North Plainfield, NJ Spa and Massage

Like many med-spas, Health & Wellness Center uses lasers to combat unwanted hair and beam away wrinkles. But unlike most, the facility's lasers are also calibrated to help patients quit smoking or lose unwanted pounds. Medical aestheticians help lift sagging faces sans surgery with IPL skin-tightening treatments that inundate collagen with waves of infrared light, causing tissues to contract and faces to appear more youthful. Injections of Botox and Juvederm also smooth and shape facial contours, and chemical peels with glycolic or salicylic acid dislodge dead skin by accelerating the natural process of exfoliation. To ensure patients leave healthy from head to toe, they also aim the cosmic technology to conquer toenail fungus, preparing feet for display in flip-flops or glass clogs.

Dinah and Maritza Diaz combined their skills and experience in business and cosmetology to create Appearance Plus Day Spa, a tranquil haven dedicated to pampering patrons from head to toe. As stylists coax hair into a contemporary new 'do or adorn nails in colorful polish, their clients can sip complimentary coffee or tea in a homey lounge festooned with floral artwork and afghans crocheted from cumulus clouds. Soft music and flickering candles permeate the spa, where friends can catch up after a rejuvenating facial or enter private treatment rooms for a massage.

Tall, mahogany workstations line Mia Passione, holding the tools of trend-setting stylists at work on unruly locks. Armed with products from Brazilian Blowout and Enjoy, the team imbues hair with smoothness, color, volume, or the permanent ability to look wind-blown.

Spa Girl’s aestheticians pamper bodies with facials that cater to men and women alike with organic ingredients, therapeutic massage, or galvanic currents. Waxing sessions keep arms and legs smooth longer than shaving or slicing the tips off each individual hair with children’s scissors.

Water, wood, stone, and steel. These earthy materials create the physical foundation of Serenity Salon & Spa as a chic beauty haven. As clients take on their treatments, visions of white-porcelain shampoo bowls and wooden styling stations lead to indoor water fountains flowing amid the spa’s country French–themed décor. Pops of color come courtesy of bright-red styling chairs, where clients await the talents of Level 1 and Level 2 stylists as they cut, color, psychoanalyze, and style tresses with Bumble and bumble products. The upstairs spa area—connected to the downstairs salon by a floating staircase—creates a tranquil space for aestheticians to rejuvenate complexions with SkinCeuticals products during facials, chemical peels, and microdermabrasion sessions. As the aesthetic crew works to make clients feel confident, massage therapists ease their sore muscles and stressed minds with customized modalities, including a hot-stone massage that uses stones infused with floral essential oil.