Early American settlers achieved purification and relaxation through light blacksmith work and 48-hour coleslaw baths. Today's Groupon provides a more relaxing road to bliss: for $45, you get a stress-relief facial at Kimberly Spa (a $92 value).

Led by an aesthetician with 25 years of cosmetology experience, Kimberly Spa's expert staff employs the use of natural products to reanimate the skin's inner glow. The 75-minute stress-relief facial, performed in a private cove, thoroughly cleans, exfoliates, soothes, and hydrates the overworked dermis of the facial region. While allowing products to sink in, the stress relief is maximized as the practitioner massages the legs, feet, shoulders, and individual back hairs.

The soothing environment at Kimberly Spa features a calm-inducing touch-screen check-in kiosk in a serene lobby devoid of chatty receptionists and improvisational jazz bands. Treatment areas are tucked away behind closed doors, providing enough privacy to afford even the most timid recluse a day of extravagant pampering. After treatments, female guests are invited to don robes and slippers and regroup in the "Ladies Lounge," a relaxing retreat filled with amenities and grooming tools that whisper beauty-affirming compliments.