Top of the Town 2011

Three-year-old Solera Salon houses more than 60 beauty businesses in one well-appointed building just off Arapahoe Road in Centennial. But at least one of the companies at Solera is a true standout. Vanessa Marquez’s iMassage, a single treatment room where Marquez is the only therapist, is a must if you’re jonesing for a full-body rubdown. With nimble fingers and more deep-penetrating techniques than her slight build would suggest, Marquez strikes an exquisite balance between sublime pleasure and therapeutic pain. She’s also (thankfully) relentless about checking her use of pressure. To boot, the refreshing mint aromatherapy scent left us feeling delightfully rejuvenated. 8770 E. Arapahoe Road, Centennial, 720-998-3827, www.imassage.massagetherapy.com; www.solerasalon.com