Beauty & Spas in Albany

When it comes to muscles, licensed massage therapist Chrisdin Dier rarely comes across a knot she can’t untie. Depending on her client’s needs, she may call upon Swedish, deep-tissue, or hot-stone massage techniques to relieve tension and soothe sore muscle tissue. When her strokes are not enough by themselves, she enhances her sessions with aromatherapy and raindrop therapy, both of which bring non-tactile senses into the mix.

At New Attitudes Salon, talented stylists and aestheticians pamper clients with a spectrum of hair, skin, and body treatments. To keep hairdos in line and up to date, a CHI master educator can glide her scissors through locks or apply a flattering, ammonia-free color. Facials employ potent ingredients such as volcanic ash and glycolic acid to tighten pores and even out tone, and body scrubs refresh below-chin skin with mixtures of sea salt and organic essential oils. Treatment rooms fill with therapeutic scents of vanilla, lavender, and peppermint during spa appointments, ensuring clients leave with minds as calm as the audience at a snail race.

Inside a stylish space bedecked with posters of Hollywood icons such as Marilyn Monroe, James Dean, and Audrey Hepburn, the nine staffers of Legends Hair Salon revamp their clients' looks with hair, makeup, nail, and waxing services. Zebra prints and red decor help to create a fun, funky vibe as stylists retool 'dos using Redken products and each head's operating manual.

As a certified Bumble and bumble salon, Lines and Legends features a team of stylists trained by the NYC-based product line’s courses on cutting, styling, and colouring. The seasoned stylists use an exclusive line of Bumble and bumble products during a full repertoire of coif-renovating services, including simple trims, smoothing blowouts, and full highlights. The Lines and Legends salon features a unique mixture of concrete and brick-tiled floors accented by framed artwork and modern furnishings, which create an atmosphere trendier than a quilt of sewn-together Vogue covers.

La Vita Moda Salon opened its doors on November 1, 2011, with the aim of transforming clients' style with modern, flattering haircuts and luxurious beauty services. Attentive stylists shear and tint hair at clients' behest, whipping hair into polished coifs or edgy styles to suit each mane. Bodies snag some attention in the salon’s glow-bestowing tanning beds, which help stave off Dr. Winter’s melatonin-draining ray gun. Clientele of all genders find pampering services to their liking, from a shave and neat coif to a full set of highlights to spotlight the most well-behaved hairs.

Seasoned stylist and Albany native Katie Steinbach imbues Bombshell Beauty Lounge with a vintage atmosphere, contrasting retro ambiance with a full roster of modern salon services. Backed by her team of continually educated technicians, Katie skillfully sculpts and adds hues to hairdos, and removes excess fuzz with waxing. She also educates clients on the art of makeup application, demonstrating trendy techniques and how to prevent mascara smudges when sitting in the first five rows of a killer-whale show.