Syracuse Spa and Massage

Though his mind was filled with skepticism for chiro practice, his sinuses were filled with pollen. Tired of endlessly trying various physician-prescribed medications for his debilitating allergies, young James Dougherty finally turned to a chiropractor and, with the help of a few spinal adjustments, found relief from his allergies.

Now a chiropractic practitioner himself, Dr. Dougherty gives his patients the same care that worked for him. Using the diversified adjustment technique, he bolsters the body's natural healing abilities, helping his patients find relief from headaches, pain, and a wide range of ailments.

The stylists, massage therapists, and aestheticians at Shear Perfection Salon and Day Spa leverage the information culled from complimentary consultations with each client to reconstruct coiffures, tidy and pamper nails, and massage muscles. Makeup applications and false eyelashes harness Motives cosmetics and Xtreme Lashes, respectively, yielding emphatic facial expressivity. In addition to basic cuts, color, and style, Shear Perfection’s hair services can augment volume with weaves in single or multiple colors. Gloss treatments, unlike cardboard over a van's window, amplify shine, and perms or relaxers allow hair to curl up or hang out. At the day spa, staffers sculpt nails into aesthetically pleasing shapes before applying brightly hued polish, and employ waxing services to remove hair from conspicuous sites more effectively than a discovery of gum removes hands from the underside of a bus seat. :m]]

Under the leadership of a 37-year industry veteran, the stylists and aestheticians at Fortunato’s European Hair Design revamp and renew clients with a combination of nail, hair, waxing, and massage services. The hair whisperers wield Eufora International products as they craft curls, tame frizz, and maintain dreadlocks with the same level of love that cowboys show their lassos. Alternatively, the salon’s nail technicians gussy up appendages with gel manicures and nail art, and massage therapists soothe away knots with therapeutic Swedish and deep-tissue strokes.

Blissful Beauty Bar owner Amber Leigh Cole has worked her glamorizing magic on faces and bodies across the country, bringing the success of her original Salt Lake City eye bar––Blissfuleigh Iced––to sister locations in New York. Amber is a certified eyelash-extension specialist and a master aesthetician; her employees all boast similar certifications, and undergo an intensive three-month training before getting the go ahead to enhance exteriors with microdermabrasion, slimming body wraps, and airbrush tanning. House-specialty eyelash extensions are applied individually to the natural lashes, making lash lines look fuller and flirtier without dressing them up in mascara or low-cut cocktail dresses. The team can also dip lashes in a hard coating that adds drama and thickness for four–six weeks, applying it to natural lashes or as an extra enhancer to bottom extensions.

One look at Brittany Sirota's resumé confirms her extensive knowledge of the body's inner workings: between earning a national-board certification and state massage licenses in both New York and Maryland, she somehow found the time to also become a certified personal trainer. Brittany puts all of that knowledge to good use at Solace Healing, where she soothes bodily aches and pains with custom massage techniques, holistic energy treatments, and taps of poetic Morse code. When she isn't untying knotted muscles, Brittany works them out during personal-training sessions that tone the body's contours and promote flexibility.