Stop all this talk of downsizing already, will you? Instead,
we want to hear about innovative ways that local businesses are thinking
outside the box and making it work in this freaking recession. The perfect
example? The just-launched Wellbar at Exhale
(28 Arlington Street, Boston, 617.532.7000). Offering up quickie, stand-alone
services along with add-ons to existing treatments, the Wellbar features
express therapies that top out at $55 (keeping budgets in check) and all clock
in at 20 minutes or less — because there’s never, ever enough time in the day.
We love the fact that we can pop in for a quick dose of Vibrational Therapy (15
minutes, $40) before a yoga class, or tack a Luscious Lip (15 minutes, $20)
treatment onto one of the spa’s fabulous massages. Other options include Brow
Rehab (15 minutes, $55), the Quick Fix Face Peel (20 minutes, $50), and,
debuting this month, the Hangover Helper (15 minutes, $20) — a treatment that
includes a good-for-your-liver tea, a headache oil application, and eye de-puffers
such as an avocado-and-cucumber mask and a light lymphatic-drainage massage.
Fast, affordable treatments that cover everything from lips to livers? We’re
already sighing with relief.
