Facials? To have or not to have?

Hi! Thank you all for your recommendations. I did go to my local salon and had a very professional young lady who I felt was a little too professional. She just kept saying 'Perfect, perfect'. The lights in her treatment room were not subdued and she kept the full lights on for the full hour. I think subdued lights would have been nice. Also, she seemed to use a lot of essential oils and when I got home I had to have a shower straight away as I felt that I was sticking to my clothing. Will I go to her again? No. About four years ago I did go to another salon and the beauty therapist who carried out the facial was very gentle with lots of lovely scents and even the clicking of the pots and potions and the sound of her rubbing them into her hands and placing her palms just about my nose for me to appreciate the scents added to the experience. She performed a very simple scalp and hand massage. The lights were subdued and there was very gentle low, trickling water, piano music in the back ground. I loved it and felt that the atmospherics added to the relaxing experience. So, as mentioned in my original post, it is a luxury which, with respect to the state of the country and world at the moment, is of small consequence. However, all is relative and, if you are going through a tough time, my advice would be to seek out a really good salon and have a chat with your therapist first to see what you get for your experience. I shall be trying out a couple of other 'spas' this summer and will find out the best in my area.

I used to treat myself occasionally to an overnight stay at a health resort ( usually champneys) always a wonderful experience,