Beauty
Strength train and tighten that big bottom under the big top. The School of Acrobatics & New Circus Arts in Georgetown tones with tumbling, soaring through the air, and walking a tightwire. Each class is sure to bring a grin.
Look like you woke up here on purpose.
It’s amazing what a little color and know-how can do.
This is one hairstyle you’ll want to wear for work and play.
DIY lotions and potions.
Everything feels better in bed.
Master stylist Shin An made a name for herself back East before opening this Santa Monica gem. Go for An’s pro cuts, stay for the Zen-like ambiance.
Introducing the west side’s new hair apparent.
Save yourself from the season’s onslaught of static messes and hat-induced Einstein issues.
Aquatic bodywork to soothe tired muscles. Water works!
Get in gear for the New Year with a jaw-dropping spa treatment.
Cleanse without giving up food.
Local lash guru Tova Edwards’s beauty bar centers on lash extensions, but other express services (manicures and pedicures, glycolic peels, spray tan) are also available.
Get to the root of the problem.
Brickell’s perfect blowout spot.
A no-scissors, no-color beauty spot dedicated to keeping the frizz out of your locks. Each of the bar’s seven styles is just $35 and takes around 30 minutes. The use of styling tools is included, but clip-in extensions are extra. Walk-ins are welcome, and appointments start as early as 7 a.m.
Ward off winter sloughing with full-bodied balms from NouriShea.
Everything you need to look the part — under one roof.
Drop into Tana Ramsay’s one-stop beauty salon in Battersea and leave with glossy hair, polished nails, perfect eyelashes and glowing skin.
Where to stretch, sweat, and swim.
Start saving for the most decadent of facials.
The third La Prairie spa in the country works with a decadent menu of facials, massages, body treatments, and mani/pedis. We’re partial to the Pure Gold Radiance facial and its age-defying properties. But be warned: It doesn’t come cheap.
Get tanned and get back to the couch.
Don’t waste that jack-o’-lantern. Put him to good use with four easy recipes.
Personal trainer Rich Salke will work you out like a Secret Service agent.