Pure Pleasure
What: The Bathhouse
Where: Calistoga Ranch in Napa Valley, California, USA (Tel: 707 254 2820)
Winsome cues: Woodsy accents in rustic-chic bungalows. What clinches the deal with many celebs is the 150-minute Calistoga Cure that includes a mineral mud bath and linen wrap. Also on the popularity list is a ‘polarity therapy’ that involves gentle rocking and feathery strokes to release energy blockages.
Seen here: Lance Armstrong, Teri Hatcher

Mexican Rendezvous
What: Spa at Las Ventanas al Paraíso
Where: Baja California, Mexico (Tel: 52 624 144 2800)
Winsome cues: The Nopal Anti-Cellulite and Detox Wrap that employs amino acids and a detoxifying body mask to help tighten jelly thighs. The Phyto-Marine Mask and Slimming Wrap is a hot bet for the reed thin look.
Seen here: Gisele Buchchanan, the Olsen twins, Charlize Theron, Jessica Simpson, Martha Stewart

Manhattan Major
What: Sava Spa
Where: New York City, USA (Tel: 212 543 0008)
Winsome Cues: The moisturising Honey Milk Body Wrap comes closest to defining the famous 'Cleopatra wrap'.
Seen here: Uma Thurman, Natasha Richardson, Kyra Sedgwick

African Gambit
What: Aroma Boma
Where: Ulusaba, Sabi Sand Private Game Reserve, South Africa (Tel: 800 225 4255)
Winsome cues: Richard Branson owns this ultra swank spa getaway, so expect the coolest stuff. The famed Beauté Neuve facial on offer makes use of fruit acids to slough off dirt and dead skin cells.
Seen here: Salma Hayek, Will Smith

Sea Special
What: Shambhala
Where: Parrot Cay in Caicos Islands (Tel: 649 946 7745)
Winsome cues: The Marine Algae Therapy gets the expensive mineral-rich sea offering, the Javanese Royal Lular Bath makes you feel like a queen through its spice-laced body scrub.
Seen here: Jerry Seinfeld, Julia Roberts, Ben Affleck, Penelope Cruz

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