A Moroccan-themed treatment at Bleu Door, Glasgow

Cool off with a relaxing Moroccan-inspired facial at Bleu Door, Glasgow

The treatment

A Deluxe Bleu Door Facial, £50 for 60 minutes, at Bleu Door, Glasgow.

Why go?

This new place is inspired by Morocco, including their range of ethical handmade products, from Liquid Gold (£23) argan oil, to Moroccan Black Soap with Lavender (£12), with 5 per cent of proceeds going to Glaswegian charities. At the back of this former florist’s, you’ll find a single treatment space, where they can really showcase their lovely lotions and potions.

Our spy says

I’m late on my visit to this salon. Very late. On the Day the Tracks Melted, Glasgow is nearly 32 degrees, and the train from Edinburgh has taken two hours at what seems like a walking pace, with broken aircon.

I am not a happy bunny. In fact, I am a very sweaty and dehydrated one.

Therapist and spa manager, Rhianne, soothes my nerves when I apologise for my lateness on the phone, and tells me to jump on the underground to the Kelvinbridge stop, which is just 30 seconds from this salon. It’s easy to spot, with its white and blue frontage.

As soon as I’m through the door, Rhianne gives me a glass of ice cold water, which I am tempted to pour over my head, and I fill in a consultation form, as my boiling blood cools to a simmer.

The facial will take place behind the white rattan screen and blue curtain at the end of the space.

Since it’s after closing time, the shop door is locked, but usually they can offer clients noise-cancelling headphones.

I slump onto the treatment bed and cover myself with a turquoise towel. First, Rhianne brings a lavender scented tissue to my snout, and asks me to inhale a couple of times. It smells amazing – so green – and any train trauma is (almost) forgotten.

The remainder of my half melted eyeshadow is removed with pads, before the rest of my face is cleaned using a foamy liquid. The steamer is wheeled over to gently puff onto my congested T-zone, while my scalp is soothed with a massage.

Then there’s some satisfying extraction, which involves a metal tool being used to squeeze pores on my nose, cheeks and chin. I am then rubbed with a thick gommage-like scrub before this is removed with hot mitts. Next, there’s the application of a Moroccan ghassoul clay mask (made with clay that can only be found in the Atlas Mountains) and Rhianne performs a light shoulder rub.

After the product has been removed, there’s a spritz of rose water, more facial massage, a thick layer of lip balm, moisturiser, then another inhale of that gorgeous lavender.

The results

I am glowing and refreshed, as if this treatment had given me wings (I just wish it had, so I could fly home rather than using my return ticket). n