Beauty & Spas in Denver

At Make Them Gelish, hands and feet reign supreme. Nail techs lavish extremities with massages, fruit-scented soaks, and sugar scrubs, and paint nails with traditional and chip-resistant polishes. They elevate specialty pedicures with seasonal ingredients such as pumpkin spice and turkey giblets, simultaneously serving beverages that mirror the time of year. Among less common services, nail professionals outfit fingertips with decorative appliqués by Minx.

Located in the historic Golden Triangle neighborhood, 4 Elements Aesthetics helps to clear skin imperfections with custom cleanses, clay masks, and lifting treatments. The spa’s resident skin specialist Carrie Shelton relies upon a holistic approach, one that combines skincare and diet consultations with traditional relaxation and meditation techniques. She also cossets faces with high-end brands—including Image Skin Care products—as well as 100% natural, organic essential oils, clays, herbs, and plants. During most services, Carrie keeps the atmosphere tranquil by pouring custom cups of tea that are perfect for unwinding the mind or protesting taxation that lacks representation.

Light streams in through Southwest Nails' wall-to-wall windows, flooding the intimate studio and illuminating the expert nail technicians as they trim cuticles, apply an exfoliating sugar scrub, gently buff nail beds, and replace and repair acrylic nails. Southwestern textiles and turquoise walls surround the techs and the salon's visitors, whose feet soak in steamy tubs during pedicures. Each nail-centric service can conclude with a special OPI, Shellac, or Gelish polish, which protects nails and renders them shiny, chip-free, and impervious to criticism for up to two weeks.

The Hollywood Body Laser Center revamps appearances with its signature Red Carpet line of skincare products and slew of beautifying services. Its team of certified and trained aestheticians use noninvasive laser energy and radio frequencies to help remove an array of unwanted blemishes, including spider veins, body hair, wrinkles, and acne. They administer FDA-approved VelaShape treatments designed to evict patches of cellulite and inject stubborn wrinkles with Botox and Juvéderm formulas that can help send crow's feet back to the nest to do what they do best: give the thumbs-ups to baby crows who just caught their first worm.

At Rethink the Ink, certified laser specialists help clients forget about deep-set skin stains by breaking down unwanted ink with highly concentrated pulses of pure light. Prior to taking on the task of removing body graffiti, each technician receives thorough training from Lorenzo Kunze, M.E., who was a pioneer in the advancement of aesthetic and medical laser treatments. During each 10-minute treatment the team collaborates with an advanced Quanta DNA laser system, which features a large spot size to treat multiple ink colors at once. The treatment—the feeling of which is often likened to being snapped by a rubber band—also maximizes comfort by applying chilled air to the skin courtesy of a Zimmer Cryo 6 cooling system. The body's natural immune function gradually removes broken-down ink after each treatment, eventually leaving skin free of scars and out-of-date shopping lists.

"I'm an artist and I started out in cosmetics … I just really enjoy helping people look great," says Alichia Ryan. Whether it is through the application of Extreme Lashes extensions, makeup, or an Infinity Sun airbrush tan, Alichia takes joy in enhancing appearances and boosting confidence levels. She has been a licensed aesthetician since 1997 and once owned her own Merle Norman studio outside of Los Angeles. Always learning about the latest beauty techniques and technologies, she holds certifications in microdermabrasion and permanent cosmetics, as well as an endorsement for Ad Vinci teeth whitening from the Vitruvius Man.