In the Zone

Glowing from the inside out with an Immunocologie Blue Zones retreat facial

Hello, Gorgeous!

First off, I’m so excited at how many of you popped in yesterday to discuss Sassoon creative director Bomi’s brilliant hair advice! We’re already working on her next Q&A and plan on discussing wiry grey hair and what curly girls should do with their hair.

Meanwhile, let’s discuss transformative spa treatments.

Last week I walked out of the Lotte Palace Hotel (formerly the Helmsley Palace Hotel) glowing. Not the kind of glow you get from artfully applied highlighter, mind you. It was the deep, lit-from-within radiance that comes from an experience that nourishes both your skin and your sense of wellbeing.

The occasion? A Blue Zones Longevity Retreat at ila Only Spa — the UK luxury spa (Cotswolds, baby!) brand’s first and only U.S. outpost, tucked inside the elegant Lotte Palace on Madison Avenue.

If you’re not familiar with it, Blue Zones are the five regions around the world where people live the longest, healthiest lives: Okinawa, Japan; Sardinia, Italy; Nicoya, Costa R…