Heading to Bali for Pampering? Try These Top Spots

From beauty bars to tranquil spas. By Melissa Singer.

Best hairstyling

Blow Bar

The humidity can be a nightmare for hair so leave the travel adaptors at home and head to  this newcomer, which has a treatment list that reads like a drinks menu. You’ll achieve pin-straight tresses with the Sleek Sangria, while the Cosmopolitan is your ticket to a great updo. Sip on a drink at the bar while the stylists pamper you. Bliss.

Best manicure

Spring Spa

If you treasure your nails, avoid the quickie beach manicures and head to this cheery spa, which has three locations, including opposite the W Hotel in Seminyak. It’s one of the few spas in Bali to offer SNS gel powder. Prices are similar to those at home but your hands will thank you.

Best facial

Cocoon

On busy, industrial Sunset Road, Cocoon  is model and entrepreneur Lindy Klim’s go-to for a revitalising medi-facial. The most popular – and Instagrammable – treatment is the Cleopatra-inspired 24- carat-gold facial, which includes microdermabrasion to smooth the skin and a mask that makes you feel like you have the Midas touch.

Best massage

Therapy

Somewhere between the cheap- and-cheerful “street” massages and the five-star spas is Therapy, located in central Canggu and Seminyak. The spa formulates its own products, some of which are sourced from local growers and are never tested  on animals. Try The Healing Act massage or, for something more intense, The Panel Beat deep-tissue treatment.

Best post-flight treatment

Como Shambhala Estate

The gold standard in destination spas, this oasis set in lush jungle near Ubud attracts the likes of fashion designer Dion Lee. Como Shambhala Estate offers residential beauty programs that focus on everything from detox to Ayurvedic medicine. If time is tight, the spa at nearby Como Uma Ubud is open to outside guests. The skin detox treatment entails a deep polish, followed by full-body moisturising.