Beauty & Spas in Eugene

As high-pitched needles buzzed in the background, a young April Slater traced her father's designs, stenciling with a steady hand and honing her artistic eye. Many years later—after apprenticing and working at several other parlors—Slater opened her own studio, Memento Ink. In the bright, cheerful space, Slater decorates bodies with classic and custom designs while her staff performs piercings and applies permanent makeup. Customers enjoy refreshments in the airy lobby as they browse classic tattoo designs and portfolios of original artwork. Of her studio that she makes available to host charity events, Slater has said, “I wanted everyone to feel welcomed and have the same positive experience, whether it was their first tattoo or they had a full bodysuit.” The Register-Guard suggests that “she’s been successful in doing just that.”

Skin becomes a fashion accessory at Tanner's Paradise, where Smart Tan-certified technicians have transformed bodies with eye-catching color for more than a decade. The team can recommend a tan-accelerating lotion for your skin type, or steer you through their collection of seven UV machines, including a Soltron bed that emits aromatherapy scents and a Soltron standup booth powerful enough to deliver color in eight minutes. Their VersaSpa and Mystic spray booths both disguise skin flaws and make limbs look leaner without UV exposure or continuous x-ray imaging. Nail technicians and hairstylists are also on hand to crown digits and faces, helping them match newly gilded bodies.

Within the bright green walls of Cry Baby Ink, a staff of body artists customizes meticulous tattoos, sells fetching apparel, and studs appendages with piercings. The studio occupies a convenient Valley River Center location, increasing the mall's cool factor without the need to hire the Hells Angels for security.

When Dulce Spa & Salon recently decided to add massage therapy to its collection of services, the staff turned to Jessica Gulovsen, a licensed massage therapist known for her nurturing demeanor and custom-tailored treatments. Her specialties include deep-tissue work and hot-stone therapy, which she uses to melt chronic tension, and aromatherapy massage, during which she uses fragrant, 100% pure essential oils to invigorate the senses and keep creaky sinews from squeaking.

For more than a quarter century, the friendly staff at Wolff Sun & Spa has helped patrons reach their individual tanning goals. The team at the newest location on Commerce Street points guests in the direction of relaxing UV tanning beds that gradually bronze bodies, allowing them to discreetly blend in with statues at garden parties. The spa also offers massages, facials, and mani-pedis, as well as tanning treatments.

Nestled within the Little Black Dress resale boutique, Wynter Dawn Nail Spa ensures sandal appeal with paraffin-wax treatments, gel enhancements, and specialty products by Hand & Nail Harmony. Skilled nail technicians apply chip-free and no-peel Shellac and Gelish polish in a multitude of colors, then lead clients to UV and LED lamps for quick-drying in 2 minutes or less. The spa manicure, which adds a moisturizing mask to classic services, leaves nails the ideal length for tearing open envelopes from pen pals, scratching itchy spots on friendly mosquitoes, or leafing through the gently used apparel in the surrounding store.