Life's a Holladay

Staying in for Valentines Day this year? DIY food, spa treatments, gift ideas & set up for a spa night in! This spa evening offers relaxation, indulgence and togetherness. Sweet!

When I take my boyfriend for a spa getaway in California's wine valley, I get a spooky spa treatment! Also, how to dress "Happy" for Halloween, discover Los Alamos with me & the luxury theme inn!

Have you ever had a really amazing pumpkin pie? Master Chen, a Daoist Priest and owner of Dao House Retreat in Estes Park, Colorado, says that what separates the most successful pies from bland pies is the spice, the love.

"Kale's kissin' cousin, Collard Greens impart the same skin benefits, making it perfect for DIY spa treatments for your home Southern Style spa day!"

It's the Run for Relaxation ; ) #SpaAtHome #KentuckyDerby style! Dress up in sauna hats & horsey fashion, then tour 2 gorgeous spas with equine therapy! #Spaathome #spaday #selfcaresunday #equinetherapy #spanight #spawithme #spatravel

Give your Mom a spa day without leaving home - and #socialdistancing safe. We've got gifts, DIY ideas and virtual retreats and spa vacations you can do together at home! Originally recorded live on Art of the Spa facebook.

What do Cheeseburgers in Paradise, Louis Vuitton, Chocolate Facials and Aruba have in common? They're all helping us power through this crazy time! Check it out this week's Style Holladay Spy!"

Our curated picks of spa, beauty and fashion treats & escapes online and live for your home spa day and fun! Today a virtual forest bath to resilience, making a mask from vintage scarves, 5 minute spa treats, delish carrot soufflee perf for easter leftovers and a skincare consult. Plus how cats are good for your health and the coolest pet food drive

Unboxing my new pajamas haul! Hmm which ones will I wear to Wear Your PJs to Work Day tomorrow? Plus, a spa at home rosy mist for a rose complexion & apres workout cooler! We've got an organic mist brand and a DIY idea.

First, I want to say how everyday I feel scared. Yes I am. Who knows how long this will last? What will happen next? Our world has now changed, and it's terrifying! But, guess what, we have a choice whether to let that fear immobilize us or to create a new and exciting life, using what we have and our circumstances. We can do it and I know we are all going to come out of this better and closer as a world - and that trollops fear! So that's why we decided to play spa with you live on our facebook page(near daily).

We're traveling the US producing Style Holladay TV livestreamed shopping segment of Life's a Holladay podcast at spas - we'll be live broadcasting sales of one of a kind fashion, jewelry and wellness goodies we find along with way. Today we're at - Brookstown Inn in Winston Salem NC!

We've got a way to relax you with a spa inspired way to spa up your tree to holiday forest bathe inside. A Kung Fu meets Laura Ashley DIY Fortune Tree to unload you and your guests' worries. Plus a fashion accessory for lounging in Asian British Style.

"We're going Roman spa to style your last minute holiday gifts at the most relaxing town to shop in on the planet - no Trojan horse required!"

Today we show you how to find a stylist to avoid my hair flop while you’re traveling for the holidays! Plus, we shop for party dresses at Liberty London & Kevin helps me tell the story of my hair flop and fix at Harpers Bazaar top rated salon Taylor Taylor London.

Get the upper hand on holiday shopping stress with a guilt free guaranteed gift shopping relaxation break at a retail retreat in the UK. Plus, how to make any outfit festive in seconds!

Style one of my fave Thanksgiving wardrobe staples without looking like a Pilgrim & spa along to recharge at Herb House Spa at Limewood Hotel. The spa is literally under an herb garden! You'll learn how to prep your skin for all that seasonal glam with seaweed leaves, make a decadent paleo lunch wrap, find calm in a storm and learn some water dancing moves.

Thanksgiving is like 10 days away! Yikes. Let's whip up a turkey free Thanksgiving spa fish recipe with the Golden Door’s Head Chef Curtis Cooke*: Pan Seared Kala Snapper with Thai Vegetable and Red Curry Chowder. And it serves 12 - 14 folks if you've got company coming! Yum! *chef at the time of this taping Cook along with us! Recorded live in the kitchen of the world famous Golden Door Spa. He’ll even show klutzy me how to rock a knife! In fact, he shared so many great tips that we will be cooking dessert as part two of this series in a few weeks. Chills. That’s the only way to describe walking through the Golden Doors (yes they actually exist), across the bridge and onto the grounds of the Golden Door Spa in Escondido, California. A place where Hollywood goes to unwind and a place I have fantasized about since I was a child. Yes here I was where stars like Barbara Streisand have been! And the food! You'd never guess it's healthy it's so delish. They even have a cookbook, click the image below and check it on Amazon: Grab these ingredients, turn on the audio and let's get cooking: (note the recipe Serves 12-14 and is perfect for a crowd but cut ingredients in half if you’re cooking for a smaller crew!) 3 Large filets of Kala Snapper, (Escolar, Butter Fish or Tuna work well, whatever is freshest) 2 inch knob of ginger, peeled and sliced into 4 pieces 1 TB minced garlic 1 TB minced lemongrass (use coffee grinder to mince) 2 Kaffir lime leaves 1 TB chili garlic sauce 2 TB plain tomato sauce 3 TB fish sauce 1 tsp ground cumin 2 ea 13 oz cans unsweetened light coconut milk 2 C chicken stock 1 large potato, peeled and medium diced 1 yam, peeled, cut in half and sliced into ½ moons 1 zucchini, quartered and sliced 2 C green beans, cut in half 2 ea carrots, peel and sliced into rounds 1 red bell pepper, medium diced 3 TB fresh Basil, chopped Note: Garnish with lime wedge. See more of the Golden Door, check out our recent Style Holladay episode for my travelogue. . . it's on youtube here.

Just in time for the clocks to fall back, when our sleep is interrupted - we've got a virtual spa nap for you. Yes, napping spas are a thing (aka nap bars, nap lounges, nap cafes) and more companies are offering sleep or nap pods and cabins for employees) but since we all don't have one - let's create a virtual nap spa at your office. Listen on the bar at the bottom of the post. We've got some tips to help you nap like a pro - excerpted from our interview with visionary & spa founder Nicolas Ronco. Who rejuvenated himself following sleep deprivation on a trip abroad, using naps and reflexology. Including: Yelo NYC Did y'all know Salvador Dali practiced micro naps? He would fall asleep with a key in his hand above a plate, when he reached max slumber and dropped the key, the sound of it hitting the plate would awaken him! How artist and jewelry designer Salvador Dali napped. Pull up a pillow and blanket, this episode is definitely not driving listening! But hey why not take it along on a plane. Meanwhile, a few spas where you can take a nap to inspire you: Faire la Sieste nap spa in Paris Pop & Rest London Spa Le La Los Angeles, California mahikamano Tokyo If you'd like more ways to spa up your life, check out our new video series, Style Holladay on Candy Holladay youtube!

Candy, what do you wear when you do Cryotherapy? Hey Tia and y'all! Today's episode is our first Style Byte on Life's a Holladay. These are bite sized episodes where I put my fashion stylist spin on spa treatments, healthy living ideas and workout wear. Today, I answer Tia's question and give cryotherapy outfits a seventies "roller girl" vibe on the podcast. What one wears is very important for cryotherapy - you need to cover your extremities, but leave some skin exposed. As promised, here's a Style Byte with outfit and accessory ideas for cryotherapy. Get the skinny on these fun vintage and modern cryotherapy outfit pieces below (we appreciate clicks on the affiliate links below it helps us bring you MORE episodes no cost to you) HeadbandIcee T-Shirtglovesslippers Wanna hear the whole cryotherapy story? Listen here. See ya next time!

Here comes Season Six!!! I can't believe it - this time round we're focusing on transforming ourselves back to the best we can be by visiting spas around the South. Seriously y'all are not going to believe the "spa-mazing" retreats I've discovered here AND. . . We'd love to feature your spa transformation stories too. Have you ever been on a spa vacation or wellness break that changed you? Any aspect, we're talking fitness, skin, mindset. . . tell me all about it and we may share your tale and the tips you learned on the show. Email me here or send me a shout out on twitter or instagram (@CandyHolladay) with the short version, what spa you visited, how it left you shinier and healthier. If chosen, I'll be in touch for more. You can remain anonymous if you like or not - your choice and no story or details will be shared without your permission. Watch our newsletter for the big launch day! What? You don't get the newsletter? Free sign up here.