My Kérastase Fusio-Dose Experience
Ritz-Carlton Staycation Part I
[You may access my other posts here: Part II, Part III & Part IV]
I was recently invited by Gargi Guha ~ Director of Public Relations, The Ritz-Carlton Bangalore, to spend a weekend at their gorgeous property. I will be chronicling my experience over a few blog posts ~ consider this one to be Part I.
I had checked in on a bright Saturday at 9 am, and was warmly received by the hotel staff, who escorted me to The Club Lounge on the premises for a seamless check-in experience. Once the formalities had been completed, I was invited to have breakfast at the Lounge. This post will have me provide you with an insight on The Club Lounge, as well as my Kérastase Fusio-Dose experience at the Rossano Ferretti Hair Spa, following breakfast.
The Club Lounge at The Ritz-Carlton
The Ritz-Carlton Club® Level redefines the luxury hotel experience. It’s a hotel within a hotel with access to food and beverages, and the intimacy, comfort, and attention to detail that are the hallmarks of The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company.
An Unperturbed Lounge Milieu
Located at Level 3, the key-accessed and concierge-staffed Ritz-Carlton Club® Lounge enhances and elevates the guest experience by redefining extravagance with a devoted concierge and tailored conveniences; personalised check-in and check-out services, unobtrusive computer workstations, complimentary Wi-Fi access, an impressive library, and complimentary culinary demonstrations including beverages through the day. This exceptional experience for their guests has been specifically fashioned to disband all diversions and allow the guests to centre on the pleasures of their private stay in a relaxed, contemporary environment.
The Club Lounge features a large mural by Revati Sharma Singh
{Entering the Club Lounge through the foyer, seeing that view, and experiencing the ambience was a ‘wow’ experience for me. It really plays into one’s expectation of Ritz-Carlton’s exceptional attention to detail.}
From the breakfast menu, guests can tantalise their taste buds with freshly baked scones and assorted house-made pastries; granola yogurt parfait; oatmeal with brown sugar and raisins; selection of charcuterie such as ham, turkey, and cured meats; smoked salmon with cream cheese and capers; spinach and mushroom quiche; individual mini-citrus salads; and a selection of fresh seasonal fruit. Everything is prepared fresh under the expert supervision of hand-picked chefs from across the globe.
My Kérastase Fusio-Dose Experience at the Rossano Ferretti Hair Spa
You are going to have an ‘affair, with your hair’ after you have pampered them at the internationally acclaimed Rossano Ferretti Hair Spa at the Ritz-Carlton, Bangalore. Rossano’s style is to work in an exceptionally qualitative way, bringing their lavishly tailored dream to hairdressing, and therefore relentlessly stimulating and refining hair designing and salon services. The hair spa offers a delightful sensual experience, where every moment spent is centred on absolute indulgence!
• Overview
In-salon solutions for problem hair are on the rise, and the latest to launch one is luxury brand Kérastaste with their new Fusio-Dose treatments. Positioned as ‘rituals’ blended bespoke to your hair needs following a personal diagnosis with your stylist; the new in-salon treatments allow you to choose from the new range of four concentrates and five boosters to treat your hair. Furthermore, there are about twenty various personalised combinations that can be created from these concentrates and boosters, to suit your hair type and address specific problems.
I’ve had hair treatments at salons before but those were always ready-made ones; so the Kérastaste PARIS Fusio-Dose treatment’s ability to pin-point two problem areas to focus on, and combine two Fusio-Dose products to combat both issues at once certainly caught my attention.
The concentrates include:
• Concentre Densifique for instant thickness
• Concentre Pixelist for strengthening of radiance
• Concentre Vita-Ciment for in-depth reconstruction
• Concentre Oleo-Fusion for instant nutrition and softness
The boosters include:
• Booster Brillance for five times more radiance
• Booster Nutrition for three times more nutrition
• Booster Densite where finer hair is deeply texturised
• Booster Reconstruction for 50% less breakages while hair-brushing
• Booster Discipline for 72-hour smoothness, 72-hour anti-frizz and anti-humidity
• How it works
When I arrived at the Rossano Ferretti Hair Spa, Ricky Tam {salon director, super stylist, and Kérastaste ambassador} took the time to sit through and discuss with me what my hair wanted {and needed} from their personalised conditioning treatment. Ricky then scanned both my hair and scalp to understand which treatment would best suit my needs. For instance, my scalp was found to be dry, and the bottom part of my hair looked completely dull and had lost its keratin and nutrients completely, which left me with lustreless hair.
Naturally, I chose to go with a nourishing treatment that would not only help moisturise my hair, but make it look more shiny and vibrant; a combination of the Fusio-Dose Concentré Oléo-Fusion for deep nourishment, shine, and softness, and the Discipline Booster to make my hair more manageable. The idea is to let the treatment acclimate to the requirements of your hair so you can prioritise what you wish to improve; whether it is reconstructing your hair’s texture or highlighting the colour. The mixture was just one concentrate and one booster as Ricky intended on providing a powerful treatment with exclusive results.
The booster and concentrate are combined to create the magical potion. A potion I say ~ because of the micro-emulsion that combines the goodness of avocado and jojoba oil with a dash of water.
• The Fusio-Dose treatment
Shiva, the stylist at the hair spa, washed my hair before the treatment using a Kérastaste Shampoo, which catered specifically to my hair type. My hair was then treated while it was still wet by spraying the mixture section-by-section and gently massaging it through the entire length of my hair, and finally combing it through. My scalp was covered with a shower cap and the treatment was left on for ten minutes for the magical potion to do its job {no steam is needed as the product uses one’s natural body heat}.
After my hair was rinsed, Kérastase Elixir Ultime The Imperial was applied. The oil can be used for both pre and post hair styling; it gives your hair a natural shine, protects from the harsh UV rays, and provides deep conditioning.
Ricky styled my hair to create soft curls, and the result as you can see is healthy, beautifully styled hair!
I asked Ricky how much time should ideally be spent on caring for our hair every day, to which he said that Rossano Ferretti Hair Spa gives personalised beauty to women, and a good haircut should allow you to just wash and go on the street, that’s all. “If this is not what you are doing then you are going to the wrong hairdresser,” he said. Having worked as a Hair Stylist at Rossano Ferretti Shanghai and Rossano Ferretti Miami in the past, Ricky Tam brings more than two decades of hands-on knowledge and experience to the fashion-savvy city of Bangalore.
Tanya Fontes with salon director Ricky Tam
• Verdict
If you follow me on Instagram, you would’ve seen me rave about the results on stories. My Kérastase Fusio-Dose experience left my hair looking and feeling healthier, shinier, and stronger ~ which is a definite thumbs up. Needless to say, I enjoyed the pampering session with Kérastaste because it was such an easy and fuss-free treatment with such impressive and lasting results!
To conclude: If you are a fan of Kerastase’s high-quality hair products and have been in search of a great hair treatment that can be tailored to your exact needs, I highly recommend booking in to try a Kérastaste Fusio-Dose experience for yourself as soon as possible!
Address: The Ritz-Carlton, Bangalore, No 99 Residency Road, Bangalore, India 560025.
Disclaimer: This review was done on an invitation from The Ritz-Carlton, Bangalore. Due judgment and care have been applied by the author to remain objective and unbiased in the review.