Emeryville, CA Beauty and Salons

Though she served as director of anesthesiology at the San Leandro Surgery Center, Dr. Gayle Misle helps the clients at Reviv Med Spa to look anything but sleepy. With a mission to help rejuvenate and improve bodies, Misle and her staff fight signs of weariness and aging with the latest aesthetic technologies, including injectables, chemical peels, and dermaplaning. Exilis, Sciton, and other aesthetic units utilize infrared and thermal energy to reshape stores of cellulite and tighten skin by jumpstarting its natural collagen-production process. Expert technicians also master several types of laser treatments that rid the body of unwanted hair and once-wanted tattoos.

With a specialty in long layers, modern texture, and natural curls, the staff at Times Salon caters to all noodle noggins with a range of unisex services. Cuts, color, smoothing treatments, perms, and more swiftly transform locks. Waxing services evict freeloading follicles from the root, and the salon's 15-year veteran in oriental threading removes unwanted strands using cotton thread and a high-end monocle. A range of other spa services pampers weary bodies, from facials to mani-pedis performed with the newest industry tools. All services take place in a brightly lit interior accented by white edging, earth-toned walls, and oversize mirrors that let clients keep tabs on their transformations.

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Today, future innovators of the beauty industry might be walking the halls of Cinta Aveda Institute, where veteran cosmetologists school their protégés in the many ways of client beautification and environmental consciousness. Under the watchful eye of licensed professionals, aspiring beauticians receive first-hand experience as they practice their chosen salon discipline on visitors, helping clients achieve a movie-star appearance with haircut and coloring services, skin-balancing facials, glamorous makeup application, and a bell that dings with every smile. Calling upon Mother Nature’s nurturing touch, Cinta’s instructors and students wield Aveda’s line of all-natural products packaged in eco-friendly containers made out of recycled materials.

Having received training and licenses in Hollywood, Dubai, and Iran, founder, stylist, and makeup artist Maryam relies on her worldly knowledge of fashion to lead a dedicated staff in elevating appearances. Inside the full-service salon, stylists pamper hair with sumptuous products by Moroccanoil, Oribe, and Brazilian Blowout, and skincare specialists treat bodies to spa treatments or declare eyebrows autonomous with swift threading services. The staff applies makeup for casual day and evening events or dolls up clients for important occasions, such as bridal parties or lunar eclipses. Newly made over clients capture their striking new images with the help of a professional in-house photographer.

Having each gained 25 years of industry experience, Angela Berk and Russel Thompson teamed up to create Carmichael Salon & Color Bar, a 2011 and 2012 San Francisco Bay Guardian Best of the Bay winner for Best Salon. The experienced team of stylists attends weekly classes to make sure that its cutting and colorizing techniques remain as current as a calendar with a page for each minute of the year. Hair extensions come in natural or defiant hues, and brow and lash services frame peepers better than sets of gilded bifocals. Products from Redken, 2 Boys and a Girl, Affinage, and Wella line the salon's shelves, spilling onto tresses to add volume, shine, and vibrant color.