It’s a tale as old as the Hollywood Hills.

Fresh off the bus, you glimpse one perfect-looking celeb after another, fully believing that they wake up looking that way.

And then. The inevitable fall-from-grace moment. You discover they would look ...

In L.A., the hottest personal trainers are like the coolest bars.

Discreet. Word-of-mouth. Old-school meets new-school. And very good-looking.

Dion Jackson’s retro-modern workouts have trimmed everyone from Rob Lowe to J.Lo. His appeal is fabulously anti-fabulous. No bun-busting gizmos, ...

Rock and roll takes its toll. After years of hard living, you end up burnt out like Ozzy, bloated like Axl, or leathery like Keith.

Frank Studio’s Rock n’ Roll facial can mitigate the damage. The stage is set in ...

One of summer’s great pleasures: driving with the top down, wind in your hair, sun on your shoulders …

Oh, yeah. And the shocking accumulation of grime in your pores.

Time to hit the slamming new Dermalogica flagship on Montana. ...

Imagine: You. Naked. Covered in honey. Doused with warm milk.

A scene out of a cheesy romance novel?

Not quite. It’s the Nature Baby treatment at One Spa in Shutters on the Beach. Eighty minutes of bliss that begin with ...

Tweezing is a mysterious business.

One minute you’ve got it all under control. The next you’re emerging from a plucking fugue, the results of which can only be described as bald-faced.

Best to leave it to a professional. L.A.’s ...

Ever try to give yourself a massage? It’s just not the same. The truth is, like many things, it’s better if someone else does it for you.

If only it weren’t such a strain on the budget.

Take a walk ...