Norwood, OH Beauty and Salons

Dr. Amy Brenner, a board-certified ob-gyn, and her trained staff tend to patients with custom gynecology, weight-loss, and aesthetic services. Complimentary beverages, such as tea and bottled water, and free WiFi await patients who sit on plush waiting room chairs before a registered nurse leads them back to a private treatment room. Patient education systems flicker across flat-screen TVs as techs revitalize minds and bodies with advanced treatments from skin-smoothing microdermabrasions to the body-slenderizing Cornerstone Wellness weight-loss program. Dr. Brenner and crew aim to inform each patient about all their treatments options, while ensuring customers feel as welcome as a soldier in a Norman Rockwell painting.

The bronzing artists at Glow Sunfree Tanning and Waxing shade bodies to coppery hues with spray tans in just 15 minutes. Customizing their eco-certified tanning solution, which incorporates jojoba oil, hyaluronic acid, and vitamins to nourish skin, lets the professionals ensure clients acquire streak-free, natural-looking tans that can't be achieved with an orange crayon. In addition to darkening limbs, the salon staff waxes away unwanted fuzz for smooth, beach-ready skin.

Angela Romine, Enliven Nailcare and Massage's resident massage therapist, graduated magna cum laude from Antonelli College in 2007. Since joining the spa, she has contributed her talents toward helping clients live with less pain. Just outside her private massage room, a sunlit studio plays host to mani-pedis and cosmetic treatments. A wall with giant floral designs sets the backdrop for two richly padded pedicure chairs, and hardwood floors provide a slick surface for wheeled manicure chairs and Rosey the robot maid. Overall, the space has a nature-inspired aesthetic, with wicker furnishings and organic decorations bearing various shades of green.

Already a producer of 12 instructional videos and creator of two widely used types of weave, stylist Sharon cemented her claim to the title of weavemaster with 17 appearances on national television, including shows such as Ricki Lake, Jenny Jones, and Maury. The stylists she hires at Weavemaster's Transformations Salon have to pass her intense scrutiny and learn her patented weaving methods before they lay hand on hair, carrying on her high grooming standards. Her services range from a wide variety of weaves to full hair replacement, and she offers continuing education classes for aspiring stylists.