luxury and spa

A 24 carat gold facial?

Jo Pham
Gold facial

Tired of wearing your bling around your neck? Why not have it massaged into your face in the form of a 24 carat gold mask? If that still sounds a bit low-key, how about a diamond peel, a four-hour body massage or a bath tub filled with 1000 bottles of Evian water?

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The latest fads in spa treatments have taken the world of luxury pampering to new heights and are considered by some to be breakthroughs in relaxation and beauty technique. Others, of course, consider that nothing is parted more easily than a fool and his (or her) money.

Follow in the footsteps of the wealthy and check out our photo gallery of some of the most expensive spa treatments in the world.

Height of pampering or a total scam? Have your say using the comments form below.

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User comments
ummmmm. Heavy metal poisoning!!! do your bloody research before putting metallic shiny stuff on your skin! it isn't even not doing anything but making you sick. being rich shouldn't be an excuse to be an idiot.
Hundreds of dollers on self-pampering on donating your money to finding cures for cancers and sickness or donating to your local hospital or childrens ward? I think its a bit ridiculous, encouraging more money to be wasted on gold facial treatments, Why not encourage common sense and some generosity?
all the face masks in the world ,no matter what they are made of, won't help if you are just plain *** ugly on the inside! Do they rinse it down the drain after they finish ??
I find it hard to belive that the poorer classes in this world tollerate such a waste of resorse. While they starve others waste. To me it is rubbing their noses in their poverty expecting no retaliation.
i think this would be nice as a once of experience, like for a birthday or some sort of other celebration, but other wise getting it done all the time would be a waste!
Come on now! Its pure rediculouslness. Some people actually need a reality check!
I agree with Mark, it's there money to wast, there body to do it to, It's there right to do what they want with there money etc, Just cause we all dont have the luxury of blowing money on something like that does not mean we have to cristise ppl who do. I personally wouldnt do it, even if it was offered to me for free cause I'd be worried about the health risks as I have heard to much metals including gold can be bad for you, But any other facial I'd try as Ive never had one in my 24yrs of life. I'm a single mum who struggles to make ends meet, but every so ofen I make an effort to pamper myself, be it a day at movies or a new outfit or hair style. Everyone has there right to this and ppl should stop complaining so much
How bizarre indeed! I belive in each to their own. Would I do this? No! But I'm not about to judge others who do. I'm just amazed this is news worthy and more amazed at myself for taking the time to comment.
What a bunch of hyprocriptes, if most of you know what it is like growing up and being in a poor family, watching the tv and seeing the rich spend their money on worthless things, when they could be helping others, and yet some of you have now made it to the top. you are now being EXACTLY like those rich people, realising what it was like back then for you, and now you have the money your attitude is lke "WELL WHY SHOULD I HELP PEOPLE" 'AND I CAN SPEND MY MONEY ON WHAT EVER I LIKE" Well im in the lower bracket of earnings, and if I ever became rich I would help those close to me first, instead of buying stupid expensives things that are not going to help anyone. If you built a lavish house and it cost you 50 million to build, did you know that you could house 125 people in a house and land package valued at $400,000 that to me would be so rewarding to house 125 people instead of building one lavish house at 50 million dollars!
These People have to much money and too much time on their hands! And I find it so funny that these people are stupid enough to believe that it is actually doing some mirical thing for their body. All a money making scam if you ask me!

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