Beauty & Spas in San Bruno

Your Moda Salon's founder, Nancy Hanna—known to many customers by her Arabic name, Nuha—has been taming San Francisco's unruly mops since 1985. Surrounded by french windows and a shingled roof, the salon’s entrance leads into a serene, clean space, in which Nancy herself transforms tresses and powdered wigs with precise haircuts and all-natural keratin smoothing treatments.

At Details Barbershop, Sergio Portela expertly sculpts and grooms gentlemanly images with precision haircuts, straight-razor wet shaves, and signature grooming packages. Eschewing advancements that have led to careless shaves performed with disposable razors and gels by clumsy robots, Sergio embraces tradition and revives an art form by using precision-made steel razors, pre-shave oil, and glycerin-based shaving cream to leave faces smooth without irritation. He enhances shaves and further cares for cheeks by wrapping faces in hot towels or aroma-infused cold towels, scrubbing skin to prevent and heal ingrown hairs, and applying post-shave masks to replenish nutrients.

Sergio trains his style sense on all aspects of a man's image. He can hone wardrobes, pair accessories with apparel, and help his clients sharpen their overall image. Also, for clients prepping for a big day, Sergio can coordinate and appropriately style all members of a groom's party so that no best men show up in basketball shorts.

A kelly-green façade and thatched roof greet visitors at the entrance to Shear Irish, a salon that captures the relaxing essence of a sojourn to the Emerald Isle. Striking a delicate balance between cozy and quirky, the shop lets its heritage be known through an interior mural of the Irish countryside and a pair of wooden leprechauns who scan the floors for locks of golden hair. Stylists stand beside swiveling chairs with shears at the ready, consulting with each client before trimming tresses down to size. Though trips to the salon often result in simple, flattering cuts for men, women, and children, the stylists can cultivate more sophisticated looks with services that include highlights and lowlights, perms, root touch-ups, and facial waxing.

The friendly staff at Cherish Nail Salon spruces surfaces with a full line-up of manicures, pedicures, and waxing services. Inside the powder pink salon, a row of plush armchairs wraps patrons in comfort as nail techs dotes on digits with four types of mani-pedis, or use warm applications of wax strip away unwanted hair and faux mustaches.

The technicians at Wax Away extricate unwanted growth from virtually any area of the body in a private setting. Their commitment to comfort and safety evidences itself in their strict no double-dipping policy, which ensures wax always emerges from an uncontaminated container on a new applicator. To minimize discomfort and encourage reading, the technicians hand out a helpful list of recommended practices for pre- and post-treatment skin care.

Natural ingredients dominate the beauty elixirs used at Skincare by Erika. Rhonda Allison skincare products fuel facials with antioxidant-rich doses of cherry, grape, and green-tea extracts, and everything from apples to lotus flowers contribute nutrients to peels. Sunless tanning by Bronze Biologic imbues skin with a summery sheen made from an alcohol-free formula that, like a 100-yard dash where you have to fly the last 3 feet, is 99% natural.