Boston - June 21, 2006

Expanse Report

New Beaucage Spa

Beauty. It ain’t so much about suffering as it is about space.

You can’t save a bad hair day without enough elbow room to work a barrel curling iron. And you can’t create a perfect brow without the right lighting, a 5X mirror, and professional tweezers.

Dean Boudreau understands. Which is why he just expanded his beloved Beaucage Salon by taking over the floor above and turning it into a knockout day spa — where you’ll end up as lovely and relaxed as the surroundings.

Start with a massage (Swedish to stone to aromatherapy) at the ultra-talented hands of Brad Shea. Then add facials (for the face and back), body polishes, and meticulous waxings. The kicker? Some of the most exacting manicures and pedicures you’ll ever experience.

On the way out, grab some booty — Kerastase, Mason Pearson, Rene Furterer, and the like.

All the better to take up precious space in your bathroom at home.

Beaucage Spa, 71 Newbury Street, Back Bay (617-437-7171 or beaucage.com).