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Kick-ass hairdressing expertise, solo art exhibitions, and killer cocktails draw A-listers to this private hair studio and gallery.

Alycea Ungaro, the best-selling author of “Pilates: Body in Motion” and “The Pilates Promise,” is a bit of a guru.

One of Asia's hottest skincare lines has set up shop at this flagship store and day spa.

If Joan Jett, Josephine Baker, and Bettie Page all shared a dressing room, Anna Sui's shop would be it.

This cozy neighborhood salon enjoys a clientele of loyal regulars who return for the intimate, down-to-earth experience and affordable services.

Expert haircuts and traditional hot-towel shaves are available starting at 6:30 a.m. at this classic neighborhood barbershop, which dates to the thirties.

Bare-bones basement-level shiatsu plus a friendly acupuncturist-herbalist.

Celebrity stylist Nick Arrojo  and his legion of stylists unleash their expert cutting and color services in this lively salon.

Astrological signs dictate cosmetic colors (like Yellow Fire lip gloss) at this portrait artist's whimsical makeup studio and art gallery.

For hard-core yogis only.

Lacking a street sign, this salon relies largely on word-of-mouth to lure its stylishly cerebral clientele.

This beauty store takes a holistic, all-natural approach to your well-being and its business practices.

You can get the look for less at this top school for aspiring stylists and estheticians.

This national chain for custom-blended bath potions offers scrubs, lotions, body mists and more scented with fragrance and essential oils.

Bikram yoga for the tattoo-and-piercings set.

A yoga studio made for serious sweating.

Marcia Kilgore’s pretension-free flagship Soho spa delivers expert skincare and knockout massages with a playful wink.

Traditional massage and reflexology that breaks the mold in Chinatown.

Locals and brides-to-be go from pale to sun-kissed at this spray-tan home studio.

Spa treatments and a South Seas atmosphere help bring a touch of the Far East to West Broadway.

Both supermodels and garden-variety girls swear by the miraculous and yelp-inducing facials of Mean Christine.

A mix of "white collar, blue collar, two collars and no collar" gather to work up a sweat, bobbing and weaving underneath a twenty-foot Joe Lewis mural at the largest boxing gym in Manhattan with its own list of Raging Bulls.

Conveying runway innovation and magazine-page looks to Midtown and downtown clienteles.

Don’t let the name fool you: The real draw is massage and reflexology at rock-bottom prices.

Dermalogica’s first New York concept store is a glaringly white space, offering complimentary skin analysis and state-of-the-art facials.