A sense of calm greets visitors at the door of Shay Dean Aesthetics on Calhoun Street in downtown Alexander City. A master cosmetologist and medical aesthetician, owner Shay Dean cultivated that calm to complement the wide variety of skin care services she offers in the recently renovated med-spa she opened last month.
“I love cosmetics in general, and I love helping people and making them happy with the way they look,” Dean said.
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