Ladies' Spa Night tonight!

Ladies' Spa Night - Every Monday!
Drop In: 6-9pm
Cost: $15
Little Red Day Spa
1506 Franklin Ave. E. Seattle

These nights are designed to be a casual and social evening. I will be present to welcome you and facilitate your use of the spa's equipment. There will be areas set up for scented clay, Pomegranate salt scrubs and massage for you and your friends to pamper each other. For an extra fee, one can get a short massage during the evening from our massage therapist on staff.

As a side note, there is still some of the Pear Lemon Salt Scrub left. Both that and the Pomegranate Tangerine will be available and your feedback comparing and contrasting the two recipes would be most appreciated. Yay for product testing!

Please note that the entry fee has gone up to $15 per person.

Remember to leave the parking spaces in the lot for those with mobility difficulties.

I changed my mind.

The Pear and Lemon salt scrub I made a few weeks ago no longer holds the same charm. It seems that the pear was too delicate a flavor compared to the lemon, as the scrub has very little pear smell to it now. That's very disappointing.

Another aspect of this recipe that I have noticed is that the citric acid is a bit irritating to the skin if one rubs the salt scrub a bit too vigorously. Or at least irritating to my skin. No one else has said anything to back up my experience. I for one adore the scratchiness of a salt scrub and the idea of being overly gentle is not appealing. The whole point is to recreate that intense back-scratch-over-the-whole-body feeling.

So, I have moved ahead a season and made the Pomegranate Tangerine Salt Scrub recipe again. In the mean time, I will experiment and see if I can bring the pear back in some way.

RSVP for Couple's Spa Night!

I will be hosting this Sunday, so come visit me on Sunday the 12th from 7pm until 10pm.

Couples' Spa Night - 2nd and 4th Sundays!
Reservations Required by 5pm that day (206) 963-0772

7- 10pm
Cost: $40 per couple
Little Red Day Spa
1506 Franklin Ave. E. Seattle

These nights are designed to be a casual and social evening. There will be a practitioner present to make you feel welcome and facilitate use of the spa's equipment. There will be areas set up for clay, salt scrubs and massage for you and your sweetie to pamper each other.

Please call 206-963-0772 or e-mail Sophia@hengststudio.com for more information.

New Fall Spa session!

The rains are here and the leaves are turning colors and falling. It's time to change out our seasonal spa offering.

Autumn Colors Spa Session

Feel yourself uplifted by the scent of Basil essential oil while getting your feet washed and rubbed in a warm foot bath. Be delighted by the textures of a Roman Body Brushing, dried leaves and silk cloth in a brief ritual that honors the changing of the seasons. A quick shower prepares you to be floated into oblivion in our spacious hot tub. All your worries and stress will be drained away by the swirling water and your attentive practitioner. After being deposited back on dry land, you'll enjoy a hot oil body treatment, accented with Rosewood, Lavender and Cypress natural essential oils. Fresh Pear Sea Salt scrub will enliven your skin, which you will shower off in our custom shower, emerging refreshed and rejuvenated. Singles or Couples: 90 minutes - $150. 120 minutes - $200.

Fun stuff to put on your calendar

The Little Red Studio is hosting a Haunted House as well as our annual Halloween Bash!

The official title is "An Erotic Haunted House: The Dreaming"

Step quietly inside a young woman's dream and experience the erotic through her eyes. Seductive and surprising, sweet and terrifying, The Dreaming is Halloween as only Little Red Studio can offer. Join us for one week only at Seattle's first Erotic Haunted House!

There will be 2 shows per night (7:30 and 9:30pm) every night from Oct. 25th thru Nov. 1st. (There will only be one show at 7:30PM on Friday, October 31st)

Admission: $20 ($5 off if you show up in costume!)
There will be no advance ticket sales or reservations for this event.
Where: 750 Harrison Street
Ages 18 and over only

Halloween Bash! Friday, October 31st

Immediately following the 7:30 performance of The Dreaming, we'll open things up for one of our biggest parties of the year! The Nasty Habits will rock us out again and we'll have many other sexy, scary surprises to thrill and excite you.

Admission: $20
Advance tickets can be purchased at Brown Paper Tickets or reserved by calling 206-328-4758. (Anyone who attends The Dreaming will receive a $5 off coupon for the Halloween Bash!)

Also keep your eyes open for another Sensual Repast announcement for the date of the next Spa hosted dinner.

Happy Birthday to me!

Years ago, I realized I was a grown up when I had to work on my birthday. That is the one day of the year you should be able to do whatever you want. I used to resent it when I didn't have the day off, but I realize now I just needed a different job. One I really liked going to any day of the year.

I love autumn, and not just because my birthday is in October. I took a walk yesterday along the east side of Lake Union, just wandered really. Picked up leaves and marveled at all the colours. Reveled in the gentle breeze and the rosemary scent that seems to hang in that neighbourhood.

Today, after I have finished with my chores, I think I will treat myself to another rambling walk. I have been so busy lately that is was so nice just to saunter. Here's hoping you take time to soak in the sights, smells and textures of autumn, too.

Psst! Go look at the Spa's web site. Phase 1 of the web redesign is complete.

Web redesign & Art Shows

Instead of writing blog entries, I have been working on the Spa's web site. We're reorganizing it so that, rather than just two pages, all the information about the Little Red Day Spa and our offerings will be spread out over 6 pages. Hopefully, this will make the site a little easier to navigate. We're still adding and editing to it, so make sure to check back periodically to see the changes. There will be information about catered spa sessions, new possible sessions that will correspond with the themed Little Red Studio performances, and a page of testimonials. (If you would like to add your story to the testimonial page, just send an email to me, Sophia at HengstStudio.com)

The other thing I am excited about right now is the Whatcom Artists Studio Tour. This weekend, while all the gentlemen are enjoying Men's Spa Night with Richard Jessup, I will be helping Jim Duvall in Bellingham, WA with his open studio, as part of the Whatcom Artists Studio Tour. From his press release:

This a juried studio tour of several artists studios in Whatcom County. I have been selected to be included. I am pretty honored as there are only 4 photographers allowed in this year. The dates are Oct 4,5 and Oct 11,12 from 10-5 pm. The tour is all over the county but if you are coming to my studio the address is 1208 bay St # 103 Bellingham, WA 98225. The entrance is in the alley.

You have two weekends to see his and many other wonderful artist's work being shown in the place it was created.

If you are planning on being in Seattle, this weekend, then consider the opening of Little Red Studio's newest show, The Saffron Show.
When: Saturday, October 4th @ 9PM
Where: 750 Harrison Street
How Much: $30
Tickets can be purchased in advance at Brown Paper Tickets or reserved by calling (206) 328-4758