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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Prom Closet

Biggest prom dress drive in DFW begins collecting donations for 2026

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The 17th annual St. Andrew Prom Closet at St. Andrew Methodist Church in Plano will invite teens to "shop" for their dream dresses in February. But first they need those dresses.

Organizers have begun accepting donations of formal dresses (sizes 0-30), jewelry, shoes, handbags, and wraps. They'd like to offer thousands of dress options for teens to take home at no cost.

“We’re calling on our community to help make prom dreams come true by donating dresses and accessories,” says Kathy Moore, organizer of the event, in a release. “Start the New Year by cleaning out your closet and bringing us your gently used dresses, shoes, jewelry, and handbags."

New items can also be purchased through their Amazon Shopping Link.

"Each year, we rely on the generosity of individuals, local groups, and businesses to make every girl’s experience truly magical,” she says.

Items should be cleaned and "like new" (as if they were being taken to a picky resale store).

They may be dropped off at St. Andrew, 1401 Mira Vista Blvd., Plano, just inside the church’s north entry doors, on a designated dress rack. Drop-off hours are 8:30 am-8:30 pm Monday-Thursday and 9 am-12 noon Saturday.

Prom Closet 2025 Prom Closet is set up like a boutique, with thousands of gowns and accessories. Photo courtesy of Prom Closet

Volunteers needed
In addition to needing donations, organizers also need hundreds of volunteers to help run Prom Closet, from check-in and check-out, to personal shoppers, dressing room assistants, and set-up and tear-down crew members. Volunteers must be adults and must complete a background check. Sign up here beginning January 26.

A service of the Women of St. Andrew Methodist Church, Prom Closet allows teens the chance to "shop for" free dresses, shoes, and accessories in a boutique-style setting, complete with a (volunteer) personal shopper.

The event has grown from assisting 35 teen girls when it started in 2009 to 1,323 girls from 322 schools and 110 school districts last year. The girls come from all over Texas and as far away as Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Missouri, and exchange students from France, Germany, Poland, Switzerland, and Thailand.

Shopping details
The 2026 shopping event will take place February 24-28 and March 2-5 & 7 at St. Andrew Methodist Church.

It is open to any high school girl from anywhere, no questions asked, but shoppers must register online beginning January 26 to book an appointment. There are 40 shopping slots per each 90-minute time frame. A few rules:

Shopping is by appointment only.
Each student must be present to shop for her own dress and accessories.
Each shopper is allowed to bring along just one guest, age 16 or older.

"For the St. Andrew Methodist Women, the Prom Closet truly is a year-round labor of love,” says the Rev. Arthur Jones, senior pastor of St. Andrew. “What began as a small outreach has grown into a remarkable ministry that blesses more than 1,300 young women and their families each year. The dedication of these women — and the many volunteers who join them — goes far beyond organizing dresses. They create an environment where every girl feels loved, valued, and beautiful."

Visit the event's website, call the Prom Closet informational hotline at 469-385-1810, or email standrewpromcloset@gmail.com for more information about donations, volunteering, shopping, and more.

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