Beauty & Spas in Gatineau

The instructors at Corps-Esprit may serve only yoga and Pilates on their menu of exercises, but they keep exercise routines new and challenging with lots of variety: within the centre’s studios, they teach 21 distinct types of yoga, including Ayurveda and Vinyasa. Their Pilates programs are no less impressive, helping tone cores in nine types of classes. Some sessions include exercise innovations such as BOSU balance trainers or incorporate challenges such as teaching students how to maintain focus while they’re being poked in the forehead. Sunlight bathes the hardwood floors of the sprawling classrooms, which are capable of accommodating up to 40 students at a time. Potted plants bring a touch of natural green to the space, as they also do for the plush lobby and private massage rooms.

Rooted in the belief that beauty starts inside, the aestheticians, massage therapists, and nail techs at Centre de Sant? et Beaut? d'Aylmer customize holistic treatments to support overall wellness. Body and beauty services also enhance human exteriors with cellulite treatments, skincare, infratherapy, and laser hair removal. The spa's boutique environs ensure total relaxation with ample amber-coloured walls and plenty of natural light.

Beneath the foliage of pine, maple, and birch trees, visitors descend into the steamy or chilled waters of BleuSpa’s outdoor Scandinavian baths for a warm winter escape. Both temperatures reap similar benefits for the body, relaxing minds, stimulating circulation, and dissolving dead skin cells as patrons gaze upon the sapphire-tinged peaks of the Gatineau Hills. The placid waters calm digestive and nervous systems, and the promotion of perspiration gently persuades toxins to pack their wagons and relocate.

Aqua Spa’s team of multitalented staff—whose aesthetic, massage, and hairstyling prowess is evident in the varied menu of salon and spa services they perform—toil ceaselessly in their quest to beautify bodies from top to tiptoe. Amid the salon’s shining wooden floors and plush black chairs, stylists sidle up to their sleek asymmetrical styling stations and snip away unruly split ends. Aqua Spa also provides facials, mani-pedis, and microdermabrasion services. Away from the hustle and bustle of the salon floor, two private rooms enable technicians to perform advanced electrolysis treatments and therapists to ease tension with massage treatments. The interiors of Aqua Spa’s 6,000-square-foot space brim with swaying greenery and decor culled from India, Greece, and Spain. The bubbling waters of the spa’s hot tub chortle warmly and give guests a calming space in which to practice synchronized-swimming routines.

Pür Styliste's salon experts carefully make over bodies during rejuvenating spa packages. While clients lounge in comfortable chairs, fingernails look on enviously as pedicurists smooth soles and clip cuticles to spruce up toes with a spa pedicure. During the 30-minute massage, clients recline on massage tables while deft hands gently apply pressure to a variety of body areas. The skilled massage therapists give close attention to pressure points and tense sections while relaxing muscles and releasing stress. Like a box of Double Stuf Oreos, the entire package may be enjoyed in a single outing or split up into two visits.

The English- and French-speaking staff at Salon de Beaut? Prestige pampers clients with various beauty services. Alfaparf and Redken products aid stylists during cuts, colour treatments, and relaxers. Patrons unwind during soothing OPI mani-pedis, which may include decorative nail art. Hot stones assuage muscle aches during massages, whereas warm wax is just one of several hair-removal methods the salon offers. In addition, guests achieve clear complexions with facial treatments and smooth physiques with anticellulite treatments.