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A joyful way to end a workout at new spa
Why not cap off a rigorous Pilates workout with a relaxing massage or facial?
The Spa at JoyMoves (2501 S. Capital of Texas Highway, 328-4440) has menu items including massage (Thai, aromatherapy, hot stone and others), waxing, brow and lash tinting, body treatments and European-style facials.
The spa, which uses all-natural, petrochemical-free and paraben-free products, has specials through July 31 including 60-minute Swedish massages and 90-minute body treatments such as the orange coconut scrub and massage; the seaweed scrub and massage; and lavender microderm scrub and massage.
Use our searchable spas/salons database to get more details on — and rate — The Spa at JoyMoves.
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Get royal treatment at Signature Touch day spa
Time for a little pampering?
Signature Touch (6604 Berkman Drive. 452-5500, www.signaturetouchspa.com), a neighborhood day spa in the Windsor Park area of East Austin near the Mueller Development, offers a range of services including manicures, pedicures, paraffin soaks, hot stone, maternity and sports massages, facials and brow tinting.
The spa also uses JellyBath products and offers day spa packages such as the Rio Ready (2 hours, $125), which includes a Brazilian wax, back facial and mini-facial with sun protection as well as a lip and eye treatment.
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Nonmembers now welcome at El Rey
El Rey, the downtown men’s executive club (311 W. Fifth St. at Guadalupe Street, 472-5858), is now offering its luxe spa services to nonmembers.
Nonmembers pay for the cost of their treatments plus $35, which provides full access to the club, including the bar and lounge, locker room, steamroom and other public spa areas. There’s a $35 fee if a nonmember wants to use the club and skip treatments. Nonmember pricing for treatments ranges about 20 percent higher than member prices.
El Rey offers services such as a signature facial, haircuts, chemical peels and a host of products from the Art of Shaving, John Allan’s and Phytomer as well as daylong spa packages.
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A fabulous day at the spa
“Attention to detail” should be the slogan for Lake Austin Spa Resort.
Nothing I can say or write will do any justice for the day I had at Conde Nast Traveler magazine’s No. 1 destination spa. It was, by far, one of the most fabulous days of my life.
From the moment I entered the gates — and, yes, there are gates for your privacy and peace of mind — it was like opening the gates to heaven. The scenery is amazing, with the property being on 19 lakefront acres and far enough away from everyday life that it’s easy to get lost in the moment and forget about the daily stresses of life.
To start, there are two separate buildings — one is the day spa and the other the resort. I had the opportunity to tour both and was beyond impressed with everything I saw. The resort is quite remarkable, housing 40 guestrooms that all face either the lake or private wildflower gardens. In addition to being a place to rest your head, the resort also has a separate dining room for overnight guests, a gift shop, teaching kitchen for when they bring in celebrity chefs for workshops, a fitness facility, private studio for pilates, yoga, etc., as well as a daily list of at least 20 different complimentary activities and programs such as spinning, kickboxing, BodyFlow, kayaking/canoeing, etc. that are included with your overnight stay.
The day spa is another experience within itself. Walking in is like walking into your own house — or at least how one might dream their own house would be — feeling extremely cozy and natural. Every room is filled with antiques and art, each with a unique story all their own. After checking in, it’s off to the locker room to change into a provided robe and sandals in which you will spend the rest of the day — until it’s pool time, of course.
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New places to treat him, her
If you’re looking to treat your sweetie — or yourself — here are two new options worth checking out:
Papillon, a skin care boutique, has opened at the ever-growing Triangle lifestyle center at the corner of Guadalupe Street and North Lamar Boulevard. Papillon (4700 W. Guadalupe St. 323-5233.) carries Bare Escentuals makeup as well as Chrislu jewelry and Lollia bath products. Starting in June, they’ll offer variety of spa services such as microdermabrasion, waxing and specialized facials.
Every now and again a hardworking man deserves a break, complete with leather sofas, beverages and a big-screen TV. Belvederes (920 Congress Ave. 478-4247, www.belvederesaustin.com), a day spa for men in downtown Austin, might be the answer. The spa provides a full range of services including haircuts, facials and shoe shines. Belvederes offers the head to-toe treatment - a free shoe shine with any paid haircut (expires May 30). Other services are massage, straight-razor shaves, manicures and pedicures. A selection of cigars is available in the spa’s humidor.
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Tap out stress, soreness
I just finished doing my taxes, and I feel like getting hammered.
So here I am at Lake Austin Spa Resort to do just that. The Manaka tapping treatment — a punctureless relative of acupuncture that employs a little wooden hammer and wooden peg — is supposed to offer relief from stress and impart “marvelous restorative effects,” according to the spa menu.
Stressed is what I am after crunching all those numbers. Also, I managed to lift a box the wrong way a couple of weeks ago and pull a back muscle. So I’m ready to take a pounding, much as my stocks have done lately. Did I mention I’m stressed? And the 45-minute drive out to Lake Austin on busy roads has done nothing to soothe me.
I get into a robe and put my feet up in the spa’s sunny blue room. Momentarily, acupuncture therapist Aaron Rubinstein comes in to get me for my treatment.
He starts by checking the joints in my leg and my tummy for sensitive spots. He finds a few that are moderately sore.
The Manaka treatment was developed by a practitioner named Yoshio Manaka in the mid-1980s.
“It works best when combined with other treatments,” Aaron tells me. So he begins by taking a large, blunt 14-karat gold needle and pressing it lightly to my knee joints in a process known as seshokushin.
I feel only a touching sensation. When he’s done, the slight soreness around my knees has eased.
Then, he sets a metronome to a fairly slow four-beat: beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep.
He feels around the back of my head, selects a spot just northeast of my neck, and suddenly there comes a tapping, as of someone gently rapping, rapping at my rocky skull.
Tap, tap, tap, tap, right in time with the metronome. It’s a chiseling motion, but the wooden peg isn’t sharp, so it doesn’t hurt.
He proceeds to tap at other spots on my spine, my shoulder blades and my hip bones. He taps, feels for the right spot, taps again.
After a while, I am lulled by the pulsing beat. I drift off to sleep.
I am awakened when Aaron calls my name and turns off the metronome. He wants to apply a small bit of heat therapy called moxibustion, or tonetsukyu, to my lower back to help relieve my soreness there.
He lights a stick of incense and applies it to a small bit of fuzz from the mugwort plant that he holds against my skin, snuffing it out before the burn reaches my skin. I feel heat and a light pinch, but no pain.
He checks my tummy for sensitivity again. No soreness.
More amazing, when I get up to get dressed, I am able to do so with only a slight stiffness. My pulled back muscle no longer screams when I move. And my stress has vanished. This is all good. I resolve to get hammered more often.
Afterglow
Marvelously restored, I cap my afternoon with a cup of herbal tea outdoors in Lake Austin Spa Resort’s garden. I choose African Amber, a tropical blend with leaves from the Rooibos bush, high in anti-oxidants. And the tea contains no caffeine.
After all, I don’t want to get all rattled again.
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Chocolates and a massage. What could be better?
Mmmmmmm … chocolate and coffee. Their aromas are so strong that I feel enveloped.
Actually, I am enveloped in chocolate and coffee — with a dash of cayenne.
At the Spa at Barton Creek, massage therapist Saffron Parten has cooked up this fragrant recipe for the purpose of slathering it upon me and scrubbing me with it.
Summer skin-baring styles demand that skin be bare-worthy. A good exfoliation is my version of spring cleaning.
I’ve chosen the Mexican Chocolate Cayenne Scrub here at Barton Creek. I am lying on a sheet of Mylar covered in Mexican coffee grounds, Mexican chocolate and cayenne.
The cayenne, Parten tells me, adds heat and is also good for pain relief. The chocolate and vanilla-infused coffee are full of antioxidants.
“This is definitely the messiest treatment we have right now,” she says, casting a wary eye at my long hair. I have declined a shower cap because a shower cap has never won a battle with my hair. But it’s OK, I tell her; I can wash it out later.
She applies the mixture first to my back, then to my chest, arms, tummy and legs, scrubbing gently. Within minutes, I feel the heat of the cayenne.
When I’m sufficiently covered, she folds the Mylar over me and tops it with a warm towel. (Mylar holds in the warmth and also helps protect the underlying sheets from the messy coffee-chocolate mixture.)
I bake for about 5 minutes. Then Parten removes the chocolate-coffee-cayenne treatment with hot towels. I opine, based on my own experiences with mopping up spilled coffee grounds, that cleaning up this mess after a treatment must be exceedingly difficult.
“Oh, yeah,” she says. “The first time I did it I was tracking chocolate all over the spa.” Now she puts a sheet around the massage table to gather up all the spills.
Parten carefully folds the Mylar beneath me and slides it out without moving me. It’s a skill not unlike yanking a tablecloth out from under a table full of dishes without disturbing them. Then she goes over me with another round of towels to get the last of the grounds.
Now it’s time to add the vanilla. Parten massages my skin with a vanilla bean body butter. I smell like a freshly baked cookie, and my skin is wonderfully soft.
“You might find a couple of coffee grounds still hanging on, continuing to help with the antioxidizing,” she says with a grin as I leave.
I head home and sit down at my computer to check e-mails. Within minutes, my husband walks into the room, sniffing the air. He looks mystified.
“The house smells sweet,” he says.
I confess: “It’s me.”
Afterglow
After this treatment, I have one very specific craving: a cup of cafe mocha with a shot of vanilla. I go directly to the small retail store off the Barton Creek Resort’s hotel lobby and order that exact thing. Now I can taste what I smell. Perfect.
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Step inside Bo Salon
Henry David Thoreau once said, “You cannot perceive beauty but with a serene mind.”
Thoreau’s sentiment is taken seriously at Bo Salon. Setting foot in the salon is to be submerged in an intense feeling of calm. The interior is a buttery gold, with light teal ceilings, resulting in a warm glow that fills the rooms with a sunny freshness and illuminates the faces of staff and clients alike. The art that the ever-beaming Ron King has selected comes from his personal collection, and blends with the Bo decor while communicating a serenity all its own.
King has several reasons to feel pride in his establishment, which has now been open for three years. He has made himself an important and compassionate part of the transformation on South Congress Avenue by renovating the buildings and grounds that house his business, while remaining sensitive to the needs of his less-fortunate neighbors. He has a deep personal investment in his staff and actively participates in the development of their careers. And, perhaps most significantly, he has earned his clients’ trust by consistently maintaining the highest standards when it comes to products, style and facility.
Most of us, especially those with an interest in health and beauty, know the refreshing feeling of stepping off a massage table, or the excitement of a new look, or a brief peace found while succumbing to the delights of a pedicure or facial. Where Bo Salon takes these experiences to new heights is in the active removal of all ambient anxieties. King’s driving passion is to take care of his clients, and he communicates this passion in every facet of his business.
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Win free stuff
We all love to look our best.
At Austin360.com, we’re doing our part to keep Austin beautiful by introducing the Goodie Bag scavenger hunt.
Now through May 30, search through our Goodie Bag, a depository of details on the newest beauty products, and find the three code words.
Once you’ve got ‘em all, shoot an e-mail to austin360contests@statesman.com. We’ll randomly select one lucky winner, who will win an assortment of goodies — everything from hair dye to lotions, perfume to Mac makeup.
Then, come May 31, we’ll start anew, giving you yet another opportunity to win.
Click here to get started or, to read the official rules, click here.
Happy hunting.
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Celebs aren’t as beatiful as we think
For a couple of days now, I’ve been playing a fun e-mail game with a teammate that resembles “Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon” in that it connects the crimes of celebrities while connecting the celebrities themselves.
People who have committed several types of crimes are great intersections — see Robert Downey Jr., Charlie Sheen — as are fashion shows and charity events where politicians mingle with actors and rock stars mingle with heiresses.
For the purposes of the game, even alleged or assumed crimes are counted — and anyone responsible for a death is fair game, even if operating under the sanction of the law. (See George W. Bush.)
The not-so-scientific and mostly obvious conclusions drawn from attempting this game are:
Celebrities do a lot of drugs.
Famous people have a tendency to run into things with cars.
There are more criminals per square foot in Washington, D.C., than can be found in a New Jersey pawn shop.
While I doubt Larry King could have anticipated this pop culture pastime, the fact that the prolific talk show host was arrested for larceny in 1971 is immensely helpful to “Six Degrees of Incarceration,” as are his many jailhouse interviews.
Why would I be writing about this in a blog about health and beauty? Well, because celebrities are often held up as the arbiters of everything we should be but, really, they’re just not. And for those of you with a decline-of-Western-civilization bent, they never have been. Just ask Ava Gardner. It is healthy to realize that celebrities are just as screwed up as anyone else, and to realize that the ultimate source of personal beauty is one’s self. As Ron King recently said to me, “Everything is in.”
Not that I need to remind anyone in Austin of that.
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Cuts don’t have to be costly
To get your hair cut at one of the trendy salons or spas around town can put a big dent in your bank account.
Prices start at $50 and go from there. But did you know you can have your cake — and a hip do?
Training salons are where stylists must pay their dues, cutting hair for a fraction of the price charged by the city’s big-name salons. JR Salon, little sister of Jackson Ruiz Salon and Spa, and New Talent, little sister of Bradz Salon and Spa are two of these training salons and they are both fabulous. I have personally done business with both, and would recommend them to everyone.
JR Salon is the one I currently go to, and it is such a fun experience every time I go. It is located at 48th and Burnet streets next to Blue Star Cafe and, from the moment I walk in the door, I feel like I’m being pampered. First I have to say I love the look of the salon: very chic and modern. A wash, cut, blow-dry, style and complimentary hand massage will run you about $40 — give or take $5 depending on the experience level of your stylist. And they are a “no-tip” salon — $40 flat and you’re out the door! You can even get your hair cut or colored for free if you volunteer as a model for their training classes.
JR is a full-service salon, offering make-up application and hair removal services. Everything they do is high quality, and for such a great price. It’s hard to believe the stylists are in training.
New Talent is located on 35th Street close to MoPac Boulevard in an adorable renovated house. This, too, is a full-service salon with cuts starting at just $30, which includes a wash, cut, blow-dry and style. I really liked the service I received at New Talent, and I loved their prices even more.
Both salons exclusively use the Aveda line of products — my favorite — and also do complimentary bang and neck trims. So the next time you need a haircut, don’t be afraid to try something new, and give these trainees a chance. I promise you — and your wallet — won’t regret it.
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Spa’s long-running makeover gets attention
How often does this happen: A former nudist camp and lodging house for rodeo cowboys is named the top spa in America?
The Lake Austin Spa Resort has pulled that off, landing the top rating in Conde Nast Traveler’s annual ranking of the best destination spas in the country.
The spa has been in the top five before and moved up to No. 2 last year.
These days, the spa is a serene waterfront retreat, with just 40 guest rooms.
It had much humbler beginnings as a fishing camp in the 1940s and was briefly a nudist camp in the 1970s. During that decade, it also hosted rodeo cowboys and clowns who were training at nearby Steiner Ranch, which was then a working cattle ranch.
Mike McAdams bought it in 1997 and has invested several million dollars in renovations and upgrades.
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Spa Week’s coming
Why not take some time to pamper yourself for a new season? Here comes Spa Week, which was started in 2004 with spas nationwide offering treatments for no more than $50 during a select period. Spa Week’s spring event will take place April 14-20 in 21 markets nationwide including Austin.
Don’t forget to book early. Local spas and some $50 services are:
A Beautiful You Med Spa (12233 RM 620 N. 336-1772, www.abymedspa.com);
Avant Salon Spa (9901 Capital of Texas Highway (Loop 360). 502-8268, www.avantsalon.com), with treatments that include a 60-minute stress- and tension-relieving massage, 60-minute essentials pedicure with foot-soothing massage and 60-minute results-focused facial with essential oils for different skin types;
Spa at the Lake (900 RM 620 S. 263-7611, www.spaatthelake.com);
Milk + Honey Downtown and Hill Country Galleria (204 Colorado St., 12901 Hill Country Blvd. 236-1115, www.milkandhoneyspa.com), with treatments that include a 45-minute urban retreat massage and mini-manicure, 45-minute skin bella facial, 60-minute spa manicure and pedicure combo. The new Hill Country Galleria location recently opened and includes nine treatment rooms, a luxurious lounge and locker rooms, robe and slipper service, a nail department and an infrared sauna.
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New treatment tackles a host of problems
For those with problem acne, rosacea, unwanted hair and sun spots, there’s a brand-new, FDA-approved laser treatment called IsoLaz offered in Austin.
Dr. Ted Lain of Steiner Ranch Dermatology is the first to provide this painless, quick and powerful alternative to facial peels, micro-dermabrasion and prescription drugs.
IsoLaz uses an intense-pulse light combined with a vacuum to destroy bacteria-causing acne and reduces swelling of pores. It’s painless because IsoLaz’s vacuum pulls and stretches the skin closer to the light source requiring less energy to treat the pore. Previous intense-light therapy treatments felt like a rubber-band was snapping on your face.
“This is the next generation for intense-pulse light procedures,” Lain said.
The treatment takes about 10-30 minutes, doesn’t require numbing creams or gels, and has no side-effects. All that is needed before the treatment is a simple face wash. This isn’t one of those treatments that makes you break out or takes a couple days to take affect. Results are almost instant — redness and swelling go down — and it also tightens the skin.
Trina Mallet has tried everything from facials, chemical peels to antibiotics. She said they would clear her acne for a few days, but it always came back.
“I was lizard-faced for a week and couldn’t go out in public after my chemical peel,” Mallet said. “IsoLaz is so much better.”
Before the treatment, Mallet’s face was blemished and red. Dr. Lain wore protective lenses and covered her eyes for precaution. He zapped her face and then targeted problem areas. For her deeper pimples, Lain used a small needle to open the pore then applied the light therapy so that it would reach deeper. After the treatment, Mallet’s face looked smooth and rejuvenated, and she said her face felt tighter. The redness was dramatically decreased. Dr. Lain put a sunscreen on her face, and she was ready to go.
IsoLaz typically takes about five treatments to clear acne. Some patients, Lain said, clear after three treatments. At Steiner Ranch Dermatology, the IsoLaz is $800 for the five-treatment package or $250 per treatment. He recommends a treatment about once a week, then one every one or two months for maintenance.
Lain has had 16-year-olds to 35-year-old women with acne requesting the procedure. Some women have even used it in replace of facial treatments because it gives the same cleansing effect and tightens skin.
This deep-pore laser therapy is mainly used to treat severe acne, but is a two-in-one because it also permanently removes hair. It takes about the same amount of treatments, five to seven, to permanently remove hair, but it isn’t painful compared to other lasers.
“Once people find out about IsoLaz and realize the benefits, the treatment will become widespread,” Lain said.
The IsoLaz treatment isn’t the only new development at Steiner Ranch Dermatology. Medical aesthetician Karey Schafer will join the practice in April, offering a full range of procedures, including facials, facial and body waxing, microdermabrasion, chemical peels and skin analysis.
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The cure for what ails athletes
Attention all athletes! I have come across the cure to all aches, pains and sore muscles.
It’s the Hit the Trail Retreat, an hour-long sports massage followed by a sports pedicure at the Milk + Honey Spa located in the Second Street District. I’ve had some pretty intense workouts the past couple of weeks with the Austin Sports and Social Club Boot Camp, so this could not have come at better time.
After I arrived and checked in I was taken to the lockerroom to get changed into a provided robe and sandals, then shown to a locker where my belongings safely resided for the duration of my stay. The locker room has a shower so you can get clean and refreshed after hitting the Lady Bird Lake trail — and before your pampering begins. I, being the big dork that I am, was a little confused about this part and thought I would actually be instructed to take a shower, but this is something you have to initiate on your own. (Just a little tip so that you don’t repeat my mistake.) Because of my confusion I had to involuntarily skip out on the shower, but luckily it had been a few hours since I had worked up a sweat.
After getting changed and storing my things, it was off to the waiting area, which completely sets the mood for what’s to come with the soft lights, comfy sofas, magazines, flavored water, tea, fruit and muchies. I didn’t have to wait long till I was led to my room, where Matt the masseuse asked me some questions to get a feel of what it was that I wanted out of the massage. I told him I was attending boot camp and that my muscles were sore, but not so sore to where I couldn’t move — as the case was the week before. That seemed to be just the information he needed.
Matt then gave me a few minutes to get situated under the covers on the heated table. There was no way for me to prepare myself for what was to come next — the only word I know to describe it is “amazing.” Or maybe “nirvana.” Wow! It was the most rejuvenating massage I’ve ever had — and it amazed me how a complete stranger could be so in tune with my body and muscles. But all good things must come to an end, and so did my sports massage.
I still had a sports pedicure coming my way though. That in itself was another great experience. The girl who did my pedicure said the sports treatment was her favorite because of the exfoliant she gets to use on each client’s feet and legs. (My legs, by the way, have never been smoother). I chose a dark purple for my nail color and it’s so cute!
The day ended with a smile on my face and a bottle of sunblock in my hand for skin protection on trail trips to come. I had a great experience at Milk + Honey, and would definitely recommend the Hit the Trail Retreat to all you active people out there. It’s great for the mind, body and sore muscles — or just as a treat to yourself for getting out and working hard.
And please remember to tip!
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Wax on, wax off
Waxing is a personal experience — no matter which part of your body is being worked on — but some waxing is definitely more personal than others.
AnnMarie Skincare is a small aesthetician’s office at East Fifth Street and Interstate 35 offering an array of services, including waxing and facials at very reasonable rates. AnnMarie herself is friendly and efficient and, for the now-popular Brazilian wax, uses a hard, pink wax that speeds the process and reduces the pain involved. Why doesn’t everyone use this kind of wax? I asked her that once, after having fallen asleep on her table. She just shrugged and smiled, as if she knew some wonderful secret.
She does. Hair that wants removing wants removing by AnnMarie.
AnnMarie is meticulous about her work, and no more so than during one of her facials. The skincare products she uses are of exceptional quality, and her office has an atmosphere of total relaxation. Being a small office, she sees only one person at a time, and the privacy and personal attention is well worth it. Prices range from $40 to $145 for facials lasting 30-105 minutes, and $10 to $60 for waxing services. Brazilian waxes are $55.
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Indulge yourself, all month long
The kids are at school and you’ve got errands to run, so you throw your hair in the usual ponytail and hightail it out the door to check off things on your to-do list.
Well, add one more thing to that list this month: indulge. Or, really, “Momdulge” and treat yourself at Birds Barbershop.
School’s in, so rock out and get some extra love in February. For $39, you can enjoy the Ladybird wash, cut and style. This includes an organic extreme moisture rinse from Mop and the one thing we all love, a momdulgent scalp massage. Who wouldn’t want one of those? And to top it off, you’ll get a Mop conditioning treatment to let nutrients soak into your hair. There’s also a half-off sale on Mop shampoos, conditioners and other products.
You don’t have to have kids to take advantage of this deal, but do keep in mind it’s only offered during school hours — 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
“You never get anything for yourself — its all for your kids,” Michael Portman, owner of Birds Barbershop, said. “We figured we’d up the ante for moms because it’s not about multi-tasking, it’s about taking time for yourself.”
Even though, I’m not a mom I decided to spend my Friday afternoon student-dulging (taking a break from my busy week of school and work) and treated myself to the special. When I walked in, I was pleasantly surprised by the inviting atmosphere. Portman was spinning records in the 1980s, retro-themed interior at the front and introduced me to my hair guru and stylist, Sarah Statham.
She washed my hair with lemongrass-infused Mop shampoo and worked her magic, giving me a scalp massage. I was then whisked away to sit under the heat so that nutrients could soak into my ever-so-thin hair. She gave me many tips on what to do to add volume to fine hair as she snipped away. I came out feeling like a rock star with my new ‘do, ready to hit the town this weekend. I’m definitely going to indulge at Birds Barbershop more often.
It’s no wonder Birds Barbershop was voted the city’s Best Beauty Salon in 2007. They offer such versatility “from punk-rocker to mother-in-law,” as Portman puts it. So moms, take a break, stop multi-tasking and go Momdulge before it’s over.
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My recent spa experience at JoyMoves was divine. I started out the night with a Nia classs and ended it on a very relaxing note with a scrub and massage. I highly recommend JoyMoves for their new spa - I am telling all my friends about it. Their products
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This is a place where the metro-sexual wimps hide in Austin! Come on out… and wax your hands in public. Give us a break!! manly men would not get near this place. Relaxing with men in bath-robes, drinking and comparing pedicures. Checking email??
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This place is an oasis of calm in a sea of business turbulence! A male indulgence where you can feel comfortable in an old-style, open-razor shave, a massage, a facial, a pedicures or just take a drink in the wood-panelled bar while you catch up on email
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Barbara is an incredible stylist. She was a personal friend before I made a hair appointment and I wish I had called her earlier. I get so many compliments on my ‘do and I always refer folks to Bo Salon. The entire staff there is awesome.
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