Beauty & Spas in Mauldin

A dynamic team of 15 stylists, two aestheticians, and two massage therapists powers a diverse slate of services at Trilogy Salon and Spa. Besides basic cuts and color, stylists dole out treatments for a wide range of hair textures, from smoothing treatments for frizz to relaxers for tighter curls. In private treatment rooms, other staff provide mani-pedis, facials, and reflexology, as well as ear candling and seaweed body wraps.

Modern lights hang from the salon's ceiling like glowing wine glasses, illuminating stainless steel styling cabinets and floors the color of flowing honey. Amid these elegant accents, skilled stylists snip and highlight strands with cruelty-free products by Kevin Murphy. Guests can also request a mani-pedi, makeup application, or nix unwanted with a swift waxing session.

An elaborately dressed, early-19th-century woman welcomes "ladies and gents" from her perch on O'Haira Salon's ornamental entrance sign, which hints at the facility's charming sophistication and playful tribute. Upon entering, patrons are greeted by thematic odes to Gone With the Wind that infuse the salon with romantic flourishes and inspire déjà vu of past lives as movie buffs. However, modern beauty takes the spotlight once clients are led to private treatment rooms, where a talented staff of stylists and aestheticians fashion coifs and nails that could elicit acts of daring chivalry in past, present, or future eras.

Ron and Jessie Haynes, the father-daughter team behind Pro White, believe that your smile is the most noticeable feature on your face, and should be beautified accordingly. The 20-minute teeth-whitening procedure they've developed begins in a privacy booth with the application of a special light-activated peroxide gel. A gentle blue-spectrum LED light combines with the gel molecules to break through the enamel’s defensive line, bleaching out coffee, tea, and grass stains without changing the structure of the tooth or irritating sensitive tissues. A single treatment may render smiles up to seven shades lighter, and, with proper care, can last for up to 12 months, roughly the time it takes to adapt the phone book into a comedic opera.

Under the leadership of owner and expert hairdresser Tina Ivy, the stylists at Capello Salon freshen up clients’ hairdos or perform full-fledged makeovers with a range of services. With an arsenal of haircare products from brand names such as L’Oréal and DevaCurl, stylists shape hair with trims, enliven locks with highlights, and perm clients’ hair into a wavy texture without installing wigs made from water frozen at high tide. In addition to styling hair, the team removes it from brows and lips with waxing treatments. Capello Salon also treats customers with hair that is at least 10 inches long to free cuts if they donate to Locks of Love.

Named Mauldin’s Best New Business in 2011 by readers of Mauldin Patch, Everyday Glamour Girl fosters clearer complexions and younger looks with soothing skincare treatments. Led by owner and head aesthetician Elle Kersey, the staff rejuvenates skin with facials and peels, removes unwanted hair with waxing services, and tightens skin to keep skeletons from running loose on Halloween. The experts also work together with clients to develop skincare regimens they can continue at home, helping them maintain a radiant complexion between visits.