Optimal Wellness Center - Facial

Sorry I have not been on for a while! I am on winter break and decided to treat myself to a facial. I got a deal at Optimal Wellness Center when I went to their Ladies Night. I could book any service for $49 (usually $75). My friends at Ladies Night raved about thier mini facials with Karen, so I decided to get one.

I have reviewed Optimal Wellness Center before. The facility is very nicely decorated, and the whole place is spa-like. Karen was really nice and did a great job. She used all natural products on me, including a raw organic honey facial. She also put some hot stones under may back and used hot stones to massage my face. She did quite a bit of massage on my arms, face, neck, and shoulders. At the end, she put mascara and lip gloss on me, which made me look more presentable when I went to Target afterwards.

I highly recommend the facial at Optimal Wellness Center. In fact I pre-paid for another one because that way I got $20 off.



Service Quality Rating: 4 stars out of 5
"Spa Experience" Rating: 4.5 stars out of 5
Price: $$$ (price I actually paid - $)

Price Guide
$ = less than $1 per minute (very budget friendly!)
$$ = about $1 per minute (reasonable)
$$$ = more than $1 per minute (an occasional treat)
$$$$ = about $1.50 per minute (only if I get a gift certificate or great coupon)
$$$$$ = more than $1.50 per minute (I'll be surprised if I ever get to go to one of these)

Spa Deals!

Living Social Deal:
$40 for 60 minute Theraputic Massage (50% savings)
at Theraputic Massage by Megan

Groupon Deal:
$10 for 30 minute Thai Bodywork Session (60% savings)
at Spirit Soul and Body Holistic Family Wellness Center and Spa

Eversave Deal:
$37 for a 60-minute Swedish massage or
$47 for a 60-minute deep muscle therapy massage
at The Ginkgo Tree Salon and Spa

Spa Deals!

Eversave Deal:
$29 for deluxe mani-pedi (52% savings)
at Panache Day Spa

Spa Deals!

Eversave Deal:
$29 for 60 minute Hot Stone massage ($90 value)
at A Natural Way to Recovery
** I personally recommend this!

Living Social Deal:
$27 for one hour Reiki session or
$35 for one hour Deep Tissue or  Swedish massage (53% savings)
at Crystal Rose Connections

Spa Deals!

Living Social Deal:
$40 for Microdermabrasion Treatment (50% savings)
$99 for Keratin Complex Smoothing Treatment (50% savings)
at EyeMAX Cosmetics and Beauty Boutique

Eversave Deal:
$29 for Therapeutic Massage (52% savings)
$45 for Couple's Therapeutic Massage (52% savings)
at Spirit Soul and Body Wellness

Spa Deals!

Eversave Deal:
$10 for 30 minute Thai bodywork stretching sessions ($25 value)
at Massage Indy
offer ends 11/5

Living Social Deal:
$35 for detoxifying body wrap (53% savings)
at Body Wrapture
offer ends 11/5

Spa Deals!

Living Social Deal:
$39 for $85 worth of esthetic services (54% savings)
at SCSC at Ginko Tree Spa and Salon
offer ends 11/6

Spa Deals!

Living Social Deal:
$150 for VI Peel Treatment ($300 value)
at Faces Clinical Aesthetics
offer ends 10/30

Groupon Deal:
$75 for 1 vitamin C face-lift peel (a $150 value)
$199 for 3 vitamin C face-lift peels (a $450 value)
$399 for 6 vitamin C face-lift peels (a $900 value)
at Splash Hair Salon
offer ends 10/30

Spa Deals!

Living Social Deal:
$12 for Thai Bodywork, Foot Massage, or $25 Gift Certificate (52% savings)
at Massage Indy

Groupon Deal:

• For $39, you get an acupuncture package (a $235 total value) that includes:
  • An initial consultation and exam ($115 value)
  • Two 30-minute acupuncture sessions ($120 value)

• For $79, you get an acupuncture package (a $475 total value) that includes:
  • An initial consultation and exam ($115 value)
  • Six 30-minute acupuncture sessions ($360 value) 
  at Prather Wellness Center
  

Spa Deals!

Eversave Deal:
$30 for 60-minute customized facial or
$45 to add micro dermabrasion (57% savings)
at Ginko Tree Spa and Salon
offer ends 10/28

Spa Deals!

Groupon Deal:
For $20, you get one Brazilian wax (a $42 value).
For $25, you get two Shellac manicures (a $50 value).
at  Wax It! Spa
offer ends 10/23

Europa Day Spa - Essence Facial

Thursday and Friday of this week is my fall break, so I decided to go to my favorite place to get a facial, Europa Day Spa. I received a gift certificate to this place a few years ago and I have gone back one or two times a year since then. I am willing to pay full price there.

Europa Day Spa is a small spa in the Meridian Kessler neighborhood. There are three rooms separated by walls that don't go all the way to the ceiling, and white fabric is draped over the top. There is a big fountain right in the middle, so you can hear the sound of real running water, and wood floors. Sandra, the owner, is very nice and always remembers things about me, even when I haven't been there for a year. She always offers me water or tea from a little tea tray that she has set up.

I like Sandra's facials because they involve a lot of massaging, more than other facials I've gotten. She starts off with cleansing my face with a clarisonic brush, and then does extractions if I want them (which I always do). Then she massages in a few more lotions and potions, and ends with a face mask. While the face mask is on she gives me at least a 15-20 minute massage of my arms, shoulders, and head. The whole facial lasted about 1.5 hours today and cost $75 plus tip (regular price).


Service Quality Rating: 4.5 stars out of 5
"Spa Experience" Rating: 4 stars out of 5
Price: $

Price Guide
$ = less than $1 per minute (very budget friendly!)
$$ = about $1 per minute (reasonable)
$$$ = more than $1 per minute (an occasional treat)
$$$$ = about $1.50 per minute (only if I get a gift certificate or great coupon)
$$$$$ = more than $1.50 per minute (I'll be surprised if I ever get to go to one of these)


*Europa day spa  is having an open house with free wine, appetizers, reiki, reflexology, and chair massage on November 10th at 6:30-8:30.

Spa Deals!

Angie's List Big Deal:
$35 for a Deep Cleansing 45-Minute Spa Facial OR Waxing of 3 Body Areas (50% savings)
at  Sky Salon & Spa
offer ends 10/27

Spa Deals!

Plum District Deal:
$50 for one-hour massage ($100 value)
at Back to Relax
offer ends 10/21

Spa Deals!

Eversave Deal:
$29 for Spa Mani Pedi ($70 value)
at Sky Salon and Spa
offer ends 10/19

Spa Deals!

Groupon Deal:
For $29, you get one photo-rejuvenation facial treatment (an $85 value).
For $79, you get three photo-rejuvenation facial treatments (a $255 value).
at Dominique Rosa at The Spa at French Pharmacie
offer ends 10/13

Spa Deals!

Groupon Deal:
$39 for
An initial consultation (a $50 value)
A chiropractic exam (a $95 value)
X-rays, if needed (up to an $80 value)
A one-hour massage (a $60 value)
at Beech Grove Chiropractic
offer ends 10/12

Spa Deals!

Living Social Deal:
$60 for mani/pedi and waxing ($125 value)
$45 for mani/pedi and makeup application ($90 value)
at Chateau Bijou Salon and Spa
offer ends 10/6

Groupon Deal:
For $40, you get a 30-minute hot-stone massage and a 30-minute reflexology massage ($85 value)
For $55, you get a 45-minute hot-stone massage and a 45-minute reflexology massage ($110 value)
For $119, you get a 90-minute couples hot-stone massage (a $255 value)
For $119, you get a 60-minute couples aromatherapy massage and a 30-minute couples reflexology massage ($255 value)
at Tranquil Escapes
offer ends 10/7

Spa Deals!

Private Deal:
$45 for 90 minute hot stone massage ($120 value)
at Customized Massage Therapy
offer ends 10/6

Elle Nails - Pedicure

I went and got a pedicure immediately after school (work) today because I have been wanting to get one for the last few weeks and haven't had time. (Or, lets be honest, whenever I have had time, my legs weren't adequately shaved.) Today the two lined up like stars in a constellation, and I was able to get my pedicure.

I went to Elle Nails on 86th and Zionsville. It was a fairly standard walk-in nail place with comparable prices. It was simply decorated, but nice. It did not seem to be well ventilated because it was the strongest nail chemically smelling place I have been to. The place was fairly busy, but I got in right away. The pedicure chair massager was really strong and almost hurt my back. My pedicurist was thorough, and gave me a great leg massage, but did not massage my feet at all which was disappointing. I originally picked out a crackle nail polish that should have looked something like this (but on my toes):

  

But the pedicurist had never used it, and couldn't figure out how it worked. There was a top coat somewhere that we were lacking. So instead I just went with a plain red. When I went to the nail dryer area and sat down, I was momentarily excited when I realized that that chair had a massager also, but alas it was broken.

Service Quality Rating: 2.5 stars out of 5
"Spa Experience" Rating: 2.5 stars out of 5
Price: $$

Price Guide
$ = less than $1 per minute (very budget friendly!)
$$ = about $1 per minute (reasonable)
$$$ = more than $1 per minute (an occasional treat)
$$$$ = about $1.50 per minute (only if I get a gift certificate or great coupon)
$$$$$ = more than $1.50 per minute (I'll be surprised if I ever get to go to one of these)