New York Magazine

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

This pretty, personalized salon combines the cool factor of owner Julie Dickson’s former downtown posts with an air of uptown polish.

For a quiet, thorough, and dirt-cheap rubdown, this clean and tranquil pink cave is a real no-brainer.

Lafco has a new focus: its Santa Maria Novella body-care products, which include soaps and fragrances.

Select, hand-formulated fragrances imparted into perfumes, lotions, massage oil and candles.

This small full-service salon rocks the world of downtown Brazilian waxing devotees.

Buttery blonde highlights and power-girl blowouts are the bread and butter of this homey Soho salon.

These unisex, rock-and-roll hair salons specialize in precision cuts, bold color, and long-lasting hair extensions.

This Canadian-born makeup emporium stocks its own products alongside the latest hard-to-find lines from Europe and beyond.

Organic floral teas, candles, and body treatments encourage ritual, health, and simple pleasures.

This hip Brit-owned one-chair salon specializes in easy, layered looks.

A Tokyo-trained stylist with a designer’s eye for detail has made this salon a rare, moderately priced Nolita gem.

With years of magazine and runway experience, Kevin Woon's textured cuts are a favorite of downtowners and the fashion crowd.