Relax, Rejuvenate, and Drink Beer: You Can Do It All at Oakwell Beer Spa in Denver

Drinking beer and enjoying spa treatments simultaneously? You must have stepped into Oakwell Beer Spa. During my recent trip to Denver, I was lucky enough to experience this one-of-a-kind spa, and I'm here to give you all the deliciously hoppy details.

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Salon and Spa Directory: Glowbar on Newbury Street in Boston

Get ready to glow! During my last trip to Boston, I experienced a treatment at Glowbar on Newbury Street. What an absolute delight!

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Salon and Spa Directory: Formula Fig in West Hollywood

Ready, set, glow! I'm always, always looking for a facial that will leave my skin hydrated, youthful-looking, dewy, and super glowy. And I've found it at Formula Fig in West Hollywood!

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Salon and Spa Directory: Squeeze in Los Angeles

Feeling knotty? Better head to Squeeze! This has been my favorite massage spot in LA ever since they opened, so when I started experiencing a random bout of sciatic pain this week, I knew it was the only place I trusted to help a gal in knead.

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Salon and Spa Directory: Heyday (Psst: Find Out How You Can Save $10 on Your First Treatment!)

I. Love. Getting. Facials. If it wasn't actually bad to treat the skin TOO much, I'd get them daily, or at least weekly. There's just something so satisfying about knowing all the gunk has come away from your pores and your skin is left looking and feeling its best. And when facials are done at a spa as amazing as Heyday? Well, how could I NOT want to go there every day? (Psst: keep reading to find out how you can SAVE $10 on your first Heyday facial!)

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Salon and Spa Directory: Larchmont Sanctuary Spa

The word "sanctuary" immediately brings me the feeling of peace and calm. So, when I was invited into Larchmont Sanctuary Spa, I Was definitely hoping for peace and calm to overtake me! Luckily, this spa delivered a true sanctuary from the hustle and bustle of regular life in spades.

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Going Glam ... Keratin Complex GraffitiGlam™, That Is! My Shocking Pink Hair with Hairstylist Jesse German

I change my hair color at least once a year. And, usually, that means I go for a bright, shocking pink! So when the time came this year, I called upon my amazing hairstylist, Jesse German of the Martinez-Samuel Salon, to take me as bright as humanly possible.

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Salon and Spa Directory: The Keratin Complex KCMAX Maximum Keratin Smoothing System with Hairstylist Jesse German

So, here's the thing. I tried a smoothing treatment on my hair about 10 years ago, and it DID. NOT. WORK. My hair stayed exactly the same as it had been pre-treatment -- big, frizzy, curly, not shiny or manageable, the works. You name it, that treatment did not help it. So, as I'm sure you might assume, I was pretty wary of trying another one, even all these years later with the advances in keratin treatments and a stylist as amazing as Jesse German from the Martinez-Samuel Salon. But Jesse convinced me that it was time to try it again -- and so, two weeks ago, we embarked on a new keratin journey with the Keratin Complex KCMAX Maximum Keratin Smoothing System.

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Salon and Spa Directory: SaunaBar

I don’t know about you, but I’m pretty obsessed with Gwyneth Paltrow and goop. I get the weekly emails, I have the app, I peruse all the listings for LA of the places I need to eat, drink, spa, the list goes on. And on a recent readthrough of their LA listings, I discovered SaunaBar.

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Salon and Spa Directory Meets First Look Fridays Interview Series: Cupping at Massage SoCal with Paloma Sanders

Have you ever tried cupping? And, if not, have you been interested? I did it once before, about 10 years ago, with my acupuncturist in New York. And I honestly loved it, but I just never had the inclination to do it again ... until I discovered Paloma Sanders of Massage SoCal, that is.

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Salon and Spa Directory: côte

I recently started a new job as the Senior Copywriter for a beauty startup. I can't tell you more about it just yet, but I'm really excited for it to launch! Why am I telling you this, you may ask? Well, a couple weeks ago, my boss told our team that we should all treat ourselves to pedicures at any upscale nail salon in LA -- and that we could expense them. Let's just say my excitement level was at, oh, I don't know, 1000 out of 100! We all know how much I love nails, so getting a free amazing pedicure is kind of the best thing to happen to me in forever. (That and starting a new amazing job, of course.) I immediately high tailed it to côte so I could really treat myself.

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Salon and Spa Directory: Glamsquad

A few years ago, I had my scalp analyzed. And I found out that while my scalp is in pretty good shape -- no dandruff, oiliness or dryness -- I have a lot of hair. And I mean A LOT. We're talking three hairs in every follicle. And when you have this much hair, the last thing you want to do is give yourself a blowout. That's where Glamsquad comes in. Not only do they do the most amazing blowouts EVER, they come right to your doorstep to do it!

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Salon and Spa Directory Meets #ManiMonday: Color Camp

You know how you build something up in your mind and just hope beyond hope that it will be as worth it as you dreamed? Well, in the case of Color Camp and my latest manicure, I got even more than I bargained for — because my experience from start to finish was, in a word, MANITASTIC.

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Salon and Spa Directory: Kate Somerville Skin Health Experts

If you're ever looking for an oasis in the middle of hectic, crazy LA (okay, maybe not that hectic and crazy, but it IS still a big city), look no further than Kate Somerville Skin Health Experts. I've long been a fan of Kate Somerville products -- stemming all the way back to 2008 -- and, about eight months ago, I finally decided to pop into the spa for a facial.

Well, fast forward to today. I not only went for one facial, I've gone back every month! I even signed up for their Skin Gym Membership, which means I get monthly facials for $33 less than the non-member price -- Skin Gym is an AMAZING deal and totally worth it if you want regular facials! Here are all the reasons why I'm obsessed with Kate Somerville Skin Health Experts -- and why I'm pretty sure you will be, too.

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Salon and Spa Directory: Spa Lé La

Anyone who knows me knows how much I love to go to the spa. It's really no secret at this point. So when I had the opportunity to visit Spa Lé La, you know I jumped.

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Apothecaries of Olde: Kiehl's Apothecary Preparations Customized Skincare

I'm definitely a sucker for anything that's made just for me. Truth be told, I'm still mourning the closure of Prescriptives, which meant the loss of their Custom Blend Lip Gloss. Well, Kiehl's has gone and brought my happiness to new heights with Kiehl's Apothecary Preparations.

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My Latest Mani Meets Salon and Spa Directory: RGB Tropic and Essie Leading Lady Moon Mani at Olive & June

While I typically paint my own nails, I've had so much going on the past week that they were (gasp!) bare. When I told my friend Felicia this, she ordered me to get a manicure STAT. I listened and booked an appointment right then and there for a manicure at Olive & June.

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Salon and Spa Directory: The Organic Enzyme Peel at The ARCONA Studio

Have you ever gotten a facial that was so good, you couldn't stop thinking about it for MONTHS? Well, that's exactly how I feel about the Organic Enzyme Peel I received at The ARCONA Studio in Los Angeles.

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#ManiMonday Meets Salon and Spa Directory: Côte

Have you ever visited a nail salon that just immediately felt like home? Well, that's how Côte felt the moment I stepped inside.

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Salon and Spa Directory: The Springs LA

Once in awhile, an oasis presents itself to me and brings me such joy, I can't believe it wasn't there all along. That's how I feel about The Springs LA.

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