Peterborough Spa and Massage

Beyond traditional spa options such as massages and mani-pedis, the team at BBS Wellness combines modern and time-tested treatments to help their clients look and feel their best. Under the soft lighting of private treatment rooms, technicians accompany classic beauty rituals with a custom blend of relaxing Decléor all-natural aromatherapy oils. Elsewhere, therapists help clients burn fat, reduce stress, and defrost pocketfuls of chicken wings atop ceramic heating blankets, a prime example of the spa's preference for treatments that go beyond the noninvasive to be positively relaxing.

The team of aestheticians at Paradise Spa takes a holistic approach to inner and outer beauty. Staffers don’t just custom blend masks for facials and pamper feet with whirlpool baths during pedicures; they also ensure that clients’ inner health is taken care of with holistic wellness sessions that can balance chakras, develop spiritual awareness, and ease emotional blockages. The spa’s hydrotherapy sessions tend to muscles and nerves simultaneously by combining warm, bubbling waters with aromatic herbal blends of lavender, eucalyptus, and rosemary. Underwater LED color-light therapy, a contemporary healing technique, enhances the baths without the hassle of lassoing a rainbow and yanking it into the tub.

The spa’s licensed massage therapists take over to knead muscles using Swedish, hot-stone, and deep-tissue techniques as well as to guide clients through the stretching of Thai yoga massage. During a full day at the spa, clients can pair one of these massages with a full-body exfoliation or a body wrap made with natural ingredients, such as blueberries or moor mud. The relaxation marathons unfold against the backdrop of the spa’s golden walls, potted plants, soft lighting, and quiet music.

Though it's connected to the KeyLime Cove Indoor Waterpark Resort, the calm, relaxing atmosphere within Paradise Mist Spa makes it feel miles away. The studio's decor transports guests to a beach in the tropics, with palm fronds in front of walls painted sky blue and sunset red. Eight treatment rooms lie beyond the waiting room with a team of licensed massage therapists, aestheticians, and nail technicians soothing visitors with services from body wraps to facials. The tropical theme even carries through to the spa’s products, which contain ingredients such as coconut milk and fijian honey. Though Paradise Mist caters mostly to adults, it also offers services for children at the Enchanted Lagoon Kids’ Spa. Such features earned the relaxation haven a place on the Daily Herald’s 2012 Readers' Choice list.

Paradise Salon and Day Spa offers visitors a chance to take a vacation from everyday stress with a menu of full-body beautification services. Dry hair can take a permanent hiatus thanks to the salon's intense haircare treatment, which nourishes parched strands with a formula rich in plant and silk proteins. Dry skin is likewise tackled with a hydrating and brightening caviar facial or an aromatherapy body wrap that swaddles skin in cotton sheets after brushing it with soothing essential oils. If a change in scenery won't fit into your hectic schedule, change what you see in the mirror instead by booking a complete makeup makeover or sprucing up lifeless strands with luminous highlights. Waxing services provide all the fun of getting ready for the beach without the itchy sand or annoying sunshine, and mani-pedis extend sandal season year-round to show off colorful coats of regular, french-style, or shellac polish.

The technicians at Beauty Station harness high-tech forces such as microcurrents, radio frequencies, and laser energy to rejuvenate their clients from head to feet. Their facials help banish frown lines, while body treatments encourage slimming of thighs, bellies, and posteriors. The massage therapists on staff enhance their kneading sessions with aromatherapy, herbal salts, and hot stones, while wax experts defuzz upper lips, underarms, and legs. The beauty haven boasts eight total treatment rooms, including a steam room, a hydrotherapy room, a vanity room, and a room just for studying all the other rooms.

Orya Beauty Boutique owner Christina Gitzias draws upon more than 15 years of experience beautifying bodies as an international makeup artist. While working alongside fashion photographers in Mexico City, Christina perfected her ability to amplify mischievous winks with semi-permanent eyelash extensions, and honed her grasp of skin chemistry after a year working with one of Asia's largest cosmetic companies. Her staff strives to complete beauty rituals in under an hour, allowing clients to visit during lunch breaks and make it back in time for interdepartmental charades. Nevertheless, treatments grant visitors just enough time to take in shelves of Dermalogica products and mod black-and-white furniture punctuated by opulent crystal chandeliers.