Penticton, BC Spa and Massage

Gleaming red cabinets and oversized pop-art prints surround the team of stylists at Serendipity Salon & Day Spa as they artfully sculpt hair and add colour dimension with expertly placed foil highlights and strands of tinsel. With a commitment to quality rather than quantity, the staffers also tend to clients' skin with an octet of facials and bronze bodies using a standup tanning booth. They even take care of clients down to the little toe with french-tipped nails and a vanilla-bean paraffin treatment. And to ensure their customers have a relaxing and empowering experience, the staff members strive to get to know clients personally so they can tailor services and entrance music to their wishes.

At Central Spa, there’s a thin line between looking good and feeling good. Whatever’s left of that line dissolves when clients relax in the spa’s five whirlpool massage chairs as the staff administers beautifying treatments. Those include numerous nail services, such as spa mani-pedis, gel nails, and nail art decals, as well as the faux-mink lash-extension applications and signature body wraps.

Central Spa’s skincare specialist offers facials that address many issues. With its exfoliants, oxygenation, and massage, the comprehensive serenity facial can help the face feel fresh and radiant. On the other hand, the massage therapists can subdue tense muscles and frayed nerves with relaxation and hot-stone massages. There’s also a double treatment room so clients can destress alongside their significant others or newly discovered twins.

There was a time when physiotherapist Julie Dickson was skeptical of holistic treatments. Now, she happily rehashes her journey into alternative wellness therapies to those who visit her at Anew Start Rejuvenation Center, stressing medical research and the noticeable results she sees in her clients. Julie slips across the caramel-hued wood floors among plush armchairs and wrought-iron curlicues, consulting with patients and drawing upon a specialization in geriatrics and orthopaedics. With the bubbles in footbaths purring a baritone song, guests at private parties celebrate while reaping the benefits of detoxification. Patrons amble toward private showers or surprise parties for orcas to clean off after vibration therapy and trips to the infrared sauna.

Shapers Hair Salon & Spa’s stylists and master stylists beautify men’s, women’s, and children’s hair with a full array of salon services. The team’s style fixes range from basic trims to modern hair-colouring techniques and ultra-rich conditioning treatments that often employ ingredients such as mango butter and amino acids to improve hair’s sheen or texture. With each stylist participating in periodic continuing-education classes taught by industry experts, the group always stays on top of trends. Hair extensions provide a quick way for self-conscious shoulders to go incognito temporarily, while electrolysis effectively rids the body of unwanted hairs. Each product sold and service performed by the salon’s experienced staff is guaranteed via a group commitment to each client’s satisfaction.

The students at Okanagan Valley College of Massage Therapy are not yet professionals, but it would be hard to guess that based on the way their hands deftly untie knotted muscles and nurse sore shoulders back to health. Their signature whole-body massage systemically targets the nervous system, erasing tension quickly.

In the heart of wine country, serenity blooms in Heaven on Earth Spa as tranquil sounds atmospherically cuddle with the aromas of essential oils. Robed bodies and slippered feet pad past the lobby fireplace, where an ornate mantle exudes grandeur without needing to show off its youth field-hockey trophies. Rich hardwood flooring cuts a path to private rooms where aestheticians' equipment couples with rows of ilike organic lotions and serums that contain no artifical colors or animal by-products. Leather pedicure chairs cradle backsides as feet soak in a warm bath then luxuriate in extras such as massage and paraffin. While all the spa's treatments are designed for all bodies, men can also take in special services designed to coddle such typically male conditions as sports-worn feet, razor-burned faces, and griller's elbow.