JULY 2ND, 2010
Summer Grooming Guide Vancouver
Get pretty from head to toe with our editors' top pampering picks.
Hair Affair
Vancouver's
hottest hair trend is the Brazilian Blowout (adored by perennially
well-tressed celebs like Nicole Richie). Done to eliminate frizz and
smooth hair, our tester loved the gentle treatment and has been
taunting us with her shiny new 'do ever since. From $200 at Clementine,
1088 Hornby St., Vancouver, 604-669-0309, www.clementinehair.com
Get Mellow
Get
all your kinks out with the full-body massage from Orthotherapist
Brahm, a former dancer who's got all the right moves. He teaches
couples massage by appointment (3 hours, $200 per person) so you and
your beau can say, "I knead you" and mean it. Holt Renfrew Salon and
Spa, 737 Dunsmuir St., Vancouver, 604-681-3121, www.holtrenfrew.com
Look of Leisure
So the weather hasn't quite been living up to expectations—there's nothing wrong with fauxing it (rather than fake baking it). The Pretty's
expert spray-tanner will have you glowing like you just stepped off a
yacht in St. Tropez. (Inside scoop: Book a spray tan on Friday for only
$30). $45 at The Pretty Boutique and Salon, 529 W. Eighth Ave.,
Vancouver, 778-737-3287, www.theprettyboutique.com
Smooth Operator
At
the new Stripped Wax Bar, expert "strippers" will take care of all the
pesky hair down there (and anywhere else you prefer to be bare). The
sleek space is like a quickie nail bar: no muss, no fuss—and no
stubble. $20 bikini, $35 Brazilian, 1226 Hamilton St., Vancouver,
604-681-8660, www.getstripped.ca
