Best hair salon: Liv Aveda

Liv Aveda takes first with luxury spa experience

Liv Aveda Lifestyle Salon & Spa is has won the title for best salon and spa in Mankato for the third year in a row.

Liv Aveda, located at 1839 Adams St., recently expanded and inside it is bigger and better than ever. Walk in and experience outstanding costumer service, choose a beverage offered by an employee and be prepared to have the best salon experience in the Mankato area.

The popular beauty business offers an exceptional amount of services for their customers. A person looking for hair care, facial care, massages, body treatments, spa packages, nail care, body waxing, make-up or special day packages should definitely make an appointment.

Hair care treatments range from easy cuts to complex works of art. A haircut for men, women and children that includes a shampoo, cut and dry will cost 23 dollars. Getting a style treatment after the cut will cost 20 dollars and a formal style will cost 45 dollars. Other hair services include bridal style, damage remedy hair and scalp renewal, coloring, bleach and tone, glossing treatment, highlights and low lights, corrective color and perms.

A customer looking for some facial renewal should check out the awesome 30-90 minute facials, an Elemental Nature Spa facial or a Botanical Skin Resurfacing facial. The salon and spa also offers facials specifically for men, anti-aging and acne treatments.

There are also 30-90 minute massages available as well as an Elemental Nature massage, a Chakra massage, a Stress Fix massage and an Expectant Mother massage among others.

Body treatments include Infinity Sun and Sunless tanning, Element Nature body wrap, Beautifying body wrap and Body exfoliation.

For the specific Day of Beauty package a customer can enjoy a spa facial, a body wrap, a 60-minute Elemental Nature massage, a spa pedicure, a spa manicure, a shampoo and style, a make-up application and lunch from a select menu. Experience all of that for 300 dollars in approximately seven hours. Liv Aveda also offers a Day Spa Experience, a Day of Wellness, a Glorious Day, Men’s Pure-Formance, Absolute Spa Ritual and Mother To Be all for various prices.

If a customer is looking for some excellent nail care they can get a Spa manicure, Gel Polish Spa manicure, Spa pedicure, Gel Polish Spa Pedicure, polish change, Gel Polish change, polish change toes and Gel polish change toes.

There are also various waxing services that Liv Aveda provides but the prices vary. If a customer wishes to have their make-up done for a wedding or special event Liv Aveda will be happy to help, they also will give make-up lessons.

One thing that really makes Liv Aveda stand out from competitors is their own products. Aveda is the brand name and they sell the hair care, skin and spa products in store and online as well. Not many salons offer their own line of products; it’s very unique to other places.

Liv Aveda is open Sunday 12 to 5 p.m., Monday through Thursday 9-8 p.m. and Saturday 8-4 p.m. Or check out their website livsalonspa.com for more information.

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