beauty treatment

for Christmas, my sister and i got a voucher for a beauty treatment. as she's down for the wedding, we were finally able to go together. after some time spent in the gym (i don't know, but i think i got her hooked on some of the stuff there), we finally got to the treatment part.

while my sister was being covered in seaweed, my face got plastered in various creams. one to take off make-up (which i never wear - or very rarely), one to get rid of impurities, one to get rid of dead skin cells, then a facial mask and finally, some day-cream. frankly, i hated the feeling of all those heavy creams on my face, but i must admit the feeling at the end was great. i also got a manucure and pedicure. the first one was a bit annoying in that the woman taking care of me reduced my long nails to a much smaller size (to save on the polish?), but the pedicure was great, especially the foot massage part. we finished early, and it appears that was due to the general good condition of my skin and my feet (apparently, pedicures normally last a lot longer, so i have to thank E for giving me that pumice 2 years ago).

while i really wouldn't do this on a regular basis, it was nice to spend 2 hours lying down, doing nothing, while someone else was taking care of me.