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Horde the practically painless blue wax at this low-key studio where focus is on high maintenance.
Beauty
Horde the practically painless blue wax at this low-key studio where focus is on high maintenance.
We adore the practically painless blue wax at this low key, L.A.-based waxing studio where focus is on high maintenance.
The all-white Chelsea salon may feel a little clinical, but its facials and range of products formulated by German aesthetic surgeon Dr. Eric Schulte will keep you coming back for more.
This spirited clairvoyant practices acupuncture, meditation, and even does parties.
Down-to-earth and candid clairvoyant Deganit Nuur addresses both bodily and psychic pain via intuitive acupuncture, guided meditation, and readings. She also does parties.
You’ve got ten to twenty reasons to check out these salons.
The ballet-inspired workout mixes yoga, Pilates, and interval training for lean, toned muscles.
Not twirling around in glittery G-strings? It still pays to keep your lady parts well groomed.
Think ordering perfume online stinks? Not anymore.
Localize your beauty routine with this new line of natural, fragrance-free products.
You eat local, now get gorgeous locally. This adorable beauty boutique makes its own line of natural, local, fragrance-free skin, body, and hair care products that can be personalized with a hefty selection of aromatherapy oils.
Dull summer skin, be gone! Check out this beauty treatment that’s as effective as it is soothing.
Don’t let the word “medspa” scare you: Licensed medical aesthetician Lara Ballis combines new technology with soothing techniques for skin that’s healthy, glowing, and anything but dull.
One hundred forty-two tubes of mascara. Twenty-four pairs of peepers. And two weeks. That’s what it took to find the lash-building, glamour-enhancing winners.
This eco beauty temple’s house line is chemical free and caters to the whole family (even pets) and whole body. It stocks the biggest selection of nontoxic nail polishes (40 colors, including matte) that we’ve seen.
Get a lunchtime or predate pick-me-up at this ultra-femme salon helmed by celeb hairstylist Gregg Giannillo. Choose from cuts, color, Brazilian waxing, and other pampering services.
Learn to stand-up paddleboard with lessons on the lake.
Marshall Street Leisure Centre — a health club you don’t have to commit to.
The iconic Victorian baths were given a £25 million makeover by Westminster council. The new leisure centre houses a grand swimming pool, fitness studios, two gyms and a sauna and steam room.
Grecian mane tamer Clyde Elezi and his team of expert stylists revive underwhelming dye jobs, sun-damaged hair, and lackluster do’s with color treatments, cuts, and blowouts in an airy, second-story loft. Get ready for the most amazing scalp massage you’ve ever experienced.
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Where to get the manicure that stays shiny and fresh for two weeks.
Chip-free, picture-perfect nails guaranteed to last two weeks or more.
Bubblegum pink decor and cosmo happy hours make this nail chain more Sex and the City set than neighborhood salon. That being said, the nail techs are top notch, the tools clean, and the services innovative.
Bubblegum pink decor and cosmo happy hours make this nail chain more Sex and the City set than neighborhood salon. That being said, the nail techs are top notch, the tools clean, and the services innovative.
Cozy subterranean nail salon with impeccable service and insanely intricate and over-the-top nail art. Save time with simultaneous mani/pedis and take advantage of the various add-ons like rosemary and sake.
Bubblegum pink decor and cosmo happy hours make this nail chain more Sex and the City set than neighborhood salon. That being said, the nail techs are top notch, the tools clean, and the services innovative.
Organic, airbrushed spray tanning created by melanoma survivor Tiffany Terranova. You’ll get a natural glow without any funky smell or bad-for-you toxins, in a chic studio space.
Go bare (everywhere) with threading and waxing at the new Cocoon Bare.
The second, smaller location of Cocoon (in Oakland’s up-and-coming Rockridge district) focuses on the bare all right — with threading, waxing, and airbrush tanning treatments. Post-defuzz, a boutique area up front provides some delightful retail therapy.