Goleta, CA Beauty and Salons

Led by Dr. Douglas J. Mackenzie, the registered nurses, aestheticians, and physicians’ assistants at Pacific Plastic Surgery help clients amp up their self-confidence with a wide offering of both noninvasive and surgical services. Dr. Mackenzie, who has studied at Johns Hopkins, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, and Cornell University Medical Center, wields his extensive experience and know-how to perform tummy tucks, scar revisions, and face-lifts. A specially designed, multifaceted medical weight-loss program helps patients get fit healthily, and the center’s noninvasive spa services get faces in shape for special events and awkward family photos.

On her website, Jennifer Weston is described as a “renaissance woman of beauty”—and for good reason: her Rolodex of talents includes cosmetology, massage therapy, makeup applications, and waxing. She’s spent the past two decades perfecting these skills, eventually ending up at her current venture, Brows to Brazilian Waxing, Make Up, and Skin Care Salon.

The Brazilian in the salon’s name denotes one of Jennifer’s specialties, in which she eradicates all hair from bikini areas in less than 10 minutes. She also embraces oft-ignored demographics by practicing her speed-waxing techniques on males and moms-to-be. But waxing isn’t all she does here. Jennifer turns her focus to the skin during custom chemical peels and facials that draw on ingredients such as honey paraffin and seaweed. This natural approach also colors her body treatments, which range from aromatherapy sea-salt scrubs, which slough off dead cells, to herbal detox body wraps.

Equipped with NovaLash products, the seasoned technicians at Blush and Lashes outfit lids with lush extensions that remain dutifully in place thanks to a medical-grade adhesive. Devoid of both contaminants and formaldehyde, the adhesive bonds the individual natural lashes to their tapered synthetic counterparts for up to four weeks. Clients can further customize looks with different lengths, widths, and glitter accents that twinkle more than that one little star that's befuddled countless toddlers.

Inside a stylish space bedecked with posters of Hollywood icons such as Marilyn Monroe, James Dean, and Audrey Hepburn, the nine staffers of Legends Hair Salon revamp their clients' looks with hair, makeup, nail, and waxing services. Zebra prints and red decor help to create a fun, funky vibe as stylists retool 'dos using Redken products and each head's operating manual.

Dolce Vista's stylists use Moroccanoil, Pureology, and Davines products to revamp hair at a studio only two or three whale tosses from the ocean. While the beauty experts cut, color, shampoo, and condition, customers can follow along in the wrought-iron-framed mirrors, which are illuminated by wall sconces, delicate track lighting, and an elegant chandelier. Dolce Vista welcomes walk-ins, and stylists cultivate new 'dos Tuesday–Saturday from 9 a.m. until the sun miraculously disappears, as it does every night.

Aesthetician Sharone Brimer has more than a decade of experience in makeup application and tinting for eyebrows and lashes, but her true passion is for waxing treatments. Using a practiced hand, she quickly and precisely uproots hair from both the face and body to fashion sleek, arched brows or stubble-free legs. Her extreme precision and care even allow her to maintain bikini lines on expectant mothers and wax away fuzz on the most sensitive silverbacks. To complement newly smooth skin, Sharone also offers custom facials that incorporate modern spa techniques, such as glycolic peels, oxygen infusions, and rejuvenating enzymes.