By Maggie Hira
Los Angeles is a city filled with people obsessed with a perfect outer appearance. Thus, it should come as no surprise that there are hundreds of spas littering the landscape. The best spas in LA are also the most luxurious and celebrity-friendly places in the city. Whether you're visiting from out of town or are a native, take some time to indulge yourself at some of these well-known day spas.
Skin Haven Spa
Skin Haven Spa offers a variety of 75-minute facial and body massages, as opposed to the usual 50 to 60 minutes offered at most other spas. This spa also specializes in helping patrons conceive and plan private spa parties that include sushi and jewelry making, belly dancing and burlesque instruction, hypnotherapy, reflexology, a live DJ, and makeovers. The spa is closed on Wednesdays.
Skin Haven
300 North Crescent Heights Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90048
(323) 658-7546
www.skinhaven.com
Ole Henriksen Face and Body Spa
This is a pricey and luxurious day spa quite popular with Hollywood celebrities like Eva Mendes, Ellen DeGeneres, Kylie Minogue and Jessica Alba. The spa was founded by Ole Henriksen, a Danish skincare pioneer. It has also been featured in major magazines like "Allure," "Cosmopolitan" and "In Touch." Patrons of the spa can receive treatments focusing on clearing rosacea, cystic acne, oily skin or enlarged pores. Facial peels, microdermabrasion, anti-aging massages and full body massages are also available. The spa is closed on the first Monday of every month.
Ole Henriksen Face and Body Spa
8622A West Sunset Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90069
(310) 854-7700
www.olehenriksen.com/spa
Four Seasons Hotel Spa
The Four Seasons Hotel Spa offers salon services like manicures and pedicures and body treatments like the "Hydrating Cashmere," a body wrap created exclusively for the spa, and airbrush tanning for Angelenos who want to boast a healthy glow year-round. This opulent hotel spa also offers facials, body massages, waxing and eyelash tinting.
Four Seasons Hotel
300 South Doheny Drive
Beverly Hills, CA 90048
(310) 273-2222
www.fourseasons.com/losangeles/spa
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About the Author:
Maggie Hira has been writing professionally since 2006. She has written for numerous websites and print publications, including "LA.Direct Magazine" and The Budget Fashionista. Hira holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of California, Los Angeles.
