When I told my mother I had an appointment for a gold facial, she went into shock. You see, we are Malayalees and for our all flaws, we do not mess with our gold. But let’s not categorise. With rising gold prices, this is not the ideal time to indulge in a gold facial.

But if it’s out there, there will be those who will try it. And I was one of those fortunate few who got to experience the one and a half hour gold facial. This comes courtesy Neena Thakker, director of Organic Natural Ensemble. She is the first to bring to India, Japanese company UMO International’s 24 Karat Gold Facial Treatment.