Personal growth can be a good thing, but personal overgrowth leads to a head suited for raising baby birds and fingernails that double as perches. Keep avian invaders from cramping your canopy with today's Groupon: for $29, you get your choice of either a classic manicure and pedicure or a haircut and style at Spa Blix (a $60 value), which is located in South Lake Union.

Spa Blix is a full-service salon dedicated to providing maximum beauty impact and minimum environmental impact. The classic manicure and pedicure includes a complete extremity spa dunk, hand massage, and salt scrub followed by mineral mask for the feet. After the included cuticle care, nail reshaping, and buff or polish, fingertips will be poised to install contact lenses without fear of impolite eye gouging.

Alternatively, you can use your Groupon toward an image-refreshing cut and style. Trained in the scissor and razor arts of paper snowflakes at such places as Sassoon New York and Bumble and bumble New York, the staff at Spa Blix includes specialists in curly hair and precision trims for shorter 'dos. The new 'do resulting from their skillful head shaping will be stylish and easy to maintain, just like a housebroken cashmere goat.

The baroque velour chairs and wood floors at Spa Blix invite guests to relax while putting hostile follicles and nails at ease, making them less likely to attack the friendly staff. Spa Blix donates 10 percent of its monthly profit to local charities, transforming freshly trimmed hairs into benefactors that are too noble for ruffian activities such as tangling or taking barrettes hostage.

Appointment required.

Reviews

Spa Blix was featured on Daily Candy and in Seattle Woman magazine. Citysearchers give it five stars on average, and Yelpers give it a 4.5-star average:

• Atmosphere and decor are out of this world, and the services will make you feel like youre [sic] floating on a cloud. – Cjbuchan, Citysearch
• The nail techs do a great job with feet and hands using an awesome marine mask even in basic pedis. – spaforlife, Citysearch
• I love my hair! – liz p, Citysearch