First, you take off your shoes and put on a pair of rubber pedicure slippers. Then, after your feet are cleaned to remove any bits of fluff from your socks, you submerge them into the fish tank. It’s a strange sensation at first, though not exactly unpleasant. The fish swim around your feet – it feels a bit like a Lush Bath Bomb or a Jacuzzi jet. You share the tank with two other people while the fish set to work removing your dead skin cells. During the half-hour treatment you can have a drink or read a magazine. Once it’s over, your feet are washed again and you’re given a wonderful massage with a cream of your choice. I chose the delicious-smelling OPI Banana Bandana cream. You can also finish off the experience with a complete pedicure, choosing from Chanel, OPI or Essie nail polish.
For the apprehensive among you, you should know that it doesn’t hurt a bit and it doesn’t tickle. It’s also completely hygienic since your feet are washed both before and after. It’s a wonderful, very relaxing experience, and perfect for sharing with someone else. And since you have to sit and essentially do nothing for 30 minutes, it’s a good way to forget about everything and simply enjoy a hot drink and the company of whoever is sitting next to you, while you let yourself be spoiled.
Belleza Amarama. C/ Provença, 111 (Eixample)
March 1, 2011
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