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That's Amore

Give them your tired, your pores, your sagging eye bags …

Help has arrived: Cult Asian skin-care line Amore Pacific has hit our shores, upping the ante on high-concept facial care big time. The stunning SoHo space, which consists of an interactive product gallery in front and podlike treatment rooms in back, mixes forest and future in equal measure.

Which makes sense since the healing philosophy is based on balancing energy according to the five elements: water, metal, earth, fire, and tree. But don’t try to guess which you are, because the mix changes constantly, depending on whether you’re coming from the office, the beach, or a bad breakup. Pre-treatment, you fill out a questionnaire, then facialists custom blend masks on the spot to use during your session, which can be 45, 60, 90, or 110 minutes and include leg and back massage if you so desire. (Um, like, who doesn’t?)

And if you just, you know, need a new night cream, they’ll deal. Righteously.

Not everything has to be so damn complicated all the time.


Amore Pacific, 114 Spring Street, between Mercer and Greene Streets (212-966-0400).