Beauty & Spas in Oshawa

Illustrating its devotion to maintaining an immaculately clean environment inside and out, Buff Nail Lounge emphasizes natural products. Opt for an array of waxing services ($10–$55) and designate an area for one of Buff's experienced aestheticians to overthrow hair dynasties and sanction smoothness. With the salon’s basic mani-pedi service ($55), nails are filed and shaped, cuticles are well cared-for, and bad skin is banished to an island in the South Atlantic during this relaxing and revitalizing treatment. Appendages soak in a cleansing bath while a massage eliminates the stress that your hands and feet have been hoarding since the stress harvest. At treatment’s end, Buff Nail Lounge’s attentive aestheticians apply the salon’s namesake polishes, made without the harsh chemicals formaldehyde and toluene to help keep keratin caches healthy. Feel free to mix and match wax and nail services, pampering hand or toe talons separately before unleashing a fury of waxen Valkyries on a hirsute brow ($15) or Bikini line ($25).

Sometimes when you leave childhood dreams behind, they still catch up with you. Such was the case with Dan Welsh, who, after a decade in the military that included a tour of Bosnia, found himself returning to the artwork that he had loved as a kid. Rediscovering his passion led him to found Motor City Tattoo Studio—named for his grandfather's Oshawa cab company—where he and three other skilled tattoo artists now bedeck their patrons with custom ink. Amid bright lime-green walls, the team also caters to clients seeking piercings, permanent makeup, and laser tattoo removal. Periodically, the group hosts custom art shows at their studio that aim to inspire guests to get tattoos of especially fetching art frames.

Whether scrubbing free dirt from faces or waxing away unwanted hair, Inner Beauty Skincare’s owner Nadine wants her guests to be as relaxed as possible. Her tender touch includes nourishes skin with vitamin A and D during facials and gently exfoliating bodies with blends of aromatic oils and Dead Sea salts.

The certified laser technicians at Precision Laser Tattoo Removal focus their skills on banishing blemishes and unwanted tattoos after complimentary consultations. Using the state-of-the-art MedLite C6 laser, they tackle tattoos of all ink colours resulting from a dare, vacation, or bar fight with a fountain pen. The laser can also fade birthmarks, age spots, and freckles for smoother skin.

What makes a BMX-riding, snowboarding, motocross enthusiast sit still? If the person in question is Mark Prata, it's the opportunity to create artwork for his clients that will last a lifetime. Prata considers his work an honour, and he pairs his considerable skill—which is on display in the television series Breakout Kings—with hygienic practices that make the ink as safe as it is lasting. Each of Toronto Ink Tattoo and Laser Studio's artists receives training from the city's health educators, and opens the sterilized needles and tubes in full view of clients and butterfly muses.

Cut Above Salon specializes in single-strand, individually applied synthetic eyelash extensions—durable, natural-looking lashes that last about four weeks. But although this is their signature service, the staff isn't one-dimensional: they also enhance guests' exteriors with haircuts, facials, waxing, and body-armour polishing.