Sussex, WI Beauty and Salons

At the beginning of each 90-minute treatment, a skin assessment is performed to determine each individual's facial needs. After the customized mélange of skincare products sets to work, the energy-relaxation regimen begins. Using the techniques of Reiki—a practice said to relax the body and mind and release the stresses of daily life—level II practitioner Sarah Gordon acts as a guide for the Chakra's healing energies. With the energy flowing, customers are gently massaged, soothing the neck, shoulders, décolleté, scalp, arms, hands, and feet. The foot massage combines energy-stimulation and reflexology techniques to invigorate the whole body.

With haircare products by the likes of Goldwell Color and Color Glow, the team at Steven Edwards Color Group aims to erase all bad hair days on clients’ calendars. Whether delivering a quick trim, a drastic makeover, or a pink ombre, each stylist nurtures locks with the same passion and professionalism as the CEO of Hugging Puppies Without Smiling, Inc. They can even repopulate strands on barren scalps with noninvasive, virtually painless laser hair therapy treatments. Though their main focus is hair, the beauticians also perform relaxing massages, doll up nails, and refresh skin with facials powered by Glo Therapeutics products.

Beneath vaulted ceilings and chandeliers, Aqua Nail Studio's resident nail pro toils over talons, shaping digits and treating paws to hydrating paraffin waxes. During manicures and pedicures, she softens skin with aloe vera and coats nails in chip-resistant polish. A pair of neighboring spa pedicure stations allow friends or rival concert pianists to be polished in tandem.

If there’s one thing the veteran waxing technicians at High Brow Waxing Boutique know for sure, it’s that clients hate pain. That's why they use Cirepil professional-brand wax, whose soy and beeswax ingredients are designed to ease hair shafts from follicles with as little irritation as possible. Afterward, they educate clients on aftercare to minimize skin irritation and stave off the attention of envious dolphins.

In her more than six years in the industry, aesthetician Lena Golden has earned a loyal customer following as well as an esteemed nickname: the Skin Guru. Since solidifying her reputation as one of Milwaukee's distinguished beauty experts, Lena has repurposed herself under the new name of Golden Vanity. Here, she and best friend and resident hair stylist, Janelle Bonus, form a creative and aesthetic partnership that beautifies their clients from the inside out. A seven-year shearing veteran, Janelle uses her deft scissors to shape hair into stylish new looks while transforming strands with all-over color and strategic foil placement. With Lena’s art adorning the walls, the seasoned aesthetician specializes in skincare treatments including microdermabrasion, chemical peels, and a trio of specialty facials that she named after their intended spiritual target—heart, crown, and third eye. Lena can also customize each treatment with add-ons that enhance specific features such as anti-aging galvanic eye treatments, lip exfoliation, and clown noses.

Dedicated to the art of bodily bronzing, Maui Tanning’s affable staff helps patrons attain a healthy glow via treatments of UV and UV-free tanning. Staffers usher pallid guests into a fleet of well-maintained beds and booths that envelop bodies in UV rays, or bring them before a steady-handed technician who employs a compressor and airbrush to paint epidermises in an even golden patina of ultraviolet-less mist. Though the shop specializes is in tanning, guest wellness is also a priority, with sweat- and detoxification-inducing infrared-sauna sessions as well as LED-light-therapy sessions, whose effulgent beams help erase signs of aging such as wrinkles and the impulse to discuss home refinancing. To further bolster their warm and bright atmosphere, Maui Tanning’s interiors evoke a resort getaway with island furnishings, murals, and tropical plants.