I often get asked for my travel recommendations for Manhattan, so today I am sharing a guide to NYC beauty treatments, a list of my tried and true favorite spots I visit regularly for everything from manicures to laser hair removal.

I am working on sharing a wide range of guides to my favorite spots in Manhattan but first I thought we would start with skincare, spas and beauty treatments. After more than eight years living in New York, I have built a roster of my go-to spots and providers. I hope this will be a helpful resource for next time you book a beauty service in New York City.

Nan’s Favorite NYC Beauty Treatments

FACIALS

• The Brightwood Skin (Upper East Side) = especially their Diamond Glow facial!
• Rescue Spa (Flatiron)
• The next spot I want to try is a facial with Jolie at Ställe Studios in SoHo – I follow Jolie on Instagram and she is a wealth of knowledge and I have seen others rave about her facials.

BROWS

• Robin Evans (Soho)
• Sabria Brows(Upper East Side)
• But, I think I want to get my eyebrows microbladed…?! Let me know if you have any NYC recommendations for this.

NAILS

• TenOverTen(Downtown)
• Mellow Bar(West Village)
• Uptown spot….TBD. I still havn’t found my go-to spot..?!

MASSAGE

• Rescue Spa(Flatiron)
• Equinox Gyms (various locations)
• I have heard that the Mario Badescu NYC Spa on 52nd street is a great place for a simple but reasonably priced massage or facial, so that is the next place I plan to try for a massage – stay tuned for my thoughts after I try it.

SPRAY TAN

• Sugared + Bronzed (various locations)

INJECTABLES

• The Brightwood Skin(Upper East Side)
• My Dermatologist

LASER HAIR REMOVAL

• Satori Laser (various locations)

HAIR

• I am still on the hunt here for someone I LOVE who also offers a haircut at a somewhat reasonable price…send any recs!

PHARMACY

• Zitomer (Upper East Side)
• CO Bigelow (West Village)
• These are more than just pharmacies, they are like beauty heaven. The best of the best product assortments! (But yes, they also fill your prescriptions.)

STORES / MAKEUP COUNTERS

• ^the pharmacies above
• Credo Beauty (various locations)
• Saks (Rockefeller Center)
• Bergdorfs(Central Park South)

Related: My 10 Favorite Clean Beauty Products

ANNUAL SKIN CANCER SCREENING

I am including this to remind all of us to get a annual skin cancer screening from a board certified dermatologist. (If we can make time for all these other treatments we can surely look out for ourselves and do this as well.)

WHAT DID I MISS?

There you have it, a guide to my favorite NYC beauty treatments. I hope this might be helpful as you plan an upcoming trip or if you are looking for a recommendation for a new salon to try.

Of course, nothing is set in stone and I am always still on the hunt for best of the best beauty treatments in Manhattan. (Of course, it is all subjective and might vary from person to person, but these are my tried and true favorites.)

Please do let me know what your favorite NYC beauty spots are, so I can give them a try!!

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*As always, I am not a doctor or a medical professional, these are just the businesses that I have found that work well for me. Please do your own research and speak with your doctor before any treatments. 

*I have received gifted services from TenOverTen, Sabria’s Brows and The Brightwood Skin — however those complimentary treatments were not in trade for this story/feature, I am including them because I truly feel they are great businesses.