Woodstock, GA Spa and Massage

Natural ingredients may be important at Spa Bolena—body treatments make use of seaweed, lavender, roses, or milk and honey—but just as important is the setting in which treatments take place. That's why the spa adapts each of its treatment rooms based on the client's choice of atmosphere, altering the lighting, visuals, and sounds to fit such peaceful themes as meadow, rain forest, or ball pit. As these environs soothe minds, aromatherapy delights noses with scents of sandalwood, lemongrass, and eucalyptus.

Jodi Cabena left corporate America to cultivate her knowledge of nutrition and herbal wellness, which blossomed into a holistic beauty practice informed by science at Healing Harbour Skin & Body Clinique. Her first step was a course in electrolysis and perfecting the power walks of runway models, followed by enrollment in a program at The International School of Skin, Nail Care and Massage Therapy in Atlanta. There, she became a Georgia board-certified aesthetician and a massage therapist, learning to nourish complexions with highly engineered PCA products and low-tech botanicals such as camphor, as well as heal the symptoms of stress and injury hidden in muscles. In her search for advanced rejuvenation techniques, Cabena discovered a wax developed to safely remove the hair of surgical patients and several noninvasive light therapies that whiten teeth and promote clear, youthful skin.

Beneath the sheer white fabrics draping the ceiling at Luxury Nails and Spa, technicians pamper bodies with nail services, facials, massages, and waxing. While reclining in a row of plush, multicolored chairs, clients treat feet with sugar scrubs and marine masks until they are as soft and smooth as a puppy quoting the Fonz. Private treatment rooms house a licensed massage therapist who kneads muscles with Swedish techniques and hot stones and aestheticians who cleanse pores with Dermalogica facial products.

At Day Spa Nirvana, calming music and the gentle sound of running water provide the soundtrack to moments of deep relaxation for both body and mind. Inside private treatment rooms, massage therapists don their skintight superhero costumes to fight pain and tension with massage techniques including Swedish, deep tissue, and hot stone. Aestheticians delicately perform facials tailored for a variety of skin types including sensitive and problem skin. During all spa treatments, which also include foot massage and waxing, the staff employs products from brands including Éminence handmade organic skincare of Hungary.

The stylists and technicians at Image Hair Studios refine tresses in a male-friendly salon environment that also caters to women's haircare needs. A hostess greets arriving visitors with a complimentary beer, cup of coffee, or bottled water before guiding them to the waiting area, where WiFi and an onsite hedge maze help clients to pass the time. The staff is equally adept at styling locks, affixing extensions, and treating scalps with nonsurgical hair-replacement therapy and employs such industry-standard products as Redken and Joe Grooming. Before committing to a salon service, customers can request a consultation with one of the studio's professionals in order to learn more about the treatment or the history of the scrunchie.