Converse, TX Spa and Massage

Since Benjamin Hair & Co. has 10 hair stylists, three nail techs, and three aestheticians on staff, you'd expect the salon to cover a lot of different services, and you wouldn't be disappointed. There are the usual suspects—keratin treatments, Brazilian waxing, specialty facials—and then there are also hard-to-find treatments: staffers slather on acne-busting Meditouch clinical skincare products, apply Hair Dreams or Brijon Hair extensions, and shave eyebrows into miniature mohawks. They also collect hair donations for Locks of Love, a charitable organization that makes wigs for children who have medical conditions that cause hair loss.

Armed with 17 years of skin-beautifying experience, skincare specialist Ursula Rallo corrects a panoply of skin issues through her line of facials, which call on Ling Skincare and Image Skincare products. With specialized techniques that target facial ailments ranging from redness and aging to sinus headaches, the skincare menu's bounty of vitamin-infused masks and state-of-the-art technology helps return appearances to a state of unmarred radiance. An arsenal of diamond-tipped microdermabrasion wands, LED light-therapy equipment, and microcurrent technology helps rebuild healthy complexions by stimulating the skin's natural renewal mechanisms, such as collagen production and the power to shape-shift. The salon rounds out its service menu with waxing treatments, which work to shape brows or depilate unwanted strands from the face or body.

Throughout her two-year stint at a cardiac rehab clinic, Lydia Hernandez met countless patients who suffered from stress and persistent pain. Feeling she could be doing more to help these patients, she founded her own private massage practice, which has since expanded to include a number of massage therapists plus an extra-terrestrial receptionist. The multifaceted staff is proficient in 14 different types of massage modalities. Some methods, such as Swedish, hot-stone, and couples' treatments, are focused on general relaxation and overall well-being, whereas modalities such as deep-tissue, pain-relief, and neuromuscular massage are perfect for those dealing with aches caused by nagging sports injuries and bad backs.

Inside a cozy, softly lit massage room male or female massage therapists use varied stroke types to customize 30- to 90-minute massages. Visits may include sport-massage techniques to help improve flexibility or deep-tissue maneuvers that reach down to ease knots buried within the soft tissue. For a more relaxing or geologically edifying experience, patients can add hot stones to their massages.

Fingers and toes pop with vibrant colors after a trip to Lavish Styles Salon & Spa. Hair flows luxuriously down backs and skin glows luminously after decadent facials. Part salon, part spa, Lavish Styles' staff of aestheticians and stylists immerses its clients in pampering treatments from a menu of services. One of their standout specialties is hair extensions, which include Malaysian braid-less sew-ins, clear-tube shrinkies, and fertilized daisies. In addition to hair and nail sessions, they perform waxing services, facials, and makeup application.