Best Restorative Facial: Yin Beauty & Arts Spa

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(Free-Press-Release.com) November 20, 2009 --

Facials are viewed as something women mainly do when they need to feel pampered and coddled. In truth, however, a facial is a somewhat painful affair—if done right, as the ladies at Yin Beauty & Arts do it. The goal isn’t just to have your face steamed, massaged and swathed with pleasantly scented, hydrating lotions in a semi-dark room while listening to soft, vaguely oriental music (though Yin does that part extremely well too). It’s to keep those blackheads and whiteheads from clogging your pores. Yin combines Western high-tech (a computerized ultra magnified look at your skin) with Eastern beauty arts based on ying/yang balance and feng shui. Whatever. My 60-minute facial ($95) and extra 10 minutes of whitehead removal ($30) made my face actually look better, not blotchy as after some facials, and it left me so relaxed I had a Buddha-like smile for hours afterwards. Yin offers a wide variety of intriguing skin and body treatments, most costing $150, such as “Chinese Pearl Facial,” “Yin Sculpt Muscle Toning for Face and Neck” and “Aromatic Jade Therapy.” Note: an “express” facial is $60 for 35 minutes of cleansing, gentle exfoliation, an intensive mask and a neck/shoulder massage—pure bliss without the pimple plucking.