Beauty & Spas in Richmond

Lasers beam over relaxed visages in Skin Solutions Medical Spa's private rooms, where paintings echo the jewel tones of the walls. The impeccably furnished med spa is a haven of noninvasive and minimally invasive beautifying services. The StarLux laser by Palomar is used to reduce body-hair growth, and other specialized lasers can remove unwanted tattoos or repair damage from the sun's rays and falling bits of moon. Cosmetic injections smooth out facial wrinkles, and skin analysis and product reviews lend clients the knowledge to help themselves.

Electrologist Louise Chaffins pours more than 20 years of experience into Bluegrass Electrolysis and Laser Clinic, where she oversees a friendly staff of capable technicians. Louise and her comrades clear bodies of unwanted hair with electrolysis and laser hair-removal procedures, and they spruce up visages plagued by wrinkles and Rorschach inkblot-shaped age spots with noninvasive facial services such as microcurrent facial toning and infrared light therapy. A complimentary consultation precedes each treatment, ensuring clients receive plans tailored to their individual needs.

Many of the staff members at All For You Salon & Spa boast multiple areas of expertise, so clients can develop their look with a single style expert. Stylists Sheri Stacey and Jonna Beth Ward pick up scissors to sculpt locks, but also reach for brushes and filing boards during nailcare treatments. Multiskilled therapist Peggy Wells holistically remedies stress through massage and creates enduring beauty by applying permanent makeup to clients and marble statues. The latter skill she picked up at the California Institute of Permanent Cosmetics, where she learned techniques that help clients overcome allergies to conventional makeup and the difficulties of self-application.

Within Salon on Plaza’s elegant peach walls, Tracy Kennedy deftly shapes and decorates digits with high-end CDN and OPI polishes. After soliciting Tracy for new set of acrylic nails, clients may also explore Salon’s other impressive services such as color highlights, keratin straightening, and waxing unwanted hair from heads of aging baby dolls.

Lexington native Holly Plunkett and her team at Ms. Holly’s Barber Shop lavish their mostly male clientele with traditional barbershop services that hark back to the 1960s. Clippers with a vacuum attachment whisk away loose hairs to prevent itchy skin, and barbers attend to details such as eyebrows, ear hair, and milk mustaches. Deeply committed to personal service, they'll also travel as far as Georgetown and Winchester to trim the locks of homebound clients.

The nail technicians at Teresa Belle Nail Salon specialize in one thing: pampering clients as they apply polish for impeccable, long-lasting manicures and pedicures. Customers can select from a rainbow of OPI’s conventional polish shades or opt for CND’s Shellac polish, which dries immediately to a sturdy, gleaming finish under a specialized light. Shellac polish can last for up to 14 days, allowing it to give wearers reasonable notice before retiring from fingertips.