How to Throw a Spa Party

By Erin E. White
Original Content | October 15, 2009

Photo: Artisan Events

A Parting Gift

An afternoon or evening of spa treatments will leave your guests feeling relaxed and rejuvenated, but as they leave, Lilly suggests giving them a little goodie bag of inexpensive spa items. "I love doing a favor and a takeaway, because it really does provide the finishing touch," she says. You don't have to spend a lot of money on the parting favor. Here are some of Lilly's suggestions on what put into a small white paper or canvas bag:

A scented candle
Bath salts
Trial-size beauty products from drugstores
Beauty/perfume samples from department stores
Small jars that you fill with lotions and bath salts bought in bulk

"I think people love to take something home," she says. "When you go to a party like this and then you leave and there is yet another surprise, it leaves an impression that the host or hostess had thought of everything."

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