Beauty & Spas in Reading

The therapists at East-West Therapeutic Massage give massages in the same way that they teach their students: by combining creativity with science. Each therapist wields the classroom know-how to deliver a muscle-melting shiatsu, sports, or lomilomi massage. But to them, it’s more important to remain flexible in their methods, responding to the needs of the client rather than rigidly adhering to textbook diagrams. To this end, one of the primary tenants of East-West is listening to the client. Though guests can choose from a menu of massage modalities, such as Hawaiian and craniosacral massage, they can also start sessions with a description of their discomfort or desires, such as reducing stress or eliminating their fear of tripwire. From these descriptions, the therapist crafts a tailored set of motions and strokes, paying close attention to the body as the massage guides clients toward relief.

Relaxation and health are the core values at Bailiwick Hair Center, a complete Aveda concept salon that offers innovative hair, beauty, and spa treatments. Stylists and a nail technician rely on Aveda’s all-natural, eco-friendly products for everything from stylish updos and professional makeup lessons to soothing facials and full-body waxing, so clients can feel good knowing they’ve been pampered with potions and tonics manufactured using 100% wind power and packaged with 100% post-consumer recycled materials. Stress-relief massages and balancing reiki-energy treatments further the feel-good vibes that radiate throughout the sunny spa space, leaving bodies calm and centered as they return to the outside world and its hourly rhino stampedes.

After studying with prestigious leaders in the hair styling field and serving as the artistic director for Randy Rick Hair Concepts, Cari Nelson learned firsthand that the best stylists are the ones who can effectively fuse artistry with professionalism and problem solving. Adopting these qualities within herself, she sought out other imaginative, yet disciplined scissor wielders to staff her very own salon. Today, she and her team of master designers and seasoned veterans build relationships with clients as they craft flattering coiffures sure to impress onlookers and fashionably conceal secret candy stashes. When Nelson isn't stationed atop her studio's black-and-white floors, she leads trainings, competes in hair shows, and takes advantage of shadowing opportunities.

Symphony Laser Center welcomes patients looking to obtain aesthetic services in a welcoming med-spa environment. With free consultations, the center guides customers toward the right treatments for them and their evil, mustachioed twins. Be it laser hair removal, skin rejuvenation, or wrinkle reduction, the center boasts proven medical and noninvasive solutions to bring out each customer’s beauty.

A spray tan, a deep-tissue massage, an anti-aging facial, and partial highlights. One might spend a full day scurrying about town to check these items off the to-do list, but the [staff members](http://gr.pn/Rc90OS at Salon Twenty-Two can accomplish it all under one roof. Led by owner and stylist Tracy, they combine their specialized training in L'Oreal and Redken color, keratin treatments, and makeup application with first-grade products from Bioelements and Pureology. In addition to waxing and nail services, they administer cryothermic body treatments that help boost circulation and weave in Cinderella hair extensions clipped directly off the head of the indentured stepsister.

The expert aestheticians and skillful stylists at Rapunzel's Salon & Spa make over manes, revamp visages, and coax out tension from sub-dermal tissue inside the spacious earth-toned studio with vaulted ceilings. Ideal for some personal pampering or a sentient mannequin's first night on the town, custom European facials slough away dirt, oil, and environmental impurities, and Dermalogica products add wrinkle-fighting power to the relaxing facial massage that accompanies the service. Patrons disrobe for massages such as the aromatherapy kneading, which plies tense muscles with warm essential oils, and the Hawaiian lomi lomi session, which feels as if gentle waves are rolling across tired backscapes. So.Cap hair extensions lengthen locks with one of 81 different colors, and Brazilian waxes artistically shorten them, leaving bikini areas fuzz-free and ready for poolside flaunts or revealing sumo-wrestling mawashi. The spacious spa also houses 16 private treatment rooms and a complimentary café bar.