Beauty & Health
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Fitness Guru
George Foreman III
Bobbing and weaving with the ever-changing fitness industry, George Foreman III has once again KO’d Boston’s workout scene...
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Barbershop
Blade Barbershop
A down-to-earth and reasonably priced neighborhood barber? See master barber and owner Tim Haynes, who set up his South End shop 16 years ago...
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Beauty Boutique
Follain
This apothecary-like shop is filled with pretty packages, but it’s what’s inside them that sets Follain apart...
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Blowout
Mario Russo
Tools, temperature, dryer direction—there’s more to a blowout than one might expect, and beauty innovator Mario Russo intensively educates his team on techniques...
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Day Spa
G2O Spa & Salon
This 14,000-square-foot oasis offers top-to-bottom treatments for body and mind, from anti-aging acupuncture and craniosacral therapy to body wraps, customized facials and Shellac pedicures...
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Exercise Classes
Equinox
With a steady flow of new workouts, Equinox trainers have innovative ways to move your ass in class, including client favorites the Pursuit (more video game than cycling class) and the Cut (all of the boxing, none of the hits)...
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Eyebrows
Sarra
Named after her makeup-artist grandma, Hingham native Lauren Genatossio’s makeup and brow studio is home to staff who proudly call themselves control freaks...
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Facial
Bella Santé
With Bella Santé’s menu of 12 customizable facials, handling your complexion becomes decidedly less complex...
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Hidden Gem
Rowes Wharf Health Club & Spa
While city hotels aren’t usually on locals’ radars as beauty destinations, make room in your life for this one...
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Manicure/Pedicure
MiniLuxe
No wonder this homegrown chain is booming: Each beauty lounge boasts spotless settings, hospital-grade sterilization and whirlpools with fresh running water...
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Massage The Spa at Mandarin Oriental, Boston
Massage The Spa at Mandarin Oriental, Boston
Therapists at the only Forbes five-star spa in town combine Eastern ancient philosophies with aromatherapy for traditional, Swedish and aroma stone massages...
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New Addition
Balans Organic Spa
A younger sibling of Boylston Street’s Balans Wellness Studio, Boston’s only 100 percent organic spa has quickly become a haven for label readers and nature seekers, offering treatments as pure as its crisp white interior...
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Salon
Viselli Salon
Armed with training from the likes of Vidal Sassoon and Kevin Murphy, owner Cristina Viselli and her team are a cut above the rest...
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Skin Care Products
SkinHealth
When Cheryl Clarkson traded her executive office keys at a medical device company for a bottle of sunscreen, she wasn’t headed for the beach, but down the path to founding SkinHealth...
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Trend—Beauty
Mobile Service
Style-savvy Bostonians are getting me-time without travel time thanks to the plethora of mobile beauty squads cropping up...
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Waxing
Rina’s Studio
Caterina Sorrenti’s loyal followers are clearly stuck on her work. For the past 15 years, they’ve followed her from Newbury Street to Newton to today’s Wellesley shop for everything from eyebrows to a bare-all Brazilian...
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Wellness Guru Gianne Doherty
Wellness Guru Gianne Doherty
Talk about a natural leader. Doherty first caught our attention in 2013 with the launch of her Organic Bath Co. line of nearly-good-enough-to-eat scrubs, butters and oils made with fair trade and organic ingredients...
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Yoga Class
Afro Flow Yoga
Sure, Afro Flow Yoga includes the familiar meditation and breathing techniques to start...
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