Wow. You just came right out and asked that. The top spas we contacted balked at the idea, hastening to add that it would be against their policy (and licensing terms) to provide any treatments directly on the bottom or the bust. However, we do have it on good authority that facial treatments for the derriere were popular in the United States last year. From what we've read, it basically involves massage, moisturisation and exfoliation. I doubt Kim Kardashian would bare her prodigious talents without having had one. Anyway, a product doesn't need "butt" in its name to be effective. Sisley, for example, offers the Essential spa treatment for the body (HK$2,800; Elements, 1 Austin Road West, Kowloon, tel: 2997 9368;
www.sisley-paris.com); and the Phyto-Svelt Global slimming treatment (HK$2,000 for 1½ hours). Have you tried African Botanics from South Africa? Its Marula collection includes products such as the invigorating Detoxifying Salt & Sugar Body Scrub (HK$560; Joyce Beauty, Pacific Place, Admiralty, tel: 3798 0172) and the Firming Botanical Body Oil (HK$590). For use at home, Rodial used to make a product called Bum Lift, but these days you should be happy with its toning body moisturiser, Super Fit Size Zero (HK$590; Joyce Beauty). Similarly, Bliss makes a Fat Girl Slim set of Fat Girl Scrub, the Fat Girl Slimulator massage tool, Fat Girl Slim firming cream and Fat Girl Sleep night cream (HK$430 for the set; Faces, Queensway Plaza, Admiralty, tel: 2118 3966). Finally, the one piece of advice consistently shared in our research: do squats.
With your eyes? But seriously, in fashion retail, knowing the industry lingo rarely helps. Can you imagine walking into a luxury boutique in Hong Kong and asking for a cap-sleeved dress with epaulets and a lettuce hem in a toile de jouy? I can, and what I'm imagining is hilarious. I suppose "iridescent" gets you close, but the term most bandied about is "oil slick", and, no, you cannot DIY this without risking instantaneous combustion. Readers still struggling to envision said effect need only think of the rainbow effect of oil or petrol on a pavement. Still no? Well, look at Stella McCartney's platform loafers, which have exactly that finish on faux leather with a gold horsebit detail on the upper (HK$4,440). Or try the classic, pointed-toe pumps in "black petrol" by Stuart Weitzman. Clashist does a fab one-piece swimsuit in an oil-slick print (HK$920.60;
www.clashist.com). Or listen to your music with the Layla Oil Slick On-Ear or Over-Ear Headphones by Frends (HK$1,650 to HK$2,200; Lane Crawford), a brand that designs specifically for women.
