Beauty & Spas in Goulds

Golden Touch Haircuts & Shaves' staff of certified master barbers adds a touch of class and a dollop of hot lather to each client's grooming experience. The men’s salon's signature cuts include all-around scissors work, flat tops, and El 7s. No matter the style, during each cut the barbers forge a defined look and painstakingly pursue every wayward strand—a process that includes a hot-lather neck shave, an air hose, and an oil sheen. Clients can have their shaggy beards shaped with a general beard trimming, or they can choose a popular facial grooming style such as the goatee, the chin strap, or Odin's weekend look. Hot shaves, braiding, and eyebrow trimming round out the options for men looking for a polished finish.

The doctors at Paraiso Cosmetic perform their treatments amid high-tech gear and sterilized surfaces that would not seem out of place at a hospital. They also recognize, though, that working toward aesthetic goals is best done in the calm of a spa. For that reason, the team pairs massages and facials with medical treatments including rhinoplasty and Juvéderm applications. Each of the doctors has a distinct specialty, allowing them to flawlessly complete surgeries or make an empty lab coat really look like it is dancing. Potential patients discuss their goals during a complimentary consultation, at which point the procedure and its costs are explicitly detailed.

Sometimes family can drive you crazy. Other times it can provide relaxation, rest, and beauty. For more than 15 years, the family that owns Cuerpos Care Medical Spa has done just that for their clients with therapeutic massage services, facial and body treatments, and chemical peeling. Various facial services get creative with the use of electric currents, oxygen jets, and platelet-rich plasma harvested from the patient’s own blood or stolen from a mosquito’s rainy-day fund. The staff also administers microdermabrasions and acne treatments to undo facial imperfections, and Botox injections help reduce the appearance of wrinkles.

For nearly three decades, the stylists at Beauty Strategy have outsmarted wind, humidity, and other harbingers of bad-hair days by combining their international styling educations with handpicked salon products. They work with all hair types—frizzy curls included—and begin each of their cuts with a free consultation. This crucial aspect of the appointment gives them a better sense of their clients’ style and aesthetic vision. The salon’s staff doesn’t limit its scope to the scalp; manicures and pedicures keep nails groomed, and 11 types of facials work to erase acne, redness, and bite marks from untrained houndstooth scarves.

At Matisse Hair, giving a client a haircut is more than just a job; it's an art. Along these lines, the salon doesn't have stylists, it has artists. Instead of products, they use art tools, which are not to be confused with wrenches covered in wet paint. Matisse draws its energy and inspiration from the early Italian and French concepts of a salon. Hairstyling and makeup were equal to an artisan's craft, and today, Matisse carries on that tradition. In addition to styling locks, the staff also offers a full lineup of other spa services, including nail treatments and Environ-aided facials. The staff renders these carefully creative services at two locations—one in Toronto and one in Coconut Grove.

Sanctum Med Spa brings together doctors, aestheticians, massage therapists, and nutritionists under one roof to perform a variety of cosmetic procedures, laser skin care treatments, and nutritional counseling sessions. Their service menu also includes Botox, laser hair reduction, facials, and sunless tanning.