Beauty & Spas in Fuquay-Varina

Galina Shapiro of Body Tuning Massage Studio lets her hands do the healing with multiple massage modalities performed in private treatment rooms. Galina begins with a consultation to tailor care to the client's specific aches, problem areas, and number of vestigial wings. After finalizing a plan for peace, she goes to work, utilizing techniques ranging from lighter Swedish strokes to the holistic healing of traditional lomi lomi massage. Galina is also well versed in Russian medical massage, an integrative approach that blends relaxing strokes with deep-tissue kneads to make muscles soften like a rock monster who just had his first kiss.

At A Bodywork Center, Beth B. Habig draws on nine years of experience as she kneads aching bodies in modalities ranging from Swedish to sports massage. Beth assesses the condition of soft tissue and individualizes each session to work towards pain relief, injury prevention, or relaxation depending on each patient’s complaints, lifestyle, and penchant for carrying unhappy orcas out of the aquarium. During the deep-tissue massage, tense beings begin to relax as muscle knots disentangle and athletes sigh as the massage therapist gently pulls embedded footballs from backs during sports massages that can enhance flexibility and promote natural healing processes. Patrons deactivate needy cell phones upon arrival, creating a fittingly hushed aural backdrop for relaxation and introspection, and Beth occasionally ventures forth from the studio to perform on-location mobile massage services.

Dara Van Deusen has been in the massage-therapy game for 10 years—plenty of time to master seven different massage styles. Her specialties range from gentle Swedish massage to intense deep-tissue massage, and they even include pregnancy massage, a style which soothes the aches of carrying a baby or a prairie dog shaved to look like a baby all day long.

Ayurvedic therapies with gemstones and healing oil join forces with traditional spa treatments inside Spa Oasis's earth-toned sanctuary. Processed without heating or hydrogenation, Éminence products handmade in Budapest, Hungary, infuse skin with nutrients from organic herbs, fruits, and vegetables during skin treatments such as facials and body wraps. Meanwhile, cushioned wicker chairs play I Spy with vases full of blossom-heavy branches in the warmly lit reception area.

After training at the North Carolina Institute of Permanent Cosmetics, Stacy DiDonato opened Forever Beauty. As a certified derma-technician and a member the Society of Permanent Cosmetic Professionals, Stacy adheres to strict standards when it comes to safety and client satisfaction. She tailors her approach to each individual, whether accentuating eyes with permanent liner or adding definition to eyebrows with hair-like brushstrokes or domesticated slugs. Her portfolio showcases her precise handiwork.