the beauty phile

Best Bets For Spring Beauty

Start the new season with treatments and tips worth splurging on — all under $100.

BY CART VAUGHN

best exfoliaton and seif-tan

best deep hair - conditoning

The hour-long head-to-toe sea-salt scrub at Touch
(Birmingham; 248-203-0901) removes impurities,
sloughs away pasty skin and leaves you glowing, thanks
to a streak-free self-tan application. $95. Bonus: You
are instantly in the mood to don spring's flirty dresses.

The botanically based hair and scalp therapy at
Douglas J Aveda Institute (Royal Oak; 248 - 336-
5500) uses aroma-therapeutic products to remove
product build-up, increase oxygen and circulation to
the scalp and enhance shine. S37. Bonus: Includes a
blowout and stress-relieving hand massage.

best wax
The sweet and friendly girls at Bee Waxed (Pontiac;
248-332-7993) perform expert and painless waxing
to remove unwanted hair from (practically) anywhere.
$25 and up. Bonus: Walk-ins are welcome.

be s t renewina -facial

Above: Treat yourself to a spring fling.

The 30-minute plant-peel thermal mask at Tantra
(Ferndale; 248-582-6872) fantastically renews dry
winter skin — leaving you refined, even-toned and vis-
ibly radiant. S45. Bonus: Even the busiest of gals can fit
this one in over a lunch break.

best makeLin

Makeup artist Bobbi Brown, founder of Bobbi Brown
Cosmetics, includes everything a woman needs to
know about how to apply makeup like a pro — with
every facet of facial makeup covered — in her new
book, Bobbi Brown Makeup Manual (Springboard;
832). Bonus: Includes a "Special Makeup Applications"
chapter for brides, teens, boomers, pregnant women
and women of all backgrounds.

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