Beauty & Spas in Wilmington Island

Deep exhalations drift past the wood paneling, cascades of draped fabric, and hillocks of pillows in the treatment rooms at Beauty Essentials Day Spa. When not kneading the backs of clients, the staff takes a holistic approach to health and works to balance the body through energy work and biofeedback sessions. Aestheticians beautify patrons with facials, nail treatments, and waxing before video conferences with business partners and regular phone calls with psychics.

As one of the largest distributors of teeth-whitening products in the nation, Smile Splendor of Savannah polishes enamel with well-practiced confidence. Simple 60-minute procedures brighten smiles within the space of a single office visit, eschewing the uncomfortable trays of take-home treatments or the tooth-sized stamps required for mail-order whitening. As music or television lulls minds into relaxing trances, skilled technicians coat choppers in peroxide-based gel before activating the stain-breaking capabilities with a gentle, blue light, leaving teeth twinkling with a newfound sparkle up to several shades whiter than before. Peroxide whitening treatments may not work on teeth with caps, implants, or other manmade dental structures; consult the FAQ for more details.

The private rooms at Tan-Tastic Tanning yield many paths to acquiring richer pigmentation. Among the most popular of these are bronze-, silver-, and platinum-level tanning beds that imbue skin with varying degrees of UV light to ensure a smooth and even tone. Bronze beds illume bodies and faces with separate tanners, silver beds cradle client in an ergonomic acrylic base that includes a ventilation system and mp3 plug-in, and platinum beds boast high-pressure bulbs and shoulder tanners. Just off to the side of its more traditional siblings, a VersaSpa spray-tan booth burnishes skin with a UV-free mist until it achieves the rich, bronze hue of a deep-fried garden sculpture. At the salon’s front desk, lotions and elixirs from Swedish Beauty and Australian Gold mingle with blends from Devoted Creations, such as a skin-firming aromatherapy formula with anticellulite agents and white-birch extract.

After working as a massage therapist for years in South Carolina and Utah, Kelleigh Jones-Coles used her in-the-field experiences and training in reiki, acupressure, and medical massage to open Terasu Wellness Studio. Kelleigh pampers clients with services ranging from massages to facials to body wraps. Named after the Japanese word for "illuminate," the spa features candles whose flickering flames shine light as clients relax or recite haikus in pig Latin.

For more than a year, Mobile Whites has been whitening smiles using the latest technology. From within their outpost in the Coastal Savannah Wedding Gallery, they brighten teeth by up to eight shades. Their whitening solution and state-of-the-art LED light erase stains as guests lounge in the small studio's leather recliner. Afterward, guests can share their experience with passersby by handing them one of the studio's gift cards or smiling directly into a megaphone.