Living Well
Mother’s Day the San Francisco Way
Treat the woman that’s kept you well-fed and well-loved all these years at a few of San Francisco’s best brunch spots this Mother’s day.
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pedicures
During a spa pedicure you should expect your feet to be soaked in warm water and your nails to be cut and shaped. Your nail spa therapist will use a pumice stone to buff away dry skin, and will follow up with an exfoliation. Then, she will lather up with lotion for a massage of your feet and lower legs before toenails are polished. Read more about pedicures. A pedicure relaxes and restores the feet. It's a foot treatment designed to cleanse, exfoliate, and nourish the skin while shaping and caring for the toenails. This spa experience typically includes a soothing foot soak, gentle removal of dead skin, nail trimming, cuticle care, moisturizing, and a tension-relieving massage—leaving feet soft, smooth, and refreshed. Beyond aesthetics, pedicures support overall foot health by helping prevent dryness, calluses, and common nail concerns, making them both a beauty ritual and a self-care essential.
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Mother’s day the Tampa Bay Way
Celebrate MOM by treating her to brunch on her special day. Nothing says I love you quite like an excellent meal. That being said, we’ve hunted around for some great spots in Tampa
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Mother’s Day the Chi-Town Way
On Mother’s day, celebrate mom, the woman whose cleaned up after you, helped with science projects and done your laundry when you came home from college breaks. To honor mom, we’ve brought you some of the coolest spots in Chi-town to take this great lady to sprinkle unconditional love and great eats! See below for
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Mother’s day the New York Way
Celebrate Mom this Mother’s day by taking her to brunch at one of these New York top spots! From great views to great food, there’s a little of everything for the special lady in your life.
Beauty
Skin Care 101: The Truth About Glycolic Acid
The Spa at Lakes Dermatology gives us the 101 on glycolic acid.
Tips, How-To's, & DIY Spa
5 Best Spicy Valentine’s Day Gifts
We love romantic, indulgent Valentine’s Day gifts but we are especially fond of presents that are also healthy. Check out these picks for spicy and sexy gifts for your favorite Valentine, or to send yourself some extra love.
Beauty
Everything You Need To Know About Your Nails
Nails reflect our current health state, so understanding the health of the nail, and what the nail says about our overall health status is important.
Travel & Play
Hong Kong Hustle: East Meets West at This Asian Port
Hong Kong is overwhelming in the best possible way—we break down where to stay, spa, and dine.
Travel & Play
Spa $avant: Top Spa and Wellness Deals for October
These spa and wellness deals celebrate everything from the fall season to breast cancer awareness month!
Beauty
Good Karma: Cactus Salon and Spa Goes Red for Heart Health
This month’s Good Karma is all about taking Heart Month to heart!
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Color Self-Expression
Beauty has taken a bold, theatrical turn of late, with the old “Barbie-doll prettiness”—a “healthy glow,” natural highlights, a dab of lip gloss and a French manicure—under radical revision. In 2013 the envelope-pushing trend will only intensify. And from hair to nails, this beauty “self-expression” wave will get most intensely played out around COLOR. Yes,
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Sweet Feet Relief
The human foot is a delicate, complex structure of 33 joints and 26 bones, wrapped in a web of 126 muscles, ligaments and nerves. The most utilized part of our bodies, the average person spends four hours (pounding out 8,000 to 10,000 steps) on their feet every day. We exert a force equivalent to several