New Westminster Spa and Massage

La Raffinage Salon & Spa rains luxurious spa services upon locals like diamond dewdrops on grass blades with clogged pores. During a 90-minute Yon-Ka refinement facial ($95), La Raffinage’s expert aestheticians apply high-quality Yon-Ka products to relax and revitalize the skin, eliminating toxins, oxygenating the skin, and strengthening skin's resistance to the elements. The 60-minute Reiki energy treatment ($85) gives clients access to a Reiki specialist who'll use the ancient healing art to tap into the body’s energy waves. The compassionate practitioner will place hands over the body to unblock stymied energy. Stress will melt away like butter under a heated magic wand, with spiritual balance, physical tranquility, and the desire to burst into a Bollywood dance number following thereafter.

Metallic accents and chairs the colour of cayenne peppers bring a hint of spunk and spice to Make Me Over Salon and Spa’s otherwise subdued motif of greys and blacks. The salon’s talented cast of stylists strikes a similar balance between edgy and elegant as they snip locks and tame wayward strands with Moroccanoil treatments and products from Wella, Sebastian, and American Crew. Within the hushed confines of private spa rooms, aestheticians call upon Dermalogica serums developed by The International Dermal Institute to rejuvenate skin or wax away unwanted fuzz. Massage therapists also practice their craft in these treatment rooms, dissipating stress with Swedish strokes, aromatherapy oils, and a soundtrack of operatic whale songs. The beauty team also takes care of appendages with manicure and pedicure treatments for women and men alike.

Framed prints of flowers hang on dark, burgundy walls, illuminated by light cast from a curved, modern floor lamp. Between them, leather couches and chairs sit waiting to cradle visitors with their wraparound backs and arms. Cream carpeting gives way to tiled flooring as visitors make their way from the waiting area to treatment rooms—and while they walk, they follow in the footsteps of elite clients that include Ravi Bansal, the 2009 Miss Universe Canada contestant.

Within treatment nooks, therapists refine skin and ease tension through a range of services that include massages, laser hair reduction, microdermabrasion, permanent makeup, mani-pedis, and weight-loss treatments, among others. The Compu-Lift machine is one of many star technologies at the med spa, infusing the face with ultrasonic vibration and microcurrents in order to oxygenate skin and counteract signs of aging such as wrinkles and dark spots that spell out your birth year.

Channeling medical and beautification experience, the aestheticians at Voka Deka Esthetics Salon personify the venue's fusion of science and cosmetic art. This theme carries over to its facials, each of which combines botanicals and advanced skincare formulas to remedy a specific ailment, such as acne or signs of aging. With hard or soft wax and high-quality supplies like botanical products and Egyptian cotton muslin, the staff also eradicate fuzz from the body, making vine-swinging commutes to work more aerodynamic.

In what was once a hardware store, Spa Déjà Vu now stands, a full-service salon and spa decorated with Parisian landscapes—pictures of the cosmopolitan centre from which the business takes its inspiration. Aiming to give their clients what they call a "touch of Paris," stylists shape hair with precision cuts, aestheticians renew skin with European facials, and massage therapists knead away aches and pains. The staff can also banish fuzz from bodies via waxing, threading, and laser hair-removal treatments, which are all less painful than hiring a woodpecker to pluck out unwanted strands.

Exposed brick walls couple with dark hardwood floors and crystal-laced chandeliers to draw out the creative flair in customers as they describe their ideal looks. Then, stylists go to work, revamping hairdos with cuts and colour treatments. A full menu of waxing services is available for both men and women, and a private massage room waits to act as a relaxing oasis for those in need of therapeutic bodywork or complexion overhauls. Hands and feet bask in the comforts of the nail bar, where overstuffed recliners and table lamps complement Shellac and OPI polishes to clear minds and strengthen digits before customers tackle the scratch 'n' sniff version of War and Peace.