We’re not sure how we feel about it.
Pamper parties. They’re a thing now. And if your daughter hasn’t told you about them yet then get ready, because the sparkly tide is coming.
We’re talking, glitter nail polish, foot spas, facials and mock champers. Because if pink lemonade disguised as alcohol isn’t a good idea, we don’t know what is.
An inundation with companies offering these services is only a simple Google search away. If the spa is too far for you and your daughter’s little friends to get to, they’re mobile. Sheesh.
It appears this phenomenon is going global, with The New York Times reporting, “The spa industry has begun to target children in a big way, going way beyond mother-daughter manicures. Adult spas are adding separate menus of services for girls, usually ages 4 to 14.”
“In most major cities, there are now dedicated day spas for children, offering a range of massages, facials and other treatments for girls (and sometimes boys) too young to have had their first pimple,” the article continued.
We’re all up for a little mother-daughter bonding. In all honestly, who hasn’t let their child have a slick of colour in the nails during their regular manicure touch up?
But there’s something about pamper parties that doesn’t seem to sit right. One chain boasts that party-goers will feel “relaxed and pretty".
