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LOOK Style Society in Las Vegas is set to have its grand opening on Feb. 21. The beauty venue will be a one-stop shop for hair, nails, spray tans, make-up, skin and spa services.
LOOK Style Society in Town Square Las Vegas is set to have its grand opening on Feb. 21.
The business prides itself on being a sort of one-stop shop for hair, nails, spray tans, make-up, skin and spa services. It's open from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily to accommodate all Las Vegas professionals.

Sam Villa's HairShow Blowout Bar
Individual products and brands opening Feb. 21 at the beauty venue include:
-Sam Villa's HairShow Blowout Bar: Sam Villa trains his hair professionals to be speedy, consistent and creative in their styling. Upside-down parasols hang from the ceiling for a whimsical and chic design idea. Services offered include blowouts, updos, wedding up-style with consultation and trial, a Starlet Blowout for children 12 years and younger, Redken Chemistry System and more. Monthly membership and Blowout Bundles are available for purchase.
-essie Nail Lounge: The only essie location in Las Vegas to offer more than 300 color options, including every shade in the essie nail color and essie gel collections. A variety of specialty manicure and pedicure services are offered.
-Sunless Tanning by Chocolate Sun: Professionally trained spray-tan artists provide safe, high-quality Chocolate Sun tanning treatments within two dedicated suites. Chocolate Sun uses an all-natural, organic sunless tanning solution and retail collection.
-The Mezzanine Lounge: Designed to be ideal for bridal parties, social events, product launches, trunk shows and educational seminars, the lounge will also function as a photography studio.
-Make-up Lounge: Make-up artists provide day, night and special-occasion looks. The lounge can seat up to four guests at once and offers specialty products as well as skin care consultations.
-Salon Loft: Eight stylist stations for haircuts and color.
-The Beauty Boutique: The boutique contains a variety of beauty products for hair, skin, nails and body, including Kérastase Paris, Shu Uemura Art of Beauty, Pureology, Redken, Moroccan oil, SkinCeuticals, Sothys Paris and essie.
-LOOK Café: The French-bistro-inspired café seats 12 and serves gourmet Nespresso, Suja Juice, Harney & Sons Fine Tea, a curated selection of artisan chocolates and bakery items from Chocolate and Spice Bakery.
Additionally, the venue continues expansion with phase two, which includes The MedSpa by Dr. Orna Fisher, M.D.; The Skin Spa; and SOCIETY Suites & Stations.
"The LOOK Style Society Concept of a one-stop luxury beauty destination is revolutionary, and we're really excited to bring our hair expertise by way of HairShow to the mix," says HairShow owner Sam Villa.
For more information, to book reservations and see a full list of services, visit www.LOOK-StyleSociety.com.

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