V. TO TREAT WITH EXCESSIVE KINDNESS OR CARE; TO INDULGE
They're the spas, services, and indulgence that saved your sanity this year.
Jodi Shays Queen Bee Waxing
Queen Bee Jodi Shays lets 'er rip. DIY waxing classes at her spa studio are a hoot with minimal pain and holler. Read more
Sticky Situation
Queen Bee Waxing Class
Love makes people (ahem, you) do crazy things.
Like paying a stranger to schmear hot wax on your body then rip it off. Or even worse, attempting to do it yourself.
At least now you can learn the method to this madness. Jodi Shays’s Queen Bee Waxing classes start this Friday.
Though she’s known for her expertise in administering The Full Monty, Shays’s introductory course will focus on the basics. She’ll provide the necessary supplies (including champagne), the step-by-step instructional, and dermatologist Dr. Vicki Rapaport, who will debunk products and tip you off to the best ways to avoid nasty bumps, cuts, bruises, and unsightly stubble.
All you need to bring is a pair of old bikini bottoms and your sense of humor.
You’re gonna need it.
Queen Bee Waxing, 10182½ Culver Boulevard, between Jackson and Jasmine Avenues, Culver City (310-204-2236 or queenbeewaxing.com). First class, Friday, February 1, 7:30-9:30 p.m. To R.S.V.P., e-mail classes@queenbeewaxing.com.
Nina Curtis The Nile Institute
Nina Curtis is pretty smart, and judging from the custom facials and holistic wellness workshops at The Nile Institute, she wants everyone else to be, too. Read more
Your Epidermis Is Showing
The Nile Institute Wellness Workshops
Beauty school dropout, no graduation day for you.
But it’s never too late for extra credit: The Nile Institute Skin Intelligence and Wellness Series begins next week.
Aesthetician and educator Nina Curtis’s Tuesday night seminars and workshops at the West Hollywood spa will up your beauty IQ.
Launching first, Lovin’ the Skin You’re In covers how the skin works, how to determine your skin type and condition, tips on effective treatments, and products you need and don’t (take in your current regimen for expert evaluation).
Up next: Skincare for All Seasons (making organic skin care products), Pampered Soles Reflexology (foot massage techniques), and Come to Your Senses (natural aroma and perfume blending).
Sign up for just one, a few, or hit all eleven courses.
You’re looking pretty smart already.
The Nile Institute, 9053 Nemo Street, between Santa Monica Boulevard and Doheny Drive, West Hollywood (310-275-6453 or myspanetwork.com).
Sunset Foot Spa Team Sunset Foot Spa
Step inside Sunset Foot Spa and forty minutes later the hard-working crew of traditional Chinese reflexologists will send you back into the world with your best, meticulously massaged foot forward. Read more
No Easy Feet
Sunset Foot Spa Opens
Most reflexologists love to test your reflexes: Digging a nail into your sole makes you pull away; paying for torture makes you wince.
But at Sunset Foot Spa, a new hole-in-the-wall massage joint in Hollywood, they actually know what they’re doing.
Inside the clean, simple space, relax in one of the eight white towel-covered recliners, soak your peds in a wooden tub filled with purifying herbs, then let a totally pleasant attendant give your footsies a systematic and thorough rubdown using traditional Chinese techniques.
A standard 40-minute session will set you back $20 — $15 if you download the coupon on the website’s pricing page. A full hour is only $5 more. On bend to spend? Shell out $40 for the Nirvana Experience, 70 minutes of body massage and reflexology.
No wonder you’ve already got one foot out the door.
Sunset Foot Spa, 5419 West Sunset Boulevard, between Western and Serrano Avenues, suite 3, Hollywood (323-898-4220 or sunsetfootspa.com).
