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True to its name, this spacious nail salon and spa offers up soothing atmospherics via mossy hues, stone walls, buttery leather furniture, and a pleasingly retro soundtrack. Those details leave clients paying little mind to the Midtown Tunnel traffic speeding by the plate-glass storefront; instead, they’re busy losing themselves in a sea salt or green tea pedicure with accompanying detoxifying lower-leg mask then massage. Beyond the nail stations is a winding row of private treatment rooms for face and body waxing; Swedish, aromatherapy, and hot stone massage; and microdermabrasion, deep pore cleansing and express facials. Serenity carries only Yon-ka products, and its estheticians are trained by Yon-ka specialists. — Sarah Walker