Pay R69 for a full-body Aroma massage at Spa La Reve, valued at R400 (save 83%)

Just like pizza dough, the human body needs regular kneading to ensure sufficient elasticity and flexibility. Unlike pizza dough, human beings do not need to be baked in an authentic wood-firing oven. Keep your muscles malleable and smelling better than fresh baked-goods with a full-body Aroma massage at Spa La Reve for R69.

Though comparing the human body to bread dough is all well and good in theory, in practice it’s never a good idea to fold yourself into an automatic mixer or let Sammy the sous-chef beat you like a bowl of eggs. Rather than attempt these things, let the highly trained muscle-manipulators at Spa La Reve take all the tension from your muscles and surround you with scents more appetising than the coffee aisle at the grocery store. Conveniently located right across from Kolonnade Shopping Centre on Zambesi Drive, you could even bring a tin of coffee along with you.

Coat-check your stresses and shopping list at the door of the ultra-chic salon and let your mind relax while the expert therapists tend to the rest of you. Using skilled hands and essential oils with more benefits than a really expensive medical-aid package, the one-hour full-body massage can have even the most stubborn stresses waving a little white flag. Not only do the soothing scents relax the mind and smell delicious, they can boost the immune system like a well-aimed flu shot or energise the body like an IV caffeine drip. Combined with skilled fingers trained in teasing every knot and kink from muscles, no matter how well-hidden, your time at Spa La Reve will have you feeling softer and smelling more delicious than a tray of fresh-baked cookies.

Aromatic Fact: An aromatherapy oil created in the Amazon-Basin and scented like lemons and salami is said to cure male-pattern baldness.