Relax N Glow, New York

At Relax N Glow, clients are greeted with a warm smile and a glass of lemon or cucumber water. This seemingly small gesture telegraphs the attention to detail that is central to the spa's philosophy.

Once they've led clients into a private treatment rooms, Relax N Glow's staff sets to work releasing tension with eight types of massages, unclogging pores with five types of facials, or contouring the body with noninvasive Velashape treatments. But before they perform any of their signature services, the staff consults with clients to ensure treatments are personalized and to ask them about the outside world, which may have radically changed within the last 30 minutes.