Skin Spa is one of many locations offering special $50 treatments during Spa Week
Multiple locations
October 12–18, treatments $50
www.spaweek.com
It’s time to start making appointments for Spa Week; through the middle of next month, dozens of salons, spas, and studios throughout the metropolitan area will be booking selected services at the very special rate of $50 each. As Spa Week veterans, we are happy to say that this year the deals are outstanding, particularly the amazing skin care. We have to rave about the skin care at the Skin Spa Flatiron/Chelsea, where we tried a customized facial with microcurrent add-on. The NuFace microcurrent technology firmed and plumped our sun-dry post-summer skin like no other; it was not only painless but also effective for days afterward. Another standout is GemVie Medical Spa in Murray Hill; they’re offering a Medical Grade Chemical Peel, which we can vouch for, a Deep Pore Detox Facial, and Dermaplaning followed by an Algo Mask to remove evidence of summer sun abuse. Returning favorites all over town include Essential Therapy and L’Institut Sothys, but with seven Skin Spa locations around Manhattan, from Midtown West to Soho, we just might go get microcurrent-zapped again in October and be well satisfied.