri chapplas that I team with literally every outfit… my Indian wear and my denims, dresses and short. I feel every Indian girl should have at least one Kohlapuri’s …If you haven’t got one here is your excuse to go shopping….well now if a style coach says….go get it….:-)

 

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To complete the look a Chanderi Duppatta  was all I needed …… I loved these picks from BIBA…bright and beautiful….let me know how you like it…….. Happy Festivities…..wishing you all a whole lot of festive shopping sprees…..

Chanderi Kurta, Fuchsia Skirt & Dupatta : BIBA

Jwellery : Exhibitons

Kohlapuri Chappal: Thrifted

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