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Despite laying claim to the most adorable moniker in hipsterdom, fashion fave Woodley & Bunny is actually a rather sophisticated Brooklyn salon. Now sisters Erin and Misha Anderson have brought their “Culture & Curation” beauty concept to the West Coast with this sexy new WeHo salon and apothecary.

With the political aspirations put behind, The Donald is back to what he does best: erecting dazzling, monumental, skyward towers. His debut Canadian hotel will soon be unveiled, and one of its centerpieces is this glorious new 15,000 square foot Quartz Crystal Spa.

In the high-stakes hotel spa wars, there are no shortages of ethereal and glorious sounding treatments and interiors. However, Raffles has introduced a whole new plateau by employing Philippe Starck to design their sleekly sexy new Spa My Blend by Clarins, the latest addition to the chic new Royal Monceau hotel. Starck has created a sea of striking white, awash in neutral light, offset only by the deep blue of the 28-meter swimming pool.

Russell Manly, owner of Tommy Guns Salon, started out in the early '90s with a small shop in Brighton, England, which he filled with five repurposed dentist chairs. "Straight away," he says, "our salon looked different from any other." By 1994, he had moved his business to London's Soho neighborhood, opening the first TommyGuns there with an authentic, old fashioned aesthetic - leather upholstery, marble floors, and vintage lighting - and a team of talented stylists with a gift for creating unique looks for both men and women.

No, that wasn’t a Beth Israel-bound ambulance that almost ran you over you while crossing Irving Place. It was a Sephora Mini Cooper responding to an emergency. The beauty monolith now offers Same Day Beauty Delivery Service of their cosmetic products to NYC residents. You might greet this development with skepticism: New Yorkers are busy, but there are fifteen Sephora locations in Manhattan alone, including two within spitting distance each other in Times Square. What beauty emergency could actually require rapid-response door-to-door service? Actually, the list of potential calamities is endless:

Arrive fashionably late to the party, and the party may no longer be fashionable. Less than two weeks has elapsed since New York legalized same-sex marriage, but according to Dr. Neil Clark Warren, online matchmaker and founder of eHarmony, marriage is passé. In an article for the Huffington Post, Warren offers, “on second thought, don’t get married." Warning against the dangers of an ill-calculated marriage, he writes, "It’s frighteningly easy to choose the wrong person.” Unless, presumably, you carefully answer an in-depth eHarmony questioner.

The irony of Gwyneth Paltrow presuming to know anything about stress is obvious enough to hardly merit comment, so let's dig right in. The newest edition of indispensable lifestyle guide GOOP contains a feature on stress management. Gwyn outsources the advice to her stable of "experts":

If you’re like me, wearing sandals and exposing my feet is always an issue. To draw even more attention to them is the selection of insanely bright shades to choose from at most salons. It’s either that or the natural buffed option – which, for someone who likes a little polish is just too naked. However, Chanel’s fall 2011 nail polish gave me some solace and inspiration.

I’ve always believed that a good body comes the old fashioned way – by sweating it out. But due to the progression of time and a general unwillingness to exercise, my interest in alternative weight loss methods has peaked. Here are two spa-related activities that will get you if not quite bikini-perfect, then at least mentally ready to give yourself an extra push this summer. Feeling good in the form of relaxation is guaranteed, and when you've finished, you might actually see results you like, too.

I’ve never been lucky in hair. Not that I haven’t been graced with a full of head of it, or that it couldn’t sometimes be said to look shiny in certain lights – but in cut, style, and stylist. Three of the worst do’s I’ve sported: A military man’s high n’ tight, bangs, the bowl cut my father gave me literally using a bowl (I looked like a monk from the Dark Ages, as my front two teeth had recently fallen out - I was 6). So it was with feelings of angst and learned resignation that I agreed to visit Valery Joseph’s salon for a ‘transformation.’