Though the sun usually applies tan and copper tones to the skins of humans and bald animals, even the almighty star can develop a tired painting wrist. Maintain a majestic glow in spite of the sulky star with today’s Groupon: for $30, you get an airbrush tan at Spa Utopia (a $60 value). Your Groupon is redeemable at three locations of the spa: in Langley, North Vancouver, and the Pan Pacific Vancouver Hotel.

The friendly and experienced staff populating each location offers a bevy of beautifying body-care services in a serene spa environment, which makes Spa Utopia an ideal place for first-timers and experienced faux tanners alike to darken a pale or wan pelt. During the St. Tropez tonal transformation, an experienced professional will douse your dermis in an even coat of colour via a hand-held melanin-mister that spreads the airborne glaze around all of your body’s nooks and bends, achieving a well-balanced tan. The potion, which is aloe vera based, leaves the skin moisturized and with the look of a healthy, UVA-free glow, without any orange undertones, unsightly streaks, surprising sticker-stars, or phantom faces lurking in darkened or uneven spots.

St. Tropez tans typically last for up to five to seven days, which makes this deal ideal for those embarking on a wedding, business trip, or temp assignment in the mailroom. Call ahead to reserve your spot, and be sure to wear loose-fitting, dark-coloured clothing for the post-tan dry-off period.

A test patch may be required for sensitive skin.

Reviews

Spa Utopia was featured by the Straight and placed second in the magazine’s Readers' Choice Awards in 2005. It was an up! magazine runner-up for Top-Voted Spa in Canada, and ranked in About.com's Top 10 Best Day Spas in Vancouver. Yelpers give the downtown location a four-star average:

• Spa Utopia is spacious and gracious... – Carolyn Ali, Straight
• The second you walk onto their property, you are in that place where you know you will be pampered, treated right and forget that a real world exists outside those doors! – Anita C., Yelp