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The Granny Mouse Spa team use a new approach to pedicures and manicures!

Medi-heel

Has the heat of summer been hard on your hands and feet? Do your heels look like they are in desperate need of some “TLC,” and your hands looking quite aged from the sun? Well at the Granny Mouse Spa, you can get restoration at its best with some of the healing products of Marine Spa Distributors Elim Spa products – “Medi” treatment range.

MediHeel and MediHand are two of the products the Granny Mouse team use as therapy to your sometimes forgotten, but important body parts – your hands and feet!

Firstly, the MediHand range was designed to specifically target ageing hands with pigmentations, most often caused by exposure to UV rays. With powerful active ingredients such as retinol, vitamin C and niaoinamide, what you will experience is a penetration of the skin to the deeper layers at a faster rate. The outcome – skin that is immediately hydrated, smooth and soft, but important to note is that this product only works to its best ability if applied for 14 days, and used as part of a complete range.

Then, there is the MediHeel range that targets those cracked, dry, unsightly heels and provides a long term positive effect on your skin.

Using a chemical foot peel and not the traditional way of removing dead skin cells using filing and blading, MediHeel will take you from tired to “happy” feet after only one application.

MediHeel was created with 6 original products. The ingredients included, being similar to those prescribed in facial products, have high actives. Instead of using the common exfoliators, MediHeel uses Alpha Hydroxy acids to peel the dead skin at a faster rate, but still focuses on the pampering process at hand.

To feel brand new this February, why not book a treatment at The Granny Mouse Spa! There are also some exciting Valentine’s specials for you to take advantage of.

Contact 033 234 4071 to make your booking, or alternatively email spa@grannymouse.co.za.

Gorgeously Gourmet Picnics

picnic

It is not often that you come across something truly unique that gives a hotel that special edge; just that little something that no one else has, and Granny Mouse County House & Spa certainly has it. Not only does their award-winning cuisine and home away from home feel entice you to never want to leave, but their gourmet picnics will make you want to eat there every day!

Nestled in the heart of the KwaZulu Natal Midlands, a mere hour and a half from Durban and four hours from Johannesburg, Granny Mouse Country House & Spa is certainly an exceptionally romantic hotel. One of their fantastic offerings, is that of three different gourmet picnics, which can be enjoyed anywhere on the property, although the staff do recommend taking this romantic date down to the Lions River, which runs along the bottom the property.

Ranging from a non-alcoholic picnic, offering a delectable cheese board with preserves, a choice of scrumptious sandwich options, scones or muffins,  fresh fruit skewers and homemade truffles, neatly presented in an authentic picnic basket, the Granny Mouse Team have really thought of it all. For those wanting something a little more luxurious, the Champagne picnic is a sheer delight.

Offering a range of selection options, including a delectable cheese board with 4 cheeses and preserves with biscuits, a slice of cake or brownies, a host of gourmet sandwiches, including Smoked Salmon & Cream Cheese, Rare Roast Beef & Fresh Tomato or Brie Tomato & Basil Pesto, fresh fruit skewers, a selection of cold meats with gherkins and mustard, a selection of chicken liver patè, salmon trout patè & Hummus Prawn cocktail with guacamole and fresh bread, with homemade chocolate truffles! And as if that isn’t enough, as the name suggests, this gourmet picnic selection comes with a bottle of Miss Molly or similar, two Appletizers and two still waters.

There really is no better way to reconnect than to sit under the shade of a tree, indulging in these amazing picnic offerings and truly sharing a special moment.