You Guys Are Gonna Laugh But I Don't Care.......

So guess what I did this afternoon?

Your boy K received his first facial today....



'cue Collective Gasps'

Yes, yes, yes I did it and I have to admit it was one of the nicest things that I have done for myself in a long time.

Twin and Erik can pretty much attest to the fact that I was bitching more than usual last night because my silly ol' roommate found a way to fuck up our internet connection while I was in class and I had to bum wireless from some random chick down the hall for the rest of the night. Not a huge deal..but it still ticked me off because he moved my entire desk to get to the outlet and didnt put it back, and he managed to tangle all the cords that were back there in order (I am a bit of a neat freak..sue me). Anyways, I was irritated until I checked my calendar and realized that I had an appointment today. (I made it weeks ago, totally at random)

Anyways, this morning I woke up, did some homework then headed on down to The Nickel Spa for afternoon of extreme indulgence LOL! Hey, I figure I am young, I'm in New York.......whatever i'll try it and see what the big fuss is about. So of course being the balls to the wall type of guy that I am, I pretty much pick the gayest spa in the entire city...smack-dab in the middle of Chelsea. HAHA!

Apparently this span is housed in a building that used to be an old bank. It is actually quite an imposing building from 8th Avenue and it is even nicer inside. It is really bright and modern...with brushed metal all over the place and really cool furniture. If I had the money I would totally want my apartment to look so fresh....but I digress.

My esthetician's name was Oksana and she basically looked like what you would think a typical esthetician would look like - drop dead gorgeous, tall supermodel frame, blonde hair....basically she was really hot. In fact, she kinda looked like an older Maria Sharapova.

Anywho, she was really friendly and sweet and she had the cutest accent. She had a bit of a problem trying to pronounce my name...but whatever, it happens.

So she lead me into one of the rooms and told me to take off my shirt and get under the covers....no this is not the start of a bad porno I swear to you...HAHA! She left while I got undressed and comfortable and then she came in and did her thing.

And boyyyyy did she do some WORK!

Scrub, mask, rinse, moisturize, massage, buff, rinse, repeat blah blah blah.....the whole nine. At a point I just stopped trying to figure out what she was putting on my face because the feelings and sensations were so foreign to me I couldn't make heads or tails of it at all. Some of the stuff felt really really weird....I am almost positive at one point she wrapped my face in some seaweed because I kinda recognize the smell from my numerous sushi outings. Anyways I tried to ask her what she was doing but to be honest with you, I couldn't really understand what she was saying 1/2 the time and she also had this humidifier looking thing that was humming kinda loudly as it was blowing some really hot air on my face.

Then she started with the head and neck massage.........

Can I just say that I was <----------this close----------> to totally embarrassing myself on the table....if you know what I mean! Her hands were magic. And then she started with my ears..............sigh.

I had no idea my ears were so sensitive...future boyfriends TAKE NOTE! HAHA!

So im laying there in a parallel universe filled with wonderful, positive thoughts......then Oksana flipped the motherfucking script on me and pulled out the deep pore extractor.

' cue high-pitched shriek'

My god did that shit ever hurt! Dude, it was felt like a huge needle jabbing my face. Oksana, how are you gonna lull me into such a happy, peaceful place and then just start spelunking all willy nilly on my face? My favorite was when she asked (apparently after my wincing) if the pressure was OK. I just smiled and told her to do what she needed to do...there is no way that I am gonna bitch-out on an esthetician's table! So I laid there and took my deep pore extraction like a man! Dad would be so proud...no? LOL!

Anywho, I got through that and then she did some other stuff including using what felt like a paintbrush to slather this really medicinal smelling mud on my face. Fun, fun times I must say. When it was all done she told me I did great for my first time.....now I know that comment kinda smacks of condescension but I actually don't think that it was meant to. She was very genuine sounding and I am usually good at reading such things (at least I hope). She also told me I had really nice skin and that I should continue doing whatever I am doing at home. HAHA, flattery will get you everywhere no?

Overall it was a really great experience, and I am sure that I will try it again on occasion. It was super-expensive, but totally worth it in my opinion as a once in a while treat.