Beauty & Spas in Bloomfield

Charm Skin Care's aestheticians revivify their clients' corpuses with treatments that run the gamut from deep-cleansing facials to laser hair removal. The staff also wields Guinot facial creams to give skin a youthful gleam, similar to the gleam created by spreading canned baby laughter on one’s face.

From the walls of their private treatment rooms to the uniforms of the aestheticians, robin's egg blue pervades Stress Solutions Spa. The soft sky color is intended to signify the renewal and beauty granted by the spa's staff of skin experts, nail technicians, and massage therapists. The crew draws upon a skin-rejuvenating arsenal of nutrient-rich seaweed wraps, essential oils, and moisturizing creams, leaving patrons relaxed and beautiful like the models in a hammock catalog.

Maria De Santis, permanent-makeup specialist and founder of A Face Forever Permanent Cosmetics, seizes every opportunity to further her knowledge in the field of micropigmentation. Though she currently holds 15 advanced industry certifications, she continues to enroll in education programs and study emerging procedures. She imbues lips with rosy color, touches up eyebrows with hair-like brushstrokes, and reconstructs features that have undergone damage from surgery or injury. Because of her extensive knowledge, warm bedside manner, and ability to stay inside the lines of coloring books while blindfolded, local doctors, including Mitchell Chasin, Mark Granick, Suzanne Offen, Andrea Strauss, and Duncan Burnett refer their patients to Maria.

At The V Spot Nail Spa, clients can sink into massive white armchairs as their feet soak in gleaming silver basins as the soothing scents of the lavender scrub and shea butter waft through the air. While they relax in armchairs or perch themselves at manicure stations, their toe- and fingertips are painted with OPI and CND Shellac polish, which make appendages easy to spot when their owners are rotating atop a baggage-claim conveyor belt. Olive lotion, lavender scrubs, and aloe augment manicures, softening hands as guests look up at the salon’s crystal chandeliers, ornate mirrors, and exposed-brick walls.

Known professionally by his first name, the barber behind the eponymous Oscar New York prides himself on his signature style, which blends the lost nostalgia of a great generation with the world’s increasingly modernized times. As clients relax in a sophisticated leather-barber chair, puffing a complimentary cigar paired with a glass of wine or a few fingers of single-malt scotch, Oscar transforms scraggly hair into a cut befitting a gentleman or a particularly dignified police horse. Oscar also specializes in the straight-razor shave, a lavish service that includes the warm lather and precision cuts valued by men of yore. In addition to his work helping men reconnect with their grooming roots, Oscar frequently performs in-home services and has previously plied his trade at establishments including The Art of Shaving on Madison Avenue.

Jacquelene Cutro, owner of Fringe Hair & Nail Salon, sculpts tresses alongside her trained stylists amid earth-toned decor. Guests can relax in a waiting area furnished with leopard-print chairs and stately wooden shelves loaded with products from Tocco Magico, Paul Mitchell, and Matrix. Exposed bricks provide a counterpoint to beige faux-finished walls dotted with metal wall ornaments and wood-carved mandalas. Light fixtures with stained-glass accents illuminate styling stations and full-length mirrors, which let clients keep an eye on the neighborhood urchins trying to steal a policeman’s hat outside.