Salons in Opportunity

Workstations crafted from dark mahogany hold all the tools necessary for Bellezza Salon and Spa's stylists to do their job. They cut hair with scissors and razors, and primp locks with curling irons and straightening irons. The stylists flex their creative muscle when coloring hair, adding everything from honey-blond highlights to streaks of cobalt blue and invisible green.

Spokane Hair and Body Lounge's beauty experts cater to the aesthetic needs of men and women with hair and nail care, body waxing, and other services. From oxygen facials to keratin straightening to bridal and special occasion treatments, the salon's lengthy list of services helps to ensure that clients depart looking radiant enough to outshine the sun on its birthday.

From within Cartel Inc., nail technician Jennifer Haney keeps digits sparkling with a range of mani-pedis. She demonstrates her artistry with fades and glittery designs, which include holiday-themed four-leaf clovers and snowflakes. For a more natural look, she affixes nails with pink-and-white acrylics or long-lasting gel polish.

Paul Mitchell-educated Priscilla Petley creates hairstyles that range from classic to modern out of The Master's Touch Salon. In addition to cutting away unwanted length, Priscilla adds vibrant color to strands with strategically placed highlights, lowlights, and holiday lights.

Golden lights illuminate Beauty by Design’s dark-green-and-tan interior, a cozy spot where stylists cut hair and shape eyebrows. The staff also includes a permanent make-up artist with 13 years of experience, as well as experience prepping models’ faces for photo shoots.

A wildly successful alternative to traditional day spas—its more than 300 locations blanket 36 states and half a dozen countries—Planet Beach A Contempo Spa is a futuristic relaxation station where state-of-the-art machines administer all the spa and tanning services. These friendly automatons sometimes replace familiar treatments, as in the Luminous facial, a light-based service that delivers blemish-busting results similar to those of a conventional facial. But other equipment maps out new spa territory entirely: the Hydro-Derma Fusion chamber moisturizes the whole body with nutrient-rich steam in order to offset the effects of a dry climate or a rear-end collision with a salt truck. Other machines whiten teeth, spray tan skin, and massage muscles.

Planet Beach operates on a gym-style membership system, meaning that members purchase packages or pay flat monthly rates. As members spend more time at the spa, they get to know the helpful assistants who are always on hand to demonstrate how to use the equipment without activating its ability to cry.