Beauty & Spas in Eden

Posh The Salon's band of nail artisans revamps fingers and toes with meticulous mani-pedi services enhanced by the luster of gel-based Shellac nail polish. Clients settle into a comfy chair in a private room and proffer their tattered talons to the salon's veteran manicurists who snip, trip, and buff their way through basic 75-minute mani-pedis and 45-minute pedicures. A coat of Shellac gel-based polish extends the mani-pedi pampering, dressing nails in durable, bright colors that can last for up to 14 days without chipping, cracking, or disappearing in a puff of smoke. Idle hands and feet can pass the time by wrapping themselves around cups of teas, coffee, beer, and wine; slipping on a cozy spa robe; or navigating the salon’s complimentary WiFi.

Treating tense muscles is like bargain hunting—it can conserve a lot of money in the long run but shouldn’t be done with the aid of a shady character in a dark alley. Amid soothing décor featuring earthy tones and violet hues, clients of Massage Envy begin their session with an initial consultation that determines which one of five available massages will provide the best results. A sports massage provides treatment specific to the athlete’s sport, reflexology targets points on the extremities to balance the nervous system, and deep-tissue massage unties knots while relieving chronic muscle tension. Trigger-point therapy alleviates tight areas within muscle tissue through cycles of isolated pressure and release, while a Swedish massage relaxes the whole body with long, gliding strokes. The professional massage therapists at Massage Envy will apply the necessary muscle treatment with pinpoint precision and buttery smoothness during convenient hours, including evenings and weekends.

The Ion Magnum treatment hooks clients up to a safe, muscle-manufacturing machine that boosts stamina and core strength without strenuous workout routines such as piano presses and medicine ball shot put. During each session (a $99 value), clients lay comfortably on a bed as a Velcro-like belt is strapped around a chosen target area (biceps, thighs, etc.). Pacemaker technology then targets buffness-building nerves that send cunning current to motor neurons in the brain, fooling them into believing that the body is enduring a vigorous fat-burning "workout." This massage-like treatment can help patrons achieve many of their physical goals, from losing a couple of inches from their waists or gaining a competitive advantage in forehead-flexing competitions.

BodyLase Skin Spa's team of expert skinsmiths reverses aging and repairs sun-damaged skin with a microdermabrasion treatment. During the quick 45-minute procedure, a steady-handed aesthetician showers the visage in a fine spray of medical-grade crystals, scouring away the weathered outer layer of skin and revealing the fresh face that lies below the surface. Beneficial to all skin types, the nonsurgical exfoliating treatment smoothes and softens bumpy epidermal highways, evens out skin tone, boosts skin-plumping collagen production, fights blemishes, and fades the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. Microdermabrasion treatments have zero downtime, so clients can immediately return to work or go spelunking and use their newfound glow to illuminate underwater caves.

The MVP haircut is reserved for guys who want the brawn of a chiseled cut with the extreme adrenaline rush of a pleasant pampering. Following careful instructions or expert intuition, stylists can clean up the edges without sacrificing any degree of edginess. A thorough shampoo and scalp massage ensures an itch-free walk off, while a neck and shoulder massage with steamed towel leaves cleaned-up batters with the zonal focus to connect on any upcoming office pitch.

After discussing your back's particular bothers with a friendly therapist, you'll lie peacefully on a bed of clean sheets heated by a warming blanket. One of Selah's therapists signs a war treaty with tight muscles, deploys troops of Swedish strokes, and drops bombs of pressure to leave bodily tissues content. Believing it important to pause life for a moment of healing meditation, Selah focuses on helping customers relax, reduce stress, and improve posture and circulation with its Swedish massages.