Look in Manhattan

Vanity, handled responsibly.

Skin that survives daily sweat, grooming, what to wear to class, and aesthetic treatments referred only to board-certified hands.

Barbers

Cuts, fades and the beard, maintained.

Barber · Hell's Kitchen · $$

Precise fades, a hot towel and a barber who'll talk you out of the mullet. Kindly.

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Injectables and skin treatments from board-certified hands only.

Aesthetics clinic · Chelsea · $$$$

Board-certified dermatologists, conservative injectors and an honest conversation about cost. No loss leaders.

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A record of the work, beautifully lit.

Fitness photographer · Chelsea · $$$

Studio portraits of the body, lit like the galleries next door.

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Licensed estheticians for skin that's sweated all week.

Facialist · West Village · $$$

Facials for people who sweat daily, from licensed estheticians who'll tell you what to stop doing.

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