A Self-Care Day in Troy, MI

If Troy has a specialty beyond shopping, this is it: the city has an unusual concentration of med spas, skincare suites, salons and massage studios, most clustered around Big Beaver and Rochester. A full day is genuinely easy to fill.

## Morning: move first

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[Explore Yoga Studio](/places/explore-yoga-studio) at 1147 E Long Lake Rd holds a 4.9 Google rating. [CenterPeace Healing and Events Center Troy](/places/centerpeace-healing-and-events-center-troy) at 2609 Crooks Rd is rated 5.0 and is the quieter, smaller option. If you would rather lift than stretch, [Revolve Cycling Studio](/places/revolve-cycling-studio) at 315 E Big Beaver Rd runs indoor cycling classes for everyone from beginners up, also at 5.0.

## Late morning: stretch or massage

[StretchWerx LLC](/places/stretchwerx-llc) at 575 E Big Beaver Rd, Suite 120, does personalised stretching and mobility sessions and is rated 5.0 on Google. For a straight massage, [Aga Massage Therapist](/places/aga-massage-therapist) at 2891 E Maple Rd holds a 5.0 rating, [Synergetic Healing](/places/synergetic-healing) at 3150 Livernois Rd is also 5.0, and [LaVida Massage of Troy](/places/lavida-massage-of-troy) at 73 E Long Lake Rd is the easiest to book at short notice.

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## Midday: skin

This is the deepest category in Troy. [The Palomar Spa - A Skincare Suite](/places/the-palomar-spa-a-skincare-suite) at 829 E Big Beaver Rd, [Ethereal Esthetics, LLC.](/places/ethereal-esthetics-llc) at 330 E Maple Rd and [Centre of Lily Med Spa Troy](/places/centre-of-lily-med-spa-troy) at 1625 W Big Beaver Rd all carry 5.0 Google ratings. For the department-store version, [Spa Nordstrom - Somerset Collection](/places/spa-nordstrom-somerset-collection) at 2850 W Big Beaver Rd sits inside Somerset.

## Afternoon: nails

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[Phalanges Manicure Studio](/places/phalanges-manicure-studio) is rated 5.0 on Google. [My Nails and Spa](/places/my-nails-and-spa) at 5061 Livernois Rd and [Happy Nails](/places/happy-nails) at 53 E Long Lake Rd are both rated 4.7 or better on Google.

## Finish: hair

[Shear Thairapy](/places/shear-thairapy) at 829 E Big Beaver Rd and [Volume Three Salon](/places/volume-three-salon) at 3285 Rochester Rd both hold 5.0 Google ratings. [Bianchi's Salon of Troy](/places/bianchi-s-salon-of-troy) at 85 E Big Beaver Rd is the long-standing name on the corridor at 4.8.

Book the skincare appointment first — it is the hardest slot to get — and build the rest of the day around it.

Full rankings: [best spas](/best/spas), [best nail salons](/best/nail-salons) and [best hair salons](/best/hair-salons) in Troy.