Appleton, WI Spa and Massage

Spa BenMarNico's is nestled in the lower level of the downtown Copperleaf Boutique Hotel, and its staff renders facial, hair, nail, and waxing services cataloged on an extensive menu. Spa packages such as the Men's Night Out—which unites a massage with a facial or a back facial and a hand or foot soak—or Girlfriend's Getaway—the same treatment as the Men's Night Out package plus a polish—demonstrate Spa BenMarNico's adaptability to the different genders. In addition to each general spa service, guests gain access to complimentary showers, a whirlpool, and a fitness center, named for its location within the universe.

Bella Salon and Spa’s stylists use their aesthetic expertise to restore order and charm to manes. For soft and lustrous strands, a stylist can lather locks with a deep-conditioning treatment, or add texture with partial or permanent waves. The staff can also render partial highlights that draw attention to a favorite facial feature or full highlights that boldly cover the entire head. In addition to styling hair, Bella Salon and Spa specializes in reshaping physiques with slimming wraps. They offer six different body wraps, each of which can help tighten waistlines and reduce the presence of cellulite more efficiently than wearing an inner tube four sizes too small.

The Hairport Salon’s stylist and owner, Maria, first splashed onto the hairstyling scene by winning first place in a men’s haircutting competition in Minneapolis. Twenty years later, she continues to snip locks at an award-worthy level, drawing on advanced training from the Aveda Institute and the Presage Company as she adds dimension to manes with precision cuts, expert coloring, and extensions. Her skills even attracted the notice of the Style Network, which invited her to assist on a 2009 promotional tour that provided complimentary makeovers and milk-mustache removal to patrons across the Dairy State.

At Maria’s side, stylist and nail technician Miranda helps people achieve their desired looks by giving them a new ’do or painting pretty designs on nails. She’s also passionate about educating her clients on It Works toning and firming body wraps. Joining them is skilled aesthetician Leah, who pampers skin with facials and body scrubs or employs wax to liberate bodies from unwanted hair.

Absolute Relaxation Massage and Bodywork's licensed aesthetician, Nikki, brightens dull epidermal layers with a docket of spa services. Nikki resurfaces façades with refreshing facials, deeply exfoliating microdermabrasion treatments, and rejuvenating peels. Body wraps lure toxins away with seaweed extract and a carrot-shaped magnet, and massage sessions drive away tension with hot stones and apt hands. Hours in the evening and every other Saturday ensure convenient appointment times for people who work during the day or spend their nights scanning the skies, helping Orion find his belt.

Though licensed massage therapist Mike Forrest specializes in medical massage, his repertoire includes a number of different modalities. A member of the American Massage Therapy Association, Forrest employs deep-tissue, hot-stone, or sports techniques at his private studio. He also performs reiki energy sessions that can promote physical healing and a feeling of inner harmony comparable to sorting a box of Lucky Charms into color-coded marshmallow piles.