HerbaLine Facial & Lohas Lunch

The two weeks after mid-sem break had been hell because of all the assignments >_<
I was really stressed for the whole two weeks! Thanks to mum, I got a nice treat in between =)

There was this 50% discount promotion for facial treatment at HerbaLine for senior citizen (HAH! mum is old XD), so mum wanted to go try it out with 二姨妈 (2nd aunt). Since I haven't had facials for such a long time, mum asked whether I wanted to go. Being so stressed out with assignments and all, I actually hesitated at the idea, but ended up going anyway because I figured I need to just relax and de-stress a little.

I chose the Deep Cleansing & Face Moisturizing Treatment (RM88) while mum and aunt got the Face Lifting & Moisturizing Treatment (RM130) for old people with sagging skin XD

The whole journey, as the photo suggest, starts once you enter through the door...

A mini foot-scrub session with sea salt before the facial treatment.

Sorry for the really bad quality photo, but it is the best I can do with my phone's shitty camera =( It really sucks under low-light condition. Once I got inside the actual room, everything just appeared black -_-'' So no more pictures from here onwards till I'm done =( But just so you know, the place has a very nice ambiance =)

After the foot-scrub, I was lead into one of those cubicle room thingys. I had to make do with this huge sarong thingy because they didn't have any smaller size -_-'' and I was a bit scared it might fall off so I decided to keep my bra on (I wasn't sure whether I was suppose to take it off in the first place =S You'll find out why in a while).

So it started with the usual facial wash, which was quite nice because their products have very nice herbal smell =) but the person I got wasn't very good with the face massage =( Then it was the steaming session, which I didn't really enjoy because there was too much vapor and I couldn't breath properly. Plus, the person didn't put the steamer properly before she left the room so it was only steaming half of my face -_-''

After the steaming session, she used this machine thingy with an irritating noise to exfoliate my skin. It felt like my face was being scraped gently (weird!). Then came the painful extraction part which I never liked during facials because it's painful, and my face always become red and blotchy after >_< It was actually still bearable at first, though after I told her it was OK, she used more force and it was SO painful T^T But it was all for the best I guess because she said my pores were super blocked =.=

A mask was used to moisturize and calm my skin after the painful procedure. I thought I'd be left alone to sleep while waiting for it to be done because I really wanted to just relax, but then she started massaging my arms, neck/shoulder and upper-back. It wasn't too bad at first since there was that nice herbal smell again and the neck/shoulder massage was really nice, though I have a feeling she secretly thinks I'm like a very old person because my neck/shoulder was VERY tensed. Anyway, I was enjoying the massage and all UNTIL........................she started moving her hands in front of my upper chest area and started to move towards my boobs =S

At first it was still OK because she wasn't really massaging my boobs but it already felt kind of weird. Then as she continued it got weirder because she was like patting or rubbing my boobs or whatever I don't know =S It really felt super weird especially because there was like a blanket and a towel on top and the fact that I left my bra on =S I wonder what it would feel like if I've had taken off my bra =\ Maybe I should try that the next time XD Before you start thinking that I got molested or whatever, I think it's actually normal because it reminded me of the time Camille told me how she went for a body massage and the masseuse started massaging her boobs. I thought it was pretty whacked when she told me, because she felt so weird she asked the masseuse to stop *LOL* I actually wanted to laugh when I thought of Camille, but it was too weird to laugh out loud so I forced it into a smile. I really don't know whether the girl realized I was smiling underneath my mask. It'd be so weird if she did, and thought that I was enjoying having her feel me up and getting turned on or something =S Anyway, enough of that.

Since the package I chose only had one mask treatment, it was all done after she washed off the mask and everything. I was given a really nice cup of lemongrass tea to drink afterwards and was asked to inhale three times in front of a pot of lemongrass aromatherapy thingy (weird!) *LOL*

They let you do the fish foot spa thingy after the facial.
It was my first time having little fishies nibbling at my feet. It felt a bit ticklish *hehe*

Had a healthy organic lunch at the Lohas Lifestyle Cafe next to HerbaLine after the whole thing.

Apple and Cabbage (or Celery?) Juice - RM6.90

There was no sugar added so it wasn't sweet. Can't say I like it because it was a bit tasteless and too "vegetable" for my liking. I was expecting something like the apple juice my brother had at Organic Vegetarian Fresh Mart and Restaurant the other day. Their apple juice was THE BOMB! Seriously like the BEST apple juice I've EVER had. But I guess you get what you pay for, RM9.90 for a SMALL glass of apple juice is a bit crazy -_-''

Baked Cheesy Mushroom Rice - RM10.90

It wasn't as good as I expected. In my opinion, there wasn't enough cheese and the mushroom wasn't as fragrant. The taste didn't seep into the rice, and the vegetables were rather bland. I prefer the Mushroom Fried Rice at Organic Vegetarian Fresh Mart and Restaurant more. It had that chao ta (烧焦 in Hokkien) burnt taste and was cheaper too.

At the end of the day,
I was totally glad that I took some time off to enjoy myself amongst all the crazy assignments =X

Thank you mommy for giving me such a nice treat when I really needed one ^_^ ♥