Beauty & Spas in Santee

The aestheticians at Mariya’s European Skin Care know that no two faces are the same. Their services menu customizes facial treatments for women, men, teens, and complexions combating acne or aging. Waxing treatments paves smooth, supple skin over errant hair; and threading provides a natural hair-removal alternative for those averse to waxing, tweezing, or Bunsen burning. For weddings or special occasions, make-up applications accentuate the cut of the cheekbone and the jewel of the eye. And for each client and each service, the aestheticians navigate their stock of products by Christina, Jadience, and Epicuren to choose the optimum formulation.

The eponymous Monique of Monique's Skin Care Center has 30 years of experience in the beauty and health industry. She draws upon her hard-earned knowledge to lead a staff that offers a variety of skincare services such as facial treatments, waxing, and body wraps.

While most friendships are solidified with threaded bracelets, Dana Priest and Jenni Tenute had a different idea. Nine years into their friendship, the two pals combined their extensive salon experience and opened Salon Texture. At their full-service salon and skincare studio, stylists transform hair with flattering cuts, vibrant colors, and chemical-free Brazilian straightening treatments. Meanwhile, inside the skincare studio, they tend to the body's biggest organ with seasonal body masks, wraps, or exfoliation. Their menu of facials treats a number of skin concerns, including fine lines, sun damage, hyperpigmentation, and stubborn milk mustaches.

Formally trained in Europe and licensed as both a cosmetologist and electrologist, owner Sophia Brodsky has snipped hair, polished nails, and hydrated faces for nearly 40 years. Under her direction, Sophia’s team uses high-end instruments, such as the Bella BD II-ASP, during microdermabrasion treatments. To help clients keep their faces smooth enough to attract handsome pizza-delivery people, Sophia dispenses products from lines such as Dead Sea Premier, Shira Esthetics, and Dinur.

SD Beauty Lounge’s staff keeps skin soft, smooth, and radiant. Aestheticians focus their beauty know-how on faces with multiple types of facials, harnessing the power of vitamin C, kojic acid, and unicorn tears. For waxing treatments, they employ both hard and soft wax imported from Brazil, reserving the former for sensitive areas. The clean and upscale facility reflects their commitment to sanitation. They never double dip wax, don’t reuse sticks, and always wear gloves and facemasks during treatments.

After a 10-year stint in the corporate world, Teresa Buenaflor landed an internship at the Skin Institute & Plastic Surgery Center, a facility that quickly piqued her interest in aesthetic excellence. Twenty years later, the licensed master aesthetician now holds an International Certification of Esthetics from Europe, which she calls upon while leading the licensed master aestheticians and corrective skincare specialists at Bellassima Skin Institute. The team rejuvenates all skin types with facials, peels, reflexology, and acupressure services, and even hosts a collection of private-label skincare products and exclusive custom-blend makeup formulas that are so powerful they could make a grown man look like a younger grown man.