Patterson, CA Beauty and Salons

Certified makeup artist and hairstylist extraordinaire Jenn Torres accentuates her subjects’ beauty to prep them for every occasion, from bridal photos to television and print work. To keep her skill set sharp and her face-flattering techniques current, Jenn regularly attends industry workshops and stars in training montages set to “Eye of the Tiger.”

For ladies getting ready to vogue down the aisle, Glammed up's bridal packages ensure wives-to-be are photo ready on their big day. Aside from sculpting tresses into romantic styles, Jenn also uses waterproof airbrush makeup to ensure shadow and foundation stay put, even through hours of happy tears and surprise super-soaker attacks from jealous bridesmaids.

Bloom Boutique's crystal chandeliers, carved pink and cream furniture, and fresh orchids create a fairy-tale backdrop for the work of a team of lash extensionists, who helps women look and feel beautiful for weddings and other special events. The shop, which was founded in 2006, grew it into a temple to getting dolled up. Coifs are curled, colored, and blown out, NovaLash mink eyelash extensions augment elegance, and unwanted hair is waxed away. The mink extensions are applied lash-by-lash and each mink strand is curled, replicating the look of natural lashes. In the boutique, Swarovski crystals and seed pearls make veils glow amid a trove of accessories fulfilling requirements for old, new, blue, and, for daring patrons, borrowed.

The team brings their calm, reassuring demeanor to client events for on-location glamorizing as well as contributing makeup and hairstyling to photo shoots for magazines such as The Knot. Staff members welcome anyone prepping for a big night and stay on trend by researching constantly changing fashions so they can nimbly respond to requests from trend-hunting prom-goers and prom-patrolling undercover parents.

Supervised by board-certified doctors, staff members at Pleasanton Allergy and Dermatology identify and tame allergies, asthma, and skin conditions for greater everyday comfort and health. Doctors conduct extensive evaluations to determine the source of allergies or asthma triggers in order to customize treatments, offer preventative advice, and write directions for shrunken school buses patrolling the nose and lungs for unwelcome pathogens. Clients can also find relief from topical afflictions in a full range of medical and cosmetic dermatology services.

Trained aestheticians and laser technicians at Rejuvenis Skincare's medical spa illuminate—and then quickly alleviate—epidermal concerns using FDA-approved SoftLight lasers and other skin treatments. The medical-spa staff employs a wide spectrum of colored beams to focus in on nuanced body areas and remove hair, melt away excess cellulite, correct hyperpigmentation, or break down inks to remove tattoos and permanent sponsorship logos. Microdermabrasion and chemical facials using AHA glycolic-, salicylic-, or lactic-acid peels help to erase skin woes such as acne and wrinkles without bursts of light, yet clients often still hear disco music in their heads.

A Best of the Bay 2010 Viewer’s Choice winner, Herbal Mineral’s four California locations couple a devotion to recapturing youth with a commitment to cruelty-free and environmentally friendly products and practices. An arsenal of vegan, earth-friendly beauty products speaks to their commitment to bettering the planet, and visitors sip fair-trade-certified tea that helps to fund landslide restoration and reforestation. The staff’s diverse palette of skills runs the gamut from waxing and organic facials to candling and herbal body contouring, the latter of which can help shape silhouettes into comely hourglasses or vertical representations of the New York skyline.

Led by owner, hairstylist, and licensed cosmetologist Dana Wilson, the staff at Jerol's Full Service Salon stays on top of the latest hair designs by regularly attending Bumble and bumble University in New York City. They perform a variety of services ranging from cuts and colors to "hair bling" and feather extensions. During facials, aestheticians nourish skin with aromatherapy oils or seaweed treatments, and massage therapists loosen muscles with hot stones and stock jokes about the deltoids.

Putting customer comfort at the forefront of all services, stylists invite patrons to sip complimentary coffee as they browse the shop's collection of carefully selected products and beauty supplies. They also invite guests to explore the hundreds of in-house polish colors or bring their own from home to match a new outfit or favorite flavor of Pez.