Rancho Cordova, CA Beauty and Salons

Laline's shelves overflow with aromatic bath and body products made with natural ingredients including salts from the Dead Sea and essential oils from Provence. After getting wrapped in vintage-style packaging, the far-flung ingredients make their way to 60 locations worldwide—with only three in the United States. Creams, lotions, and soaps for women help maintain soft skin, and products for babies blend gentle elements such as chamomile oil, aloe vera, and stork tears. Laline also doles out feminine, bright-pink products for girls, as well as shaving supplements and soaps for men.

White walls and furnishings give the shop's shabby-chic interior a clean, airy vibe. Laline's colorful products pop against white tables and shelves, which nestle beneath delicate crystal chandeliers.

Long before she opened Spa Lux, Sara Bagley braved the demands of the retail world, never letting the long and hectic hours distract her smile and sincere appreciation for her customers’ needs. A spark of curiosity led her to the Federico Beauty Institute, where her interests in skincare bloomed into passions as she soaked up training in facials, waxing, and microdermabrasion.

Though her career has since moved away from retail, Sara remains ever in tune with her customers' desires. Her cheery disposition and enthusiasm for skincare are equally embodied in Spa Lux, a chic salon and spa where she and her staff draw on their collective wisdom to dote upon complexions and brush away the nests of tattooed sparrows.

Sara's customer-first philosophy is nowhere more evident than in the spa’s roster of facials, each of which the aestheticians customize to meet the client's skin type. Image Skincare products lead the charge of antioxidants and skin brighteners, and Clarisonic’s Sonic Skin Cleansing System promotes healthy tones while reversing inverted dimples.

Upon witnessing how well Kacee wields bottles of Sexy Hair, Goldwell, and Redken hair products, it’s easy to see that she boasts seven years of experience in the beauty industry. Inside Hair by Kacee, the stylist fashions sleek hairdos accented with a wide palette of colors and dresses up faces with cosmetics that prep customers for a night on the town or a day at a police lineup. Kacee also performs hair and makeup services for brides and event-goers.

Exposed brick accents, full length, frameless mirrors, and clean, white walls offset the colorful work of the stylists at Muse Hair Boutique who add highlights and rich single-process color to the manes of their male and female clients. Treating each client as their muse, staff cut precise layers, enhance hair with luxury and organic styling products, and fashion follicles into sleek and straight locks, loose curls, or bohemian waves with their signature blowouts. For semipermanent sleekness, they administer long-lasting keratin-infused Brazilian blowouts or weave in hair extensions. Complimentary consultations are included with every appointment so clients will receive a style that fits their personality and render their baseball cap collection obsolete.

The aestheticians and technicians at Skin 2 Envy adhere to an informal code that mandates a high level of care and artistry for every facial, massage, and anti-aging treatment they perform. For instance, the team takes up to two weeks to craft custom skin peels, treating issues ranging from redness to wrinkles to having too many fake moustaches on one's cheek. In order to learn as much as possible about such concerns, aestheticians and massage therapists consult with each client prior to each session.

The experienced staff at Salon Jolie works toward beauty goals with permanent makeup, skincare products, and hair-styling services. Debi Walker, a licensed aesthetician certified in medical skin treatments, draws on more than 30 years in the beauty industry to artfully fill brows and line eyes and lips with permanent makeup. During the process, she uses prepackaged, sterilized needles and a Nouveau Contour Intelligent machine powered by an Intel microprocessor chip, which varies application speed and depth.

A slew of herbal and medical-strength facial peels and pore-cleansing treatments let patrons revive dull skin before photo shoots or auditions to become statues. The staff of stylists adds exciting accents to hair with multicolored highlights and lowlights, Framesi color, and feather extensions.