Swiss Miss - Zink Magazine

SPAS + TREATMENTS

There is much to learn from celebritites: how to have a Vegas wedding with less than ten minutes planning, when to go from blonde to brunette, and what ridiculously decadent beauty treatments are worth getting up before noon for.  My latest in celeb indulgence?  Instead of eating calorific chocolate, just have an underling slather it on your face.  Favored by Elton John, Stella McCartney, Madonna and Gwyneth, Karin Herzog’s Co-cO2 facial is so indulgent it could only be coveted by the rich and famous.

After studying my skin and discussing my cleaning rituals (falling asleep drunk with makeup on is apparently a no-no), my beauty therapist, Rekha, started with a deep cleanse and drainage massage with cocoa bean-infused Monoi oil.  Next, an oxygen-rich mask was applied before adding a vitamin-packed chocolate cream full of of potassium, lipids and antioxidants.  The last step in my 90-minuted bliss sesh was having a mask of warm, melted Swiss chocolate slathered all over my face and neck. 

By this point, most women are writhing in ecstasy and can’t remember their names.  I remained (somewhat) coherent and focused - it takes a fair bit of concentration to lick choclate off your face when the therapist isn’t looking.  Results? My skin was super-soft and plumped up with noticeably fainter wrinkles.  One warning: Depending on the lifestyle choices (and adult video collection) of friends, be prepared for a multitude of responses when you say - with a blissful expression - that you’ve just had the most amazing chocolate facial ever.  The Karin Herzog Co-cO facial is available at the Tallulah Beauty Boutique in London.  - VANESSA CRAFT