Day Spas in East Aurora, NY

Day spas in New York are not all in the big cities, and East Aurora is a good example of a small-town cluster. Ten day spas are grouped under East Aurora, along with one from South Wales and one from Attica. The trade here leans toward facial and skincare studios, with a smaller group of wellness spaces built around saunas, salt rooms and floats. Most of the businesses work in Aurora itself, and a few also work in Orchard Park, South Wales, Attica and Olean.

Facials are the center of the work. Em Spa is a skincare spa where Emma gives facials matched to each client's skin, by appointment only, with free lot and street parking. Lavender Glow Spa on Main Street runs a facial list that changes with the season, with Fall Skin Revival and Autumn Glow on the current menu alongside dermaplaning. The EA Facialist is the private studio of Kate Radovich, with facials and body treatments plus waxing and tinting, and facials there can include gua sha, lymphatic drainage cupping and enzyme peels.

Corrective skincare has its own place. Graffe Aesthetics is the practice of Rachel Graffeo, who focuses on acne and offers facials, chemical peels, microdermabrasion and dermaplane facials, along with skincare products clients can buy. Serenity Massage and Skincare is a day spa in East Aurora where a therapist assesses each client and customizes the massage, and its facial menu includes an advanced acne care facial and one for sensitive skin, broken capillaries and rosacea.

The wellness side runs in a different direction. Cardea Health Integrative sits just outside East Aurora at 1196 East Main Street and combines integrative and functional medicine with spa and yoga offerings, wellness saunas and an aesthetics line of facials, lash services and chemical peels. EUDEMONIA is at 42 Riley Street, behind Snap Fitness, and has been open since May 2023. It is built around a pink Himalayan salt cave, infrared sauna sessions, weightless float therapy and a vitality booth.