Massage in Fish Hawk

AfterImage Salon's licensed massage therapist, Kristina Gess, employs a variety of massage modalities to knead away knots and relieve bodies of underlying stress. Long, light strokes and gentle muscle molding make one-hour Swedish massages a soothing experience, helping relieve tension and settle petty arguments between stubborn spines and spineless clavicles. Alternatively, hot-stone treatments use polished, heated stones to infuse the body with warmth. The treatment also takes advantage of a combination of Swedish and deep-tissue massage techniques that manipulate muscle tissues into comfortable compliance.

Behind an exposed brick wall, clients at David Andrew Hair Salon & Skin Care Center perch on black styling chairs as stylists clip their locks. The skilled staff does more than basic haircuts, though; their service menu includes full highlights, deep-conditioning treatments, smoothing keratin treatments, and hair extensions. Equally as skilled are the aestheticians who man the salon’s skincare branch, where clients seek out waxing services, chemical peels, and intricate facials such as the collagen facial, which tightens the skin’s surface to fight the signs of aging.

A quartet of specialists helm the Valrico day spa, wielding handpicked products from renowned brands such as Glo Minerals, Shellac, and OPI to pamper clients with a medley of services. The licensed staff members guide spa-goers to treatment rooms that glow with brightly hued walls in red, yellow, and purple, privately cocooning them for treatments including facials, massages, waxing, eyebrow threading, and henna tattoos. Makeup services prime faces with a professional look for a job interview or a glam style for a job interview to be a Poison roadie. For extra relaxing sessions in the tranquil confines, the staff offers packages for teens, brides, and moms.

A wildly successful alternative to traditional day spas—its more than 300 locations blanket 36 states and half a dozen countries—Planet Beach Contempo Spa is a futuristic relaxation station where state-of-the-art machines administer all 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 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.

Essentials Massage & Facials' Spa licensed professionals relax weary bodies with a collection of therapeutic services. Soothing massages employ a collection of kneads, strokes, and manipulations to reduce tension and disentangle body knots, with luxurious add-ons such as paraffin treatments and aromatherapy. The skin-savvy techs also rid frames of unwanted stubble with waxing services, smooth out wrinkles with chemical peels and microdermabrasion, and soften countenances with professional skincare products during facials.

Rhonda McDaniel knows that all skin deserves a caring touch. She became an aesthetician after studying the effects of blemishes on teens and adults, and today operates this beautifying center specializing in the treatment of teenage acne. A licensed aesthetician and certified professional makeup artist, McDaniel has trained with doctors, television makeup artists, and the founder of a mineral-makeup line. She uses her experience to perform preventive and maintenance facials for men and women, as well as body treatments that leave skin exfoliated, detoxified, and smooth enough to double as a marble floor.