Rigorous, twice-a-week pedi schedule? Check. Hostess gifts in anticipation of beach invites? Prettily wrapped and waiting. Kicked-up bikini-season workout? Sir, yes, sir!

Aren’t you forgetting something?

Your skin should be primed for summer, too. Which is exactly why Skin Beauty Lounge ...

This weekend, listen to your mother.

SEE
Irvine Contemporary Opening
What: Mixed-media paintings by Ju-Yeon Kim in a new space (formerly Fusebox).
Why: Everyone’s going. (If everyone jumped off a bridge, would you do that, too?)
When: Opening party, Fri., ...

Assembly-line efficiency has its place: Ford Model T’s, chocolate factories, McDonald’s cheeseburgers.

Your spa, however, shouldn’t be one of them.

Luckily, there’s Pilar DiVittorio, of Pilar’s Organic Skincare Studio, who believes in taking her time. Her signature organic facial provides ...

There two kinds of people. Those who talk all day about their bosses, the price of gas, what their dogs learned, what they made for dinner, and what their moms said.

And those who clench their teeth, fake a smile, and ...

Good advice is hard to come by — particularly where marriage is concerned. (To wit: Cousin Daphne’s conviction about the importance of vinyl underthings; Nana’s admonition to never let him see you without makeup.) So when planning your wedding, stick ...

Chic hair salon in the center of the city surrounded by fabulous architecture and world-class museums? Sure, a trip to St. Germain sounds magnifique.

Not the one in Paris, cherie. The new Saint Germain Salon near Gallery Place.

Remember the time your Hungarian boyfriend compared you to a bowl of chicken parikash? “So warm, so comforting, so aromatic.”

Yeah. He didn’t last long.

Be prepared to brave the comparison once more. Celadon Spa is offering a paprika and ...