Clayton, CA Beauty and Salons

At Trendy Nails, pink curtains cascade between plush pedicure thrones, lending clients a bit of personal space as nail technicians fuss about their feet with masks and files. Warm footbaths kick off the treatments. Technicians attend to fingers and toes with laser-like focus as they shape the nails, treat the cuticles, massage knots from hands and feet, and dress digits with striking polish.

When you walk into thirteen, you'll be whisked away to a hair fantasyland. A highly trained hair stylist will help you figure out the best cut ($35 and up) for your face and personal style. If you already know what you're looking for, the stunning staff of stylists can take your vision and transform it beyond expectations. A single-process color is $36 and up, while partial highlights for dull head threads start at $60. Narrow down the focus to ocular hair with eyelash extensions ($125–$350), or wax away unwanted peach fuzz beneath an arched brow ($20–$25), on the stiff upper lip and trembling chin ($29), or from the bikini line ($30). Save today's Groupon for the largest day and use it for bridal makeup, which costs $225 for the bride and $85 for each doting handmaiden. This Groupon is also valid toward specials, such as half-price Friday facials, which occur once a month, enabling visitors to fully indulge in a European facial (regularly priced $95) or firming facial (regularly priced $165) for half-off.

The hour-long clinical facial begins when the skilled aesthetician evaluates your skin's specific needs, asks your skin its likes and dislikes, and then sets up a personalized comprehensive treatment schedule. The vanguard of the head then receives more attention than a toddler taking her first steps on the back of a flaming bear. Your aesthetician will exfoliate rough areas, moisturize, perform extractions on deeply clogged pores, and apply an antibacterial treatment to the skin to keep your appearance shining and blemish-free. Alka's facials are also soothing, relaxing skincare experiences, complete with tranquilizing face and décolleté massages. The clinical facial ends with a customized mask, locking in the rejuvenating effects for both body and mind.

A trio of aestheticians helms The Regimen, where they personally pamper clients with an array of treatments while sharing a philosophy of consistency, education, and visible results. The cosmetically savvy triumvirate wields equipment such as DermaSweep, a vacuum pump that gently exfoliates skin, to enhance youthful appearances. Similarly, Endermologie delivers a deep-tissue massage to increase blood flow and boost movement and synchronized dance routines in the lymphatic system. After viewing before-and-after digital photos snapped by the accommodating staff, clients come away from treatments with proof of the effects.

It looks so simple: a length of twisted cotton glides across the face, grazing the upper lip, eyebrows, and hairline. This is threading, an ancient hair-removal art with roots in India and the Middle East. Masters of this art, M&M Thread Salon’s staff members quickly ensnare bristles in their threads, creating lines as sharp and clean as the battle ax that chops soap into bar form. The treatment is particularly beneficial for people with sensitive skin, as it uproots hair without chemicals or harmful products. The salon also performs waxing and facials.

An emphasis on individualized care anchors Indulge Salon’s philosophy as its staffers beautify patrons with the help of high-end products from Pureology, Moroccanoil, and Thermafuse. Haircuts, colorings, facials, and waxing services are cheerfully customized to each client’s needs and corporeal cues. Bridal services, such as updos and veil assistance, facilitate fashion-forward aisle struts, and makeup assistance accentuates attractive features with more subtlety than neon lights in the shape of arrows. Massage therapist Bruno Manguikian brings more than 20 years of muscle-melting know-how to Indulge’s rubdowns, which encompass Swedish, Thai, and deep-tissue techniques. Massages are performed at the nearby Skinsations, allowing Bruno’s soul-soothing bodywork to unfold free of distractions such as chatty clientele or blow dryers unsuccessfully attempting to harmonize.