Collingswood, NJ Spa and Massage

Lux Spa and Fitness relaxes and rejuvenates corpuses within its clean, 6,500-square-foot confines, where employees perform a survey of services that harness the botanical power of high-end Aveda products to cleanse, hydrate, and imbue skin with youthful oomph. Quench pre-pampering thirsts with lemon-lime water in the waiting room before undergoing a two-pronged facial package. The custom facial incorporates a treatment mask and massage, as well as aromatherapy and a combination of products tailored for each client's individual skin type and tendency to trip face-first into vats of butter. Next, one of the spa's staffers will conduct an eye-zone treatment employing flower-based formulas and gentle massage to cool and replenish the thin skin that surrounds peepers. Together, both services last a scant 50 minutes, freeing up the rest of the day to coyly wink at yourself in the mirror.

The owners of Spa Bavu take their business' name from a Swahili word meaning "inner strength and power". This idea permeates the atmosphere of their small, private spa, where African décor mingles with internationally inspired treatments. Therapists combat aches with six massage modalities, using the long, gliding strokes of the Swedish technique or the heated basalt rocks that ply muscles during hot-stone massages. To exfoliate skin and melt tension, they perform body treatments— aromatic steam baths, Israeli mineral mud and warm French seaweed wraps, and chocolate-infused scrubs. They also help clients ease off stuck Halloween masks with six facials using lavender and green tea blends and oil-balancing formulas.

Ursula's About PHace’s sugaring shaman, Elina Safin, combines an all-natural formula with expert training, efficiently ousting unwanted hair. Unlike the uncomfortable temperature of wax, the sugar-and-lemon-juice concoction gently warms to body heat, sticking to superfluous strands without disturbing the surrounding tissue to calm skin and sate its cravings for crème brûlée. The botanical-boosted sugar paste swiftly removes fuzz from the roots in the direction of growth for a more comfortable hair-removal treatment than waxing. Women can pare down hair on the lip and chin or banish sideburns ($25+), and men can smooth out backs, chests, and shoulders ($45+). After treatment, bristle-busted zones remain sleek and hair-free for up to six weeks.