Beauty & Spas in Ajax

Sometimes when you leave childhood dreams behind, they still catch up with you. Such was the case with Dan Welsh, who, after a decade in the military that included a tour of Bosnia, found himself returning to the artwork that he had loved as a kid. Rediscovering his passion led him to found Motor City Tattoo Studio—named for his grandfather's Oshawa cab company—where he and three other skilled tattoo artists now bedeck their patrons with custom ink. Amid bright lime-green walls, the team also caters to clients seeking piercings, permanent makeup, and laser tattoo removal. Periodically, the group hosts custom art shows at their studio that aim to inspire guests to get tattoos of especially fetching art frames.

Whether scrubbing free dirt from faces or waxing away unwanted hair, Inner Beauty Skincare’s owner Nadine wants her guests to be as relaxed as possible. Her tender touch includes nourishes skin with vitamin A and D during facials and gently exfoliating bodies with blends of aromatic oils and Dead Sea salts.

The certified laser technicians at Precision Laser Tattoo Removal focus their skills on banishing blemishes and unwanted tattoos after complimentary consultations. Using the state-of-the-art MedLite C6 laser, they tackle tattoos of all ink colours resulting from a dare, vacation, or bar fight with a fountain pen. The laser can also fade birthmarks, age spots, and freckles for smoother skin.

At Escape Studio Hair and Spa, stylists and aestheticians aim to create an unforgettable experience for every client. They believe that a trip to the spa should be enjoyed and therefore recommend that clients budget enough time to kick back, relax, and learn a whale song or two. The studio's stylists offer a full menu of hair services, complete with colouring treatments and cuts for women, men, and children. In the spa, aestheticians wax body hair and pamper nails, backs, and skin. Laser treatments round out the spa's offerings—aestheticians use the highly concentrated light to reduce hair and diminish the appearance of sun spots, hyperpigmentation, and vessels.

Cut Above Salon specializes in single-strand, individually applied synthetic eyelash extensions—durable, natural-looking lashes that last about four weeks. But although this is their signature service, the staff isn't one-dimensional: they also enhance guests' exteriors with haircuts, facials, waxing, and body-armour polishing.

Canadian Smile Clinics focuses exclusively on cosmetic teeth-whitening, striving to reveal patients’ most radiant grins. During in-office treatments, specialists evenly coat teeth with a highly concentrated whitening gel, and then activate its stain-lifting properties with blue LED light. At-home whitening kits come packed with everything patients need to replicate in-office whitening procedures, including mini LED activators and sinks ripped out of the office’s wall. Canadian Smile Clinics can also bring mobile whitening services to a home, office, or salon. Results can last for up to 12 months, depending on each patient’s lifestyle and consumption of stain-causing products.