I couldn’t wait until mid-week to make my appointment at Day Spa Gata. It was a Monday morning, the start of another work week. I could hardly conceal the dark circles around my eyes with the miracle of make-up. The humidity in the air was stifling and by 11a.m. my skin was disgusting to the touch, my hair was in dishevel; I was feeling utterly, utterly run down.

By noon I had booked it to Day Spa Gata located at the Park Green Medical suites townhouse on the Upperwest Side. This holistic skincare spa is cozy - small but makes for lack of space with abundance of treatments. You don’t have to look far for testament to this. The hallway is lined with technology that although is unnerving to see, is thankfully kept out of the sanctuary of a treatment room until necessary.

After a short wait I was greeted by my cosmologist Lara. I was getting a deep cleansing facial. The facial is perfect a Monday midday - no extractions and smooth jazz – essentially a painless facial that didn’t remove me so far from reality I couldn’t get back to work.

Lara applied a base for the high frequency. Surprisingly I only felt the slightest shocks, nothing like what I was dreadful of. She applied a refreshing lavender glue mask after that then left the room for who knows how long. I could still hear noises from the narrow hallway aside but I don’t recall ever feeling that deep a relaxation. In retrospect I imagine it has something to do with my absolute favorite part of the facial, which was the massage. Lara had given me a massage that could put armies to sleep. Her strokes were small and firm and holy cow did they lift the muscles in my forehead, eyebrows, and temples.

When Lara came back into the room, I knew my time had come. Minutes after she removed my mask, left the room for me to change, I mustered up the strength to get ready, I snuck a peak at myself in the mirrors that lined the wall. My lifeless face was raised from the dead without any embarrassing redness to my T-Zone. The treatment was a pleasure.

Day Spa Gata offers discounts that you can inquire about at (212)-362-6263 or their website at DaySpag.com. The spa is located at 107 West 82nd St., Suite 105 New York, NY 10024.