It's the Holiday Season

Gift merry 'me-time' with festive specials from this chic Dallas spa

Ready to put a little more happy into your holiday? Vivian's Boutique Spa has special packages and holiday services that make the ideal gift for everyone on your list — including yourself.

Holiday services
Cozy Cocoa & Cinnamon Marshmallow Massage
60 minutes, $130/90 minutes, $170
Breathe in the sweet scent of cinnamon as vitamin-rich body oil, combined with botanically based vegan cream, is massaged into the body to release stress and tension. Feel toasty all over as warm stones are used to relax muscles throughout the body.

This decadent delight continues as marshmallow shea body butter is painted onto décolleté for a luxurious neck and shoulder massage. Enjoy this treat all the way down to your feet, as chocolate serum is painted on toes and tootsies, which are then wrapped in fluffy soft booties for a cozy cocoa cocoon.

Warm Spiced Wine Festive Facial
60 minutes, $130/90 minutes, $180
A plush orange-vanilla balm-to-foam cleanser infused with vitamin C and omega fatty acids melts away makeup and leaves skin silky smooth. Skin is also treated to a peptide infusion with FarmHouse Fresh Wine Down Recovery Serum. Chock full of resveratrol (a potent antioxidant made from red grapes), bioactive fruit compounds to help reduce pore size, and organic chamomile extract known for its soothing properties, it’s a powerhouse serum used to help reduce oxidative stresses to skin.

Your facial also includes a luscious lip treatment. Lip polish made from shea butter, cane sugar, and merlot wine grapes is applied to gently exfoliate rough patches. A rich, creamy blackberry balm is then applied to moisturize lips with hydrating vitamins A and E and pomegranate seed oil.

Hot Toddy for the Tootsies Foot Ritual
50 minutes, $95
Soak tired tootsies in a soothing apple toddy bath bomb, made with vitamin E and coconut oil to soften skin. Next is a gentle exfoliation with FarmHouse Fresh Bourbon Bubbler Body Polish, made with brown sugar, Kentucky whiskey, and rice bran oil.

Dip your toes in a butter rum plant-based paraffin made with shea butter and jojoba oil, and unwind as fluffy soft booties wrap your feet in cozy comfort. Cinnamon body oil is painted on with a fan brush while a warm stone massage helps relieve tension in the legs and feet. Feel completely relaxed as creamy honey-chai lotion is massaged into skin for a lush, nourishing experience.

Please note this service is a luxurious foot ritual and does not include a pedicure.

Take your relaxation to the next level by adding the Warm Stone Butter Rum Paraffin Hand Treatment ($20) to your Foot Ritual. Enjoy a rich, butter rum plant-based paraffin treatment on the arms and hands. Hands are immersed in sweetly scented moisturizing paraffin while warm mittens help seal in hydration and softness. Relax as you enjoy a warm stone arm and hand massage for a truly luxurious experience, from your hands to your feet.

Spa packages
Merry Moments, $345
Includes the Cozy Cocoa & Cinnamon Marshmallow Massage (60 minutes), Warm Spiced Wine Festive Facial (60 minutes), Hot Toddy for the Tootsies Foot Ritual with Butter Rum Paraffin Hand Treatment (60 minutes).

Holiday Cheer, $325
Includes the Cozy Cocoa & Cinnamon Marshmallow Massage (90 minutes) and Warm Spiced Wine Festive Facial (90 minutes).

Warm Wishes, $270
Includes the Cozy Cocoa & Cinnamon Marshmallow Massage (90 minutes) and Hot Toddy for the Tootsies Foot Ritual with Butter Rum Paraffin Hand Treatment (60 minutes).

Sugar & Spice, $270
Includes the Mellow Mama Prenatal Massage (90 minutes) and Warm Spiced Wine Festive Facial (60 minutes).

Perfectly Pampered, $255
Includes the Swedish Massage with Honey Glaze & Cream Foot Cocoon (60 Minutes) and Rosy Glow Facial with Eye & Lip Treatments (60 minutes).

Couples packages
Designed for you and a loved one to enjoy a blissful break from the everyday, both couples packages feature the relaxing Rose Quartz Massage. Known to promote love and balance, rose quartz stones are naturally healing. Enjoy soothing aromatherapy benefits as soft scents of rose and almond oil calm your senses.

Relaxing Retreat, $355 per guest
Rose Quartz Massages in Couples Room (60 minutes), Rosy Glow Facial or Gentlemen’s Facial for each guest (60 minutes), and Side by Side Hot Toddy for the Tootsies Foot Rituals with Butter Rum Paraffin Hand Treatment (60 minutes).

Tranquil Time Together, $280 per guest
Rose Quartz Massages in Couples Room (90 minutes) and Side by Side Hot Toddy for the Tootsies Foot Ritual with Butter Rum Paraffin Hand Treatment (60 minutes).

All holiday packages are available through January 31, 2023. Call 214-484-4714 to book your appointments, or purchase gift cards here.

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Vivian's Boutique Spa is located at 5420 Ross Avenue.

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Just one Saks Off 5th store in DFW survives company's nationwide closures

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Saks Off 5th is closing most of its stores.

Saks Global, parent company of Neiman Marcus and Saks Fifth Avenue, is closing most of its discount designer stores as it tries to wiggle through bankruptcy. In Dallas-Fort Worth, three Saks Off 5th and Neiman Marcus Last Call stores will shutter, and one will remain open.

According to a release:

The Saks Off 5th in Grapevine Mills mall will survive as the only remaining Saks Off 5th in Texas.
A Neiman Marcus Last Call store in Grapevine Mills will close.
The Saks Off 5th store in Dallas (8040 Park Ln.) will close February 2.
The Saks Off 5th location in Grand Prairie (2950 W. I-20 #125) will close February 2.

In total, 57 Off 5th stores and all remaining Last Call stores will shutter nationwide. (A complete list of closures can be found here.)

The mass closures come after Saks Global filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protections on January 14. The conglomerate has been buckling under the strain of $2.5 million in debt it acquired with the 2024 purchase of rival retailer Neiman Marcus.

"As we advance on Saks Global's transformation, we are taking decisive steps to realign our business to better serve our luxury customers and drive full-price selling across our core luxury businesses," says Geoffroy van Raemdonck, chief executive officer of Saks Global, in a release. "With these actions, we will be well positioned to seize the greatest opportunities for long-term growth and value creation. We sincerely thank our Saks Off 5th and Last Call colleagues for the important role they have played in serving our loyal customers."

In good news for shoppers, many of the U.S. stores, including those in DFW, will kick off closing sales beginning January 31. Additionally, saksoff5th.com will wind down its operations with an online closing sale beginning Friday, January 30.

The select Saks Off 5th stores remaining open, including the Grapevine Mills location, will serve primarily as a selling channel for residual inventory from Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, and Bergdorf Goodman, the company says.

The overall primary market for luxury goods has been declining in recent years due to changing customer preferences, a perceived decline in quality in top brands like Gucci and Louis Vuitton, and a growing resale market led by sites like The RealReal and Vestaire Collective.

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