Beauty & Spas in Downey

Curl specialist and master colorist Jasmine beautifies hair and repairs color-deficient manes as she performs a range of salon services at Jazyhair. Jasmine first meets with clients one-on-one, taking time to work out style goals and grade a short personal essay written by each hairdo. Jasmine's deft hands perform signature services such as Japanese permanent hair straightening, color services, and precision cuts as customers surf the web on waves of free WiFi and sip complimentary beverages.

A longtime staple in the Beverly Hills hairstyling scene, Giuseppe Franco keeps his team of expert stylists and colorists on the cutting edge of hairstyling trends through weekly training sessions. Giuseppe’s dogged pursuit of up-to-date style has attracted a lengthy list of celebrity clientele that includes Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ashton Kutcher, and Drew Barrymore, among others, and the stylist has been featured on various entertainment TV shows and in popular magazines such as People, Us, and GQ for his hair tips. Recognizing his talents as a public speaker, many salons, cosmetology schools, and White House Correspondents’ Association dinners have featured haircare lectures from Giuseppe.

At Winx Beautique’s newly renovated salon on Sunset Boulevard, certified NovaLash technicians primp peepers with customizable extensions. The insured professionals enhance eye shapes by adorning them with mink-blend lashes of varying thicknesses, lengths, and colors. To create a truly natural appearance, the techs take up to two hours to individually apply the lashes with a specialized adhesive. Because lashes typically last between two and four weeks, they also perform fills and touchups to ensure that lashes continue to look as full and beautiful as a recently-fed butterfly.

Remix Hair’s energetic, bright-red façade may mislead when it comes to what awaits inside: a cool, airy salon where stylists use only botanical Aveda products. Sitting in black leather chairs amid natural wood floors, clients divulge their envisioned looks to stylists, who deftly snip and color to client preferences. Whether clients desire a short-and-stacked cut, long layers, or dip-dyed locks, the team of stylists tackles each challenge for all types of hair, including curly ‘dos. Further secluded from the peaceful salon floor are private treatment rooms where velvety red linens cover white sheets for client and Santa comfort. Wielding the same caliber of plant- and flower-based products, Remix’s aesthetics staff performs soothing facials while nail technicians groom digits or transform them into art pieces.

"You no longer need surgery—or you can at least delay surgery—by using advances in laser technology to erase years off your face and body," says Raisa Howard, a certified nurse practitioner at LA Skin Care Center. Her arsenal of lasers includes the Pearl for resurfacing, the LimeLight for evening out hyperpigmentation, and the Titan for skin tightening and defense against uprisings of Greek gods. Cutera's ProWave laser removes unwanted hair by attacking follicles in their active growth phase, and injectable beauty solutions fill in wrinkles or dissolve fat.