Apple Valley, MN Beauty and Salons

Sneak away from daily stresses, busy streets, and average-tasting popcorn in favor of an afternoon escape with today’s Groupon. For $45, you’ll get three and a half hours of extensive beautification with the Pretty Me package at Haven Salon, a cozy retreat tucked away from the hustle and bustle of Uptown Minneapolis. Running From: Ghosts or monsters Potential Haven: Boarded-up old mansion

Our toes are treated to more adventures than most parts of our bodies, from romantic dips in the salty ocean to the thrill of conducting concertos. Today’s Groupon delivers the crown jewel of toe indulgence with a classic pedicure from Snips Spa Salon for $23 (a $46 value). Serve up sweet pampering to your toes or buy multiples to give the gift of pamper to your friends who also have toes.Follow @Groupon_Says on Twitter.

Wave Salon’s Jen Des Lauriers will expertly mold your brows to accentuate your facial features in the same way a well-placed painting accentuates the décor of a dining room (while concealing its secret passageway to the conservatory). Through it all, you’ll get to lie back and soak in Wave’s wood-tinged décor splashed with soothing notes of blue. Call ahead to schedule your appointment.

Mes Amis's experienced cosmetinauts and hairsplorers will work with you to craft a look that not only says "you" but says "hey, you beautiful thing, how you doing?" After your cut, salve the jealousy your feet must be feeling with a soothing pedicure. Soaked in silky emollients, your feet will drink deeply and then lie limply during their subsequent cuticle conditioning, exfoliation, and callus removal. Like any good Bollywood movie, there's a happy ending: a calf massage, nail polish, and a last-minute wedding.

Though pearl prospecting is a lucrative labor, scooping sand is tough on delicate finger and toe diggers. Today's Groupon soothes scraggy digits for $39 with a mani-pedi ($78) plus a $10 voucher for products (an $88 total value) at Lili A William & Friends Salon in Minnetonka. The bivalves of the coast will plotz in their shells when they hear tales of your perfectly pampered keratin.

Being camera-ready means having a smooth and flawless façade, which is why public figures including Ann Carroll, the Emmy-winning host of Vikings Weekly, and the Minnesota Vikings cheerleaders swing by Expressions MD Medical Spa and Laser Center for regular treatments.

In a minimalist office with ivory carpeting and black accents, Dr. Glenn Detlefsen and his staff polish away fine lines and resurface skin with injectables, laser treatments, photofacials, and peels, which can bring a youthful glow to visages without permanently situating them over a birthday cake with five flickering candles. The center bases treatments on results from Visia digital skin analysis, which investigates six aspects contributing to the health and appearance of clients' facial features, including the depth and frequency of wrinkles, the size of pores, and the number of freckles feigned with magic marker.