Location:
Fumin Road, Shanghai
Rating:
***** (5 out of 5)
Tucked away on the
tree-lined Fumin Road is an urban sanctuary offering a respite from the
humdrums of Shanghai. Operating since 2010, Subconscious Day Spa has been
written up in magazines and now boasts three locations across the city.
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| Subconscious Day Spa on Fumin Road |
The spa is popular among both
locals and expats and for good reason. It is a well-run resort with a friendly reception staff and a team of professionals trained in Chinese, Thai, Japanese and Swedish techniques. It is also a one stop shop that offers facials, manicures and yoga classes. More importantly, its tasteful, minimalist
design and no-funny-business policy set it apart from the city's hole-in-the-wall foot massage parlors and the many seedy establishments that give their patrons more than a rubdown.
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| Tasteful room that appeals to all senses |
Treatments at Subconscious are not cheap
by Shanghai standard but you get what you pay for. A 90-minute massage will set
you back around RMB400 (HK$520), which is still more affordable than any hotel
spa in the city. There is no service charge and gratuities are optional but
welcome. The spa is open daily from 10 a.m. through midnight, which gives you
plenty of latitude to work your day around a visit.
I make an appointment – sometimes more than one – at the Fumin Road main branch each
time I find myself in Shanghai for pleasure or for work. Especially for work. The level of
cleanliness and customer service I get there is rare in China,
even in a big city like Shanghai. Another big draw is its location in Jing’an
District. After a treatment, I like to explore the quaint cafés and local
boutiques in the neighborhood. The spa is also only a few blocks from
Jing’an Park to the north and a 15-minute leisurely walk from the historical French
Concession to the south.
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| Unstated storefront |
BE CAREFUL!!
ReplyDeleteI had a facial done and they recommended an “RF Collagen” add-on. During the facial I felt a burning sensation under my right eye and later that evening my eye area was red and irritated. Over the next month my eyes started to look more hollowed out and when I did some research I found out that RF can cause facial fat loss.
When I tried to get information from the spa told me the following:
“it may be that the skin is short of water. it’s better to replenish more water”
“if there is fat, it can only reduce the fat volume, not remove the fat cells”
“Rf can only stimulate the passive movement of fat cells, from large to small, but only for a very short time. It will not damage or kill fat cells. When you take in energy, blood circulation, cell movement, fat will regenerate”
And “dryer weather” in my “home country” (it’s humid where I live)
None of this is true:
https://sciencebecomesher.com/facial-fat-loss-after-radiofrequency/
I visited a doctor here who confirmed that RF machines can cause facial fat loss if used improperly. The only solution is fillers or fat grafting.
I have never done any kind of lasers and have taken good care of my skin my whole life. This spa messed up my skin permanently.