Serious pampering for the gents. Hair cutter to the stars Julien Farel joins forces with the shaving compulsives at Hommage to create super-lux penthouse atelier. Ditch your jacket and shoes, g... read more
François Nars opens first NYC shop. House-style blacks and whites, with bold red accents. Minimal look to better act as a frame for your beautification. Fireplace topped with Nars personal i... read more
Sleek spinning studio became a mini-chain in a snap. Addictive classes combine stationary cycling with weights and core exercises, pumping music, a little inspirational gobbledygook for a full-body... read more
Remember the Titan when it’s time for no-nonsense, fad-free training. Not a single Nautilus in the house, but plenty of free weights, barbells, kettle bells, cardio machines at artful interva... read more
Legendary stylist/colorist combo Edward Tricomi and Joel Warren team up for second NY salon. No detail left behind in airy space with chic lamps, slatted ceilings, blond wood floors. A dozen chairs... read more
Definitely not a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it place: 17,000 sq. ft. stretch across the old Tower Records site. Entry-level fitness joint from the pros at Equinox. Cheap rates (like less than a bu... read more
Fashion model finds another way to mesmerize. Certified Hypnotist Maeva Althaus applies ancient techniques to help modern city folk overcome anxiety, overeating, depression. Scientific approach muc... read more
Langham Place's full-service spa maintains same standard of taste and luxury as the rooms above. Organic ingredients, holistic approach. Steam room, ice cave, plunge pool. Turkish bath for rejuvena... read more
Up from D.C., spunky makeup emporium dusts tasteful layer of body shimmer over Sephora's turf. More intimate and carefully curated than the big S, stocked with the cultish likes of Darphin eye de-p... read more
A Plan b for Plan B. East Village bar adds haircutting element, because it's worked out so well every time you've combined booze and scissors. (Barbershop and bar are actually overlapping entities,... read more
Sleek spinning studio became a mini-chain in a snap. Addictive classes combine stationary cycling with weights and core exercises, pumping music, a little inspirational gobbledygook for a full-body... read more
Fake 'n bake salon brainchild of pasty English girl married to a ballroom dancer, who "understands what it feels like to be super-white" when everyone around you is orange and cha-cha-ing. Her sign... read more
Equinox-owned yoga studio just as slick as its gyms, in a totally namaste way, of course. Twin uptown locations, east and west, shun downward-dogging's dirty-hippie past for Zen-luxe present: cool ... read more
Sleek spinning studio became a mini-chain in a snap. Addictive classes combine stationary cycling with weights and core exercises, pumping music, a little inspirational gobbledygook for a full-body... read more
Disco ball of the ridiculously ripped gym-club empire, literally. Hero piece mirrored DJ booth rescued from Happy Valley (R.I.P.), now bumping live beats for those who prefer treadmilling by candle... read more
Hotel Gansevoort's in-house spa sees Exhale dipping its toe in the downtown paraffin. Meatpacking mayor gives over 5,000-square-feet to Zen-luxe chain's ingenious union of yoga, super-charged Pilat... read more
Zen serenity meets lux spa life. Drop stress from head to toe, leave with a little polish: spa covers everything from reflexology to facials to waxing to mani/pedis. Renew skin with honey and cit... read more
Starry hair stylist, and Heidi Klum ex-husband, Ric Pipino's glammy, namesake Nolita salon. Sexy, signature layers from Ric in the flesh, or his shears-only staff who collectively shame razors for ... read more
Harlem sprawler not embarrassed to name check the highway (9A) that...
Cult yogawear chain complete with creepy manifesto ("children are t...
Sleek spinning studio became a mini-chain in a snap. Addictive clas...
Frenchish café chain has many, many outposts throughout NYC,...
Oysters and cocktails at 1 Delancey. Named for Marcel Duchamp&rsquo...