Beauty & Spas in Mount Pearl

Polished wooden floors absorb glittering sunrays that carry the sparkle of nearby St. John’s Harbour's waters as the beams break through a wall of windows framing the salon. Patrons with heads dappled in highlight foils or in the midst of a chic new haircut gape in awe at the stunning views, but Icons’ well-trained staff doesn’t skip a beat as they continue with their artful coiffing duties at their respective styling stations. The team’s focus and attention to detail is bolstered with ongoing training throughout the year, which keeps them abreast of current styling, colouring, and fashion trends. As a Kérastase and Shu Uemura salon, Icons’ crew maintains hair's health and stylish shape via a smattering of beautifying treatments executed with salon-calibre products from brands such as Goldwell and L’Oréal Professionnel. While specializing in the grooming of guests' topmost exteriors, Icons’ staff also revamps physiques with spa services such as facials to purify complexions or waxing services that prepare bodies for aerodynamic dives into office-appropriate unitards.

Biologists Anna Hellqvist and Jason Bailey founded Tvål in 2003 to market beautifying products they hand made from natural ingredients such as jojoba oil. Joined in 2005 by Jason's brother Robert Bailey—who brought along his 14 years of experience as a professional makeup artist—the Tvål team today manufactures a line of mineral makeups free of preservatives, chemical dyes, or fillers. Besides foundation, lip gloss, and eye shadow, the eco-conscious company continues to expand its lines of handmade soaps and exfoliating scrubs made from all-natural, vegan ingredients, much like the ground bamboo panda bears try to pass off as meatloaf at Thanksgiving.

All of Micabella's all-natural cosmetic products are made up of mica—a silicate mineral that adds an ethereal shimmer to faces—and other minerals and vitamins, which work with the skin's oils to beautify faces and bodies without preservatives, chemicals, or other artificial fillers. The gentle makeup also contains antioxidants to help repair worn skin and prevent future damage from aging, UV exposure, or Cheez Whiz fights. Additionally, Micabella's skincare products contain a range of other natural ingredients, including ginseng, aloe, and orange blossom, to elegantly grace the eyes, lips, and cheeks.

Satin Laser Spa's technicians harness the power of light to remove almost any type of beauty-inhibiting blemish, from uninvited hair to wanted tattoos. They can help patients bid adieu to fine lines and age spots as they are escorted away during IPL photofacials or combat acne with a combination of green light, red light, and heat, and laser teeth-whitening treatments erase discoloration and graffiti left behind by vengeful spinach. Laser liposuction tightens stubborn areas and kick-starts collagen production with infrared light and radio frequencies, instigating a surge of cellular activity that helps tighten sagging skin and smooth out creases caused by cellulite deposits and powernaps on computer keyboards.

The tan techs at Sunsations combine solar know-how, modern beds, and a variety of tanning options to match clients with the best programs for their skin types. Well-maintained equipment and a knowledgeable staff ensure that guests enter tanning beds that are both appropriate and well-tuned, and spray-tanning sessions secure immediate tawniness and remind the sun that it’s not the reason for everything around here.

The Mount Pearl location of Coco Beach Tanning Studio treats its visitors to the latest in shade-shifting technology, including customizable spray-tanning formulas that instantly create natural-looking tans without exposing skin to UV rays. The studio also stocks six more-traditional tanning machines, including four lie-down, 360-degree beds with total-body cooling as well as two SolarForce stand-up booths equipped with 52 two-metre body lamps and their own butlers. A T-Zone vibration-fitness machine is also on hand to help clients tone their muscles.

The franchise also helps customers retain their glow between bakes by stocking shelves with products from Australian Gold and Swedish Beauty, as well as accessories such as jewellery and sunglasses. Coco Beach also keeps nail technicians on staff, who daub fingertips with traditional and no-chip polishes.