Salons in Los Angeles

Old, tired, and done: these words are banished from Martha Weinstein's vocabulary. The energetic 87-year-old's career, which includes hosting makeover shows in Buenos Aires, recording a fitness album in the 1950s, and penning skincare encyclopedias in the 1970s, adds evidence to the adage that you are as young as you feel. She brings this belief to Body Allure Day Spa, an intimate beauty haven. Here, Weinstein and her skilled staffers—who nicknamed her "The Oracle of Brentwood"—employ anti-aging facials and signature skincare services, detoxifying body treatments, and soothing lullabies to foster youthful complexions. But the real rejuvenating secret on the menu is the facial toning treatment, which Weinstein invented herself. This painless, 30-minute service utilizes nanocurrent technology, which works to stimulate cellular activity while strengthening facial muscles and firming sagging skin. Weinstein also created the Stay Young System, which allows her clients to perform the treatment in the privacy of their own homes or carpool lanes.

The stresses and anxieties of the outside world dissipate at the hands of Bahn Sabai’s massage therapists and aestheticians, who usher patrons into a stress-free oasis and set their minds at ease with a list of rejuvenating spa services. Hard walls of tension crumble under the influence of the therapists’ signature massages, which range from the botanically based relaxation of herbal ball and aromatherapy techniques to the focused finger pressures of Japanese shiatsu. Customized massages take the spa experience one step further, blending various modalities to accommodate the unique contours of your muscles and wind-up keyhole. To keep countenances in enviable form, Bahn Sabai's aestheticians use microdermabrasion, which scares off dead skin cells, scarring, and age spots with ultra-fine crystals and menacing thunderclaps. When dealing with fine lines and other facial fissures, they harness the noninvasive light energy of LED light therapy to stimulate collagen production and enhance circulation.

At Drybar, a pair of scissors or hair-coloring foil is nowhere to be found. That?s because the business?s founder, Alli Webb, opened the shop strictly for blowouts after her in-home business skyrocketed. Featured extensively in the media, each of the more than 25 white-hued, airy shops revolves around a center bar where customers sit for around 45 minutes as stylists blow-dry, straighten, and curl their hair. From a menu booklet, clients select a cocktail-themed hairstyle, such as The Mai Tai, which imparts beachy waves, and The Manhattan, which streamlines locks with a sleek finish that mimics the straight lines of downtown New York and can be outfitted with a tiny doorman who hails cabs for you. The staff at Drybar also crafts updos, travels on location for an additional fee, offers high-end products and tools available for purchase, and tallies bar tabs so that customers can pay for multiple blowouts at once.

With experience acquired while operating two spas on Phuket Island in Thailand, the owners of Anantara Thai Spa coach their team in authentic Thai massage techniques and expert skincare services. In addition to the assisted stretching of Thai massage, certified therapists also assuage taut sinews with other modalities, including deep-tissue and reflexology, enhanced with aromatherapy, soothing hot oil, and heated stones forged by Stone Age blacksmiths. The crew refreshes complexions with natural ?minence Organic Skin Care products that bolster facials and soothing skincare rituals. The spa's atmosphere also reflects the traditional Thai theme, including a softly lit waiting area with muted earth tones and tall bamboo plants. After treatments, staffers direct patrons toward an elegant and spacious shower for their convenience and offer a bottle of cold water or hot tea to sip.

Dionne Phillips is widely recognized as a pioneer in the industry of eyelash extensions. After years of developing a large celebrity clientele, Dionne now operates her own modern and state-of-the-art studio, D’Lashes by Dionne Phillips, in the Salon Republic facilities of the Pico-Robertson neighborhood, meaning anyone can swing through to receive her signature treatment. Eyelash extension procedures at D’lashes are generally painless and take no more than two hours, during which patrons get to chat with the very sociable Dionne herself in a comfortable studio setting. She uses individual custom-made lashes that attach to the patrons natural eyelashes, providing a full and durable look that is both water safe and easy to maintain. And the best part? The lashes last up to eight weeks, making mascara and other supplemental eyelash treatments unnecessary.

At Spa Girl Skin and Body Boutique Spa, licensed aestheticians perform treatments that pamper clients from head to toe from an expansive menu of services, including facials and massages. The team greets each visitor with a complimentary glass of cucumber water and then sets to work, luxe Epicuren products in hand. Nine different facials soothe skin with probiotics, enzymes, essential vitamins, and amino acids. Below the neck, massages and body scrubs leave corpuses as smooth and rejuvenated as a bowling ball after a nap. Outside of the beauty realm, the team offers alternatives to over-the-counter medicine via holistic healing and homeopathic treatments. Melanie, the resident life coach, uses her acute intuition to track her clients' energy and prescribe alternative therapies during energy-healing sessions.