Brookfield, WI Beauty and Salons

Beneath vaulted ceilings and chandeliers, Aqua Nail Studio's resident nail pro toils over talons, shaping digits and treating paws to hydrating paraffin waxes. During manicures and pedicures, she softens skin with aloe vera and coats nails in chip-resistant polish. A pair of neighboring spa pedicure stations allow friends or rival concert pianists to be polished in tandem.

Dr. Korkos, the medical director of Rejuva Skin Care and Wellness, is a board-certified plastic surgeon, and has used his extensive training to develop a service menu of facial peels, injectables, and laser cosmetics. Among the beautifying treatments, however, are stress-relieving options such as luxe hot-stone massages and golden-caviar facials culled from caviar ore.

The staff at Glamorosa! Salon & Spa pamper their clients from head to toe with haircuts and color treatments and mani-pedis using all-natural Aveda products. The spa side of the salon features body-polish treatments infused with mango, aloe vera, and Caribbean essential oils and facials infused with natural skin-brightening exfoliants.

Nails By Moonlight is an independently owned nail salon tucked within the consignment store Ladies First Resale Boutique. The technicians specialize in services using Shellac and OPI gel polishes, which keep manicures and pedicures looking fresh for longer than traditional hues. The chip-resistant polishes also require minimal drying time, as they cure under a special light rather than in front of a window air conditioner. Before techs apply any color, nail art, or artificial nails, they buff and file nails to ideal lengths and push back cuticles to ensure clean surfaces.

As teenagers, Danielle Szymanski and her friends would take turns curling, cutting, and straightening each other's hair. Danielle's early interest in styling and fashion carried her through nail and beauty school, even giving her the qualifications to work backstage at a variety of hair shows. Since opening Splash Hair Design & Spa in 2005, Danielle has worked with many people, including a loyal client who's been going to Danielle since she was an apprentice 17 years ago.

Partially renovated in 2011, the salon-spa's numerous treatment rooms and styling areas bustle as skilled staffers pamper clients with hair, nail, skincare, and waxing services. The technicians all have at least five years of experience and regularly participate in continuing education through classes and shows. An eclectic selection of music, a modern living room–like waiting area, and friendly staffers who don't mind if you can call them "mommy" add to Splash Hair Design & Spa's comfortable atmosphere, where guests "will feel at home," says Danielle.

A private treatment room blooms with the aromas of jojoba essential oils as professionals detangle muscle knots or harvest beauty from pores using Aveda's signature blends of flower and plant essences. Staffers can also add pizzazz to guests' hair using coloring products that are up to 99% naturally derived and extensions that are made from human hair or colorful feathers. Additionally, staffers can remove unwanted body bristle with waxing services or immerse tired feet in a cane-sugar scrub and tubs of Yanni mix tapes during soothing Caribbean-therapy pedicures.