Beverly Hills, CA Spa and Massage

LA Bliss Spa's staff soothes tired skin and frayed nerves by providing a friendly environment where clients can let go of every concern except their need for pampering. Skilled aestheticians perfect skin with a menu of facials that includes custom exfoliation and pore-cleaning variations. Facials use the Bioelements skincare line to diminish signs of aging such as lines and pigmentation in shades not in compliance with the official human color wheel. To purge the body of stress, massage therapists use Lanikai Bath and Body products, which are imported from Hawaii and nourish frames with a vegan roster of sweet almond and coconut oil. Therapists also utilize the healing properties of heated stones to relieve muscle discomfort and release endorphins back into the wild.

Just inside the entrance to Happy Hands & Hair hangs a sign that reads, "Relax–Reflect–Renew". And for nearly 50 years, the stylists have upheld this message by maintaining a spa-like studio, a place in which visitors can relax with a complimentary cup of coffee while lounging in plush, chocolate-covered chairs abutted against cool, surf-green walls. Once Happy Hands & Hair's team members feel that guests are adequately at ease, they get to work with nail and hairstyling services, from mani-pedis bolstered with Gelish soak-off gel polishes to housemade exfoliating scrubs that blend brown sugar, olive oil, microscopic loofahs, and lemon.

Old, tired, and done: these words are banished from Martha Weinstein's vocabulary. The energetic 87-year-old's career, which includes hosting makeover shows in Buenos Aires, recording a fitness album in the 1950s, and penning skincare encyclopedias in the 1970s, adds evidence to the adage that you are as young as you feel. She brings this belief to Body Allure Day Spa, an intimate beauty haven.

Here, Weinstein and her skilled staffers—who nicknamed her "The Oracle of Brentwood"—employ anti-aging facials and signature skincare services, detoxifying body treatments, and soothing lullabies to foster youthful complexions. But the real rejuvenating secret on the menu is the facial toning treatment, which Weinstein invented herself. This painless, 30-minute service utilizes nanocurrent technology, which works to stimulate cellular activity while strengthening facial muscles and firming sagging skin. Weinstein also created the Stay Young System, which allows her clients to perform the treatment in the privacy of their own homes or carpool lanes.

Guests at Relax Spa & Beauty Lounge, winner of Citysearch's Best Relaxation Massage 2008, unwind with head-to-toe treatments in a candlelit setting. Aestheticians exfoliate complexions with one of their relaxing facials, uncovering brighter skin and erasing war paint left over from games of capture the flag. A collection of massage services coaxes tension from muscles, and body treatments remove dead skin cells from the surface with handmade scrubs or a eucalyptus body wash that cleans off unwanted grime and attracts neighborhood koala bears.

Stationed within the stress-free confines of Glow Skincare, aesthetician Ashley helps her clients achieve a radiance all their own with microdermabrasion treatments, enzyme masks, and other facials that work to illuminate dull complexions. When she isn’t infusing skin with elastin molecules or brushing cheeks with an exfoliating lemongrass cleanser, Ashley swipes away unwanted hair on the face and body with strips of warm wax. Her 100% organic airbrush-tanning solution adds rich color to freshly cleansed skin without the risks of sitting in the sun or taking a dip in a vat of scalding hot fudge.

Flickering votive candles cast a peaceful glow over spheres of green roses, ornate Thai sculptures, and river-buffed stones at Sparadise, where massage therapists dispel aches with five signature therapies. Thai massage incorporates rocking, stretching, and acupressure into its soothing regimen, and deep-tissue massage targets sub-muscular knots. Sweet-almond-lemongrass or grapeseed-eucalyptus oil facilitate the Swedish-style moves of the aroma-oil massage, and rocks from the sun's cobblestone streets characterize the hot-stone massage. Herbs, oils, and teas, meanwhile, lace the foot spa's bath with fragrant botanicals.