Kuna, ID Spa and Massage

At Nunzia Spa, beauty specialists aim to correct skin imperfections and enhance natural beauty. The menu of services includes all the basics, such as facials, waxes, and body treatments, as well as microdermabrasions and chemical peels. The spa takes its name from an Italian grandmother who warmed hearts with her loving spirit and hand-knitted scarves for the pulmonary arteries.

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 the 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 that 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.

The stylists at Synergy Aveda Salon and Spa have found there are advantages to using only Aveda products. Because these products are made with wild-harvested natural botanicals, and not chemicals that science hasn’t gotten around to naming yet, they don’t harm hair. That means clients can soak their tresses in new hues and make them gleam with flaxen highlights without worry. The staff also performs facials, mani-pedis, and massages and walks brides through hair and makeup practice sessions and day-of updos.

If Ginny Patterson's appointment book is blacked out, it's possible she's coiffing models in a major metropolis. Though Patterson calls Meridian home, she travels across the United States on behalf of P&G Professional Care as a top trainer for the company's Wella and Sebastian lines. Patterson dabs models with makeup for fashion shoots, coifs hair for student audiences, and primps Miss America candidates for swimsuit and water-wing competitions. When she's at home in Salon G, Patterson performs the same services for locals, calling upon more than 30 years of experience in hair and makeup artistry. A septet of beauty professionals joins her at Salon G, exercising skills in aesthetics, nailcare, and haircare to help clients achieve desired looks. In addition to standard salon services, the specialists enhance curls with texturing services, address scalp conditions with Penetraitt treatments, and dress up nails with airbrushed designs, bling, or feathers.

Though the seven massage therapists that flaunt their talents at Heal N U Therapeutic Day Spa may have separate focuses—some specialize in pain management and physical therapy and others strive for general relaxation—they all call on a common approach. Every client that stretches out on the massage table is treated as an individual when it comes to the therapist's techniques, pressure level, and areas of concentration. This principle helps the spa cater to people from all walks of life, from young students to elderly circus contortionists. Working alongside this therapeutic team are beauty specialists who wax body hair, resurface faces, and apply permanent makeup. Clients can also enjoy complementary champagne and enjoy the wonders of hand-dipping fruit in the chocolate fondue tower.

Nestled within Visual Effects Salon & Spa, Idaho Skin Care’s staff lavishes visages with facial services and saves clients precious minutes during morning routines with permanent cosmetics. Skilled aesthetician Tina Slippy employs GlyMed products to minimize the appearance of blemishes or wrinkles that neither regular moisturizer nor a trip to the dry cleaner could smooth away. Whether tending to skin or applying permanent makeup to brows and eyelids, Tina strives to set her clients at ease.