Shower body to body massage in Paris

Why begin with a shared shower?

Many people arrive at a massage still carrying the day with them: the metro, the meetings, the queue at the Louvre, the stress of travelling. The shower body to body massage starts by washing all of that away, literally. Before you even lie down, your Thai masseuse joins you under a warm shower, rinses you, washes your back and shoulders, and lets the heat do its first work.

It is a simple, almost ceremonial gesture, and it changes the whole session. By the time you reach the table, your body is warm, your skin is clean and the ice is broken. The body to body massage that follows is received by someone already relaxed.

How the session unfolds

1. The shower together

The water is set to a comfortable temperature. Your masseuse washes you with slow, soothing gestures, from the nape of the neck to the calves. There is no rush. Steam, warmth, a fresh scent of shower gel. This is the moment when most clients start breathing more deeply.

2. Drying off and settling in

A soft towel, a few steps to the massage room with its pink and violet light, and you lie face down on the table in the warm room. The transition is smooth.

3. Hands first

The massage begins with the hands and warm oil: Thai-style pressure along the back, the shoulders and the legs, gentle stretches. Knots from the flight or the long day start to melt.

4. The body to body glide

Your masseuse then oils her own body and moves on to the glide: long, slow slides over your back, along your legs, then over the front of the body once you turn over. The warmth of the earlier shower makes the sensation even more enveloping.

5. The final shower

To close, a last shower rinses the oil away. You dress, drink a glass of water and leave with light shoulders and a clear mind.

For a detailed walkthrough of every stage, see how a session works.

Shower body to body or soapy massage?

These two are often confused. In both, you share the shower with your masseuse and the body to body then happens on the table, with oil. In the shower version, water is a prelude: your masseuse washes you. In the soapy massage, the shower becomes part of the massage: she lathers you both and glides against you in the foam, under the warm water.

• Choose the shower body to body for a gentle, progressive session, ideal for a first time.
• Choose the soapy massage if you love water and want a foamy, playful glide before the table.
• Looking for nuru? We do not use gel: see why we recommend the body to body with warm oil instead.

Both cost exactly the same, so the choice is mostly a matter of taste, and nothing stops you from trying a different one on your next visit.

Perfect for a first sensual massage

If you have never had a body to body massage, the shared shower is an ideal introduction. It creates trust without words, which helps a lot when you are in a foreign city and perhaps not entirely at ease with the language. Our masseuses speak English and are used to welcoming first-timers from all over the world.

Shoda has also written a short guide full of practical advice: tips for your first body to body massage.

Respect, always

Like every treatment at the salon, the shower body to body massage is professional from beginning to end: trained masseuses, working by the book, in the shower as on the table. An indecent request or inappropriate behaviour, or simply the masseuse’s feeling that it is time to stop, brings the session to an immediate end, without refund. These principles are set out calmly and clearly in our house rules.

Prices and location

Same prices as our other massages: €100 for 30 minutes, €130 for 45 minutes, €150 for an hour. We recommend 45 minutes or more, so the shower never feels rushed. See all massage prices in Paris.

The salon is at 42 rue de Bruxelles, Paris 9th: two minutes from Place de Clichy metro (lines 2 and 13), five minutes from the Moulin Rouge and two stops from Saint-Lazare on line 13. Open every day, 11am to 8pm, Sundays included. Book in English by WhatsApp, even from a foreign number.