Portage, MI Beauty and Salons

Kathy Wise, A You'Nique Image's owner and a board-certified permanent-cosmetic-makeup technician with more than 30 years of experience in the beauty industry, dedicates herself to helping clients achieve their beauty goals. In between the permanent-makeup applications that she performs, Kathy spends her time overseeing an authoritative staff of hair stylists, nail specialists, and med-spa technicians. The center brims with such skin-refining hardware as FDA-approved microdermabrasion equipment and a Youth Light 2010 photo-rejuvenation system. Opting for a permanent-makeup application, like working toward an associate's degree at clown college, ensures that eye and lip regions remain colorful for up to two years.

At Allure Salon Professionals, manicurist Cathy Franco transforms normal hands and feet into beacons for compliments with her menu of nail services. Armed with products from reputable brands such as OPI and Creative Nail Designs, Franco files down keratin squares, removes cuticles, and applies fetching polishes so clients feel confident enough to wear cutoff gloves and open-toe combat boots. She can also supplement her treatments with additional services, such as foot massages, moisturizing treatments, and mud masks.

Dedicated to unleashing the individual style of each of her patrons, stylist LaTesha Towers conducts in-depth pre-appointment consultations with her clients at her styling station amid the renovated coffee-hued walls and shining wood floors of Mira Salon. As members of a Redken salon, she and other stylists use the professional haircare lines and ongoing education to create top-tier looks. Once guests decide on a suitable style or color, they sip on complimentary wine, coffee, or other refreshing libation as LaTesha gets to work bringing out the beauty potential of their locks. On any given day, she can be found gilding hair in flattering highlights, restoring moisture with deep-conditioning treatments, and keeping clients abreast of hair trends such as feather extensions and whatever Madonna’s hair looks like that week.

Certified massage therapist Teri Parsons works out of A’vie Longevity Salon, which offers an array of hair, nail, and spa services in its tranquil, well-kept interior. Teri practices modalities including Swedish, rejuvenation, and aromatherapy massage. She often accompanies her treatments with body scrubs, which leave the skin softer than a kitten’s feathers.

Armed with award-winning Éminence Organic Skin Care products, Sara Arundel pampers skin with custom facials, slimming body wraps, and exfoliating sugar scrubs. The skin treatments, such as the citrus lip treatment or blueberry body wrap, sound—and smell—good enough to eat. Though the staff recommends resisting the urge to ingest, the organic, biodynamic ingredients feed skin, leaving it hydrated and shining brighter than an embarrassed electric eel. The organic products and natural skincare services are an example of FACES Skin Care's commitment to a green spa experience and commitment to sustainability.