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Best of Anne Arundel
HEALTH & WELLNESS
BEST DAY SPA
Even Keel
Wellness Spa
31 Old Solomons Island Road,
Suite 101, Annapolis.
410-990-0111.
evenkeelspa.com
How calming are the massages
here? Routinely, clients fall asleep.
“Sometimes, they start to snore.
We’ve had to give them a little shake
to wake them up,” said Ashley Franz,
CEO of Even Keel. The upscale
rubdowns are a hit, with 14 types of
massages on the menu.
“We customize each massage to fit
our clients’ needs, whether they come
here with aches and pains or just to
relax and forget about the world,”
said Franz, 34. “We meet them where
they are, so that they leave here feeling better.”
Twenty licensed therapists knead
nearly 300 patrons each week, from
marathon runners to mothers-to-be,
and from nonagenarians to Naval
Academy personnel. Facials are popular, too, among both sexes, with 11
different types from which to choose.
“Men don’t want wrinkles, either,”
said Franz.
Staff offer treatments for dry skin,
acne and rosacea. Brides come for
makeovers — and, perhaps, a spray
tan — before the wedding.
“Others want beauty service
before attending funerals, where
they’re going to see people whom
they haven’t seen in a long time,” said
Franz.
But massages comprise much
of the business, including those for
married couples. Though billed as
a romantic experience, some wives
have asked to be treated in separate
rooms. The reason?
“I don’t want to listen to my
husband snore his way through the
massage,” they say.
Renee Carparelli, esthetician, gives a facial to client Lisa Decker of Arnold at Even Keel Wellness Spa in Annapolis. PHOTO
BY KARL MERTON FERRON
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