We get it. The hustle and bustle of the holidays can add unwanted stress, and sometimes that shows in your skin or hair. A great way to start the new year is with a relaxed and rejuvenated version of yourself, and there are plenty of beauty and wellness trends to hop on that will help you enter 2023 with a bang. If you’re looking to brighten your skin with a facial or just want to treat yourself to a new look, January is the best time to start. Here are a few places to find the latest treatments and technologies.
Skin care for him
Who says guys can’t get in on pampering? Skin care and self care are good for everyone, so it’s only fair men can get in on all the relaxing fun of a spa day, as well. From facials to precise beard trimming, men can find local services to make them feel as good as new.
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New to Government Street, Parker Barber and The Emporium are two spots offering treatments tailored to men. After a clean cut at Parker Barber, try a Botanical Refresh, an express facial that focuses on evening out complexions for a refreshed look. You can also add on a Hot Towel Shave, a Beard Detail or a Gray Blending treatment. Likewise, The Emporium offers a Gentleman’s Facial complete with exfoliation and extractions that target common skin care problems for men.
Facial waxing for her
From light peach fuzz to darker mustaches, it’s no secret women grow facial hair too. Though it is completely natural, there are options to get rid of this hair if it is unwanted. The best way to keep facial hair away is to schedule regular waxing appointments. Waxing pulls the hair from the source and stops it from growing back rapidly.
Adore Her Beauty, a woman-owned business in Baton Rouge, has gained quite a following in the community and on social media. Owner and licensed esthetician Reacee Wright shares beauty tips, skin care methods and, of course, professional waxing techniques for a process that can help limit hair growth on YouTube and TikTok. Adore Her Beauty offers other menu items like makeup application, facials and more.
You can also find a range of options at spots like European Wax Center, a national brand that has opened several locations in the Capital Region.
Makeup that lasts
If you love makeup, you might find the worst part is putting it on or taking it off. Luckily, there are new ways to create a long-lasting look with the help of cosmetic tattooing and tinting. Take an extra step out of your morning and night routines by investing in a truly effortless look that will stick around for months or even years at a time.
Located in Electric Depot, BROWS Cosmetic Tattooing has an experienced, masterful staff of artists ready to give you plenty of permanent options. From forever freckles to long-term lip blush, these small tattoo jobs subtly enhance your natural beauty.
In Gonzales, check out Slay Your Brows. Owner Katrina Liza helps her clients reshape and create their “dream eyebrows.”
Liza also specializes in additional services like lip blushing and even makeup tattoo removals.
If you’re not ready for cosmetic tattooing, there are less permanent options, too. Lash lifts and tints give your lashes a darker and fuller appearance that lasts for months. You can also explore brow lamination, which essentially perms your eyebrow hairs for a fuller brow look.
Natural hair care at Black-owned salons
For Black women, the natural hair movement is a way to celebrate the texture and beauty of their hair. A movement that’s picked up speed since the ’60s with an increasingly notable uptick in the last two decades, many Black women have embraced the natural curls of their hair. And with the Louisiana Legislature’s passage of Rep. Candace Newell’s CROWN Act this past summer, natural hairstyles are protected from workplace discrimination.
Natural hair requires a lot of care and love. Luckily, there are plenty of Black women-owned salons in Baton Rouge with beauticians who are experts at styling natural hair.
Lin Devezin, the owner of Santé Salon, not only gives her clients natural hairstyles that they love, but she also educates them on how to properly take care of their hair type so that it can maintain its beauty. Through her salon, Devezin makes it her mission to allow other Black women to see their hair as a crown to proudly wear for others to see.
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Read full Q&A with Devezin, visit 225batonrouge.com.
This article was originally published in the January 2023 issue of 225 magazine.
Photos courtesy Parker Barber, European Wax Center, Amy Vandiver for Slay Your Brows, and Santé Salon.