Boy, if you had a nickel for every time you couldn’t decide between the salon and the art gallery.

Cuticles or cubism? Eyebrow or highbrow? Massage or message? Tough questions.

At Wax Poetic, a salon-cum-art gallery, you can finally lay ...

Beauty emergency: It’s an oxymoron in most parts of the world.

Not in L.A., my friend. We take our laugh lines, breakouts, and bad-hair days with nary a grain of salt.

Hence Rescu Cosmetique, the new shop on Robertson that’s ...

Oh, the tragic hairdos you’ve had. The Unpremeditated Mullet. The Runaway Bob. The Feathered Nest.

Each one a disaster. Each one easily avoidable by a decent hairdresser. And yet you put it off. Why? Because, plain and simple, you fear ...

Whoda thunk the words natural beauty would someday be as obsolete as 8-track tape? Nowadays a pretty face is no longer the privilege of those born that way. Assuming you’re game (and that those post-op horror-show scenes from Extreme ...

Bowling. It’s not just a sport. It’s a lifestyle.

Bowling bags, bowling shoes, bowling shirts. From Hogan-toting fashion editors to Diesel-clad Yummies (Young Urban Modern Male in Escrow), this is one game that has certainly made its style mark.

Why ...

You know, little Sparky just hasn’t been the same since his hip replacement.

His days of digging and tail chasing may be long gone, but something tells you that Old Yeller isn’t ready to retire the stick — just yet. ...

The whole Zen thing is all well and good.

But sometimes you want a salon experience that’s a bit more, well, fun. Must beautification and relaxation always involve snooty aestheticians, minimalist decor, and strains of Asian Muzak?

Victor Lomeli, formerly ...