Medical treatments that cross into traditional spa services is not news. We’ve all seen, experienced or read about procedures like micro-dermabrasion, laser hair removal, cellulite remedies and mesotherapy. ‘Google’ the term medi-spa and there are over twenty pages on the phenomenon! What we haven’t heard much about though, are cosmetic treatments that border on medicinal. <... >

The massage is over. You lie there on the table, warm, effusing essential oils in a meditative state. You could stay there all day, and although the therapist has invited you to linger until you feel ready to get up, you have to go. They need the room for another guest, and you need to <... >

We all have mixed feelings about the rain, either we love rain, hate it or have a love/hate relationship with I droplets from the skyt. But can you really resist the concept of ‘April Showers’– with their cleansing, refreshing and renewing properties. Although, I must admit sometimes you can get too much of a good <... >

You take down your carry-on luggage from the top of your closet in preparation for that annoying jet-lag inducing business trip. As your wheelie Tumi suitcase smacks you on the top of your head, some leftover sand from your last jaunt to the beach sifts out onto your floor and you catch a glimpse of <... >

Ever feel like a fish out of water? How about a fish in the water? Literally. If the term “Watsu Flow” isn’t alien to you, you know exactly how it feels. A therapist whisking you around in water, tranquil music playing from speakers both above and under water, total weightlessness and ability to stretch in <... >

“Wait a minute. You’re the Spa Editor of BNNYC and you’re getting your nails done here?” the girl at the dryer next to me asked in surprise. “Why not?” I replied as the UV light lit up. “I’ve had manicures that cost $50 and I gotta tell ya, this one is just as good, if <... >

March is National Nutrition Month, and while you may be watching what you put on your plate, we’re gonna give you a way to cheat, sans calories and guilt. How, you ask? Check out these spa products that smell good enough to eat, a fine way indulge your cravings for something sweet and a sure <... >

Ok. We get it. You love NYC and there’s no other place like it in the world. But even the best of us 5-borough-obsessed city dwellers could use a weekend in the country, right? So, hop in your car or Priceline a rental, and faster than it takes most of us to get from the <... >

Living in New York, diversity surrounds us everyday. It’s in the cuisine we eat, the languages we see and hear on the subway and the beauty rituals brought to us from all parts of the globe. At the same time, it’s easy to forget that our city is actually quite small, and a trip all <... >

I was taking the grand tour through my best friend’s recently renovated home when I walked into her brand new master bath and found a shocking surprise. Hold on a sec. Where’s the tub? Sure, the rain shower with the side jets and stone floor is beyond fantastic but what happens when you want to <... >