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Hollywood2002
Prime West Village real estate doesn't prevent this amiable shop from delivering a host of affordable
crops. A men's cut will cost $12, and the barbers here take their time to make sure it's right. 204 W. 14th St., btw. Seventh
and Eighth aves.
212/741-9680.
Subway: 1/2/3 or A/C/E to 14th St.; L to Eighth Ave.
L'Oréal
If you want first dibs on the latest L'Oréal products, sign up with their Consumer Expressions Re-
search Center. Participants get free gift bags of products at the end of their home trials, although the test products
themselves have to be returned lest they fall into enemy hands. You'll also score a guest pass to shop at the
L'Oréal company store, where beauty products (including the ever-popular Kiehl's) are offered at a big discount.
575 Fifth Ave., 3rd floor, at 47th St.
212/984-4164.
www.cercny.com
.
Subway: B/D/F/M to 47th-50th sts./Rockefeller Center.
TIGI Hairdressing Academy
Complementary and complimentary cuts and colors are on offer at this in-
ternational school. The model call goes out every Wednesday night from 5 to 6:30pm. If they like your locks
(they're on the prowl for stylish ladies and gents ages 18 to 35), you'll be invited back for a class the next week.
Classes are usually held Sunday to Wednesday in the mornings.
You should be open to changing up
your style with a new cut or color.
466 Broome St., 2nd floor, btw. Mercer and Greene sts.
212/702-9771.
www.tigistore.com
.
Subway: A/C/E or J/N/R/Q/Z/6 to Canal St.
Unbeaten Brows
City Brows
For shaping up your eyebrows, you won't find a quicker or more precise crew than the one here.
Just $8 covers your choice of threading or waxing, with a sculptor's eye applied to shaping. A full range of salon
services are also available, running from a $5 upper-lip wax or thread all the way to $50 herbal facials.
2202 Broadway, btw. 78th and 79th sts.
212/362-1500.
www.citybrows.com
.
Subway: 1 to 79th St. Other locations:
UpperWestSide,
2265
Broadway, btw. 81st and 82nd sts.
212/362-8500.
Subway: 1 to 79th St.
WashingtonHeights,
1403 St. Nicholas Ave., btw. 180th and 181st sts.
212/568-5800.
Subway: 1 to 181st St.
Instant Massaging
Swedish Institute College of Health Sciences
Swedish massage has been around for a couple of centuries now,
but you don't need to travel all the way to Stockholm to improve your circulation. Since its founding in 1916, this
institution has dedicated itself to natural approaches to health, which it makes available to the public at reduced
rates. You'll be worked on by a student, but they're very well-trained. Two clinical programs are offered, stress-
reduction (for the healthy) and therapeutic massage (for people with medical conditions). The former program
provides eight 1-hour sessions for $240, and the latter is 12 hours in 12 weeks for $360. Both programs are very
popular, so registration is by mail only, with the form available on the website.
226 W. 26th St., btw. Seventh and Eighth aves.
212/924-5900.
www.swedishinstitute.edu
. Subway: 1 to 28th St.
Qigong
Show
The methods offered by Chinatown's massage joints are as varied as the neighborhood itself. Everything from shiatsu to re-
flexology to my personal favorite,
qigong,
is available (and you don't even need to get all the way to Chinatown to enjoy
them).
Qigong,
one of the world's oldest methods of healing, is the root of many popular forms of massage therapy. At
88
Chinese QiGong Tui Na,
trained therapists with startlingly strong hands will expertly knead your knotted muscles until
you're ready to weep with relief. The space is bare bones but clean, with curtains and shoulder-height walls for privacy, and
soothing Zen-like music tinkling in the background. The cost is $42 an hour, which leaves some room for much-appreciated
tipping. 329 Bowery, btw. 2nd and 3rd sts., basement level.
212/ 260-7829.
Daily 11am-10pm. Subway: 6 to Bleecker
St.; B/D/F/M to Broadway/Lafayette St.
—Stephanie Wolff
