Self-care is important, so treat yourself to a facial, a new hairstyle, or a fresh manicure. These NoVA beauty services will have you looking and feeling your best. For even more reader favorites, check out our full list of 2025 Best of NoVA winners.
Barbershop
WINNER: The Ultimate Barber
Fresh haircut? Check. Clean shave? Check. The Ultimate Barber is a classic, reliable barbershop with 15 years of experience in Northern Virginia. Its team offers cuts for men, women, and kids, plus grooming services like hot-towel shaves and rejuvenating scalp treatments. Alexandria, Arlington
RUNNER-UP: Bearded Goat Barber
Arlington (two locations)
Blowout
WINNER: Stylists at North
Customers trust this chic Alexandria salon for services like haircuts, color refreshes, waxing, and facials. Head here for a blowout that will add extra volume to your locks. Plus, it’s a member of Green Circle Salons, meaning it uses a sustainable approach to keep waste out of landfills. Alexandria
RUNNER-UP: Alya Salon & Spa
Vienna
Brows
WINNER: Beauty & the Brows
Put the tweezers down — Beauty & the Brows has ample services to take care of your eyebrows professionally. The aesthetician here can sculpt brows with wax, give tints to transform light brows, or laminate brows to tame unruly hairs. The salon also offers facials, permanent makeup, and body waxing services. Alexandria
RUNNER-UP: Arch + Beauty
Vienna
Eyelashes
WINNER: Lash Jolie Studio
Want your eyes to really pop? The team of experts at Lash Jolie can spruce up your lashes with a set of extensions that last two to three weeks, ranging from subtle introductory sets to full glam. Prefer to enhance your natural features? There’s also a lash dye and lift service. Fairfax
RUNNER-UP: Fancy Lashes & Beyond
Herndon
Facial
WINNER: Glowholic
The advanced skin care treatments here use specifically targeted clinical-grade products to help you look your best. Start with the Glowholic Signature for hydration and cleaning, then check out specialty treatments like an Astrodome oxygen or Aquapeel facial. You’ll walk out glowing and feeling refreshed. Fairfax
RUNNER-UP: Smiley Skin Beauty
Fairfax
Hair Color Services
WINNER: Salon deZEN
Want to brighten up your look with highlights? Or go for a whole new color? Salon deZEN can help. The team of professional stylists can provide you with high-quality results; they offer all-over color, root touch ups, highlights, and balayage, plus gloss and toners if you just need a little something. Alexandria (two locations)
RUNNER-UP: Salon Bisoux
Alexandria
Mani/Pedi
WINNER: Nothing in Between
This “modern self-care sanctuary” uses clean, sustainable practices and offers services to leave you feeling refreshed. The standard manicures and pedicures include luxe soaks, hot-towel treatments, and hot-stone massage. Specialty services include deep massages, charcoal scrubs, and hemp seed oil. Alexandria, Falls Church, McLean
RUNNER-UP: Keen
Arlington
Massage
WINNER: Champaka Thai Massage & Spa
All Champaka massages are based on Thai traditional medicine and include hot-towel exfoliation, Thai herbal tea, and custom blended oils with Thai herbs. The traditional massage guides you through a series of yoga-like positions while the massage therapist puts pressure on your sen lines. If you’re looking for a table massage, but still want authentic Thai influence, go for the East/West option that incorporates both European and Thai techniques. Gainesville
RUNNER-UP: Salamander Middleburg
Middleburg
Permanent Makeup
WINNER: Samira Brow Couture
Enhance your look with Samira’s permanent makeup services. Samira Brow Couture, which opened in NoVA in 2016, offers a variety of eyebrow services, plus permanent eyeliner and lip blush services that provide color without everyday makeup application. Sterling
RUNNER-UP: Inner Beauty Ink
Sterling
Feature image of Champaka Thai Massage & Spa by Michael Butcher
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