Hair stylists to Hong Kong celebrities and models, Xenter Jut is offering a 50% discount for a consultation, shampoo, haircut and blow dry for $300. You have under Monday to sign up via ValuUp here, then six months to book (except for December.. guess all those Christmas and New Years galas means they can't offer any discounts during that month!) To learn more about ValuUp, check out our intro here.

Uh, kind of a no brainer. Dragonfly spa is offering 50% off Heavenly Touch, a 90-minute foot spa (soak, scrub, mask and 60-minute massage) bringing the bill in at a measly $260. Monday to Thurdays only is the catch. You have two days to sign up via ValuUp here, then two months to book. To learn more about ValuUp, check out our intro here.

Dragonfly Spa is newly opened at the Novotel Century, and is one of China's top spas, having won numerous awards including 'Best Foot Massage in Shanghai' etc.

ValuUp which we mentioned in a previous post is doing a special Elemis deal where you can get a facial at the Lane Crawford counter for 70% off. Visit the site for more details.

For anyone who doesn't read Chinese, this is a buy-one-get-another-one-for-$1 deal for any coffee at Pacific Coffee Company of equal or lesser value than the first cup you buy.

Collective buying websites have been rather popular overseas and now they are making their way into the HK market. Most of the ones we’ve been informed about are generally Chinese sites but that’s all about to change with the launch of ValuUp. How it works is that the site negotiates with brands to offer a discount if enough people sign up for the deal. For their launch deal, ValuUp has joined up with Ben & Jerry’s to give their members 8 scoops of ice-cream for the price of 3. (A mighty good deal considering how expensive Ben & Jerry’s is in Hong Kong. I miss the days of college where we would host Ben & Jerry’s parties as each pint was only about US$2.50 when on sale.) So how to participate in these deals? Register at their site, (it’s free) and you will receive daily emails allowing you to purchase vouchers from local businesses at 50-80% off. We hear that other deals coming up include brands like Elemis Spa, Art Jam, Sideways Driving Club, Yoga Room, Power Plate Institute and Doctor Murad as well as buffets, shopping sprees, bungee jumping, rock concerts and cupcakes to name but a few.

We normally try not to bring too many day job references to Hong Kong Fashion Geek but one of my clients is doing a promotion next Tuesday that I simply must tell you about. Wasabisabi, of Aqua Restaurant Group where I took ShoeGeek for a tasting a few months back, is serving up Hong Kong’s largest bottle of sake. Just how big is this bottle of sake? Well, let’s put it this way. They need to have a crane-like cradle to help pour the drink as the bottle is so heavy. (For those wondering, the bottle in the images is empty.) This 18-litre bottle of sake is the group’s largest personally labeled bottle of sake in Hong Kong and made by Taiko Sake in Nagahama, Japan which has a history traced back to the Samurai period and has been a family business since 1672.

Come June 15 at 7:30pm, patrons at Wasabisabi will be able to experience this Sake Samurai Tasting Dinner with not just this bottle of daiginjo sake but also a range of other sakes from Taiko Sakes. Check out the menu after the cut.


Sake Samurai Tasting Menu
Tuesday 15th June
$500 + 10% per person

Sashimi
Minced fatty tuna with avocado
Botan prawn with cod roe mayo
Fresh smoked salmon with onion sauce
(Sake matching - Taiko Kurokabe)
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Appetizer platter
Goose liver hot mousse with Japanese black vinegar
Steamed crab egg custard with wasabi air
Japanese style tomato and mozzarella salad
(Sake Matching – Tokubestu Junmai)
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Mikan mandarin sorbet
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Baked pomfret with mushroom and french beans
garlic soy oil
(Sake Matching – Taiko Daiginjo)
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Soft braised Japanese pork loin in fish stock
and sansho miso
(Sake Matching – Taiko Regular Sake)
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Shiratama dango rice cake with yuzu and sweet soy sauce
(Chef Iwahashi’s handmade plum wine)

For reservations please call (852) 2506 0009 or email wasabisabi@aqua.com.hk.

Fans of British skincare and spa brand Elemis should go check out their new Pro-Radiance Cream Cleanser at Pacific Place this week. Developed in response to the trend towards richer and creamier cleansers, Pro-Radiance Cream Cleanser contains deep-cleansing waxes that remove make-up while providing anti-oxidants to nourish the skin. So why head over to Pacific Place? Elemis is holding an exclusive preview this week where you receive free samples of the cleanser when you undergo the free 15 min Elemis Skin Lab consultation and a free home skincare kit worth HK$500 when you purchase the full size cleanser (HK$580). If you go for the skincare consultation and then purchase the cleanser, then in addition to the free skincare kit, you also get a 30 minutes free facial at the Elemis Spa Pod in Lane Crawford.
This promotion is valid until Feb 28, 2010

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