London Spa and Massage

After returning from teaching English overseas, Julianne Seibel decided to switch from imparting a new tongue to imparting a new look. She set to work, earning a special-achievement certificate in advanced aesthetics and opening LeKadia Spa, where she cleanses skin of impurities, toxins, and dead skin cells with facial treatments. She also performs laser hair removal, which clears the skin of fuzz so that she can decorate it with a spray tan or a water gun full of diluted margarine.

Artistic Esthetic Spa marries old and new in both its spa services and simple black and white decor. Traditional chandeliers hang above asymmetrical couches in the lobby, where clients can sip complimentary coffee before they journey to private treatment rooms or pedicure stations. Though the spa team specializes in Ayurveda-inspired head massages-venerated treatments common in India for thousands of years-they also perform med-spa services such as peels and body-contouring sessions designed to tone skin. And during nail services, technicians invite clients to sit beneath the glow of funky hanging lamps as they perform botanical scrubs and pedicures heightened by high-end OPI polish.

Facials and body wraps join massage therapy and cosmetic services at Urban Body Health Spa, where treatments are available either à la carte or as specially curated packages. Aestheticians tend to faces, feet, and sensitive areas with a menagerie of skincare products from high-end brands such as Thalgo, Gehwol, and RVB. In the event that both duty and beauty call at the same time, the aestheticians hop in their glamorization wagon to gussy up guests during at-home spa parties that are generally devoid of pinatas.

Whether given by a massage therapist's hand, an aesthetician's wand, or a makeup artist's brush, each and every gesture at Tamav Salon & Spa aims to bring about renewal and beautification. Rejuvenation begins with Dermalogica skin treatments such as the Age Smart facial—a cocktail of vitamins and hydroxy acids combined with a face massage to loosen tension and release trapped marbles from the pores. Performed by a licensed therapist, hot-stone, Indian head, and Thai stem face massages unravel the body's tension from sore muscles and joints, and IPL laser technology and electrolysis treatments safely uproot patches of troublesome body hair. Before leaving the spa, clients can also swing by the salon for a new haircut or a pampering mani-pedi, or they can visit the in-house lash expert for a new set of eye curtains.

Owner Lindsay Mackinnon opened Our Times Harbour View Spa four years ago to ply her trade as an aesthetician, but her favorite part of the job isn't any service she performs. It's hearing people's stories. She doesn't skimp on the service front either, gathering talent such as Lorraine Wilkins, an award-winning UK-born stylist, to keep her spa on the forefront of style. Her services span the whole body, boasting manicures and pedicures for extremities, massages for the back, and facials for faces or highly animated hands.

The expertly trained staff at Your Tropical Escape puts a premium on customer satisfaction—a commitment reflected in the salon's high rate of repeat business. This eager-to-please team administers an array of beautifying services, including haircuts for women, men, and children, as well as colouring services to help you snap out of the monochromatic doldrums. Aside from hair-related treatments, the salon is equipped with an infrared sauna whose radiant heat works to cleanse and detoxify the skin. There are also three tanning beds designed to leave you as bronzed and glowing as a third-place Olympian.