Piscataway, NJ Beauty and Salons

The epidermal experts of Skin Station possess the skills and professional products required to banish almost any skin imperfection they encounter. Clients can browse a menu of more than 30 facial treatments to find the one that best targets their face's unique issues, then bask in even more individualized care as aestheticians tailor each regimen to suit their skin type. Serums from Clarins Paris, Dr. Oasis, and G.M. Collin delve deep into tissues to hydrate, heal, and break up bacteria house parties, and more advanced treatments, ranging from chemical peels to 24-karat gold facials, forge speedy results. For the rest of the body, waxing services go hand-in-hand with LHE hair-removal treatments to leave skin smooth and fuzz-free.

Quaint, Victorian-style confines await guests at 40-One Salon & Spa. Stylists trained by the likes of Irvine Rusk, Graham Webb, and Goldwell International revamp coiffures with razor cuts, perms, and keratin treatments. In addition to mending the frazzled manes of customers who used toasters as pillows, stylists primp nails, offer massages, and rejuvenate skin with spa treatments. To help clients who are battling cancer, 40-One Salon & Spa also services wigs.

Like many med-spas, Advanced Laser Center uses lasers to combat unwanted hair and beam away wrinkles. But unlike most, the facility's lasers are also calibrated to help patients quit smoking or lose unwanted pounds. Medical aestheticians help lift sagging faces sans surgery with IPL skin-tightening treatments that inundate collagen with waves of infrared light, causing tissues to contract and faces to appear more youthful. Injections of Botox and Juvéderm also smooth and shape facial contours, and chemical peels with glycolic or salicylic acid dislodge dead skin by accelerating the natural process of exfoliation. To ensure patients leave healthy from head to toe, they also aim the cosmic technology to conquer toenail fungus, preparing feet for display in flip-flops or glass clogs.

The staff, which includes a certified laser specialist, at Gentle Light Laser Center’s three clinics harness beams to address clients’ needs, inside and out. They specialize in aesthetic services, from resurfacing laser and photo facials to spider-vein- and hair-removal treatments. Teeth are also spotlighted during whitening services, which use LEDs to eliminate deep-set stains or graffiti from vengeful tooth fairies. The Center’s scope goes beyond cosmetic services as well, offering laser acupuncture and cold-laser therapy to relieve pain and assist healing.

Board-certified physician Dr. Kathleen Myers leads a team of beauty experts—including a licensed cosmetologist and naturopathic doctor—in enhancing clients' appearances with noninvasive treatments. Pulling from a diverse collection of lasers, including the Cutera and Titan systems, techs clear unwanted hair, wrinkles, or feather headpieces and help tighten the skin. Medical aestheticians customize facials and peels to treat specific skin troubles and gently knead muscles to evict stress.

The spa's decor fosters feelings of calm with warm colors, flickering candles, and comfy leather seats. The facial room acts as a quiet sanctuary for guests, where they may spend their time reading, meditating, or silently counting to 10.

Within Niche Hair Design, located in the former building of Hairem Hair Salon, 30-year styling veteran Clyde Hale—who boasts cross-country salon experience everywhere from Las Vegas to Chicago—works alongside a quintet of talented stylists. The team feverishly snips strands and enhances locks with multidimensional highlights or Great Lengths hair extensions. Meanwhile, in the privacy of a backroom, licensed electrologist Marilyn Griffith calls upon her 30 years of hair-zapping experience to gently eradicate stubble from limbs, faces, and pet porcupines.