I have been trying to schedule an appointment with Lilith for over a year, after seeing her ads in the Alibi, however she has recently started scheduling through someone else, which allowed me to meet her Saturday 6/23. Olive, the scheduler, is very responsive on email and 30 minutes prior to the appointment, Lilith contacted me via text messaging, to provide her studio address and directions. The location is on the Westside of Albuquerque in a nice ungated neighborhood. She met met outside and walked me into the studio. She is not a clock watcher, so if you are needing to be somewhere be sure to set an alarm on your watch or phone, otherwise, enjoy the massage and don't feel rushed.
She engaged in pleasant conversation, but not too much to prevent relaxing. She spent a lot of time on my back, then worked on my arms and legs. She found some knots in the tops of both forearms, from years of camera & computer use and managed to work them out. When she finds a problem area, so focuses on it and works it into submission, which was what I needed, but didn't know it.
She has a ceiling fan, to provide a nice breeze during the massage and the temperature was very comfortable. She has digital streaming music in the background, not obtrusive whatsoever.
She wasn't constantly interrupted by other clients at the door, nor by her phone, which has been a frequent complaint I've had from other locations. She's very thorough and asks if you have any specific areas needing extra attention. I let her fingers explore what was necessary and left feeling much less tense and relaxed. She may be more expensive that other local options, however when you leave, she doesn't guilt trip you into tipping either, which is a welcome departure experience, as compared to the majority of AMP's, which are more of a body rub than actual massage.
The lack of an actual massage table didn't bother me at all because her years of practice and experience far made up for not having one.
I waited a few days to write a review, to see how my body felt a few days later. I still feel loose and free of muscle tension/fatigue, as well as noticed the lack of knots in the tops of my forearms, between my wrist and elbow.
The only reason I didn't provide 5 stars is because she doesn't use hot towels to remove the minimal oil residue, which is a very easy issue to address and only resulted in a slightly slippery ride home on leather seats because I was wearing shorts due to the heat that day. read more
