Like a slurred wedding toast, hair benefits from being tactfully cut off. Maintain mane decorum with today's Groupon: for $40, you get a haircut with blow-dry (a $65 value) and deep-conditioning treatment (a $25 value) with stylist Stephanie at Salon HG in Westlake Village (a $90 total value).

Salon HG’s brigade of style-schooled hair handlers maintains renowned mops and has even sent a member along as traveling hair stylist for Sarah Palin. One of the crew's expert stylists, Stephanie, administers the deep-conditioning treatment, slathering follicles with a hydrating formula that leaves hair as smooth as a butter bust of George Clooney. After a quick consultation, the experienced mop master sculpts ‘dos into a flattering shape with precise snips and cuts. Contemporary wood styling stations with full-length mirrors allow patrons to chart progress during one-hour salon excursions, while spying expansive shelves of beautifying products and backlit glass cases laden with jewelry.