Boston's Best Manicures & Pedicures 2008

Full-service North End salon and spa offers extensive hair-, skin- and nail-care services, plus various body treatments.

Reviews:

• “Money lost”
• “Who are the Owners?”
• “Empty?”
• “Heard they were closing?”
• “Fantastic stylist!”

Tips: Techniques offered include Swedish, aromatherapy, deep tissue, hot stone and shiatsu.

98 North Salon and Day Spa

This chic hair mecca boasts winsome, personalized service and unique treatments and products.

Reviews:

• “Katherine’s a Waxing Genius – The Best of Boston!”
• “BEAUCAGE SALON Personalized Service”
• “AMAZING”
• “Get everything waxed with Monica”
• “Best Brazilian in Boston!”

Tips: Interested in a Brazilian wax? Be patient: The salon’s hair removal specialist suggests a bikini wax first, then the Brazilian two weeks later.

Beaucage Salon & Spa or email Beaucage Salon & Spa

Boylston Street salon and day spa offers a lengthy list of hair, nail, face and massage services.

Reviews:

• “AWFUL!”
• “Great salon”
• “Mixed Bag”
• “Great Service!”
• “BRAZILIAN WAX”

Tips: A wide array of spa packages, including ones tailored for men, teens and moms-to-be, are available.

La Dolce Vita Salon or email La Dolce Vita Salon

Harvard Square salon is Cambridge’s first to offer Aveda products and services; monthly beauty workshops also offered.

Reviews:

• “Great service, friendly staff, and well worth the money! :)”
• “Calm and serene waxing: not an oxymoron at Pyara”
• “After years of searching, found my stylist!”
• “Go for the treatments.”
• “Awesome Massage and Great Experience”

Tips: The salon validates for two garages, the Harvard Square parking garage on Elliot Street and the University Place Garage on University Place.

Pyara Spa and Salon or email Pyara Spa and Salon

Traditional yoga plus Core Fusion classes that mix yoga, Pilates and more. Facials, massages, acupuncture, manicures, waxing services and nutrition coaching.

Reviews:

• “Clean, relaxing and friendly.”
• “Great services, if you can afford it!”
• “Go elsewhere”
• “Gorgeous if you’re into that whole Zen thing!”
• “Excellent "

Tips: Refer friends and family and receive a 20% discount applicable to spa therapies, Core Fusion® or yoga classes, class series packages, or retail purchases. Make sure they mention your name.

Exhale or email Exhale

From innovative services (ever been immersed in goat butter?) to simple haircuts, this popular Newbury Street spa does it all.

Reviews:

• “Best Women’s hair cut/style ever”
• “Great haircut!”
• “Never Again”
• “Great!”
• “Impressed in more ways than one!”

Tips: Consider joining the Giuliano Privilege Club: The $79 annual fee nets you a 10-percent discount on all services.

G2O

Luxury and inner peace coexist at this harmonious Tremont Street spa dedicated to total well-being of body and mind.

Reviews:

• “The Best in Boston”
• “Owner is very fake”
• “Best massage hands down!”
• “Extremely friendly, low key and professional”
• “Best facial EVER”

Tips: If you’re a treatment addict, consider the spa’s advance-purchase incentive, which saves money when you pay for six massages up front ($450 instead of $480).

Etant Day Spa or email Etant Day Spa

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