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■ Pamper your body and nourish your spirit with a visit to a day spa. You'll pay $75 to $90 for a Swedish massage; $115 to $125 for a hot stone massage; $55 for a half-hour salt scrub, $80 to $110 for a USA TODAY longer body wrap. ■ Dentist-supervised teeth-whitening kits use custom-fitted mouth trays you can take home for treatments; about $200. Other systems use whitening gels and high-powered lights and require one dentist visit; about $300 to $500.
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Cuff bracelets are a hot look that will invigorate your spring wardrobe. ■ J.Crew's enamel "Magnolia" cuff is $150 at stores or www.jcrew.com. ■ Look for hot new designs from other retailers like Ralph Lauren for $19.99 to $300. Target has the Xhilaration butterfly cutout cuff for $8.99.
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■ The iRobot Scooba robot mops sealed hardwood, tile and linoleum floors until they shine. $300 at home stores. ■ Bissell and Hoover offer steam cleaners for $160 to $200. ■ A local cleaning company will send a team of four to make your home shine; about $100 per hour. ■ Reap all the joys of having fish with almost no hassles. Aquariums now come as wall mounts and are outfitted with built-in filtration, air pump, lighting, and heater. Advanced aquarium technology makes maintenance a breeze. $260 THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER to $320. ■ Upgrade your wineglasses. You can get four premium oversized Riedel Vinum Bordeaux stems for about $300 or a dozen wineglasses of all-purpose crystal. ■ Preserve leftover wine with state-of-the-art technology that uses argon gas to prevent oxidation and spoilage. Preservino Professional is about $70 at www.wineenthusiast.com.
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■ Stoke your fashion sizzle with the season's hot cargo shorts in faded denim by FP jeans. $265 at www.fpjeans.com. ■ Sandals make the transition from beach to city streets. Look for sandals festooned with sparkling jewels or straps that reach around the ankle and up the calf. $80 to $300. ■ Stuart Weitzman metallic "Standard" sport casual shoes make you look like an athlete with a flair for fashion and pair well with jewel-embellished jeans. Cost: $200 at www.zap pos.com.

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