The earliest salons were informal gatherings where B-list philosophers gibbered away so they couldn't hear themselves dying of plague. Get an earful of the modern salon’s soothing hair-dryer purrs and scissor chop-chops instead with today's Groupon to Beauty Bar on West Central Avenue. Choose between the following options:

• For $75, you get six sessions of Beauty Bar bronzer sunless tanning (a $150 value).
• For $45, you get a level-one cut and color, plus a conditioning treatment (a $90 value).

Voted Toledo Parent's "Best Place for Mom to be Pampered" in 2010, Beauty Bar's vivifying virtuosos generate a getaway oasis with a complete menu of revitalizing services. Give alabaster epidermises a golden glow with six sessions of the Beauty Bar bronzer. This airbrush tan gilds skeleton shucks in a natural sheen of beachy bronze without harsh UV rays or losing hard-earned Cheetos to conniving seagulls. Pigment providers apply hues by hand, so customers can treat particularly pasty patches with more specificity than the typical machine tan.

Those whose skin is already smoother and more brilliant than Aristotle on a skateboard can opt for a complete head edit. Beauty Bar's hair whisperers will sculpt fading follicles into styles both modern and time-tested, accentuating natural beauty with a level-one cut ($30). After, a level-one color ($40) can revamp fading color, bring out your inner brunette, or foil pursuing police officers. Complete a transformation with a conditioning treatment to bolster crumbling locks and protect them from outside hair aggressors.