Lush Spa 'Synaesthesia' Massage

Did you know that there is such a thing as a ‘Lush Spa?’ Yep…your favourite bath bomb, massage bar and beautifully smelling destination has its own luxury spa and the only one currently in the UAE is in Lush in Mirdiff City Centre. I went and treated myself to the Synaesthesia massage, an experience like no other! Here’s how it went…
The Lush ‘Synaesthesia’ is Lush’s very first ever Spa treatment – one that for a while was the only treatment on offer at their various stores across the UK. To this day, it’s still the most popular one on their long list of treatments. It’s a full-body, eighty-minute experience, with a perfect medium pressure massage applied, a sense of relaxation and energetic scents, and with the most exquisite, coolest orchestral music (for me that was literally the thing that sets it apart from so many other massage experiences) plus English birds chirping away, curated by Lush. It’s not just an ordinary massage – it’s a journey. I literally felt like I was deep in a magical forest through the whole experience and I honestly didn’t want it to end.
Each treatment has its own personalised soundtrack – apparently the ‘Comforter’ Hot Chocolate scrub treatment has a Willy Wonka curated soundtrack. I need to try this next!
Upon arrival, I was taken to a beautiful rustic-looking room by my therapist Cherry (which looked like the cosiest kitchen) – at the back of the store, kind of like the reception part of the spa. To add, all the Lush Spa’s around the world are identical, so even if you are in Tokyo or on Oxford Street in the London, you will have the exact same experience and environment. I was offered some fruit-infused water and taken through what I would be experiencing during the session. The eighty minute sensory treatment is all about merging the senses together and making you feel ‘as one’ and in harmony with yourself.
In front of me lay a chalk board and piece of chalk. I was asked to pick one word that spoke to me from a board of inspirational phrases. I chose ‘Peace’. One that could have so many connotations such as peace in the world or peace in me. I’m all about finding my own peace these days so this really resonated with me. I wrote the word Peace on my chalk board and was then presented a creamy massage bar with the word Peace on it which would be used for my massage. I was then asked to observe a tray of potion looking, colourful jars each with their own inspiring word and quote. I chose ‘Focus’ with the attaching little note saying ‘on what matters’ which again is very me at the moment so I felt I was already so aligned with this whole experience.
At this stage, I was very excited for what was still to come. I was taken into the treatment room which had a dim, almost dark forest aura about it (thanks to the dark purple lighting and birds tweeting soundtrack). As my therapist Cherry talked me through the process, she poured hot water into a large test tube which began to stimulate the essential oils. It gave me Hocus Pocus vibes and totally added to my amazing experience here. In addition, the ‘potion’ was then activated under the bed so the bed literally looked like it was floating – I’ve never had a spa experience like this before hence why I will definitely go back.
The actual bed was like getting into the most luxurious, heated fluffy cloud. Cherry left the room while I got ready and hopped into the bed to get comfortable. There’s a little bell which you ring to let your therapist know you’re ready – I’m all about little details like this.
Once the massage starts you’re transported on an immersive journey. The massage is the perfect pressure of pure relaxation and luxury. The music in particular I feel is such a big player in this – the final track was a rendition of ‘Scarborough Fair’ which I hadn’t heard in years and which really brought me back. Once the massage finished, I got dressed (after I brought myself back to earth!) and was greeted by a warm cup of tea and given a massage bar to take home with me along with a bath bomb.
I don’t think I’ll get over this any time soon – it was the most memorable spa experience I’ve ever had and I’ve had the pleasure and opportunity to experience many fabulous five-star ones here in Dubai. I can’t wait to go back and also gift this to someone special as it’s just wonderful.








