Beauty & Spas in Montclair

Jabez's staff of professional stylists studies at the Bumble and bumble University in New York City to equip themselves with the most artful and effective tress-taming techniques. The shaggy strands of men's manes surrender to unyielding, razor-edged scissors with a men's haircut, which mellows unruly mops or trims rebellious follicles into a well-kept whole. Clients possessing dual x chromosomes indulge in a women's haircut, relaxing in the high-ceilinged, naturally-lit salon while a professional hair sculptor shears, blow-dries, and shapes follicle sprouts into a face-framing curtain of pure glossiness. Both men and women celebrate the reformation of unruly locks with a scalp massage and a tension-relieving head rub to spoil the skull or ease residual soreness from the competitive ear-wiggling semifinals.

The depilation experts at Sameera Eyebrow Threading, a salon owned by husband-and-wife team Samir and Meera, specialize in beautifying faces through the middle eastern method of threading. By twisting doubled cotton filaments in quick, precise flicks, they uproot stray hairs to create graceful arches along brow lines or sleek racing stripes down calves. This technique can also be used to de-fuzz upper lips and cheeks. For the rest of the body, they rely on wax to banish stubble and render skin baby smooth. Beyond hair removal, the salon caters to many other aesthetic needs with a menu of services that includes haircuts and color treatments, facials, bridal makeup, henna art, and teeth whitening.

Wild Earth's sugaring treatment uses a soft, all-natural, sugar-based paste that adheres just to hair, and because this paste is gently patted onto the skin and peeled off in the direction of hair growth, it's substantially less uncomfortable than traditional waxing. It's also more effective because fewer hairs break in the process and are therefore removed completely from their follicle foxholes. Wild Earth's sugaring mix is body temperature—not scalding hot—and completely sanitary.