Tue 15 May 2007
Donna Davidge
213 Mott St. (Prince & Spring Sts.)/212-226-2673
By appointment.
The Edge: Relaxation. § Yoga instructor of the stars, including Marisa Tomei and Frederic Fekkai. Specializes in Kundalini Yoga- –lot’s of breath work, physical posture, and meditation. Makes house calls for $80 per hour with a one hour minimum. No credit cards.
Cosmetics, bath & beauty
Personal care
quality style service value: 45 46 46 40
Tue 15 May 2007
Diana Young
38 E. 57th St., 8th Fl. (Madison & Park Aves.)/212-753-1200
Mon–Thurs 10am–8pm, Fri 10am–6pm, Sat 9am–5pm.
The Edge: Facials and more. § Facials, exfoliation, hand and foot treatments, makeup applications, and other services. § “Wonderful facials.” “I had a too-rough facial here.”
Cosmetics, bath & beauty
Personal care
quality style service value: 29 31 22 27
Tue 15 May 2007
D. Esse
56 University Pl./212-420-1576
Daily 11am–7pm.
The Edge: Facials. § Very personal service. Excellent products and service. § “Best facials in town!”
Cosmetics, bath & beauty
Personal care
quality style service value: 40 40 32 29
Tue 15 May 2007
Christiana & Carmen
128 Central Park S. (6th & 7th Aves.)/212-757-5811
Weekdays 9am–7pm, Sat 9am–6pm.
The Edge: High-end facials and body treatments. § Celebrity clients include Candice Bergen, Demi Moore, and Michelle Pheiffer. § “Great care, but too much of a hard sell.”
Cosmetics, bath & beauty
Personal care
quality style service value: 45 40 40 40
Tue 15 May 2007
Carapan
5 W. 16th St. (5th & 6th Aves.)/212-633-6220
Mon–Sat 10am–9:30pm.
The Edge: Very Santa Fe. § The name says it all. Carapan is a Pueblo Indian word which translates to “a place of peace to restore one’s self.” Santa Fe styling, in small but very private treatment rooms, makes this place. Services include massages ($90 for 60 minutes), facials ($90 and up), and manual lymph drainage (whatever that is, at $130 for 90 minutes).
Cosmetics, bath & beauty
Personal care
Tue 15 May 2007
Biologique Recherche USA
26 E. 64th St., 3rd Fl. (5th Ave.)/212-755-5270
By appointment.
The Edge: TLC. § Find a full offering of treatments in this soothing, elegant townhouse. All is very clinical—staff dressed in white doctor’s coats and the treatment rooms hospital aesthetic. One-hour cleansing, exfoliation, toning (with electric currents), and applications runs $165.
Cosmetics, bath & beauty
Personal care
Tue 15 May 2007
Art of Shaving
1373 Madison Ave. (45th & 46th Sts.)/212-986-2905
Weekdays 9:30am–6:30pm, Sat 10am–5pm.
The Edge: Finally great treatments for men. § Shaves, supplies, and facials all for men. For a basic shave—warm shaving foam, professional treatment (straight razor blade), relaxing—and only $30. § “Custom style items.” “Good store.”
Cosmetics, bath & beauty
Personal care
quality style service value: 35 30 30 35
Tue 15 May 2007
Anushka Institute
241 E. 60th St. (2nd & 3rd Aves.)/212-355-6404
Mon and Sat 9am–6pm, Tues and Thurs 10am–8pm, Wed and Fri 10am–7pm.
The Edge: Pampering par excellence. § A city spa (two floors in a town house) providing a full range of pampering from manicures and pedicures to massages. A good source for cellulite and body-contouring treatments. Massages (60 minutes), $65; facials, $60 to $90; pedicures, $36 to $65. The focus is fighting cellulite. Individual treatment rooms ensure privacy. § “A wonderful experience.”
Cosmetics, bath & beauty
Personal care
quality style service value: 40 50 50 40
Tue 15 May 2007
Vidal Sassoon
767 5th Ave. (58th St.)/212-535-9200
Mon–Tues 10am–6:15pm, Wed 9am–5:15pm, Thurs 10am–7:15pm, Fri
10–6:15pm, Sat 8:30am–5:15pm, Sun 10am–5pm.
The Edge: Worth it on training nights. § Commercial—trading on this famous name. Favors stylish wash-and-wear hair. Known for its $14 to $25 haircuts on training nights. Regular salon prices from $80 to $130.
Cosmetics, bath & beauty
Haircuts & hairstylists
quality style service value: 49 49 39 32
Tue 15 May 2007
Thomas Morrissey Salon
787 Madison Ave. (66th & 67th Sts.)/212-772-1111
Mon–Wed and Fri–Sat 9am–6pm, Thurs 9am–8pm (closed Sat July–Aug).
The Edge: Top talent, as low-key and nice as you can get. § How many salons get front-page second-section write-ups in the New York Times when the team bolted from Kenneth’s? See Morrissey for color and Joseph for cutting and styling. Clients include Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg, introduced to the salon by her mother, who used to be a regular. No credit cards. § “First-rate. Very low key. Everyone is talented or they’re not here.”
Cosmetics, bath & beauty
Haircuts & hairstylists
quality style service value: 50 50 40 42