Martha Stewart's Ideas on Throwing A Spa Part

 

Setting the Scene

Most parties are about turning up the energy; this one involves dialing it down. Create a serene mood for your spa party by filling your home with flickering candles, soft lighting, and the waft of a pleasant fragrance. Relaxing music, such as cool jazz or ambient New Age, can help set the right tone.

A Beautiful Menu

Promote beauty inside and out with vitamin-packed snacks and light dishes that your guests will love. Add delicious flavor and bright colors to the proceedings with a selection of juices, such as Beet, Apple, and Mint Juice, Grapefruit, Carrot, and Ginger Juice, and Green Juice. For a satisfying entree with a healthy twist, try Caesar Salad with Spicy Shrimp.

Favors That Pamper

Outfit your guests with spa staples such as comfy cotton robes or slippers -- take-home favors that can be used throughout the party. Soothing gel eye masks, which you can store in the fridge until ready to use, also make lovely gifts for guests.

DIY Activities

For a fun group activity that gives guests something spalike to look forward to when they get home, set up all the tools and ingredients to make your own relaxing soaps or bath concoctions. For a surefire crowd-pleaser, try making Bath Fizzies.

A Rejuvenating Mask

What would a spa party be without soothing mask treatments and classic cucumber slices over the eyes? For a skin-softening facial treatment by spa owner Susan Ciminelli, mix plain yogurt, honey, and crushed bee pollen. "The lactic acid in milk softens the skin and the proteins nourish the surface layer of skin," she says. "Honey is a humectant, so it attracts moisture from the air to the skin."

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