New York City Beauty and Salons
New York City Beauty Guide
In a place where there are some of the best beauty schools in the world, one can find some of the most talented stylists. Busy budget fashionistas can get their locks trimmed at one of New York City’s many walk-in beauty shops, while others will put their names on a waiting list so they can get a color and cut from one of the most famous stylists in the world. The diversity and wide array of New York City hair salons makes it easy for anyone to find their perfect match, regardless of personal style philosophy.
Stylists at the West Village’s Whittemore House take color very seriously. Patrons are escorted to the back station where their color is examined and then perfected under the natural light that shines in from above. Those “in the know” enter Ion Studio speakeasy-style through its only entrance in the back of a SoHo building. An award-winning salon, Ion Studio provides high-end styles with a focus on sustainability. Although it has a vibe of exclusivity and has served celebrities and major fashion players, Ion Studio’s prices are relatively affordable. Those who need great style on a budget get their cuts from beauty salons like PANYC, Hair Mates, and Astor Place Hair Designers, while adventurous folks allow students to practice on their tresses at a cosmetology school, such as the Aveda Institute. Many beauty salons also have makeup artists on staff, but New York City also has many cosmetologists who will make house calls (or hotel calls) to deliver their makeup and tanning services.
With so many beautification options and top-notch stylists, there really is no excuse to be less than perfectly coiffed in NYC. For convenience, find a salon that offers hairstyling, tanning, and manicures. For absolute perfection, seek out the “best of the best” in each category. Style is a personal choice, and the choices are plentiful in New York City.
Beauty Deals
Katy's Face Spa Inc.
- NoLita
Decléor Paris products calm, hydrate, brighten, and soothe countenances with scents such as honey, strawberry, and lemon
Skin Spa
- Multiple Locations
Customized, 50-minute Swedish or deep-tissue massages ease tension and aches at six convenient Manhattan locations
Village Nails & Spa New York
- West Village
Aestheticians use soothing azulene wax to remove unwanted body hair, leaving skin silky and smooth for two to eight weeks
Envision Aesthetics Medical Spa
- East Village
Treatments lasting 15–20 minutes reduce the appearance of spider veins
Art of Natural Beauty Center
- Boerum Hill
European facial cleanses complexions and sweeps away excess oil; massage assuages stress; mud wrap encourages detoxification
Voila Skin Spa
- Chelsea
During each 15- to 45-minute treatment, licensed technicians use an FDA-approved noninvasive laser to zap stubble with minimal discomfort
Eyelash Parlor Lavilash
- Midtown South Central
A mild, drip-resistant perming cream creates alluringly curvy lashes that brighten eyes without makeup for four–six weeks.
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As the tanning bed's lid closes, a cool breeze starts to blow, a gentle mist cools your skin, and the scents of aromatherapy transform a 12-minute tanning session into a miniature vacation. This S-Class bed is just one of the approximately 10 tanning options that fill each of City Sun Tanning's locations. Staffers help clients select the right bed, leading them down hallways to an iBed sunbed—which features rotating facial lights—or a X-2 High Pressure bronzing stand-up, which can bronze pallid skin in ten minutes. Alternatively, visitors step onto the AutoBronzer's open-air platform, which evenly sprays UV-free tanning solution and candy sprinkles. In June of 2009, this sunless system caught the eye of New York Magazine, which lauded City Sun Tanning for having one of the "top five spray tans." The tanning salon has also garnered accolades from Citysearchers, who for several years, named it "Best of Citysearch".
