It started on a trip to Greece at the age of 15. An older girl I was
traveling with had a bottle of Clarins’ Eau Dynamisante fragrance and it
smelled so fresh and clean and gorgeous that I immediately fell in love
with the brand. To this day, my bathroom is still overflowing with
Clarins products—from their Blue Orchid Face Treatment Oil, which
completely revived my winter skin, to their Spray Oil Sunscreen, which a
friend of mine says “makes your soul glow.” Of course, W’s beauty
department is well aware of my obsession, and consequently when Clarins
introduced their new Melting Honey Hot Stones Massage, our Associate
Beauty Editor Christina Han was gracious enough to let me to be the
guinea pig. It didn’t disappoint. Unlike traditional hot-rock massages
which use basalt stones, this treatment employs marble and slate
iterations that are cut into five different shapes that compliment
various parts of the body. It also includes a proprietary honey gel that
evolves over the stretch of the session from a rich creamy texture to a
fluid oil to a milky emulsion that leaves your skin feeling incredibly
smooth and rejuvenated. Needless to say, it wasn’t easy peeling myself
out of the plush, heated table once the heavenly experience was over.
($275 at Clarins Skin Spa, 1061 Madison Ave.; 212-734-6100)Clarins's New Melting Honey Hot Stones Massage
It started on a trip to Greece at the age of 15. An older girl I was
traveling with had a bottle of Clarins’ Eau Dynamisante fragrance and it
smelled so fresh and clean and gorgeous that I immediately fell in love
with the brand. To this day, my bathroom is still overflowing with
Clarins products—from their Blue Orchid Face Treatment Oil, which
completely revived my winter skin, to their Spray Oil Sunscreen, which a
friend of mine says “makes your soul glow.” Of course, W’s beauty
department is well aware of my obsession, and consequently when Clarins
introduced their new Melting Honey Hot Stones Massage, our Associate
Beauty Editor Christina Han was gracious enough to let me to be the
guinea pig. It didn’t disappoint. Unlike traditional hot-rock massages
which use basalt stones, this treatment employs marble and slate
iterations that are cut into five different shapes that compliment
various parts of the body. It also includes a proprietary honey gel that
evolves over the stretch of the session from a rich creamy texture to a
fluid oil to a milky emulsion that leaves your skin feeling incredibly
smooth and rejuvenated. Needless to say, it wasn’t easy peeling myself
out of the plush, heated table once the heavenly experience was over.
($275 at Clarins Skin Spa, 1061 Madison Ave.; 212-734-6100)

















