Beauty & Spas in Dentsville

After a decade spent working in public relations, teaching fitness classes, and playing bass in a rock band, Stacey Suzanne Overstreet longed for a career that would let her impact others on a more personal level. She followed her dream, and opened staceyO studiO - Massage & Esthetics Wellness Spa. Now a licensed massage therapist and aesthetician, and recently returned from advanced wellness training in India, she treats her clients with carefully planned, custom spa services inside her candle-lit studio, nestled in Gold’s Gym.

She sets a soothing tone for personalized massages with soft lighting and music, hot towels, and exotic aromatherapy scents. As she kneads her visitor's muscles with gentle or deep pressure, she may moisturize their skin with Epicuren Discovery oils and lotions, scaring away worries more swiftly than a threateningly brandished tea candle. She also exfoliates dead skin cells and smoothes blemishes using microdermabrasion treatments and PCA chemical peels; and nourishes skin during more than 14 facials that incorporate ingredients such as pumpkin, ginger, volcanic clay, and ground crystals.

Plush robes and slippers, a warm plunge shower, chilled fruit, and glasses of wine—these are all the trademark amenities of All About U. Guests can drop in for a pedicure with a foaming foot soak, or spend a full day at the spa, dissolving tension with body treatments ranging from a four-hands massage to a body wrap that pairs customized-aroma body butter with a mask of plant extracts. Skincare experts harness the enigmatic powers of Dead Sea minerals, green papaya, and vitamin C, and they also treat backs to facials, readying them for strapless dresses or practice streaks at a nudist colony.

In addition to spa services, All About U transforms manes. Its stylists add dimension to tresses with highlights, enhance them with weaves, and create tidy dreadlocks. The spa’s Boyz II Men full-service barbershop handles buzz cuts and razor tape shaves, augmenting their services with hot-towel facials and shoulder massages that ease clients into a zen-like state previously thought attainable only by three-toed sloths.

Dr. Oliver Simmons performs surgical procedures and oversees med-spa therapies by drawing upon years of professional experience, including a fellowship in craniofacial and microvascular surgery at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. Dr. Simmons and his team use clinical-grade treatments to perform tummy tucks, Botox, and microdermabrasions, among many other procedures. The office is decorated with curlicue wall designs, bouquets laced with peacock feathers, and floral paintings that sprouted from frequently watered easels.

A massage therapist lightly slathers the skin in eight essential oils with citrusy or spicy scents, including grapefruit, juniper berry, black pepper, and cypress. As they meet the skin, the oils delve deep to spark circulation and flatten cellulite. This smoothing wrap is exemplary of the services at Healing Hands Massage and Mobile Services. The team's specialties include body wraps, headache-relief treatments, hot-stone massages, and chair massages for knotted wooden kitchen table seats.

In a vintage brick building constructed in the 1930s, Ara Bella Salon’s staff renovates styles and sets minds at ease with an array of services for hair, nails, and body. Beauticians sculpt new hairstyles for men, women, and children and pair manicures and pedicures with nourishing paraffin treatments. To make a day of it, massage therapists knead weary muscles for up to 90 minutes per session, and skincare experts remove unwanted facial fuzz with precise waxing. To celebrate special occasions, such as birthdays and bridal showers, guests can indulge in packages that include spa pedicures and updos.