National City, CA Beauty and Salons

Knowing that an informed patient makes a healthier patient, dentist Shira Shasho often lets guests hold a mirror while she is working so she can explain the what and how of her technique. At Edent, Dr. Shasho combines this edifying philosophy with advanced technology and pleasant comforts. Intraoral cameras capture detailed images of the mouth, which can then be displayed for the patient to view. Each station is also equipped with an LCD TV, cable, and stereo headphones so patients can catch up on their favorite TV shows while technicians handle the soap opera being played out between teeth and gums.

Though they're skilled at airbrush tanning, brow shaping, and galvanic facials, aestheticians at Ultimate Lash and Brow, which recently moved into a new location five times larger than it's previous space, specialize in bolstering lid fringe with eyelash extensions. They tailor looks to each client’s natural lash length and desired look, whether it be subtle enhancement or dramatic glamour. The most modest of these packages, called Flirty Eyes, consists of 15 individual lashes, whereas clients opting for the Event lashes take on 100 new strands. The Masculine Eye treatment is specially designed for those who need masculine lash amplification, ideal for giving stern looks to scare away herds of saber-toothed tigers. The med spa's list of FAQs introduces extension novices to the methods, materials, and processes involved. An onsite product boutique equips clients with the best products for their new strands.

Zenaida, the brains behind Foxy Box Specialty Waxing and Natural Skincare, calls on more than a decade of experience to polish her clients’ skin. Alarmed by the number of skincare products on the market that are tested on animals, the aesthetician has made it her mission to not only use only environmentally sound and cruelty-free products in her studio but help her clients do the same at home. Hair-removal services, her specialty, use either French wax or an all-natural sugaring paste that incorporates sugar, water, and lemon juice in a water-soluble serum that requires little to no heat. To purify faces, she mixes her eco-friendly formulas with other natural ingredients to create custom facials and masks. Organic, fresh fruits and vegetables lavish skin cells with their natural enzymes and knowledge of the gritty orchard underworld to help leave skin glowing and refreshed, and additions of organic powders such as hemp, cocoa, rice, or algae help soothe the skin and fight signs of aging.

The licensed aestheticians and beauty specialists at Ka-Lai’ Spa bolster clients' bodies through an array of appearance-enhancing services ranging from microdermabrasion to airbrushed cosmetics. Harnessing years of experience and an enthusiasm for polishing individual images, aesthetician Karin Constantin refines skin with Rhonda Allison and PCA customized facials while smoothing bodies with sugaring and waxing techniques. Meanwhile, a physical therapist and a salon expert leave statures relaxed and radiant beneath their trained hands. Ka-Lai’ Spa also specializes in bridal services, lavishing bridal parties with hair and makeup services, soothing facials, and champagne-cork shooting ranges to forge relaxing, memorable events.

Sugar Plum Skin Care's aesthetician, Caryn Kirchhoff, applies the knowledge she obtained during her Satin Smooth certification as she ousts hair from bodily regions. Though she specializes in Brazilian waxes, she also smoothes and clears complexions with facials, many of which use natural components such as crushed almonds and seaweed. Whether waxing or exfoliating surfaces, Kirchoff helps clients to gain complexions that glow brighter than a proud light bulb on Edison's birthday.

At Naked Tan, obtaining glowing bronze skin is a comfortable experience no matter which method clients use to do so. If they choose to tan in one of the salon's five levels of tanning beds, they'll be treated to such comforts as misting jets of water to stay cool, built-in headphone jacks for entertainment, and special facial and shoulder tanning lamps to speed up the tanning process. And if they instead decide on a sunless tan, they enjoy privacy inside a Mystic Tan or VersaSpa booth, both of which feature automatic drying so clients don't feel sticky after the application. Often clients combine the two approaches into a "double dip" package—a bed tanning session immediately followed by a spray tan. The two-pronged approach particularly appeals to people who need to develop a tan quickly before a special event, such as a wedding or a big speech where they tell off those nitwits at the Nobel Committee once and for all.