Though inner beauty is important, the fact remains that outer beauty is still often used to determine SAT scores and income-tax rates. Get a leg up on life with today's Groupon to the Ginkgo Tree Spa and Salon in Carmel. Choose from the following options:

• For $37, you get a one-hour Swedish massage (a $75 value).
• For $49, you get a one-hour therapeutic massage (a $100 value).
• For $49, you get a hairstyling session with a master stylist (a $122 total value), including a haircut (a $35 value), deep-conditioning treatment (a $12 value), and single-color partial highlights (a $75 value).
  
  At the Ginkgo Tree Spa and Salon, master stylist Ellen Nichols taps years of experience and the latest products to cosset follicles while clients relax amid flickering candles and modern lines. During scalp-fluff remixes, Ellen expertly crops and styles tresses in accordance with aesthetic goals and deep-conditions cragged locks until they acquire an ideal level of gloss. The session, which lasts up to two hours, concludes with the application of partial highlights in one color of the customer’s choice, making hair optimally viewable with or without 3-D glasses. Customers may pay an additional fee to accent their 'do with more than one hue.
  
  Ginkgo Tree’s massage services relieve the aches and pains caused by daily life's high-pressure activities such as walking and porcupine noogying. Jenny Hartmann, the masseuse, delivers tension-zapping kneads, which include the soothing Swedish massage and the specialized therapeutic massage, which can improve circulation and ease the symptoms of arthritis and other nerve-and-muscle malfunctions. Upon departure from the salon, revived muscle owners can calmly explore the boutiques and restaurants of Carmel’s Arts and Design district with a smaller chance of impulsively purchasing a print of Munch’s The Scream.