BanffSpringsspa

Photo courtesy of The Fairmont Banff Springs.

The vibe: For what is probably the most naturally regal spa in Canada – nestled alongside the Canadian Rockies with an up-close view you can’t beat – the staff and ultra-luxe spa facilities at
Willow Stream Spa at The Fairmont Banff Springs are unbelievably welcoming. After indulging in our early morning spa treatments, my best friend Rachele and I saunaed, lunched and posed in front of the mountains in our comfy robes all day. You couldn’t get us out of there. When I asked my spa therapist, Kelly, during the Diamond Radiance Facial treatment about what one can do to never leave Banff, she cheerily replied: "You must have a passion to live here!" I found mine, putting in 9-to-5 days at this spa. (Totally counts.)
The treatment: To fête 125 years at The Fairmont Banff Springs, the Willow Stream Spa is lavishing us with the Diamond Radiance Facial. This limited-time facial is 90 minutes and begins with a skin consultation with your spa therapist. Kelly gently wiped a warmed, essential oil-infused towel over my face and gave me a the kind of scalp and shoulder massage that completely takes you away, while a tingling mask penetrates and cleanses skin. With flecks of light-reflecting diamond particles infused in the treatment, my skin was left scrubbed clean and well, shining bright like a diamond for weeks. Kelly then wrote up a skin prescription of
B. Kamins skin products, available at the spa, to help keep my new
24-carat glow.
Read on to find out more about the ultra-luxe Diamond Radiance facial!
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