July 19, 2003

Bottom Line   From the Frette bathrobes and luxe organic products to the sunny, gender-neutral space and spot-on location, Spirit Spa is so well conceived and smart looking you’d think it was a chain. And it should be. Only in Halifax, eh? Pity.

February 2003

INDULGE IN THE EAST Indulge your senses at Spirit Spa, Halifax’s Newsest getaway. Take your pick of a range of services including the Paprika and Apple Exfoliating Almond Facial and the Pumpkin Body Wrap. They’re just the things to chase away those mid-winter blues.

March 2003

Fresh Face   Leave it to northern climes to know how to invigorate winter-ravaged skin. The Spirit Spa in Halifax, Nova Scotia, using its own entirely organic products, suggests a Paprika and Apple Exfoliating Facial to restore your complexion to sping condition.

April 2003

The newly opened Spirit Urban Spa offers laptop plug-ins and Internet access – as well as treatments using an exclusive European organic skincare line. Express services like the manicure/pedicure combo allow you to squeeze treatments in over your lunch hour.

January 5, 2003

Halifax saw a veritable spa explosion this year, and Marla Cranston chose this one for its calming atmosphere, in the beatifully restored heritage space above UpCountry Furniture.

The nourishing facials and body treatments smell good enough to eat, made from hot paprika, sweet red rose petals, sour cherries, parsley, pumpkin and papaya.