New York Magazine

Ignored mom's advice on sun protection? Visit this Upper East Side medi-spa for facial rehab in a boutique setting.

The chakra-opening, stress-reducing, circulation-improving "crystal bed" is the main attraction at this holistically oriented medi-spa.

This tiny pharmacy stocks all the pricey hair doo-dads and European skin-care lines you crave.

Discretion is paramount at this medical spa for facials, hair removal, and all the latest injectables.

A hidden salon that skips glam in favor of dependable cuts and a familial atmosphere.

A pioneer in medical massage, Eastside continues to deliver straightforward therapeutic bodywork.

Harried professionals with no time for Canyon Ranch duck into these spacious (and much ballyhooed) spas and fitness centers.

If Paul Mole is booked, you can do just as well at this spot a few blocks up Lex.

Decorated with brocaded settees, huge gilt-framed mirrors, and dangling chandeliers, the one-room, five-chair salon is akin to a downsizing socialite’s parlor plus the sound of blow-dryers.

Sugary scrubs, milky creams, and nourishing cosmetics elegantly dress this clean, 1940s powder room-like space.

In the knowledgeablehands of licensed estheticians, you can try Fresh’s luxurious products before you buy.

In the knowledgeablehands of licensed estheticians, you can try Fresh’s luxurious products before you buy.

Find out what three decades of experience can do for your hair at this elegant uptown salon.

Those looking to replace acne, rosacea, and wrinkles with glow flock to this hidden studio for custom peels, minus the redness.

Skip the cut here and splurge instead on a straightening treatment and a spray-on tan.

The treatments at this high-end medi-spa span foot pain to brow furrows.

Stay-put products and how-to lessons from the celebrity makeup artist turned cosmetics maven.

Thorough medical pedicures and facials keep this small spa filled with return customers.

Medical Massage’s therapists are trained to ease discomfort with their hybrid of Swedish and deep-tissue techniques.

This small, artsy salon specializes in angular cuts and creative coloring.

Nesting among several art galleries is this upscale, private Pilates studio.

A long-standing barbershop where a macho man can get his nails done.

Argentina’s answer to Fabio offers classic cuts and color and designer hairpieces and extensions at his regal salon.

Dr. Neil Sadick offers an improved treatment for eradicating wrinkles.

You’ll find alternative medicine solutions to health issues of all kinds at this quiet office on the Upper East Side.