Addison, TX Beauty and Salons

At Active Beauty Solutions, shopkeepers are highly selective when it comes to inventory. In fact, they stock only three products: two varieties of lash extender and a brow booster, all by Code.ai. A brand lauded in the international press, including Nylon and Glamour, Code.ai sells paraben-free, hypoallergenic beauty products designed to deliver both immediate and long-term results. Their eyelash potions work to thicken and lengthen lashes, while the brow-booster aims to fill in and shape eyebrows without the need to glue on caterpillars.

Facelift of the Stars prevents and reverses facial aging with advanced non-surgical facelifts and supplements. Though CACI technology, named for a computer-aided cosmetology instrument, was originally designed to treat victims of Bell’s palsy and strokes, researchers discovered that the treatment also improved the non-effected sides of faces. Now used both as a medical and aesthetic treatment, Facelift of the Stars’s signature facial incorporates microcurrent technology to perform treatments that—according to numerous media and sources such as The Daily Mirror—are a favorite anti-aging solution of celebrities. Fashion blogger Sandra Ballentine of the New York Times reported that the CACI microcurrent machine is a go-to beauty tool for facialist-to-the-stars Georgia Louise.

Facelift of the Stars also rejuvenates faces with anti-aging and hydrating facial supplements, and pampers bodies with a variety of add-ons such as lip-plumping treatments. Eye and neck lifts help tighten the skin that may not be affected by the CACI facial, while a preparation peel can help remove the outer-most layer of dead skin.

The technicians at St. Tropez Nail Spa stay abreast of advancements in mani-pedi science. In addition to applying acrylic nails, they paint on chip-resistant shellac as an alternative to flakier polishes. They also embellish fingers with NexGenNails, which avoid the nail-bed damage caused by certain acrylics and the distinctive smell caused by painting your nails with expired ketchup. Their services encompass skin treatments as well; a leg mask and exfoliation top off the spa pedicure, and facials and permanent-makeup applications round out the spa menu.

Shoppers happening past Mina's Salon's glass storefront at The Shops at Willow Bend will catch glimpses of master stylists cutting and coloring coifs against an elegant backdrop of black-and-white damask. The team's 26 years of service and proficiency in hair telepathy make selecting an appropriate product for each set of tresses simple, with colorfully stocked shelves offering the latest nourishing elixirs from Kérastase Paris and restorative hair masks by Moroccanoil. When not busy sculpting strands, the staff also pampers overworked hands and overdanced feet with relaxing massages and warm paraffin dips and leaves skin silky smooth with waxing services that expand southwards from the brow.

Certified, licensed eyelash-extension specialist Chelita Hall encourages attention-grabbing winks with long-lasting faux-mink extensions that attach to natural lashes. Using a variety of lengths and curls, she can affix threads that help enhance the eye's natural shape, form an iconic cat-eye look, or aid blinking in semaphore. Colorful extensions, glitter extensions, and layered lashes are a few of the other techniques she can use to personalize looks.

At Celebrity Beauty Waxing, aesthetician Courtney Berry uses her unique—and strip-free—waxing technique to gently and swiftly remove hair from nearly ever part of the body. She transforms stubbly below-the-belt areas into silky smooth terrains with bikini, Brazilian, and buttocks waxing, and keep gams smooth with treatments for the lower or full legs. Further north, Courtney masterfully shapes brows into flattering arches or intimidating triangles, and eliminates peach fuzz from upper lips. Aside from waxing, the aesthetician combats breakouts and aging with three types of facials.