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This laser hair removal clinic specializes in clients with darker hair and skin.

Ambiance takes a back seat to serious skincare treatments from European-trained experts.

Marcia Kilgore’s world-dominating spa teams with a branch of the W Hotel.

Trying to be everything to everyone, these sister cut-and-color salons throw in spa services for good measure.

The purveyor of grooming products to scions of the American Revolution.

The H and M of massage parlors (good, varied, and cheap) offers Asian-influenced rubdowns plus "pep nap" rooms.

A local favorite of Midtowners who crave personalized nail service on their lunch breaks.

Efficiency comes first at this one-stop shop hair-nail-tanning salon.

The scented potions and European spa techniques of this luxe spot harken back to a time before “green” and “medi” were spa buzzwords.

Owner Alan Chan opened this massive 15,000-square-foot spa in 2007 as a paean to pampering.

Devotees of this late celebrity stylist can still get the dramatic dry cut he pioneered at the salon that is now his legacy.

Stylists at the Waldorf Astoria's sumptuous in-house salon prepare the fabulously tousled tresses of the charity circuit’s benefit bunch.

East meets West meets midtown at this pretty, professional spa, where a mother-daughter team helms a mini-getaway for stressed execs.

This comforting salon designs stylish hair replacement pieces (that look real) for women dealing with hair thinning and loss.

A walk through Turtle Bay reveals a nail stop on almost every other block, but this shoebox-shaped salon distinguishes itself with more attentive service and a less frenetic vibe.

Visit this small midtown salon for in-a-pinch manicures and pedicures.

No broads, no boob tube, no Bazooka-chewin' haircuts. Not at this throwback barber shop.

A high-tech spa for women (and men) on the go offers everything from vein zapping to laser facials.

One of the city’s prettiest spas offers refined service to match its ethereal Asian design.

See the profile of this hair salon in Manhattan.

Shiatsu, and colonics delivered by a beloved pro.

The space may be snug, but the services (and the selection of recherché beauty products) are surprisingly expansive.