Michel Camdessus's final days at the IMF's helm are most vividly remembered for a face-full of anti-globalization cream pie he got at the UNCTAD meeting in Bangkok last month.
He says that means telling some patients to put butter on their vegetables, full cream on their pudding, sugar in their tea - a difficult message amid today's concerns over obesity.
All that's required to give the impression of a full eight hours to tired-looking eyes is a quick swipe of cream onto the lids, smoothed with the fingers into a thin layer.
The special treatment begins with a warm exfoliating cream made with cherry blossom rice powder, followed by an exfoliating massage, foot massage and full-body massage using melted Shea butter.