Fountain Hills, AZ Spa and Massage

Trained at the academies of industry lines such as Toni & Guy, Schwarzkopf, and Goldwell, Alicia Shannon Bravo and her team perform services that range from basic haircuts to Brazilian blowouts. Bravo Salon & Day Spa's staff claims multiple specialties, including Japanese hair straightening, coloring—including color correction and color removal—and styling for curly or antigravity hair. Lavender accents pop against the studio's silver-and-white color scheme, surrounding stylists as they cleanse and condition locks with product lines such as Matrix, Redken, Moroccan Oil, Neuma, and Goldwell. The salon’s combination of staff expertise and style has helped Bravo Salon & Day Spa win multiple Best of Scottsdale awards.

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Heidi Lamar didn't know much about spas when she first purchased Spa Lamar. As she explained to reporters from Skin Inc., "not coming from a spa background, there were things I didn't know I couldn't do." Unhindered by industry conventions or previously fixed ideas, Heidi set about filling her 14,000-square-foot spa with innovative amenities—from a luxurious waterfall-fed pool to an onsite yoga and dance studio. She also cultivates locals instead of the typical resort crowd, banishing cacti from the decor in favor of a Caribbean-style ambiance that, as she told the Arizona Republic, caters to those who already live in Arizona and want to get away to a tropical island. Today, her media-lauded spa is the largest privately owned spa in Scottsdale and is frequented by locals, including members of the Phoenix Suns Dancers.

Before treatments that include massages, acupuncture, mani-pedis, and facials, guests garbed in fluffy complimentary robes duck into the steam room. They sample wholesome lunches and fruit plates from the tropical tea bar and relax in the sauna while waiting for a haircut or warm algae wrap. Sunbathers float around the pool on loungers, whereas others simmer in a bubbling whirlpool. Unlike many traditional spas, Spa Lamar is completely coed, making it an ideal place for couples that are on a first date or permanently trapped together inside a horse costume with a broken zipper.

Given an A+ rating by the BBB, IMAj Institute’s experienced teachers train aspiring aestheticians and laser technicians, instructing them in their future professions, including how to use technology, execute best practices, and synthesize research the institute has collected during more than 25 years in the business. In addition to classroom time, IMAj’s undergraduate students receive hands-on training, performing laser and spa services for the general public. Laser light softens the appearance of unwanted tattoos, cellulite, unsightly body hair, or forehead-mounted flashlights. The institute’s spa sector doles out rejuvenating peels, custom facials, and face-to-floor waxing services.

Body+ founder and certified laser technician Holly Arnlund combines traditional spa treatments with advanced technologies to reinforce the skin's foundation and beautify its surface. Microdermabrasion dislodges dead skin cells and frozen facial expressions, and LED equipment beams red, blue, green, and yellow wavelengths of lights into skin cells to target issues such as acne or sun damage. Patients can combat fine lines and pigmentation issues with a facial peel or sweeten cheeks with a blend of papaya, pineapple, pumpkin, and mango from the organic passionfruit resurfacing treatment. Body-contouring treatments whittle inches from the thighs, buttocks, abdomen, or arms. Body+ also smoothes skin with waxing services and readies faces for special events or unplanned appearances on the evening news with deft makeup applications.

Bamboo powder, ginger root, and green-tea extract: these aren’t the ingredients for an exotic drink, but rather, a few of the products found in The Wellness Cocoon’s body wraps and scrubs. Each fragrant herb or oil is carefully selected to achieve a specific result, whether it’s an application of rosemary and mint to increase circulation, a dab of olive cream to hydrate, or a touch of sugar to exfoliate. The spa espouses more technological treatments as well. Far Infrared Thermal Energy Heat Cocoons encourage impurity-releasing sweat, and whole body vibration sessions promote weight loss and more extreme handshakes. Cosmetic services such as teeth whitening and lash tinting ensure clients feel rejuvenated inside and out.