Early salons were places in which Greek philosophers and mathematicians met to discuss politics, read poetry, and cut each other's hair with sharpened protractors. Visit a modern-day salon with today’s Groupon to Elaine Moore Cosmetology, located in Shear Madness Salon in Muskogee. Choose from the following options:

• For $30, you get a haircut, color, and style (up to a $75 value).
• For $10, you get a shellac manicure (a $20 value).
• For $5, you get an eyebrow wax (a $10 value).

Matrix-certified colorist and professional cosmetologist Elaine, who takes continuing education classes each year to keep abreast of current trends, paints rich colors onto faded locks and then transforms overgrown skull grass into stylish topiary. During the shellac manicure, Elaine prettifies claws by softening mitts in a luxurious soak and scrubbing them free of dead skin cells. She then slathers on a moisturizing mask and thoroughly massages rusty digits loose with firm strokes before clipping, filing, and polishing talons in the color of your favorite clown's hair. The eyebrow wax tames wild brow-beasts with a precision application and gentle removal to create the perfect arch or exclamation-point shape.