Asheville, NC Beauty and Salons

At Asheville Medical Aesthetics, doctors Henry Watkins and Jennifer Benjamin-Watkins combine holistic healthcare with advanced aesthetic procedures, and Aveda-trained aesthetician Shakara Dickerson transforms skin conditions with Eminence and Pevonia skincare products. Osteopathic manipulation combines massage with assisted stretching to improve mobility and alignment. Vibraderm microdermabrasion reveals fresh skin cells without abrasive crystals, and chemical peels with glycolic, salicylic, or gentler lactic acid help to shed wrinkles and scars lingering from patients' previous lives. Clients can fight signs of aging with Botox and injectible fillers, or opt for laser treatments that stimulate collagen or stunt hair growth.

For more than 20 years, Hair Emporium's stylists, under the guidance of owner Linda Buck, have been fashioning 'dos with professional products from Thermafuse and Sukesha. Shampoo treatments cleanse scalps with organic suds, whereas all-nutrient, low-ammonia color renovates tress hues without the need for cumbersome Wet Paint signs. Brazilian and Japanese hair-straightening systems defrizz strands and airbrush tanning imbues sun-parched pelts with a natural glow.

Plant- and mineral-based products—never tested on animals—pamper faces and bodies during sensitively rendered services at Glow Skin. All-natural sugaring hair removal gently wipes away unwanted fuzz without hot wax or chemical additives. Therapy treatments using LED light and oxygen work to fade blemishes and scars with non-invasive bursts of light and air. Even high-tech microcurrent "face-lifts" stimulate facial muscles with both small jolts of electricity and inspirational readings on the Golden Rule.

Voted Best Hair Salon, Best Hairdresser, or both by Mountain Xpress readers for eight years running, Wink Salon & Boutique boasts a fleet of skilled stylists that includes past master designers for Rusk International and an educator for Wella Hair Color. The green-certified salon’s hair whisperers employ Goldwell products to shift hair shades for jaywalkers on the lam and are all certified curlaborators with DevaCurl, making them well suited to manage curly manes. As the stylists snip locks with precision, nail technicians paint fingertips with Essie and Shellac polishes, and brow artists shape and shade over-eye arches with threading and tints made from all-natural vegetable dyes.

Inside Wink's boutique, jewelry and gifts crafted by more than 30 local artists beckon eyes toward the glint of recycled metals and vintage beads. An active member of the community, the business has teamed up with various organizations, such as Big Brothers Big Sisters, and hosts an annual drive for Manna FoodBank.

The staffers at The Fountain of Youth Day Spa and Salon Inc. each draw on 10 or more years of experience in their respective fields to revitalize clients’ minds and bodies. Massage therapist Steve Kisielewski soothes problems from muscle tension to fibromyalgia with his specialty neuromuscular massage, and aesthetician Theresa Kisielewski applies her training in manual lymphatic drainage and matrix energy work during carefully tailored facials. For hair services, clients come to see Jessie James, a stylist who artistically colors locks with ammonia-free Organic Systems products.