Beauty & Spas in Verona

Licensed aesthetician Marie Cerrajero brings a wealth of experience in the art of beautification and skincare to her focused, one-on-one spa. Previously the owner of Escape du Monde in Fitchburg, Marie opted to scale down the size of her practice so that she could administer more custom services to each client, such as the herbology body texturizer, European facials, or Brazilian waxes. Throughout each skincare service, Marie spritzes clients with professional Dermalogica products. These products eschew all irritants, oils, and alcohols that can cause the skin to break out or the skin’s owner to break out in song in court. Patrons can continue their skincare regimens at home by shopping Marie’s shelves, which she stocks with the full Dermalogica line.

Nostalgic signage. Blast-from-the-past hair-dryers. Lichtenstein-style comic-strip prints. Rockabetty's Salon and Spa's interior decor may be a nod to the 1950s, but that doesn't mean its menu is outdated. Owner Angela Knackert leads a team of stylists who draw on current trends and techniques as they cut men's, women's, and children's hair as well as highlight, color-gloss, and perm tendrils. Those opting for a pedicure can recline across a cushioned bench covered with lavender-and-teal-colored pillows as their feet swim in a deep pedicure bowl. Nails are then filed before being treated with an exfoliating vanilla-brown-sugar scrub, vitamin E paraffin wax for the hands, and durable Shellac polish. Armed with Pharmagel products, aestheticians perform the haven's signature facial––also with a paraffin hand treatment––customizing the service to suit the client's skin type and preference to be called only by their alter ego's name.

Getting a tan—whether by way of sun, tanning beds, or sunless tanning—not only affects how you look, it affects the state of your skin. With this in mind, the airbrush artists at Modish Studios begin spray-tan sessions with an all-natural, anti-aging sunless-tanning formula that has been infused with antioxidants, botanicals, and vaporized pennies. Customers may also choose to have a pH-balanced normalization primer applied to nurture epidermal health. The session yields a natural-looking, golden-brown tan that lasts up to 14 days. Alongside airbrush tanning, the staff promotes both inner and outer beauty with Xtreme Lashes applications, waxing, manicures, and pedicures.

Professionally trained nail artiste Darci Eichelkraut performs the manicuring duties at Livin' it Up! Nail Studio, which sets up shop inside Hometown Salons in Verona. Plush, green chairs prevent clients from falling to the floor or sitting on a ficus as Darci soaks hands, tidies up cuticles, shapes and buffs nails, and applies CND Shellac polish, if requested. The professional digit doctor also pampers toes during a wide range of pedicure services, including sessions specifically designed for men and a treatment that incorporates callus reduction. Rows of colorful polish options and framed pictures of vividly decorated nails adorn Darci’s hygienic and cozy treatment room, which also features stained-wood blinds, the kind of blinds most likely to be “borrowed” by Bob Vila.

Veronica Salazar's daring fashion sense shines through her boutique's elaborate nail-design services and provocative, club-worthy apparel. Along with performing standard manicure, pedicure, and acrylic-nail services, Salazar embellishes fingertips and toe-tips with crystals and 3-D nail designs that portray flowers and occasionally sprout dandelions. Those in need of a new outfit can browse through dresses and tops speckled with animal print and boots that stretch from toe to knee. More eclectic services include, but are not limited to, penning henna tattoos and bedazzling cell-phone cases or telephone booths.