Decorative and utilitarian, fingernails can complement your favorite necklaces, which they can then help untangle after wearing them all to Six Flags. Show appreciation for your handy, hard-working treasures with today's Groupon: for $25, you get a CND Shellac gel or OPI AXXIUM no-chip manicure at Studio 921 Salon & Day Spa on East Fort Avenue, a $55 value.

Scruffy keratin is coddled, cleaned, and coated during the no-chip manicure, which not only improves nail strength to facilitate break-free growth, but also imparts a beautifully sheer shine to best reflect the glint in your eyeballs. Customers may choose to add pigment to their pampered digits, selecting a gel from a large variety of colorful colors to go with any outfit or mood. You will also be sent home with a personal nail-implement pack to keep up with your upkeep during downtime.

At Studio 921, visitors will discover a tranquil beautification abode where stress is checked at the door along with high-powered proton lasers. A spacious and inviting atmosphere is doused in sleek furnishings, lustrous wood accents, and charming exposed-brick walls, while nail-strengthening space-age particles are pumped directly into the central-air system. The facility is clean and the staff is friendly, ensuring that clients end their visit feeling happy, healthy, and justified in their high standards.

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Reviews

Baltimore magazine named Studio 921 Best Day Spa 2009. Yelpers give it a four-star average, and SpaFinders give it an average rating of 3.5 stars:

• A spa stimulus package? Now that's something we can vote for. – Baltimore
• I have been going here for two years and refuse to go anywhere else to get my nails done. – Smalltimore, SpaFinder