Charleston Beauty and Salons

Facelogic Spa's aestheticians sit clients down in zero-gravity chairs, then revitalize their visages with custom facials. They deliver these refreshing treatments in private rooms awash in shades of sea and sky. The team lavishes skin with products such as Dermalogica, Eminence Organics, and Youngblood mineral makeups, and guests can replenish their home beauty arsenals with wares from the lobby's shelves. Aestheticians customize the steps of eight Elite facials to pinpoint particular trouble zones, and staff members also wax away excess fuzz from women and men alike, leaving skin smoother than James Bond drenched in butter.

Belying its moniker, Old South Barber Spa is a modern facility where the charms and amenities of an old-fashioned southern men’s club are ladled into a historical home’s luxurious confines. The shop’s barbers carefully trim hairs and gently shave beards and necklines using hot lather, shave oils, and a straightedge razor; the way it was done in the good old days when all walks to school were uphill on sidewalks made of quicksand. Barbers also treat hands and feet with manicures and pedicures, and pores with facials designed to rejuvenate and brighten skin.

Old South Barber Spa’s pleasantly placid interior, located inside a 217-year-old home, surrounds visitors in a comforting blanket of rich mahogany, lavish furnishings, and original antique heart-pine floors that evoke the drawing rooms of historical gentlemen’s clubs. In addition to banishing split ends to exile in a dustpan, customers may partake in complimentary beverages and shoeshines, and top off their spa experience by visiting the cigar bar, which will also enhance their Groucho Marx impressions.

Upon entering the salon, newbies receive a tour of Tanning Oasis's relaxing environs, where a fleet of modern UV tanning beds and VersaSpa spray-tan booths forges bronzed bods. VersaSpa booths spritz clients with three different solutions to leave skin golden and hydrated without exposing it to UV rays. Physiques receive a triplet of treatments from a movable nozzle, which first distributes a skin primer to prep cells before setting limbs aglow with a bronzer and finally injecting each pore with a moisturizing formula. Level 1, 2, and 3 beds employ varying quantities of bulbs to darken skin in 10–15 minutes, whereas Level 4 beds cloak corpuses in a uniform sheen in about 60 seconds. Tanning Oasis's friendly staffers happily answer questions about tanning goals, skincare products, and how the themes of Macbeth relate to the current political climate.

Ohm Skin Care ushers relaxation seekers of both sexes into a soothing spa environment. The staff specializes in ancient Egyptian sugaring as a gentle means of hair removal, plucking unwanted fuzz from entire pelvic regions with Brazilian treatments for men and women. The spa's facials, peels, and LED therapies unveil the radiant sides of clients' kissers, and package appointments pamper bridal showers and sorority parties before weddings or high-stakes jewel heists. Free consultations, arranged with a preappointment phone call or telegram, ease any lingering concerns or questions.

What began as a hobby in high school turned into a lifelong vocation for hairstylist Linda Brinkley. She went from cutting her childhood friends' hair to regularly snipping and styling the strands of area newscasters, whether they were on air at the time or not. In a career spanning 35 years, Brinkley has created the Linda Brinkley Haircutting 101 tapes formerly advertised in national magazines, developed her own line of shampoos and conditioners that she recently reintroduced, and enjoyed the distinction of being a three-time graduate of the Roy Peters Color Academy.

While she is known for her hair coloring expertise—particularly her work with blonde highlights—and mastering the long, layered cut, Brinkley has also performed less conventional cuts. When a teenager requested that Brinkley partially shave one side of her shoulder-length hair off, the mane master asked what the client's mother would think. The response: "She has the same hairstyle." And Brinkley obliged.

SmileBrite's sole goal is to keep teeth ever pearlescent. The whitening technicians tend to teeth throughout sessions that last 20 to 60 minutes and typically whiten two to six shades, depending on stain severity. Committed to convenience, the stain thwarters can also pack up their supplies and make house calls for patients who prefer to tend to teeth in the comfort of their own home or underwater laboratory.