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Beauty
Overall
Bliss
57 19 E 57th St, 3rd Fl, between Fifth and Madison Aves.
(inside the LVMH building)
212-219-8970
Mon-Fri 9:30am- 8:30pm Sat 9:30am- 6:30pm.
Basic facial is $95, countless peel/mask/oxygen add-ons, microdermabrasion (for face, body and feet), cellulite blasters, body massages (or "Blissages"), the Lemon Peel body scrub and waxing. The celebrated hot cream manicures and pedicures are only offered in conjunction with a facial. Body treatments like the "Ginger Rub" and "Mineral Rub" are also available.
Allure Day Spa & Hair Design
139 E 55th St Between Third Avenue and Lexington Avenue
212-644-5500
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Mon-Fri 10:30am-7:30pm, Sat 10am-6pm, Sun 10am-6pm
Clients flock for Martha's eyebrow ministrations or the superb facials from Ela Molczan, Allure's owner. From hairstyling to pedicures, specialties include top facial treatments, bikini waxes and bronzing treatments.
Elizabeth Arden Red Door Salon
691 Fifth Ave, between 54th Street and 55th Street
212-546-0200
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Fri-Sat 8am-6:30pm.
Treatments run the gamut from skincare, waxing and body treatments to hair styling and makeup application.
Peninsula Spa
700 5th Ave, 21st Floor, at 55th Street
(in the Peninsula Hotel)
212-956-2888
Services are often "invented" to meet clients' unique needs. A first-rate spa with a view and a pool.
The Plaza Spa
5th Ave at Central Park South, in The Plaza Hotel
212-546-5444
Facials $90-$235; 50-minute massage $120; Jet Lag treatment $90
Mani & Pedi
Bloomies
44 West 55th Street between 5th and 6th Avenue
Finding a cheap manicure in New York isn't a problem. Finding a good one, can be. Manicures here are basic and fast - and they only run $10. No appointment necessary.
Hair
Frederic Fekkai Beaute de Provence
15 E 57th St, between 5th Avenue and Madison Avenue
212-753-9500
Fri 9am-7pm, Sat 9am-6pm.
Indulge as the French do, right here in New York.
Avon Salon & Spa
725 5th Ave between 56th and 57th St
212-755-AVON
Fri 9am-7pm, Sat 9am-5pm
The salon boasts expert stylists, colorists (including top blonde-maker Brad Johns) and "hair doctors," while the spa offers a full range of treatments.
Massage
Couples Message
Metamorphosis Day Spa
127 E 56th St, between Park and Lexington Aves.
866-751-1141
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Spacious treatment facilities, including a couples massage room and comfy pedi stations. Facials range from one-hour to the heavenly 90-minute "Metamorphosis" facial.
Late Night Message
Osaka 56
50 W 56th St between Fifth and Sixth Aves
212-956-3422
10am-3am
For some 30 years, Osaka 56 has been attracting Broadway actors and dancers direct from their curtain calls. It offers Eastern healing treatments such as acupuncture ($100 per hour), electro-acupressure ($60) and Chinese herbal medicines ($25-$200). Spa therapies include shiatsu-acupressure ($100) and a shiatsu-Swedish massage ($100); akasuri, a Japanese body scrub with Dead Sea salts ($100); and facials of the herbal ($75) and fruit-acid ($100) variety.
Brows
Kristie Streicher at Warren Tricomi
45 Rockefeller Plaza, between 5th Avenue and 6th Avenues
212-218-8650
Mon-Fri 8am-9pm; Sat 9am-4pm
She waxes and tweezes the brows of both genders, following the natural shape and arch. With men, she goes easy, plucking mostly above and between the eyes; on women, she's a bit more liberal with the tweezers and waxing strips ($51). To finish, she tints the brows ($36), so you won't need to worry about brow pencil. The salon also has seven stylists for cuts, blowouts and color, and offers signature pedicures.
Facials
Yasmine Djerradine
30 E 60th St
212-588-1771
Results-oriented treatments for the discerning and demanding spa client. Facials $110-$195; one-hour massage $110; lip wax $15. Mon-Fri 8:30am- 7:30pm, Sat 9:00am-7:00pm.
Lida's Skin Care Center
20 E 53rd St
212-319-4422
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This business has thrived primarily on word of mouth. This tiny but tough Russian is everything you'd want in a facialist--cruel, but fair.
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