The Great Escape Day Spa, located at 420 E. Jackson, will hold its grand opening Nov. 8-10.

Day spa 'Grand' new

By: Amanda Alund

Posted: 10/19/07

For those looking to luxuriate in a grandiose manner, the Grand Escape Day Spa, located at 420 E. Jackson St., offers all of the amenities to make it happen.

Open since Sept. 5, the spa offers a full-service hair salon, including cuts, colors, perms and updos. It also provides manicures and pedicures, facial and body waxing, facial massages and body wraps.

"It's a one-stop shop," said Nicole Nelson, hairstylist at Grand Escape.

With all these treatments under one roof, the Grand Escape staffs a wide range of specialists that perform the variety of treatments. There are two hairstylists, one massage therapist and two nail technicians who double as estheticians. All stylists have received specialized training for their specific duties.

"Each person that works here is licensed in (his or her) field," said Jill McCamant, owner, nail technician and esthetician at Grand Escape. "You won't come in and get four treatments from the same person."

Grand Escape also offers a wide range of high quality hair and beauty products. The hair care lines currently offered include Redkin, Biolage and Crew for Men, with possibly more to come. The face and body care products are by Dermalogica, a non-comedogenic professional skin care system that can only be acquired from account holders. Mirabella mineral makeup can also be purchased from the salon to provide a more luminous complexion.

"It's new and trendy," said Sadie Kugler, a hairstylist at Grand Escape. "We are experienced in all the most current trends."

The spa will be having its official grand opening Nov. 8-10. To celebrate, there will be free makeup applications with any $50 purchase of makeup and some specials regarding makeup.

"I got my hair done there a few weeks after they opened," said Jessica Bhardwaj, junior biology major. "They did a good job."

The spa is open Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. It is closed Sundays and Mondays.

For more information, including a list of all services provided, visit www.grandescapedayspa.com or call 309/833-2020.