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Princess for a Day – No Prince Required

While odds are you may not be marrying a prince this weekend, there are other ways to feel like a princess that don’t include wedlock. For starters, there’s always a girl’s trusted friend – the spa.

A spa, to some degree, is a smaller version of a palace, where attentive staff and talented therapists await to dote on your every need and treat you like royalty. While you may not get a tiara, you will definitely get the red-carpet attention that may even make Kate a bit jealous.

Several area spas have half-day and full-day spa packages that give you hours of blissful pampering guaranteed to rub, scrub, wrap and re-hydrate the trials and tribulations of common-folk living. 

With ‘The Royal Minoan’ at Marianna's L'Esthetique Medi Spa,you will be privy to a full-day of luxury and restorative splendor. The 6.5-hour spa package includes a Grecian splendor youth restoration facial, Minoan herbal and evergreen body wrap and polish, Thalassa algae aquatherapy bath, 90-minute L'Esthetique signature massage, spa traditional manicure, Dionysos (God of Wine) spa pedicure and lunch delivered from Q’s restaurant at The Boulderado. $567

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At the Finishing Touch Spa, ‘The Ultimate Package’ awaits. This indulging 5.5 hour spa package combines full body pampering with a visit to their professional salon. The package includes a Caribbean dream facial, mud tub soak followed by an aromatic Swedish massage, mango paraffin pedicure and citrus spa manicure. Ladies are then escorted to the spa’s salon for a designer cut and make-up application. $285

If adaptations of oriental acupressure, reflexology and Native American healing techniques beckon the indigenous princess in you, the Tapestry Salon & Day Spa offers a ‘Deluxe Spa’ package that is designed to relax and detoxify. The package includes a raindrop therapy massage, green tea and ginger facial, manicure and pedicure. $195 (includes a 10 percent discount)

For those that are channeling Queen Elizabeth II instead of Kate, Essentiels Spa offers queen-grade pampering with their ‘Queen for the Day’ spa package. This 5-hour spa package includes an extended massage session, Essentiels deluxe facial, deluxe manicure, make-up refresher and lunch. $275

Marianna's L'Esthetique Medi Spa

1215 Spruce St., Suite 100 Boulder, CO 80302 -- 303-415-0959

Finishing Touch Spa

3131 28th Street Boulder, CO 80301 -- 303-449-1852

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Tapestry Salon & Day Spa

2425 Canyon Blvd. Boulder, CO 80302 -- 303-444-1294

375 McCaslin Blvd. Louisville, CO 80027 -- 303-664-4744

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Essentiels Spa

2660 Canyon Boulevard Boulder, CO 80302 -- 303-440-0711

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Spa Tidbit

According to WWD, Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, was spotted leaving Jo Hansford, her hair colorist on Tuesday, while the Middleton sisters, Kate and Pippa, were reported to have had facials at a spa near their family home in Berkshire before heading to London on Tuesday.

, Boulder Day Spas Examiner

A public relations maven by trade, Lupe Hirt has always played 'on the other side of the fence' helping spa clients cater to seasoned and newbie spa-goers. As a PR pro turned columnist, she looks forward to applying her insider's perspective and keen eye for detail to help readers uncover the...

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