Beauty
The Fast Track to Relaxation
Smell your way to wellness.
Beauty
Smell your way to wellness.
Retreat from the chaos of the West End.
Retreat from the chaos of the West End at Chuan Spa in The Langham Hotel. Experience a traditional Chinese medicine massage or treatment or take a dip in the sixteen-metre swimming pool beneath a huge crystal chandelier.
All of the workout and none of the work.
Go to the Pacific Islands (in spirit) with a lomilomi massage at the Elyisan.
An expert in-home makeup, hair, nail, and styling service.
Jimmy Cehreli and Mesut Ozaydin will treat you right without playing with your head.
Get pitch-perfect cut and color from owners Mesut Ozaydin and Jimmy Cehreli at this soothing, hidden-gem salon. Kari Slansky, resident makeup artist and eyebrow queen, is another reason the small spot attracts big-name clients.
A new treatment that promises to presto change-o your hair.
Head to Beverly Hills’s Yoshi Hair Studio for a Magic conditioning treatment or services from the Haute Air Bar: beach waves, hot curler blowouts, makeup application, neck massage, and a famous cut from owner Yoshi Hagiwara (a Frederic Fekkai vet).
The city’s top spots to stay in shape and unwind.
This art museum-area row house practice has every achy, throbbing, chronic pain covered. Co-owner Dan Johnson specializes in massage, craniosacral therapy (easing nerve passages in the spine and skull), and myofascial release (restoring flexibility to muscular connective tissue).
Jennifer Kries takes you through personalized Pilates and yoga, as well as a mind-body discipline called waking energy. A combination of qigong and the Five Tibetans (longevity exercises), the workout stimulates your chi and aligns your chakras.
Owner Steffi Freedman has a decade of experience creating personalized workouts for both exercise enthusiasts and lazy bones. And she will kick your ass.
Put some pep in your step with Philly Runners. The free group meets at the Museum of Art steps, runs three times a week, and welcomes all skill levels.
When a pilgrimage to an ashram isn’t in the budget, check out Hawthorne Yoga & Reiki in South Philly instead. Dedicated to making the healing arts more affordable, the studio uses a sliding-scale fee system ($5-$15 per class) so you pay what you can afford.
The juice craze is officially bananas.
Here’s how to get the nail look displayed in Alexander Wang’s fall 2011 show.
All-natural, NYC-made skin care products that will erase winter damage.
Stylist Laurent Philippon shows us his technique for getting natural-looking curls.
François Nars took inspiration from grandmas everywhere for the makeup at Marc Jacobs.
Redkin hairstylist Guido opted for a dominatrix-inspired look at Marc Jacobs.
Drybar heats things up on the salon scene.
Quit waving that white flag and side with spring’s heavy-handed bright makeup.
Pop by Aaron’s Apothecary for pills and much more: home decor, quality cosmetics, and ceramics.
Pop into the sweet throwback pharmacy and pick up more than just meds: Jonathan Adler curios, Malin + Goetz, Murad, and Ahava cosmetics, and more.
The L.A.-based salon’s first store outside of California offers blowouts — and only blowouts — after a good lather and rinse. Services, which always ring in at $35, include the Manhattan (sleek and smooth), Southern Comfort (think big), and Mai Tai (messy beach hair). A handful of add-ons — ten-minute scalp massage, nourishing hair treatment — is also available.
A new hairstyle that is going to ruffle some feathers.
A gym membership that won’t go to waste.
Nab the best perfume, chocolate, and flowers in one fell swoop.
Lock it up at the newest Fremont hair salon.
A safe way to conquer your eating ambitions.
Treat tresses to pro stylist Amy Quackenbush’s Diamond Cut (a fortifying glaze and low-maintenance scissoring session). Or switch things up with a keratin treatment, Brazilian blowout, or balayage (painted highlights).