Spa getaway: Fast facials, the "spa-rty" and other trends

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Richard Drew

Travel Spa Trends

This Aug. 16, 2012 photo shows warm basalt rocks being used in Australia's Gwinganna Lifestyle Retreat presentation of "The Australian Spirit of Sound," in the their booth at the International Spa Association event, in New York. Parties at the spa, treatments for stressed and time-pressed consumers, cross-cultural traditions, and a whole lot of purple _ from lavender-scented treatments to mauve nail polish _ are some of the trends and services that were shown off at the annual International Spa Association meeting held recently in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Richard Drew

Travel Spa Trends

Thia Aug. 16, 2012 photo shows a woman receiving the Indigo Journey treatment at a booth by Aspira Spa, at the Osthoff Resort in Elkhart Lake, Wiisc., at the International Spa Association event, in New York. Parties at the spa, treatments for stressed and time-pressed consumers, cross-cultural traditions, and a whole lot of purple _ from lavender-scented treatments to mauve nail polish _ are some of the trends and services that were shown off at the annual International Spa Association meeting held recently in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Richard Drew

Travel Spa Trends

This Aug. 16, 2012 photo shows a woman receiving a HydraFacial by Edge Systems Corp. at the International Spa Association event, in New York. Parties at the spa, treatments for stressed and time-pressed consumers, cross-cultural traditions, and a whole lot of purple _ from lavender-scented treatments to mauve nail polish _ are some of the trends and services that were shown off at the annual International Spa Association meeting held recently in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Richard Drew

Travel Spa Trends

This Aug. 16, 2012 photo shows a woman receiving a spa treatment by a representative of the Aspira Spa, at the Osthoff Resort in Elkhart Lake, Wiisc., in the their booth at the International Spa Association event, in New York. Parties at the spa, treatments for stressed and time-pressed consumers, cross-cultural traditions, and a whole lot of purple _ from lavender-scented treatments to mauve nail polish _ are some of the trends and services that were shown off at the annual International Spa Association meeting held recently in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Richard Drew

Travel Spa Trends

This Aug. 16, 2012 photo shows a woman receiving a spa treatment by a representative of the Aspira Spa, at the Osthoff Resort in Elkhart Lake, Wiisc., in the their booth at the International Spa Association event, in New York. Parties at the spa, treatments for stressed and time-pressed consumers, cross-cultural traditions, and a whole lot of purple _ from lavender-scented treatments to mauve nail polish _ are some of the trends and services that were shown off at the annual International Spa Association meeting held recently in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Richard Drew

Travel Spa Trends

This Aug. 16, 2012 photo shows a woman receiving a hand massage from a representative at the Mohonk Mountain House, in New Paltz, N.Y. at the International Spa Association event, in New York. Parties at the spa, treatments for stressed and time-pressed consumers, cross-cultural traditions, and a whole lot of purple _ from lavender-scented treatments to mauve nail polish _ are some of the trends and services that were shown off at the annual International Spa Association meeting held recently in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Richard Drew

Peter Bird

This Aug. 16, 2012 photo shows Peter Bird, from the Miraval Resort and Spa, in Tucson, Ariz., demonstrating Naga Thai Massage at the International Spa Association event, in New York. Parties at the spa, treatments for stressed and time-pressed consumers, cross-cultural traditions, and a whole lot of purple _ from lavender-scented treatments to mauve nail polish _ are some of the trends and services that were shown off at the annual International Spa Association meeting held recently in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Richard Drew

Patrina McInnes

This Aug. 16, 2012 photo shows Patrina McInnes using a rain stick, after applying basalt rocks, at Australia's Gwinganna Lifestyle Retreat presentation of "The Australian Spirit of Sound," in the their booth at the International Spa Association event, in New York. Parties at the spa, treatments for stressed and time-pressed consumers, cross-cultural traditions, and a whole lot of purple _ from lavender-scented treatments to mauve nail polish _ are some of the trends and services that were shown off at the annual International Spa Association meeting held recently in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Richard Drew

Alexandra Ciasulli

This Aug. 16, 2012 photo shows Alexandra Ciasulli, right, demonstrates a Sugar Foot Scrub in the Massage Envy Spa booth at the International Spa Association event, in New York. Parties at the spa, treatments for stressed and time-pressed consumers, cross-cultural traditions, and a whole lot of purple _ from lavender-scented treatments to mauve nail polish _ are some of the trends and services that were shown off at the annual International Spa Association meeting held recently in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Richard Drew

Travel Spa Trends

This Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012 photo shows The Lavender Parfait Hand Treatment, by Kohler Waters Spa, in Kohler, Wisc., being demonstrated at the International Spa Association event, in New York. Parties at the spa, treatments for stressed and time-pressed consumers, cross-cultural traditions, and a whole lot of purple _ from lavender-scented treatments to mauve nail polish _ are some of the trends and services that were shown off at the annual International Spa Association meeting held recently in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Richard Drew

Travel Spa Trends

 This Aug. 16, 2012 photo shows ail polish by Deborah Lippman is applied in her Mini-Mani demonstration at the International Spa Association event, in New York. Parties at the spa, treatments for stressed and time-pressed consumers, cross-cultural traditions, and a whole lot of purple _ from lavender-scented treatments to mauve nail polish _ are some of the trends and services that were shown off at the annual International Spa Association meeting held recently in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Richard Drew

Travel Spa Trends

This Aug. 16, 2012 photo shows a woman receiving a hand massage from a representative at the Mohonk Mountain House, in New Paltz, N.Y. at the International Spa Association event, in New York. Parties at the spa, treatments for stressed and time-pressed consumers, cross-cultural traditions, and a whole lot of purple _ from lavender-scented treatments to mauve nail polish _ are some of the trends and services that were shown off at the annual International Spa Association meeting held recently in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Richard Drew

Travel Spa Trends

This Aug. 16, 2012 photo shows a woman receiving a HydraFacial by Edge Systems Corp. at the International Spa Association event, in New York. Parties at the spa, treatments for stressed and time-pressed consumers, cross-cultural traditions, and a whole lot of purple _ from lavender-scented treatments to mauve nail polish _ are some of the trends and services that were shown off at the annual International Spa Association meeting held recently in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)