~ When I learnt that Bud Cosmetics started offering facial services using organic products at their new store in Mandarin Gallery recently, I was eager to feature their new service. So I arranged for Hazel of Hazelnutt House to have a complimentary session and to review it for Viva Woman. Following is her account. Update: Get $20 off any facial treatment booked for the month of May; just state you’re a reader of Viva Woman when you make your appointment. ~

Those of you in United States may have already seen these products from Bliss. In fact, the Bliss Triple Oxygen + C Energizing Cream has just been launched for a couple of weeks but is already said to be a best seller, with more than 1,000 tubs sold a week or one tub sold every 5 minutes! However, locals in Singapore will have to wait till April to get their hands on the Bliss Triple Oxygen + C Energizing Cream that will retail at S$80.

Did you know that there is a neat little spa tucked at the back of Sephora at ION Orchard? Well, I didn’t and it was only yesterday that I discovered that Bliss has a spa inside the mega beauty store and that it has been opened since the end of October last year! In fact, this is the first Bliss Spa to be connected to a Sephora store and offers a cocktail of à la carte mini treatments – from facials, body treatments, waxing to nail care. And as part of the media invite to review their services, I received a complimentary session of Tiger Paws Manicure & Tiger Toes Pedicure.

The mention of Renewal Day Spa at Tong Building brought back many memories for me. That was the first spa I visited some 14 years ago and I had enjoyed their spa treatments tremendously for a year or so. It’s a lovely place – the first spa in Singapore actually – and even now, I still can remember the scent of their tea. Anyway, I was contacted recently to test out their organic facial but I decided to ask Jyoan of Positively Nice to try instead. So the following is her review of her experience at Renewal Day Spa.