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| Novelty packaging usually serves to distract consumers from the otherwise crap quality of a given product, but it's not the case with Anna Sui's Luxury Ring Rouge. Reminiscent of those gaggy-but-fun ring pops you used to suck on in grade school, instead of hard candy, the dual-purpose jewel here is actually a very cute compact with a tiny pat of highly moisturizing lip gloss. Savvier beauty addicts may have picked up one of Sui's rose Ring Rouges before, but the "gems" now available in purple, red or "diamond" are so right for the holidays, and the gloss colors—coral, red, pink—are that much jazzier. $28 from Sephora.com |
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(cont'd from page 1) Next up is a good 20 minutes in the Jade Igloo, which is so hot that I become mildly delirious, forget that I am buck naked and wander out for some air. The staff tells me it's not uncommon to escape for a quick shower or a plunge in one of the cool pools (as long as it's preceded by a soaping off), so in I go. After a few shower-n-soaks, a Korean woman in a Speedo leads me to a towel-covered massage table that she douses with hot water before laying me down and scrubbing the living shit out of every possible surface of my skin. Looking around our table area, I've never seen so much dead epidermis residue in my life, but the results are significant—my skin looks soft and alive, and now, a good two weeks later I can still see the difference.
Juvenex also offers a full complement of facials, Swedish and Korean hydro-massage and body wraps. Until they open their men's spa one floor below, they'll also take reservations for couples—just do us all a favor and don't bring your nasty boyfriend for anything other than a chaste romp in the cool pool or we'll be right back to the old bathhouse regime. Remember, only you can prevent Bette Midler shows in the Jade Igloo.
Juvenex Spa
25 W. 32nd St.
5th Floor
(between 5th and Broadway)
New York, NY 10001
646-733-1330
For prices, see Juvenexspa.com
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