TREAT YOURSELF

8 Houston spas offering end-of-summer wellness specials

Whether or not a person is heading back to school, the upcoming end of summer offers a perfect time for a little wellness. A day at the spa is the antidote to puffy skin from poolside cocktails, aches and pains from long plane rides, and discolored skin from too much sunbathing.

Luckily, many spas in Houston are running end-of-summer and National Wellness Month specials to make relaxing and recovering from summer fun easy and more affordable. We've rounded up eight spas with post-summer treatments you'll love.

MilkBath Hair & Scalp Spa
New to the Memorial neighborhood, this spa believes that beautiful hair starts with a healthy scalp. Each treatment includes an in-depth scalp analysis before the team at MilkBath crafts customized hair treatments to meet each client's unique needs. Right now, the hair spa is offering $20 off treatments for new clients.

Montrose Med Spa
Enjoy the "Summer of Love" at Montrose Med Spa, where clients can get discounts on dark under-eye correction with a single platelet-rich plasma (PRP) session. Montrose's newest med spa also offers discounts on IV therapy and medical weight loss consultations.

MySpa Joy
This relaxation hot spot in the Heights is offering 25 percent off several treatment packages, including 60-minute and 90-minute massages, hydra facials, and regular facial services. These packages are the perfect summer-to-fall transition for beautiful skin and relaxation.

Nuveau Plastic Surgery & Medical Aesthetics
Just in time for National Wellness Month, Nuveau has extended its lunchtime specials through the end of August. Great for an in-and-out treatment without the downtime, the plastic surgery and medical aesthetics center is offering discounts on its most popular services, including Dermaplane, hydrafacials, Emsculpt, laser hair removal, and Morpheus Eyes.

Post Oak Hotel
Considered by someone to be up Uptown's urban oasis, the Post Oak Hotel has relaxation covered this August. Couples are invited to a unique experience on the hotel's helipad with the Mind & Unwind Package, which includes calming meditation and a soothing massage. Every Wednesday in August, the hotel's spa offers both a 50-minute soothing stone massage for $195 and a 50-minute deep cleansing facial for $195, along with a Dermaplane enhancement for only $55.

Post Oak Hotel Spa The women's vitality lounge at The Spa inside the Post Oak Hotel. Photo courtesy of Post Oak Hotel

Thompson Hotel Houston
Known as one of the top hotels for recovery, Thompson Houston and Los Angeles-based Med Spa Dripology teamed up for National Wellness Month. The Thompson Houston Spa will host a Dripology IV pop-up lounge to allow Houstonians to try their signature treatments. Throughout the month, each Friday-Sunday, Thompson Spa will also offer health and wellness-focused events, lectures, and classes with partners and programming, including yoga and meditation with Amelia May, Reiki, sex therapists, nutritionists, financial wellness experts, and more.

Spa San Luis
Busy summer? Not to worry; Spa San Luis offers ways to revive and rejuvenate for the rest of the season. Take your favorite person to the gorgeous Galveston spa for a Salt Air Couples Massage to enjoy an 80-minute couples massage in the San Luis oceanfront gazebo. The island getaway also has a full menu of "seaholistic" marine experiences with Phytomer products made with marine ingredients sustainably cultivated and harvested from the ocean. Treatments include massages, facials, and more.

Tulum Wellness Spa
Located in the Stomping Grounds, Garden Oaks' retail and restaurant destination, Tulum Wellness Spa is here for the heat this summer. Through September, the spa is offering $200 off its Hyperhidrosis treatment to keep the sweat at bay. Clients who book a signature or ultimate HydraFacial will also receive 50 complimentary units of Dysport to erase those summer sun lines.

Photo courtesy of Spa San Luis

The Salt-Air Couples Massage is just one of the summer treatments offered at Galveston hot-spot San Luis Resort, Spa and Conference Center.

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HOTTEST HEADLINES OF 2025

Celeb's Texas-sized ring dazzles in our top 10 fashion stories of 2025

Photo courtesy of Kendra Scott

Kendra Scott's million dollar engagement ring crafted by a Houston jeweler tops Houston's most-read fashion articles of 2025.

Editor’s note: Houston’s shopping and style scene delivered plenty to talk about this year, with headline-making jewels, must-have accessories, major retail moves, and Texas-sized collaborations. Readers couldn’t get enough of a million-dollar pink diamond crafted by a Houston jeweler for Zac Brown and Kendra Scott, the Labubu frenzy, and the arrival of luxury brands in River Oaks District. New flagships from beloved Texas brands, summer shopping guides, and the return of the Nutcracker Market, along with news of a Macy’s local closure also topped the year's must-read articles. Here's a look back at the stories that captured the Bayou City's love of luxury, hometown pride, and constantly changing retail landscape.

1. Houston jeweler supplies star Zac Brown with a Texas-sized diamond ring. Country superstar Zac Brown popped the question to billionaire jewelry mogul Kendra Scott with a one-of-a-kind creation from Houston jeweler Valobra Master Jewelers. The jaw-dropping 3.06 carat fancy pink diamond (GIA certified, VVS2 clarity) was set in platinum gold and surrounded by 28 baguette-cut white diamonds totaling 3.17 carats. The jeweler wouldn't comment on the price, but it would surely retail for over $1 million.

2. Loveable Labubu: Where to find the must-have fashion accessory in Houston. Love them or hate them, these tiny monsters broke the internet with the April release of Big Into Energy Labubu. Lucky Houstonians who were able to buy one online flocked to area stores in Sugar Land and The Woodlands for their pick-up-only purchases.

3. 2 luxury jewelers unveil flagship boutiques in River Oaks District. With VIP salons, ornate decor, and luxury jewelry, two French jewelry houses made an entrance in River Oaks District this summer. Joining the neighborhood's luxury lineup, shoppers can now buy their baubles from Cartier and Van Cleef.

4. Colorful Texas handbag maker opens new flagship store in Katy. Popular handbag brand Consuela opened its first Houston-area store at La Centerra in Cinco Ranch, Katy. Shoppers can now get their hands on the bold, colorful printed bags and accessories without a long drive or an online checkout.

5. Macy's to shutter dozens of stores nationwide, including 1 in Houston. As part of a strategy to make Macy's profitable again, the store shuttered six Texas stores, including a longtime location at Almeda Mall. Five DFW stores also went dark, and by early 2026, the retailer will have closed 150 "unproductive" locations nationwide.

6. Where to shop right now: 12 Houston shops with fresh summer finds. Amid back-to-school shopping and the August 8 sales tax holiday, Houstonians were especially interested in where to find the best deals at local retailers, including Chloe Dao, Mejuri, Reformation, Abejas Boutique, and more.

7. Houston bootmaker offers $5,000 cowboy boot and gator hunt adventure. For $5,000, Houstonians can now source an alligator hide near Anahuac that will be transformed into a pair of bespoke cowboy boots by Republic Boot Company.

8. What to know about the return of Houston's Nutcracker Market for 2025. The Houston Ballet Nutcracker Market is one of the most highly anticipated shopping events of the year. This year's market welcomed 40 new vendors and over 100,000 shoppers, with ticket sales exceeding $24 million. Over $6 million went directly to support Houston Ballet, its academy, and scholarship programs.

9. Texas brand Lucchese launches UT Longhorns collection with boots and more. Storied Texas bootmaker Lucchese released a collaboration with the University of Texas featuring two men's styles and three women's styles. The lineup pairs white and cream colored leather with burnt orange accents as a nod to Longhorn pride.

10. Whataburger partners with Texas activewear brand for new capsule collection. Whataburger tapped Austin-based activewear brand Burlebo for a capsule collection just in time for Father's Day. The line included caps, infant onesies, and shirts available in three different patterns.

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