Without spas, massage therapists and aestheticians would have to ply their trade from verdant hedge mazes, which are incredibly resistant to feng shui. Enjoy pampering in a perfectly balanced environment with today’s Groupon to Encore Medspa in Walnut Creek. Choose between the following options:

• For $69, you get a one-hour microdermabrasion facial (a $179 value).
• For $45, you get a one-hour Swedish massage (a $99 value).<p>

Encore Medspa employs noninvasive treatments and highly trained hands to treat tired faces and backs to an entire hour of stress-free serenity. The crystalline caress of a microdermabrasion treatment lifts away dead skin and hardened postage stamps from the face using a spray of fine mineral exfoliants before aestheticians prepare fresh, tender skin to face the harsh outside world with a customized signature facial. A steam cleanse forces impurities out of hiding and into the waiting extractors of a full facial mask to produce a rehydrated, detoxified, exfoliated set of cheeks. Already fresh frontispieces can opt instead for a Swedish massage, flipping over onto faces to allow hands to flow firmly across the scope of the back. Perfect for relieving stress and increasing circulation throughout the body, Swedish massage uses a combination of long, smooth strokes and targeted pressure to ease chronic aches and restore spring to each patient’s skip.

Inside Encore Medspa, pale carpets catch the sunlight from floor to ceiling windows upon their soft pile, cushioning its fall and bouncing it back around the room’s neutral tones and pink accent walls. Soft curtains separate treatment areas from the rest of the space, providing shy patients the privacy they need to fully relax or finally remove their mascot heads.