- [Caroline] We all know celebrities love
going to spas to get red carpet-ready
and today I'm going to treat myself
like a celebrity. I'm here
at Hugh Spa in Los Angeles.
The spa has tons of amenities, but
I'm going to try three of their most detoxifying
treatments and pick my favorite at the end.
The treatments I'm going to try today are
the body scrub, the Shiatsu massage,
and the Gorgeous Gold Body Wrap.
So, let's go!
- [Catherine] Hugh Spa is more of a traditional
Korean bath house, also known as jimjilbang.
We wanted to keep that jimjilbang aspect
but also have more of a boutique day spa feel
so that women can come in and sweat it out
get all the toxins out but also
have more of a relaxing experience.
- [Caroline] For this treatment, the spa
therapist uses a mitt to exfoliate
my body and get my skin silky smooth.
Before we get to scrubbing,
I am going to soak in the hot
tub for about 10, 15 minutes
while I open up my pores.
This is cool. This is different from other scrubs
that I've had because they're not using
any gels or salt or sugar-based scrubs,
they're just using a mitt and warm water,
and that feels like it's a little more
effective that way.
- [Catherine] The benefit of the scrub is
to get all that exfoliation and just kind of
renew your skin a little bit,
give you that natural glow.
- [Caroline] During this treatment, the massage
therapist uses her hands, elbows, knees,
and even her feet on pressure points
all over my body.
So this is really exciting,
I'm looking forward to this one.
So, let's try it out!
Oh, my gosh!
It feels so good.
When you go to other spas, the massage therapists
are usually very timid when it comes to really
digging into your skin and getting those knots.
But not here.
This is so relaxing.
- [Catherine] So the Shiatsu is like our
acupressure, so you're getting all the
pressure points, getting all the knots out,
it's a lot of stretching
to promote blood circulation.
- [Caroline] This treatment comes with a scrub
and a massage, and since I've already
done that before, I'm going to go in
for their Gorgeous Gold Body Wrap and facial.
- [Catherine] We actually mix our gold detox gel
with a ginger powder, which contain about
40 antioxidant properties which actually
helps prevent free radical damage
and prevents aging and everything.
It also helps even out skin
tone and skin elasticity.
- [Caroline] I've never had my feet
individually wrapped before.
I've tried body wraps in the past,
but sometimes the scrubs and gels used
can tingle on my skin a bit, or I'll feel
a bit claustrophobic wrapped
so tight in the blanket.
The solar blanket used here is nice
because it really helps lock in the heat
without feeling too heavy on your body.
All of the treatments were incredible,
I feel like this was a spa day
for my body and my mind.
I just feel so at ease and relaxed.
But I have to pick my favorite
and it's going to be
the Shiatsu massage.
I've never had a shiatsu massage before,
and I had no idea the therapist
was going to go in with her hands and arms
and elbows and even her feet to massage my back.
She did not leave one knot behind, and
I just feel so calm right now,
like this is really good.
So that has to be my favorite.
Of course they were all so fun,
and I would come back and do all of them
all over again but, yeah, the Shiatsu massage,
can't beat that.