feet first
The shoe sale at Holts is in full swing, but your little tootsies would look so much better in those half-price Loubs with a little primp and polish.
Enter the cool oasis of the new Holts Salon and Spa where there are as many pedicure choices as you have toes.
We chose the Hot Lava Mud pedicure ($75), in which minerals and organic mud were painted on our feet with an artist's paintbrush as we sipped strawberry-infused water.
After a few minutes in electric booties, a peach paraffin dip ($15), and a coat of ultra-shiny Essie polish, we were more than ready to hit the escalator and fight for those size 7s.
Pedicures are $50-$75. Holts Salon and Spa, 737 Dunsmuir St., 604-681-3121, www.holtrenfrew.com