Morrisville, NC Beauty and Salons

At Design Gallery Salon, clients can expect to receive top-notch salon services that mold coiffures into vibrant follicle piñatas filled with high-quality hair-care products. With nine years of experience and extensive training from the International Institute of Hair Design, Heather Summers coordinates this hair-nurturing abode while focusing on providing unmatched services. Forming alluring scalp farms since 2005, Design Gallery’s talented snippists have been trained in geometric cutting techniques, color theory, and lassoing unrestrained manes. Paired with brightening Paul Mitchell products and 100% vegan Pureology products, a bevy of services will apply gobs of striking sheen and precision-trimmed panache to hair foliage. Clients can opt for a women’s ($30–$40) or men’s ($20–$25) haircut, full head highlights ($75–$90), or a hydrating hair treatment ($15). Additionally, mugs may be spiffed up with an eyebrow shaping ($10–$12) or lip waxing ($6–$8) that will transform faces into fetching facades. Unlike haunted-house employees and hockey goalies, normal people benefit from an appealing appearance that doesn’t reduce little children and rival fans to tears. At Design Gallery Salon, clients can acquire expert beautifying services that accessorize countenances with a look more eye-catching than a top hat crafted from dragon scales. Call ahead to schedule an appointment.

At Lee Nail Salon and Day Spa, aestheticians wax away unwanted bristles, brighten digits with coats of colorful polish, and soothe anxiety by massaging aching muscles. Skinscapes stay clear with rejuvenating facials, and high-quality wax leaves upper lips, bikini lines, and legs smoother than an ice sculpture of James Bond.

Smooth, oblong, and flat, the stone would be perfect for skipping across the surface of a lake. Instead of bouncing off water, however, this heated rock slides over skin, its warmth relaxing stressed muscles in the hands and feet. Hot stones are just one type of tool used to pamper paws during mani-pedi services at A Gentle Touch, a full-service nail salon. Exfoliating scrubs, hot towels, and honey-scented callous creams also conspire to lavish soles in luxury without lining Air Jordans in ermine.

The experienced technician at noneofyourbeesWAX holds herself to high standards of service, striving to leave brows, legs, and underarms hair-free and aerodynamic for upcoming hang-gliding races. Guests lounge in the softly lit waiting area with sleek red and brown leather chairs before relaxing on a massage-type table in the treatment room. The space gets a cheerful pop of color from privacy protecting purple drapes while a small stereo system churns out soothing music. Staff can apply topical numbing spray during waxing services to minimize discomfort. The caring wax tech can also remove ingrown hairs who, like belfry bats on a Sunday morning, may have a confused sense of direction.

Phillip McIver, DDS, owns Subtle Enhancement Med Spa, where he teams up with licensed aesthetician Laura Parrish to expertly treat clients with a variety of aesthetic concerns. Dr. McIver graduated from Oakwood University in Alabama before going to dental school in California and training in oral and maxillofacial surgery at Columbia University in New York. After traveling the country more extensively than the guy who fell asleep in the storage area of Led Zeppelin's tour bus, Dr. McIver settled in Raleigh, where he now oversees a talented staff at his med spa. He and his team perform a range of procedures, including Botox, laser hair removal, microdermabrasion, and photofacials.

They render these treatments within the soothing confines of a modernly decorated spa. Elegant hardwood floors complement framed artwork, including a picture of trees, the forest occupant most likely to get drafted by an NBA team.

EPO Beauty—formerly Lovely Lashes—is located inside a private room within CoArt Hair Studio, where certified eyelash expert Sonya Chi applies premium faux lashes with tremendous attention to detail honed across 13 years in the beauty industry. After training and earning her hairstyling license in Chicago, Chi rode Windy City gusts all the way to North Carolina, carrying with her a passion for unveiling and enhancing her clients' inherent beauty. Choosing from a large selection of synthetic and silk lashes of various lengths and widths, Chi carefully adds volume and drama to lids using the technique (individual, stacking, or bridging) that best suits each client's needs. Since extensions are typically shed with the natural lash, Chi recommends touchups to help extend the life of enhanced lash lines and to keep eye fringe looking full and healthy until lids blossom again in the spring. Chi directs her expertise above eye-level as well, consulting with clients in search of wigs and wig-styling advice.