The Recessionista Times: Spa Steals

Financial burdens got you down? Put down the Prozac. There’s nothing like a trip to the spa to ease your woes minus the medication. Luckily a few NYC spas have heard our cries; they have some awesome deals to give you more bang for your buck. Hopefully they’ll also save us a trip to the psychiatrist.

Shizuka New York Day Spa: Their “Radiant You" spa package features a high-tech sauna session and aromatherapy massage. For an hour and a half and $105, you can relieve your headaches and enter pure bliss. 212.644.7400

February 2, 2009

By Lauren Torrisi

Other Shizuka NY Day Spa Press Coverage:

Cheap, Edible At-Home Facials from FoxNews.com - Who doesn't enjoy a spa facial? But with the ever-tightening economy, paying for a luxurious day at the spa may be out of reach. The good news is that you can make the same masks at home for a fraction of the cost. Shizuka Bernstein, owner of Shizuka New York Day Spa - home of the bird poo facial, explains how to make lavish facials for as little as $5...

Spa Trends from Asia Spa Magazine - Feces and facials aren't two words you would usually associate with one another.  However, it seems what goes around comes around...

Spa Renewal from Wild Blue Yonder Magazine - There’s only one thing to do when your face is in the hands of New York’s premier skin care guru: whatever she wants...

Geisha Facial in the Boston Globe - After months of research and experimentation, Bernstein came up with a creamy facial concoction using organic, pulverized Japanese nightingale droppings mixed with Japanese rice bran, an exfoliant...

Complete 2009 Press Coverage