The earliest salons were informal gatherings where B-list philosophers gibbered away so they couldn't hear themselves dying of plague. Get an earful of the modern salon’s soothing hair-dryer purrs and scissor chop-chops instead with today's Groupon to Salon DeSante. Choose between locations in Springfield and Exton, then choose between the following two options:

• For $25, you get $50 worth of salon services.
• For $50, you get $100 worth of salon services.

Armed with high-end products from brands such as Ouidad, proprietor Frank DeSante and his squad of trained body beautifiers pamper patrons from head to pinky toe through a smorgasbord of services. Savvy strand specialists mold mundane manes into shapely shifts during haircuts, offered for women ($45+), men ($22+), children ($20+), and children's imaginary friends. Each tress trimming includes a scalp massage, shampoo, conditioner, and styling. Customers can brighten up their dermal canvas with expert makeup application ($45+), separate forehead bristle with an eyebrow wax ($10+), or maximize eye-batting with false eyelashes ($15+) long enough to strum. After nourishing above the neck, treat five-pronged pals to a manicure ($15) or pamper market-bound piggies with a pedicure ($30).