Los Angeles - August 25, 2009

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Citizen Skin Beauty Studio

You help grannies with groceries, play bingo with the blind, and star at every blood drive in the county.

But no good deed goes unpunished: Traffic, gambling, and free donuts are wreaking havoc on your poor punim.

Enter Citizen Skin, a bomo little beauty hideaway in Venice that wants to help you for a change.

In every customized treatment, aesthetician and owner Nacole Raphalian maxes out all-natural products (no dyes, parabens, preservatives, or harmful additives), utilizing her high-tech wellness tricks involving oxygen, microcurrent, and LED light therapy.

Join the Society for the common good of your face and your wallet: Members commit to six months of services (there’s no sign-up fee) pay monthly and take 20 percent off services and 10 off products.

Making you look like the model citizen you are.

Citizen Skin, 304 Westminster Avenue, between Abbot Kinney Boulevard and Alhambra Court, Venice (310-450-0500 or citzenskin.com).

Update on The Gorbals: Oy vey! Due to unforeseen circumstances, the restaurant will not open as scheduled. It will begin taking reservations today at 3 p.m. for later this week. In case this news sours your plans, try a sweet: Mention DailyCandy when booking this week for a dessert on the house.

Photo: George Marks / Getty Images

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