Campbell, CA Spa and Massage

Master aesthetician Suzette Christine doesn’t believe in a one-size-fits-all approach to skincare. Instead, she believes in beginning each service with a careful skin analysis to determine the correct treatment and products for each client. All of her facials are powered by professional DermaQuest products, which can be tailored to dry, aging, sensitive, or diamond-encrusted skin. And, since she has a background in clinical skincare, Suzette can enhance the brightening power of any facial by adding a light-, medium-, or high-intensity chemical peel.

The licensed therapists at Mayflower Day Spa calm aches and tensions with individualized massage services. Patrons recline on padded massage tables as a deft therapist uncoils kinked muscles with her hands, forearms, elbows, or psychokinetic mind. These relaxing 60-minute sessions can help counteract sleep disorders, ease chronic pain, and curb symptoms of depression. Mayflower Day Spa—like a caring grandparent who lives in a public park—welcomes guests into its soothing space seven days a week.

A wildly successful alternative to traditional day spas—its more than 300 locations blanket 36 states and half a dozen countries—Planet Beach A Contempo Spa is a futuristic relaxation station where state-of-the-art machines administer all the spa and tanning services. These friendly automatons sometimes replace familiar treatments, as in the Luminous facial, a light-based service that delivers blemish-busting results similar to those of a conventional facial. But other equipment maps out new spa territory entirely: the Hydro-Derma Fusion chamber moisturizes the whole body with nutrient-rich steam in order to offset the effects of a dry climate or a rear-end collision with a salt truck. Other machines whiten teeth, spray tan skin, and massage muscles.

Planet Beach operates on a gym-style membership system, meaning that members purchase packages or pay flat monthly rates. As members spend more time at the spa, they get to know the helpful assistants who are always on hand to demonstrate how to use the equipment without activating its ability to cry.

Owner Gigi Stanley has been passionately steeped in the beauty industry since her graduation from Willow Glen Beauty College in 1984. Continuously educated in the latest trends, she and her team rejuvenate guests with a broad spread of soothing spa treatments and beautifying salon services. A slate of facials and anti-aging treatments enliven visages, and waxing services prep pelts for vacations, swim races, or shirtless calendar photo shoots. Additionally, head threads enjoy prettifying appointments for highlights, hair extensions, or chic updos.

GMS’s elegant atmosphere belies the warmth of its staff members, who welcome guests into a cozy waiting area—with a cushy sofa, chair, and ottoman—and gift them with wine, Blue Moon beer, or fruit-infused water. A trickling fountain highlighted against a natural-rock background enhances the space’s tranquility, and remains among the top five vacation destinations of water nymphs.

Massage therapist Jeri Parks has more than two decades of experience in administering acupressure massages in the traditional Japanese amma style. This ancient technique relieves muscular discomfort via sequenced stretches and soothing pressure targeted at particular problem areas. Oils and lotions pamper skin, and trigger-point therapy works to alleviate pain and chronic muscle tension. Parks also administers off-site chair massage services at office gatherings, fundraisers, and tournaments of musical chairs.

The certified therapists at LaVida Massage of Sunnyvale customize massages to relax musculature using modalities such as Swedish, hot-stone, and prenatal massage. During every session, clients climb aboard a heated table and relax as therapists put on gentle music. During the massage, therapists frequently check in with clients to make sure the level of pressure is comfortable. Freshly kneaded physiques can fall deeper into bliss with a cleansing facial, or simply by eating cupcakes until they fall asleep.