Beauty & Spas in Athens

Under the guidance of a board-certified physician, the staff at Socle Medical Spa banishes a multitude of aesthetic imperfections. Media Star 810 laser technology banishes body hair from the skin, leaving limbs smooth and unhindered by forests of long-forgotten curlers. Meanwhile, a slate of IPL photofacials, microdermabrasions, and chemical peels anoint faces to help grant a radiant skin tone free from blemishes and discoloration.

Shear Genius Hair Salon’s owner Leila Albanna stocks only top products from the likes of Redken, Pureology, and Mizani, which are deployed during a full spectrum of haircut and coloring services. Leila and her passionate stylists effortlessly enact a coiffure to match your unique personality, face shape, or rhinestoned tiara.

The licensed specialists at Alpha Omega Hair Design are well known for keeping abreast of the latest industry techniques through ongoing workshops and educational courses. While stylists busily clip hair, clients are led across the salon’s expansive floor to one of six private treatment rooms, where an aesthetician rejuvenates skin with exfoliating facials and chemical peels. During waxing sessions, an aesthetician swathes skin with warm wax before swiftly removing excess hair.

Mark T. Smith, a physician's assistant and the president of Weigh to Go, helps patients achieve their aesthetic goals with procedures that require little to no downtime. Along with Dr. Suzette Reyes, aesthetician Crystal Irwin, and nurse practitioner Doddie Lankford, Smith helps banish spider veins with sclerotherapy, eases the appearance of wrinkles with cosmetic injections, and uses Thermage technology to help patients sculpt svelter figures.

At Pink Sparkle Spa, young girls can add a dash of glitter to their medley of sugar, spice, and everything nice. These glamorous transformations take place at the spa or clients’ homes—with technicians providing everything from sweet-smelling mani-pedis to fancy makeup and updos. Pink Sparkle Spa also combines these services in an array of packages, with most including balloon bouquets, sweet bags, and a secret decoder ring for deciphering Parent Speak.

Rick Verastegui is a jack-of-all-trades. As a kid, Rick could be spotted marching around his yard holding a trashcan above his head, imitating either bodybuilder Charles Atlas or the neighborhood's most muscular garbage man. Although he eventually set the trashcan down, Rick never lost his passion for health. He carried that into adolescence and adulthood, earning a black belt in karate, playing football, and becoming a certified personal trainer.

In between all of that, Rick found time to earn his master's degree in business, plus degrees in Spanish, government, and economics—all of which he taught at some point. Still, fitness remained an integral part of his life. Rick expanded on his already lengthy resumé by becoming a nationally certified massage therapist, a skill he practices extensively at Unearth the Power. Rick also provides weight-training, stretching, and bodywork services, all while using his diverse background to connect with clients.