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Last-Minute Valentine's Day Specials in Imperial Beach
A few ways to express your love around Imperial Beach.
It's not too late to dim the lights. Pour some champagne. Break out the massage oil, or rub your lover down with chocolate.
Or have do it.
Jessica Blankenship was cooking Sunday afternoon when her husband, Nick, brought her for a surprise facial at D'ames.
"We have kids and my husband's in the military so ... usually five minutes away is good enough but this was really nice," Jessica said.
The spa has several other Valentine's Day specials including a chocolate decadence body wrap.
"We cover your body in a complete chocolate body scrub. Then we would remove that. Then we would wrap you in a chocolate mineral facial while the technician gives you a foot massage and scrub. Then a complete body massage," said owner Christine LaPuasky.
Click here to see a complete list of D'ames six V-Day specials, from facials to a stone massage or body wrap.
Each comes with complimentary chocolate-covered strawberries, champagne and a view of the spa's original pin-up model calendar art dating back to December 1940. Water, wine, hot tea and other beverages are also available.
Here are a few other Valentine's Day specials.  Â
will play at the Beach Club Grille Monday evening from 7-10 p.m.
"It's the fastest violin on the planet north on the border and Miguel, one of the best guitarist south of the border, and that's going to be awesome," said owner John Haupt.
"It wouldn't have to be Valentine's Day for the place to be packed. These two are like the Pied Piper."
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V-Day dinner specials at the Beach Club include rib-eye steak and one pound lobster tail for $29.95 and rib-eye with fried shrimp for $27.95. Each comes with soup, salad, baked potato and dessert.
$1 off ladies mixed drinks.
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