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A Round of Applause for our Experts

The country’s best makeup and nail pros, hair gurus, and dermatologists took time out of their insanely busy schedules–A-list patients to see! Stars to preen!–to offer up their votes and quotes on 2013’s most winning products. It all starts on p. 297

InStyle Hair: Your Guide to the Country’s Best Salon Steals

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Solana Beach

Jet Rhys Salon

The Price $70
Glossy black and fuchsia walls plus neon lights and chrome fixtures deliver plenty of flash for the open floor plan. But you hardly notice 10 minutes into a sublime wash and head massage (made even more enjoyable thanks to flatscreen televisions set above the shampoo chairs). Stylist Mallory Zuidema asks long-haired clients to stand while she clips so she can better see how her wet cut is shaping up. The pro gave our tester a mane makeover, taking her waist-long waves to mid-back and wielding a razor to craft bold, brow-skimming bangs.