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My sojourn at Four Fountain Spa, South Ex

Swathy · November 7, 2013 · 1 Comment

four fountain spa reception south ex branch delhi
this is the entrance view of the spa and the reception is on the side from where the snap was taken


Hola Ladies! So, I am back to Hyderabad and being at my office desk and reading the bridal skin care posts has filled me with energy for blogging again. I tell you there is something in Vastu and Feng Shui. Places do provide energies. Anyways, let me go to last Saturday and share a spa experience for which I was invited.
  
I knew Delhi would be hectic so I thought it would be best if I could start with a Swedish massage. And, I landed in the Four Fountain Spa in South ex just above Rabhya near Costa Coffee/Meena Bazar in Part – II. I have to say I was a little disappointed with the office space. I have only one spa experience earlier and I have not had a full body massage ever before this so I really have a clean slate but I always imagined spas to be huge sprawling complexes. 
But, I do understand the logistics and being in the prime location of South Delhi, getting that much space itself is pretty expensive. So, let me move on. I was greeted at the reception by a friendly lady (I am sorry I have become bad with names) who explained me all the various services they would offer. I finally chose the Swedish massage with wintergreen oil, it said. 

four fountain spa room south ex branch delhi
this is the room where I was pampered


I think the oil had ylang ylang and Eucalyptus or peppermint essential oils. I smelt a whiff of them. But, I am running ahead. So, once I chose the service, I was taken to a small room with a table to lie down. The disposables were there and I was told to change. There is a locker where you can keep the belongings.
Since I took the body massage, they said they do not cover face. I was a bit adamant on getting something done for the face and since I could not go for a facial, Ruthi (one who attended me) suggested a face mask so yes you can also mix and match and ask them whatever you want. I am pretty sure they would cater to the demands of the customers.
And, then, the rigor of massage began. It was really good but I have an issue personally. I am extremely ticklish and since I have never had such services, I can really never relax. If you are like me, its better you never go to such services. Seriously, coz you can not enjoy them and its not their fault!! 
The massage started with head and lasted for an hour and half and in between I did doze off lightly 😀 Well, that is what massages are for, right? Once the massage was done, I asked for steam room. They took me into the attached washroom. 
I have to say the washroom was extremely disappointing. Its smaller than a cupboard and you barely have place to turn. Added to that, you do not have a place to keep your utilities like face wash and such. They have body wash and hair wash but I prefer using mine. But, since there was no place, I used theirs. Having a shower over there was not something I will ever look forward to so that is a snag. I mentioned this to them during the feedback.
Otherwise, everything else was fine. They do provide hair dryer on request. And, they gave me some coupons and discounts on subsequent visit. Too bad I can not pass it on to someone else since I won’t be in Delhi or anywhere else they have their branches till the voucher expires. And, they gave me a sleep balm as well which I am planning to use once I head to vizag for the final phase of my bachelor life next week 😀 All in all, definitely check it out!!
Have you tried the Four Fountain Spa yet?

The Engagement!

Swathy · November 3, 2013 · 5 Comments


Now that I am finished being too lazy, I am regretting having ignored the blog for so long so I am resolving not to miss even a day of post in November but obviously that is not possible 😀 See, I already missed the month’s start! But, lets hope for the best 🙂 So, let me talk about the engagement. This is gonna be probably the 10th or more narration of the event so bear with me 😀
So, I am officially engaged! I have no idea how am I supposed to feel but I guess I was expecting the sky to burst open or the roof to fall on my head. But, I have to say it was pouring like cats and dogs that day so guess the sky did burst open 😀
Otherwise, it was full of an eventful weekend comparing to which the regular life pales! I have forgotten how it is to work or how it feels to blog. I seriously need to get back to blogging but somehow I am just not able to 🙁 Anyways, let me not digress.

So, as soon as I landed in Vizag (Visakhapatnam), my mom took me to jeweler for the ring selection. Well, as usual, the choices were too limited. But, still, I did get a decent and unusual ring just a size bigger to mine so it fits at least. The next morning me and my dad went for shopping and we did the gadbad. Well, not exactly me but dad 😀
Anyways, that’s a different part. But, the actual day was so like a dream right from getting up at 5 in the morning to getting dressed and being draped in a saree to sitting for makeup without fidgeting, man….how do you really manage it?, to getting my hair braided with extensions to getting into those 2-3 inch sandals on a wet floor…damn…it was really hard!
There were definitely a lot of things that went wrong but my recently married friend had already advised me that there would be things which you wouldn’t find at the last moment, things are bound to go wrong but do not panic, everything will go alright. And, trust me, this is the only tip I will give to anyone over there. You have to stay positive and be radiant instead of being stressed and that is the key to beautiful pictures 😀
So, back to the ceremony, there were pujas and ring exchange and breakfast and my SIL and her father gave a performance (they are celebrated singers and they are soooooo good) and then we played housie and dumb-charades and finally a bit of DJ. And, having a large and boisterous family helps with it all and fortunately the lunch was awesome as well 🙂 All in all a very tiring and a fun-filled day.
I wore two sarees. I was supposed to change into the saree the in-laws would gift me later on after the pujas were over. Will show you the sarees soon 🙂 See ya till then!
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Silk Fab exhibition!

Swathy · October 29, 2013 · 2 Comments

So, this is just a heads up post. I have loads of sarees which my mum has collected over a span of 5-6 years! Ok, loads ranges in the number of max 20 but each of them is unique and is from various places of India and in all colors and cloths. All my relatives and friends were drooling at them!
And, one of the best places she did shopping from were the exhibitions organized by the various handlooms from time to time. So, if you are interested and in Delhi, you can drop by in August Kranti Bhawan to check out the Silk Fab exhibition. Unfortunately, the exhibition is ending tomorrow!
The exhibition generally features all kinds of silk sarees from all parts of the country. And, also, I wanted to ask if you would be interested in having a look at my collection of sarees?
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