Marlborough, MA Spa and Massage

Founded as a tanning salon in 2003, X-Treme Styles Salon houses a staff of trained stylists and aestheticians versed in services for hair, skin, and nails. UV tanning beds and the VersaSpa sunless-skincare system team up with products such as Devoted Creations to add color and nutrients to clients' skin. Aestheticians rouse dormant hues from faces with the help of Bioelements masks, pumice crystals, and blank coloring books. And to counter unruly strands and fading hair colors, the resident stylists leverage a medley of Paul Mitchell products.

Since she was able to crawl, licensed massage therapist Kara Grant's hands would intuitively reach for the nearest pair of hands and feet, where they'd occupy themselves by moving in circular massage motions. Following the lead of her hands, she wound up at the Spa Tech Institute, where she was able to refine her technique and soak up the teachings of experienced therapists. Kara now keeps her hands busy at Peace in the Storm Massage Therapy, reducing stress with Swedish techniques, diminishing physical discomfort in expectant mothers, and easing the pain of losing at trivia with targeted treatments such as neuromuscular therapy.

As a family physician, Dr. Zainab Nawab advocates preventive medicine, but she also recognizes that aging is the one condition no amount of treatment can prevent. That's why, in her role at Vitalize MD, she oversees services designed to offset the effects of aging, such as wrinkles and sagging skin. Her methods are decidedly high-tech: when she's not tightening the skin with 3DEEP radio-frequency treatments, she's erasing fine lines with the Fraxel system's microscopic lasers and injectables such as Botox and Dysport. Even the products the center uses during its five facials—and sells to clients—have a medical bent, from the clinically tested SkinMedica line of cleansers to Jane Iredale's dermatologist-endorsed mineral makeup.

Experienced stylists and aestheticians beautify clients with custom services performed amid the gray-green walls of Allure Salon & Spa. While hairstylists slather tresses with Soma Hair Technology—a haircare line composed of organic, vegan, and pH-balanced ingredients—skin specialists daub visages with products by Neal's Yard and Jan Marini. Other services include manicures, pedicures, makeup applications, and waxing. Free parking is available for customers traveling by car or motorized bathtub.

Experienced stylists and aestheticians beautify clients with custom services performed amid the gray-green walls of Allure Salon & Spa. While hairstylists slather tresses with Soma Hair Technology—a haircare line composed of organic, vegan, and pH-balanced ingredients—skin specialists daub visages with products by Neal's Yard and Jan Marini. Other services include manicures, pedicures, makeup applications, and waxing. Free parking is available for customers traveling by car or motorized bathtub.

Nancy Fournier—a licensed massage therapist, member of the American Massage Therapy Association, and graduate of the Bancroft School of Massage Therapy—uses her education and intuition to guide her hands during treatments. She specializes in Swedish and therapeutic deep massage, but Nancy recently added warm-bamboo massage to her repertoire. She also doles out pregnancy massages. These specially designed treatments alleviate the aches expectant mothers feel while carrying around a baby that might either become an elite field-goal kicker or that guy in HR who stubs his toe most days.