Brighton, NY Beauty and Salons

Some salons are content to slather faces with a mix of mud and sugar and call it a facial. That’s not the case at SeriouSkin, where aestheticians curate a menu that includes only those treatments and products that have been clinically proven to safely remedy skin issues such as acne, wrinkles, and unwanted hair. The spa’s licensed staff members are all trained masters of their trade, skillfully deploying services that range from laser hair removal and permanent makeup to FDA-approved Bio-Roller micro-needle therapy, which improves the look and feel of skin through use of fast-moving, collagen-stimulating needles filled with inspirational quotes.

Despite its clinical technology, the salon features a softer side, including a brow bar where aestheticians can shape eye awnings with a range of powders, pencils, waxes, and brow mascaras, or enhance lashes with conditioners and extensions. The studio is thoroughly stocked with a wide range of quality products by brands such as PCA Skin, Ayur-Medic, and Jade, and aestheticians are happy to recommend products that can be used at home to enhance any treatment’s effectiveness.

Housed in the historic Wiltsie & Crump building—originally erected in 1886 to serve as Pittsford's general store—The Soho Salon's warmly lit interior is home to a collective of former salon owners, veteran colorists, and seasoned stylists. The cosmetic doyens flock to the salon for a chance to work with owner Chas Inzinna, the aesthetic engineer who designed the Hair Color Formula Encyclopedia—an essential reference for colorists on how to create more than 70,000 hues. Inside, bright-red mirrors punctuate lush, cream-curtained walls and couches. Golden lamps dangle above the freestanding chairs, where stylists, such as 15-year veteran Orlando de Nobrega, cut, color, and style coifs into busts of Wile E. Coyote.

Pol'ish Salon & Spa's Sue Thomas devotes her skills as a nail technician to performing several manicures and pedicures. Her service menu includes gel polish manicures, which involve more filing and buffing than a weightlifting lawyer's schedule. Sue infuses friendliness into each service she renders, and she strives to make each visit relaxing for her guests. That emphasis can be found in her spa pedicures, which incorporate hot towel treatments and extended massages of the feet and legs.

Working together for nearly 20 years, Delicately You's trio of body-care specialists each practice a unique set of skills that leave clients' feeling more beautiful inside and out through services including hair removal, facials, and massage therapy. Owner and experienced electrologist Nina Cristantello-Lindauer uses a computerized system to permanently remove unwanted body hair and calculate each strand overall sigma level. In addition to electrolysis, teammate Sandy Hood depilates physiques through natural sugar- and soy-based methods, as well as rejuvenates skin with intense pulsed light therapy. Therapist Bill Walker, the male of the trio and a member of Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals, applies more than 10 massage techniques to ease maladies ranging from achy heads to heady aches.

Owner Teddy Kaminiski chose the adjective Soignee as the title for his salon because it’s a word used to describe elegance and superb grooming. To embody elegance, the salon is painted in jewel tones and decorated with sleek, geometric furnishings. To solidify its reputation for superb grooming, the salon's service menu features luxury treatments. As a complement to basic cutting and styling services, stylists soften hair with keratin treatments or add volume with single-strand extensions from real humans and retired Treasure Trolls. Raychel Geil serves as the sole aesthetician, polishing skin with a diamond-tip microdermabrasion tool and enriching complexions with an organic bronzer.

The trained stylists of Hipp E Chic Hair Salon and Boutique transform hair and brows inside a salon that’s as inviting as its lavender-toned walls are soothing. Stylists draw upon an arsenal of organic MOP products to revamp patrons’ looks using chemical retexturing, coloring treatments, hair shaping, and waxing sessions, all while spouting off at-home styling tips and tricks to keep locks from reverting to their factory settings. The salon’s plush, white couches invite guests to recline in comfort while waiting for treatments, giving guests a prime vantage point to watch stylists work their magic or to revel in the selection of artistic renderings and plant life dotting the salon.