Johns Creek, GA Beauty and Salons

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During onsite spa treatments and on-location parties hosted by Diamond Girlz Day Spa, girls aged 3–17 can wear cozy, pink bathrobes and feather boas while enjoying mani-pedis and age-appropriate makeup sessions. Friendly staffers round out the experience with upbeat music and snacks, along with engaging activities such as karaoke and mix-your-own facial formulas.

At Sharkey’s Cuts for Kids, barbers and stylists focus on making kids feel at ease, trimming bangs and braiding hair as youngsters watch their favorite DVDs on demand. While settled behind the wheel of a Buzz Lightyear–cruiser or pink Barbie jeep for a highlights treatment, kids can switch from watching a DVD to playing the Xbox 360 or Playstation 3. The kid-centric space caters to parties as well, where girls can get their nails done and strut down the runway during a fashion show. Besides offering parties and kids’ cuts, Sharkey’s team cuts adults’ hair, too.

LaVonda, the eponymous stylist of Madam LV Salon, draws on experience accrued over the course of a 16-year career that is still going strong. She and her team of stylists emphasize styles based on the natural states of each client's hair. They perform haircuts, shampoo follicles, and host makeup parties, all with an emphasis on augmenting the innate beauty of hair rather than constantly treating it with chemicals. Beneath shelves brimming with products from Phytospecific and Juvexin, the team also educates clients so that they might maintain hair at home or even while modeling for an oscillating-fan catalog.

Though they’ve earned multiple nominations in Best of CitySearch categories such as Hair Extensions and Hair Weaves and Hair Straightening and Relaxing, the influence of Soho Salon’s staff reaches far beyond their doors. The team has also cultivated hairstyles and looks for local photographers, fashion designers, and magazines, as well as the film and theater industry.

These aestheticians gather their influence from current hair trends in cities around the country, but aren’t limited by urban aesthetics. Using approaches customized to each client, they perform cuts for men and women, correct DIY color mistakes, and add a glossy sheen to tresses with double-process color and foil highlights. In each service, they use only high-end products—such as Kerastase, Moroccanoil, and Kevin Murphy—that they deem acceptable for strengthening hair or erasing stubborn shampoo stains.

At (STAND) UV & Spray Tanning, tanners choose from a variety of traditional and UV-free bronzing methods. With an effect similar to tying the sun around a tetherball pole, standup UV booths feature 360-degree tanning, deepening skin tone during expedient 8- to 11-minute sessions. Patrons opting for sunless tanning can choose between automated Mystic Tan sessions with a choice of four shades of tan or custom Norvell airbrush treatments applied by trained technicians. Additionally, red-light-therapy sessions unclench faces from the grip of Father Time by reducing the appearance of fine lines and large pores, as well as boosting elasticity.