Live Oak, CA Spa and Massage

Licensed aesthetician Alanna knows that no two complexions are quite the same. The studio in which she practices embodies her belief in custom, one-on-one treatments; every client who enters its cozy confines can expect Alanna’s undivided attention as she develops treatments to meet their specific needs. As her training encompasses skincare, aromatherapy, massage, and reiki, Alanna draws from an extensive bank of knowledge to heal weary bodies and revivify dull skin.

Chae Organics skincare products aid her in the latter task. With these potent serums in hand, she sets to work erasing wrinkles and removing the stamps that her clients sometimes rely on to mail themselves to the studio. Among her custom skincare solutions, microdermabrasion, phototherapy treatments, and facials exfoliate dead cells and resurface youthful skin. Even after treatments, Alanna will gladly take the time to recommend products to help maintain a radiant and healthy skin tone.

"Sano" means health, and that is the focus of the staff members at the Sano Spa at Casa Munras Hotel - Monterey as they perform beauty and wellness treatments, such as massages, facials, and waxing services, using natural ingredients and essential oils. The spa's four spacious rooms are each equipped to host an array of treatments, including facials, massages, and body wraps and scrubs. Rich, exotic ingredients pervade each treatment, such as pure beeswax and aromatherapy oils incorporated into custom massages, or the marine-based serums used in the youth-glow facial, which evokes radiance unseen since before faces learned that the Fountain of Youth isn't real. The nourishing elements of brown sugar, seaweed oils, and coconut body butters bolster eight types of body treatments including wraps, scrubs, and baths. Sano's skilled technicians also provide makeup applications for special occasions and airbrush bodies with a natural-looking, sunless tan that makes the sun second-guess its relevance.

Between treatments at the upscale retreat, robe- and slipper-clad clients lounge beneath alcoves draped with ivory linens as they sip on cups of hot tea or a re-mineralizing cocktail. Lush plants and vibrant flowers weave around Sano Spa's outdoor garden, where patrons soak in the sun as they ease into a steamy Jacuzzi or curl up next to the glowing fire pit.