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| - Another Groupon adventure to the far away land of Wexford. I was a little dubious as to how this was going to go since the edifice is kind of run-down, their sign is just a banner, and it took a while for someone to meet me in the lobby. However, my fears were mostly unfounded. I was getting three services: signature facial, haircut, and a pedicure. They scheduled the services in the correct order (facial, haircut, pedi), which I really appreciated. As the facial progressed, I became more and more comfortable that Destination employed skilled people. She had good technique, used Dermalogica, and gave a fantastic massage. The only weird thing is that there's no steam or extractions. I thought maybe the Groupon was for an express facial, but, no, this is their signature. So, if you're looking for serious skincare, I'd go elsewhere. Actually, I'd recommend that you just book a massage, and go somewhere else for a facial.
Next was the haircut, and unfortunately, this was the low point of the day. No exaggeration, the consultation to completion took less than 20 minutes. My hair looked exactly the same, just shorter. It was pretty disappointing. After that short interlude, I was off to my pedi. The lady doing the pedicure was very nice, skilled, chatted the right amount, and the polish has lasted a few weeks now.
All the services, along with about a 20 minute wait, took about 2.5 hours. I'm not sure if their services are typically this short, or if they abbreviated them for Grouponers, but I was thinking it would be at least a 3 hour day. In sum, if I lived closer to Destination, I would probably frequent it for massages, and occasionally pedicures.
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