Holiday City-Berkeley, NJ Spa and Massage

In addition to owning her own studio, Face to Fase, celebrity makeup artist Leigh Ann Borrelli also stocks it with Vanity 101 products, which she also owns. In her 12-year career as a self-taught makeup artist, Borrelli worked for different cosmetic companies before finding one in 2006 that she believed in enough to make her own. She affords the same service to every patron as she does to her celebrity clientele, consulting with clients before each treatment to determine their faces' problem areas and explain their makeup desires, as well as offering brides-to-be facials, waxing, and jewelry. Leigh Ann's specialty serums can help reduce the appearance of wrinkles and fine lines, or they can minimize shine to create mat skin without the hassle of bathing in flour.

The aestheticians at Spa & Salon at the Golden Nugget take a novel approach to making guests feel like a million bucks—they cover them in gold. The spa's 24K Treatments use gold-infused products, which may smooth wrinkle lines and increase the likelihood of being mistaken for an Oscar statuette. Therapists perform these treatments, along with an array of other services tailored to women and men, either at their fourth-floor location or in the comfort of guests' rooms. Beyond treatments for the face, body, and nails, the spa offers visitors relaxing amenities including a sauna, whirlpool, and steam room. A fitness area supplies cardio machines with built-in LCD television displays and MP3 adapters, as well as a total-body gym and free weights for resistance workouts.

The staffers at Pearl Body Works work to help clients' bodies function at their best by removing tension and pain with a broad range of massage services. During sessions, the massage therapist can rest heated stones on sore spots or enhance deep-tissue strokes with special oils. An herbal dip and foot massage help steppers release stress caused from walking in high heels or antigravity moon boots.

Rows of shady trees shelter guests as they pass Nu Yu Day Spa’s brick façade, a sturdy shell that conceals nearly 1,000 square feet of soft, pamper-ready space. When guests open the green front door, soothing music wafts by as a friendly hostess greets them with a cup of herbal tea. Separated by french doors, private treatment rooms welcome guests with plush pedicure couches and pillowed manicure stations. In addition to nail services, techs shoo away stressors with massages, facials, and waxing treatments. Because Nu Yu's experts laud the health benefits of human touch, their services incorporate natural oils, salts, butters, and scrubs, which are applied without the use of sponges or robot hands.

Exclamations at newfound looks rustle the still leaves of potted flowers and live bamboo in Serenity Spa NY's sanitized confines. Aestheticians and massage therapists customize each of the spa’s services, which include paraffin manicures and hot-stone massages, to fit clients' varied needs with the flexibility and patience of the Hulk's tailor. The staff draws from a parade of elixirs infused with green tea and other botanicals as well as hair-removing hard and soft waxes laden with organic resin and pure essential oils.

From Julia Roberts’ fiery red curls to Lady Gaga’s fearless coifs, Nerik has seen and styled it all. The master stylist runs the Upper East Side salon, NK Salon by Nerik, where he welcomes even the least famous of men and women to sink into his or his talented staff’s styling chairs. The NK crew uses the Balayage hair-coloring technique, featured in Vogue, along with L’Oréal products to streak monotone ‘dos with natural-looking highlights. They weave Great Length hair extensions into short styles, or chop off overgrown strands to help clients see their reflection for the very first time. Bottles of Kerastase and Aveda products grace the sleek, crisp-white space, flanked by wall-scaling mirrors and fresh flowers.

Aside from styling hair, Nerik’s crew also dresses up appendages with spa manicures and pedicures, during which they are careful to never cut the cuticle—a common error in many nail salons. Meanwhile, skin specialists apply chocolate wax as they strip away hair from any part of the body.