Milan Shopping

  1. Acqua di Parma

    Better living through chemistry, with fresh scents that have worked their charms since the 1930s. The classic signature scent for men and women exudes confidence in interviews and first dates, while the unisex Amalfi Fig and Arancia di Capri are much-needed getaways for the senses.

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  2. Aquae Calidae

    You can't argue with the divine massages, but these ritualised Roman baths are sometimes too authentic. Instead of the usual bachelor party, this spa suggests a Roman-style cosy steambath with 10 of your closest buddies, and a 'farewell to spinsterhood' bachelorette party involving saffron tunics and nut-strewn floors. Um, is Greco-Roman wrestling allowed? Because that could get interesting.

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  3. Bulgari E'Spa

    The world's a stage, and you're the star - at least while you're perched on a wicker chaise longue by the emerald hammam, bathing in the glow of candles or the gold-mosaic pool, waiting to be waited on hand and foot with a four-handed massage. As long as you're a star, you won't mind the astronomical prices for brief, intense massages and soothing facials. Call to book your appointment.

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  4. Dolce & Gabbana Beauty Farm

    Spas are for rookies: these days, beauty cognoscenti prefer serious grooming usually reserved for champion racehorses. Treatments such as the somewhat daunting 60-minute 'remodelling face flash' and 80-minute 'Senritsu body firming' are accomplished with the latest Kanebo products, in a clinical setting that inspires trust in technology. Spend a day on the Beauty Farm, and emerge scrubbed, massaged, mani-pedicured and fresh-faced.

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  5. Habits Culti

    Stuffy offices beg to be misted with Culti's green-tea room spray, and spice-spiked candles turn ordinary bathrooms into beauty temples. Habits Culti has won a cult following for its savoury foodie scents and unapologetic florals, plus flower bouquets gone dramatic with reeds and driftwood elements.

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  6. Habits Culti Spa

    Vestal virgins and others in tension-producing jobs find release at last in this wellness sanctuary, with altar-like platform baths that suggest you might receive an oracle with your hammam treatment ( €90 - €150 ). Couples therapy is actually productive in side-by-side baths (around €110 for two), and even if mineral water massages ( €80 - €130 ) may not 'open your mind' as promised, they'll surely win over skeptics.

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  7. Limoni

    Binge on beauty with two floors of the most sought-after perfumes and products. Italian favourites include Perlier bath foam in yummy honey, and Pupa make-up for its winsome packaging: yank the tail of that giraffe or lion compact, and out slide trays of lip gloss and eye shadow.

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