Beauty & Spas in Upper Arlington

Established: 2005
Reservations/Appointments: Required
Handicap Accessible: Yes
Staff Size: 2–10 people
Parking: Parking lot
Most popular service: Custom spray tan

Tan Pro USA has been compensating for the less-than-ideal latitudinal coordinates of Ohio since 1998. It was then that they opened their first tanning outpost furnished with 30 UV beds, and they have since expanded operations to 43 stores throughout the state. They stock each location with ample tanning units, rendering appointments an archaic formality equivalent to gifting a sheep to your defense lawyer. After customers stroll in, they can slide into an Ergoline 1100, which boasts four ultra-performance facial tanners and two high-pressure shoulder tanners. Staffers advise which lotions enhance traditional tanning results along with explaining the benefits of the UV-free VersaSpa spray-tan booths. Harnessing infrared heat, VersaSpa booths impart a glow to entire physiques or targeted trouble areas, such as the inside of the armpits.

Getting in shape requires hard work and commitment, but 26,000 square feet of fitness equipment and training facilities certainly helps. That's what you can expect at Ignite Health & Fitness, where personal trainers lead one-on-one workouts to supplement group classes such as Zumba and BodyPump. Convenient amenities such as a towel service and tanning beds only sweeten the pot.

Stylist Jennifer Deighan has honed her craft both at home and internationally, seeking out training opportunities in locales as diverse as Cleveland, Brussels, and Amsterdam. Jennifer's specialties include multidimensional color, curly hair, waxing, and of-the-moment cutting techniques.

For more than 24 years, Exquisite Design Salon–owner Kathi Borror has helmed a team of stylists in beautifying their clientele. The full-service salon's menu appends haircuts and color treatments with nine nail services for both acrylic and natural nails, so clients can pamper hands and feet with paraffin waxes and polish changes. Beauty techs lavish bodies with botanical products from Paul Mitchell and OPI, which all boast Mother Nature as a shareholder.

LaVida Massage's comfortable atmosphere and experienced therapists invite guests of all ages and genders to unwind and improve their emotional and physical well-being. One of LaVida's skilled deck hands untangles back knots during a one-hour signature massage, employing the modality of the client’s choice to help banish tension accumulated from working, driving in rush hour, or pinch-hitting for the President during State of the Union addresses. The deep-tissue massage accesses the deepest layers of soft tissue and targets specific muscle groups to drain wells of pain and soreness, and the Swedish massage’s light- to medium-pressure long strokes soothe tense muscles and boost circulation. Prenatal-massage maneuvers work to gently alleviate the discomfort associated with pregnancy.