SPRING CLEANING

Three New York-area facialists and one toner that will cut through the gunk stuck in your pores and make you shine for spring.

I first read about Aida Bicaj in an interview with Jenna Lyons and being that I'm always game to try a new facial treatment, I made an appointment. Aida's salon is gorgeous - all soft grays and glowy chandeliers - and she is incredibly beautiful. Of course her skin is perfection, and her belief that everyone's skin can look just like hers is infectious. Her facial is amazing: all about anti aging and firming. But the real deal is Juan, her manicurist who hails from South America and will do your nails during your facial in a way you have never had your nails done before. I can't quite explain it, but he can take your winter feet and turn them into baby feet in under an hour.
30 East 67th Street, 5th floor
New York, NY 10065
+ 1 212 861 1007

I happened to walk by this tiny salon in Bridgehampton last Spring and noticed they sold the coveted Biologique Recherche (see P50 lotions to the left), so decided to book an appointment. Judith Desiree is the embodiment of luminescence - her skin literally glows from within (I have been striving for that for my whole life) and she is so kind and lovely. And she gives a kick ass facial. 
Capelli Hair & Skin
2491 Montauk Hwy
Bridgehampton, NY 11932
631-332-1306

We've all seen My Big Fat Greek Wedding. These toners (they call them lotions) by French company Biologique Recherche are every beauty editor's version of Windex. They smell like vinegar, but nothing tightens pores faster or more effectively. They come in 3 efficacies - P50, P50V and P50W for varying degrees of necessity. 

A favorite of makeup artists and beauty experts, Angella Kulangi of Total Skin Care can get rid of spots, zits, pores and everything in between in record time and leave with a glow you won’t even believe. She gave me my first shave (aka dermaplaning treatment), and I am forever grateful to her.
119 East 83rd Street
New York, NY 10028
+1 212 737 4472