Plus, get the scoop on hot dining spots and hip bars and clubs. But some spa owners have clear ideas about the sort of atmosphere necessary to earn the day spa title. Renella thinks not, and concentrates on de-stressing her clients. De-stressing has become crucial as career concerns dog us far beyond the office. Then when they're ready and able, they simply slip out to the spa's lower level for a massage or body wrap, and the world recedes.
More men also appear to be embracing spas.
Olga Nisenboim, owner of Olga's Skin Care Apothecary and Day Spa in Highland Park, says 20 percent of her clients are male. 100 E. Walton St. Sartin's products are a big draw, but the treatments here are also incredibly soothing and regenerating. Purchase essential oils, Kiva teas and gourmet edibles, then banish the trappings of urban chaos as you climb the staircase to one of eight treatment rooms. Retail products here are Miglin's own concoctions.