Beauty & Spas in East Providence

For Tracie Tortorella, massage isn’t just an effective relaxation method—it’s a vital component of a healthy lifestyle. The certified therapist employs deep-tissue, rehabilitation, and relaxation massage techniques learned over her more than 10-year career to relieve clients’ chronic pain and counter the debilitating effects of stress. Within a comfortable massage suite, soothing music quietly plays in the background as Tracie works muscles in the back, arms, legs, feet, hands, head, neck, and shoulders. She enhances her sessions with aromatherapy derived from certified organic oils and creams as well as repurposed pine-tree air fresheners.

Even with the large clock on salon's front wall, clients lose track of time while being treated at Cole Michael Hair Salon. That's because owner Denise Gravel, a nail tech, and a staff of expert stylists aim to please and pamper. Time flies just from going through Denise's 20-year résumé, which includes training as a color specialist and work on a television series. Although her forte is creating eye-catching updos and dimensional color, Denise and her hairstyling veterans also snip strands into stylish looks, smooth locks with keratin treatments to make hair more manageable, and gloss manes until they are shinier than a lucky penny tossed into the mall's lemon-juice fountain.

When Raffaele decided to open Outdo hair studio he had a dream to create a salon with a positive energy that could be felt by everyone who walks through the door. He knew that the beauty business has plenty of salons that do good technical work but he wanted to go one better. He wanted to create an environment where you c

At Body Kneads, RI licensed, certified massage therapists gradually teach muscles to release tension with custom treatments that incorporate traditional massage techniques. Over the past 13 years, Body Kneads has built a foundation in taking a proactive approach to wellness that helps their clients maintain a healthy connection between the mind and body. Every body is different so they tailor a comprehensive treatment plan to fit the client’s needs, often drawing on such techniques as deep tissue, Swedish, trigger-point release, shiatsu, and acupressure. Their in-office massages invite employees to lie down on a table of wrinkled memos as therapists work out the knots and paper clips lodged in their backs.

My massage therapy business is located in a calming, professional, and cozy space. I am located on the 2nd floor of the Coffee Exchange on historic Wickenden St. I love the practice of massage therapy and tailor each session to your specific situation so that the most effective experience can be created!

Voted Best Day Spa 2010 by Rhode Island Monthly readers, Alayne White Spa beautifies and revitalizes guests. The Multivitamin Power Peel targets the face, neck, and décolleté (low-cut areas of the neck) regions, doing away with anti-aging aspirations, and instead adding luminosity to the skin and embracing facial wrinkles like the way a child embraces a ripe watermelon.