Beauty & Spas in Pikesville

Renew’s talented aesthetician Shelley Birnbaum whips up custom visage-pampering treatments that earned her top honors from Baltimore City Paper in 2007 and from Baltimore magazine in 2008. After an initial skin analysis, Shelley will deep-clean skin using a custom crafted mix of organic alpha-hydroxy acid or fruit enzymes and mechanical exfoliation on face and neck. Each Mediterranean facial indulges dry-witted skin with organic herbs such as grape-seed oil, olive oil, and pomegranate-seed oil. Facials finish with extractions and a moisturizing lineup including a hand-mixed mask, serum, and eye cream, allowing spot-on impersonations of dangerously attractive supervillian Dr. Smoothface. A stress-relieving face, neck, and shoulder massage relaxes the body’s second floor, while the anti-aging hand treatment allows clients to bid adieu with youthful goodbye waves. ReNew's green touches are evident everywhere, from interiors lined with eco-friendly paints to its earthy and enthusiastic staff.

Under the direction of two board-certified plastic surgeons, Studio 921's staffers work to clear besmirched skin during each roughly 30-minute Laser Genesis skin-therapy facial treatment. The non-invasive procedure diminishes the fine lines, scars, and stretched pores that plague overworked skin, imbuing clients' countenances with an even tone and gossamer gleam that helps them to blend into nearby clouds.

Microdermabrasion is an FDA-approved, noninvasive treatment that rejuvenates skin through exfoliation, promoting new cell and collagen production, stimulating microcirculation and lymphatic flow, and balancing oil levels to even out skin tone and texture. Faces Med Spa performs DiamondTome microdermabrasion, a treatment system that has traded in the abrasive crystal and cubic-zirconium particles of yesterbrasion for the gentle touch of diamond wands. With this Groupon, you will also receive a VISIA skin-and-complexion analysis, a computerized scan that will reveal below-the-surface damage in the form of spots, unruly pores, variations in skin tone, and sun damage. The scan's collected data will help your skin specialist devise and recommend a treatment plan to prevent future signs of aging. Watch Dr. Scott Gerrish demonstrate the VISIA skin-analysis system on CBS 13.

FX Studios, a luxurious salon, spa, and fitness facility for men and women, makes visits as comfortable as they are memorable with private salon studios and movie screens showing the latest flicks. After a consultation and a five-minute shampoo and scalp massage, one of FX’s expert stylists will perform an arsenal of follicular special effects on your cranial dome—clipping strands until they take on a chic new shape and draping your face with a hot towel to make skin softer than a baby's kneepit. During a massage, diligent digits untie muscle knots with the skill of sailor for a full hour. Therapists blend Swedish-, myofacial-, and deep-muscle-massage techniques to create a customized unloosening. Call ahead to make an appointment.