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I Tried A Super Luxurious 5-Hour Spa Routine to Reach Peak Chill

How relaxed meets ridiculously fancy.

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Beauty experts the world over will tell you about one legendary destination that is on all their bucket lists: southern Utah’s Amangiri. Or at least that’s what I learned once I starting posting images from my trip to the resort when I went as a guest of legendary skincare expert and Danish lifestyle guru Ole Henriksen. My DMs were filled with versions of “Uuuuggh, I’m dying, that place is my dream!!!! [heart eyes, heart eyes, heart eyes]” from international beauty editors, makeup artists, and hair stylists. It is a dream—minimal chic, painfully photogenic, and an oasis of heavenly food, service, and treatments in what is otherwise, literally, a vast stretch of desert.

That brings me to how I crafted my ultimate spa routine. The theme of the trip to Amangiri, which was for the launch of Ole Henriksen Banana Bright Eye Crème, was “hygge” AKA the trending Danish word for “cozy.” Basically, it was time to get real chill real fast. For me, coming from the dead of winter in New York, that meant doing everything that could keep me away from my phone: hopping right into the pool, getting a facial, practically moving into the steam room, and taking my favorite bath. See below for the ultimate spa routine that I will be reliving in my dreams into the next life.


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Last on my face was the new eye cream, which is brightening and wrinkle-fighting thanks to vitamin C and collagen, and also contains something called “banana powder”—a pale yellow tint that is a classic makeup artist secret for the under-eyes. While it’s no post-rager concealer, when you’re out in the middle of Utah rager-free, it’s exactly enough to hit the super luxurious resort property with a little more pep under the eyes.

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