La Crescenta-Montrose, CA Spa and Massage

The staff at Body Lounge Spa cossets skin during rejuvenating facials and body wraps, and redefines nails while patrons recline in cushioned red pedicure thrones. Guests can sip a glass of wine at the beverage bar as they take in the earth-toned décor grounded in deep chocolate and caramel tones. Massage therapists then invite patrons to rooms illuminated with candles, where treatments such as the energizing Thai massage combat stress and render muscles loose enough to bound up an escalator that's going down.

In a second-floor studio on a quaint, tree-lined road, the licensed massage therapists and aestheticians of Radiance of Life Mini Day Spa revive sore bodies and weary spirits. In cozy, private rooms, calming fragrances and sweeping motions ease bodily tension and sensory malaise during aromatherapy massages. Deep-tissue massages liberate painful gridlock from muscles and joints, and acupuncture sessions boost the flow of energy throughout the body. An aesthetician applies blends of vitamins, plant oils, and enzymes to the skin to rekindle the face's glowing complexion. The spa also furnishes a larger room with two beds designated for couples massages or make-believe luge competitions.

Lorine Mikhaeil leads a busy life. A trained nurse and a certified permanent makeup artist, she helms Organic Permanent Makeup (OPM) as well as Zena Day Spa, Derma Blush, and American Permanent Cosmetics Institute. But no matter how busy Lorine gets, she always takes her time with her clients.

At OPM, Lorine uses a semi-permanent organic ink to expertly define brows, lips, eyelids, and even areolas for those affected by breast cancer. This metal-free formulation gives her greater control when she is applying the ink into the upper dermal layer. During these treatments, Lorine uses an advanced power pin and for brows a specialized hairbrush stroke method that she invented herself, which gives the illusion of 3D brow strands. To ensure clients are inked with complementing colors, Lorine refers to the Fitzpatrick skin type chart to make sure brows match their skin tone and auras.

Though OPM's name focuses on one service, the boutique spa's menu is brimming with a range of other aesthetic treatments. Strands stand no chance against OPM's three hair removal systems, which include waxing, threading, and laser hair removal. Alternately, dermal fillers and microdermabrasions keep complexions firm and looking younger than a toddler holding a newborn dolphin.

While clients remain fully clothed, Wrap Me Away technicians envelop bodies in warming body wraps that penetrate skin with 150 degrees of far-infrared heat to increase circulation and help rid bodies of toxins. As the heat penetrates muscles, it helps flush out superficial butter pats as well as unwanted fat deposits to slim profiles and help invigorate overworked organs. Amid flickering candles and nap-inducing music, guests lounge in 45-minute increments, lightening bodies by up to 4 pounds per session.

As the name suggests, Cinema Wellness takes a panoramic approach to health, labeling itself 'an aesthetic whole-body boutique". The spa's clients can solicit skilled aestheticians for an organic mani-pedi, hair removal, or especially indulgent treatments ranging from chemical peels and facials to full-body exfoliating scrubs. The spa also staffs a team of licensed massage therapists to temper achy sinews with flowing Swedish strokes and deep-tissue pressure. When not pampering clients within in their elegant facility, many of Cinema's wellness warriors proudly volunteer for The American Cancer Society.