Lucia Iraci
Parisian socialites and celebrities flock to this hair oasis like a moth to a very bright flame… Experience the Italian hair coiffeur-extraordinaire work her magic… Try her exclusive hair products for after-care that actually works.

Les Cent Ciels
The most luxurious North African Hammam this side of Istanbul. Escape from the city to this suburban heaven of Moorish wonders… Think:pretty mosaics, hazy lanterns and stained glass. Scrub me down now!

Harnn
You’ll feel like all your dreams have come true and you’ve woken up in Thailand at the new Harnn Natural Home… All the products are made from vitamin E rich Thai rice oil and indigenous plants. Expect 5 star treatment…

Jean-Michel Faretra
Uber-private zen loft aka hair/beauty salon. Enter as a frazzled tourist, emerge as a relaxed Parisian beauty. Perfect for a post-shop/ pre-dinner pick me up.

Naxes
Pack your (make-up) bag and jet off to Naxes… Enjoy treatments from around the globe. How about an Indian bath? or a Senegalese Massage. It’s a luxury travel experience without the carbon footprint. How divine!

Joel Villard
The flagship salon of the first hair technician to open a salon fully dedicated to color… And boy does Monsieur Villard know color! Also the only fully licensed Aveda salon in Paris. Double whammy…!

Espace Payot
Space-age cool - what else would you expect from ultra hip interior architect Caspari? Go for the personalised stone therapies and fabulous pool.

Spa Anne Fontaine
“Wellness” meets fashion with this new spa by couture designer Anne Fontaine. Her love of natural materials has resulted in a calming, chic space in which only the best beauty treatments are given. Try the ‘Massage Vaudou’, in which dance-like movements are used, or the ‘Silk Dream’, where you’ll be wrapped in a silk sheet and massaged. Sounds great? Wait until you check out the hammam designed by Andrée Putman, who designed Fontaine’s store in Tokyo.

Christophe Robin
Follow the steps of Kylie, Catherine Deneuve, and John Galliano, and have your hair done by Christophe Robin. His new atelier in the Sixth Arrondissement is decorated with treasures he’s found along his travels - and the rooms are filled with beauty treasures like Joëlle Ciocco facials, Grégor Schultze’s osteopathic massages, and Bastien Gonzalez wonderful medical pedicures. Don’t leave (you won’t want to!) without trying Robin’s homemade waffles…

Lucia Iraci 13 Rue du Vieux Colombier, 755006 Paris www.lucia-iraci.com +33 1 42 22 29 86
Les Cent Ciels 45 Bis Avenue Edouard Vaillant, 92100 Boulogne +33 1 46 20 07 01
Harnn 13 Rue de Rivoli, 75004 Paris www.harnn.fr +33 1 40 07 58 35
Jean-Michel Faretra 21 Avenue George V, 75008 Paris +33 1 47 23 01 16
Naxes 10 Rue de Mallins, 75001 Paris www.naxes.fr +33 1 42 86 55 13
Joel Villard 55 Rue de Bellchase, 75007 Paris +33 1 45 55 85 69
Espace Payot 62 Rue Pierre Charron, 75008 Paris +33 1 45 61 42 08
Spa Anne Fontaine 370 Rue Saint-Honoré, 75001 Paris www.annefontaine.com +33 1 42 61 18 50
Christophe Robin 9 Rue Guénégaud, 75006 Paris www.colorist.net +33 1 42 60 99 15

Valonz Hairdressers
For the hippest haircut “down under” head to this chic salon in Sydney. They have loads of experience on the runway, so can consult on which styles will work for you. Long-haired visitors should ask for Michael Brennan - this Irishman really knows how to make long hair spectacular. The buzzy vibe is perfect for pre-party preening; make sure you visit the in-house beauty salon Miss Frou Frou for impeccable and glam manicures and pedicures.

Spa Chakra
Chic lifestyle spa on the wharf. Chill out in the white minimalist setting and let the talented therapists tend to your outsides (and your insides; there’s treatments for the soul as well as the body at this New-Age spot). Great location under the Blue Hotel; your night begins here.

La Boutique
Visit Sydney’s top colourist in this delightfully girlie salon. Relax in vintage furniture as you admire the totally natural-looking blondes and brunettes that walk by. Ask for owner Belinda Jeffrey - but well in advance as she gets booked up.

Joh Bailey Hair & Day Spa
For an express blow dry to complete the look, ask for Peter at Joh Bailey - unless he’s away doing the Paris catwalks! A super stylish salon, with a super stylish clientele; Kylie, Elle Macpherson, and the late Diana Princess of Wales have all walked through its doors.

Sharon-Lee Hamilton
The “Queen of Brows”. Visit her at her burlesque style boudior, complete with chandeliers, patterned walls, and vintage-esque furniture - all combined with expert service and advice.

Ronnie Stein
The masseuse of the beautiful people, he embodies the relaxed vibe of Bondi. Low-key, professional, effective; visit Ronnie Stein for a massage that will leave you and your muscles totally relaxed - and ready for some serious chilling on the beach!

Valonz Hairdressers 20 Elizabeth Street, Paddington, NSW 2021 +61 2 9360 2444
Miss Frou Frou at Valonz Haircutters 20 Elizabeth Street, Paddington, NSW 2021 +61 2 9360 2869
Spa Chakra Blue Sydney Taj Hotel, 6 Cowper Wharf Road, NSW 2011 www.spachakra.com +61 2 9368 0888
La Boutique 10 Transvaal Avenue, Double Bay, NSW 2028 +61 2 9362 4711
Joh Bailey Hair & Day Spa 7 Knox Street, Double Bay, NSW 2028 www.johbailey.com.au +61 2 9363 0862
Sharon-Lee Hamilton 308 New South Head Road, Double Bay, NSW 2028 www.sharon-lee.com.au +61 1300 769 011
Ronnie Stein 1 Jacques Avenue, Bondi, NSW 2026 +61 2 9300 9198

Flying Dutchman Fitness centre
Utterly unique spot. An uber-chic health club inside a ship on the bank of the River Neva! Cutting-edge gym is combined with some of the city’s best personal trainers.

Chastny Club
Recently renovated St Pete’s beauty mecca. A favorite of Russian socialites and savvies. Expect great blow dries and super service.


Corinthia Nevskij Palace Hotel Health Club
Superb City scapes are a bonus at this luxe spa/ cool fitness centre combo. Love the pampering treatments; fit for a czar…

Roman Holidays
Newly opened one-stop beauty shop. Go for everything from fab massages to tip-top beauty treatments or just relax in the fab spa. Perfect post-shop chill out.

Flying Dutchman Fitness Centre Mytninskaya Naberezhnaya +7 812 336 3737
Chastny Club 14 Solyanoi Pereulok +7 921 900 0035
Corinthia Nevskij Palace Hotel Health Club 14 Solyanoi Pereulok +7 921 900 0035
Roman Holidays 14 Korablestroitelei Uliba +7 812 324 4717

Gennie Monteith
The most unique facial I’ve ever had. Walk up the non-descript steps to a little jewel of a studio and melt into the heated bed where Gennie, in her 50’s looking in her early 40’s! assesses your individual needs and starts mixing and rubbing all sorts of potions and lotions. Much of what she uses are raw materials with effective natural properties, such as pumpkin seed oil, homeopathic tinctures, vitamin c in crushed form with moisturizer-as-carrier to treat on a deep level. Seemingly, there is nothing missing in her well-equiped studio from a lymphatic machine to a heat light that opens your chakras. Sounds weird? It’s not. Promise - this woman cares about and knows how to truly effect your skin. She does it all expertly: from waxing to facials. Book in 3 hours and get gorgeous. £110 for 1 1/2 hour facial which includes an eyebrow clean-up/ re-shaping.

Hari’s
A Chelsea beauty and hair mecca; Hari himself is as much of a legend as his blowdrys! The buzz of the Salon is more fun than most nightclubs; the eclectic, kind and attentive staff make you want to go back again and again. Love the juice bar and healthy snacks on offer. Spoiling. All treatments use original, quality products and really get results.

Neville Hair & Beauty
A one-stop shop for a top to toe beauty overhaul. Frequented by celebrities such as Liz Hurley and Nigella Lawson, as well as a host of London party-girls, its fashionable without being aloof. Everyone from hairdressers to pedicurists, via make-up, blow drys and waxing, are all present and correct. Head to the beauty room for Fere Parangi’s amazing waxes using hot beeswax - never will you have felt so smooth for so little pain.

The Ritual Rooms (pictured)
Small & lovingly created by its passionate owners, this intimate city spa offers everything from facials and massages to hairstyling and color. It’s central location near Marble Arch makes it the perfect pit-stop for after-work de-stressing…

Vaishaly
For perfectly polished brows, head to one of London’s most sought after facialists - Vaishaly Patel. The capital’s finest eyebrow threader will shape your brows to sculpt the face and enhance your own natural beauty. She gives a truly effective, professional facial. Expensive…

Paul Edmonds
Top notch in every way. This do-it-all, no nonsense Salon is wham-bam thank you maa’m; a real find in London. I go here for just about everything - hair, make-up and all kinds of beauty treatments! Their Permanent Hair reconstructor hair treatment is excellent for damaged hair. And for the best manicures this side of NYC try the Biosculpture nail treatment. Short on time? give Leslie’s “soft tap” semi-permanent make-up (eyebrows, lids, lips) a go. No pain - result: amazingly natural and lasts up to one year.

Melogy
Sicilian grooming guru Carmelo has an intuitive talent for male grooming… His understated salon near Kings Cross is perfect for the man about town; think great haircuts, expert smooth shaves and fuss-free TLC… He also offers bespoke grooming lessons and tailored treatments for grooms-to-be.

Gina Conway Aveda Lifestyle Salons
I have countless friends whose hair has been damaged by the chemicals most salons ply your hair with… Aveda uses 99% natural hair color treatments. Gina and her team can also custom blend colour tones into shampoo and conditioner to keep that honey blonde looking… well… honey blonde! The salon also offers custom hair and scalp conditioning treatments and body treatments. Emerge feeling and looking super from head to toe!

Gentlemen’s Tonic
One-stop grooming and lifestyle pit-stop for guys on the go; they offer everything from classic hair-cuts to pampering hand and body treatments. Reassuringly masculine and high-tech: wood, leather and marble are combined with the latest music consoles and LCD screens in each of the private haircutting stations and treatment rooms; understated and effective.

The Cavalliert Retreat
Skincare guru Diana Zouppas works her magic at this oh-so-private beauty retreat. This is no ordinary salon… former lawyer Diana is not only a beauty therapist but a nutritionist to boot - and can read skin like a book. Try the ultimate pampering facial for one and a half hours of bliss - your head and shoulders are massaged as your face is cleansed, exfoliated, massaged and treated to a magic combination of home-grown herbal treats.

Gennie Monteith Studio 1, 106 Draycott Avenue SW3 www.genniemonteith.com +44 20 7225 2200
Hari’s 305 Brompton Road, SW3 2DY www.harissalon.com +44 207 581 5211
Neville Hair & Beauty 5 Pont Street, SW1X 9EJ www.nevillehairandbeauty.net +44 207 235 3654
The Ritual Rooms Portman Village, W1H 7RR www.ritualrooms.com+44 8700 855 066
Vaishaly 51 Paddington Street, W1U 4HR www.vaishaly.com +44 207 224 6088
Paul Edmonds 166 Brompton Road, Knightsbridge, SW3 1HW www.pauledmonds.com +44 20 7589 5958
Melogy 1 Sinclair House, Hasting Street, WC1H 9PZ www.melogy.com+44 20 738 30027
Gina Conway Aveda Lifestyle Salons Westbourne Grove and Fulham Road Branches www.ginaconway.co.uk
62 Westbourne Grove Road, W2 5SH +44 20 7229 6644
612 Fulham Road, SW6 5RP +44 20 7731 7633
Gentlemen’s Tonic 31a Bruton Place Mayfair, W1J 6NN www.gentlemenstonic.com +44 20 7297 4343
The Cavalliert Retreat Kew Bridge www.cavalliert.co.uk +44 208 568 4565

Grand Taya
Need to re-do your roots, or tone up your tresses? The very best colourist in Tokyo is Kei at Grand Taya. Have your highlights refreshed, or a totally new look - it’s where all the in-the-know people go.

Blanco Minami-Aoyama
For a smart blow dry in an equally chic interior, head to this beauty emporium. A one-stop shop for all your beauty needs, its a hidden oasis of calm from the Tokyo streets. English speaking staff mean its easy to get your own ideas across; alternatively, just leave your hair in their capable hands.

Boudoir Tokyo
French-style salon, English and Japanese speaking staff, and an excellent eyebrow wax - perfection! The service and attention to detail, such as fruit and a glass of Chardonnay, make a regular salon-stop feel like a treat.

Sin Den
A cool, cozy spot with English speaking hair technicians who really “get it”. Plus no more aching neck from leaning back to have your hair washed - here you lie on a bed whilst your tresses are soothed and your head massaged. Blissful!

Taacoba
Get pampered Tokyo-style. Precise shaping and painting by nail-genius Misao Hashimoto. Newly rejuvenated feet and hands will be preened with the utmost perfection. Treat yourself to one of the most popular massages in town - all masseurs are trained at K’s, Tokyo’s famous sports-massage school.

Grand Taya Zoe Ginza 3-3-1 Ginza Cuo-ku www.grandtaya.com +81 3 5524 2033
Blanco Minami-Aoyama 5-12-3 Minami-Aoyama www.blanco.co.jp +81 3 3797 0862
Boudoir Tokyo 101 Maison Kawai 2-25-3 Jingumae Shibuya-ku www.boudoirtokyo.com +81 3 3478 5898
Sin Den 3-9-3 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku +81 3 3405 4409
Taacoba Afternoon Tea The General Store 2-3-6 Ginza Chuo-ku www.taacoba.co.jp +81 3 5159 1626

Gina Conway Aveda Lifestyle Salons
Westbourne Grove W2 and Fulham Road W6 Branches
London, UK

I have countless friends whose hair has been damaged by the chemicals most salons ply your hair with… Aveda uses 99% natural hair color treatments. They use jojoba, camomile and castor oil during coloring- so your hair’s left naturally fab… Gina and her team can also custom blend colour tones into shampoo and conditioner to keep that honey blonde looking… well… honey blonde! A great solution if you’re off on vacation and want to avoid “green hair chlorine syndrome”. Gina gives a cut that lasted me 2 + months. The salon also offers custom hair and scalp conditioning treatments and body treatments - You’ll emerge feeling and looking super from head to toe! Suzanne’s Files readers are exclusively invited to enjoy 20% off all mid-week hair and beauty services. Valid Monday - Thursday only (excluding evenings). Please mention this offer when you book. Cannot be combined with any other offer and subject to availability.

www.ginaconway.co.uk
Westbourne Grove Branch: +44 20 7229 6644
Fulham Road Branch: +44 20 7731 7633

Beauty Essence
Soho and City branches, London, UK

If you work in the St Pauls/Cheapside (also in Soho-Poland Street) this is an essential one-stop beauty haven to know of. All kinds of treatments are available from Brazilian waxing, anti ageing facials, gel nails, alternative therapies (such as Hopi ear candles, Acupuncture and Reflexology), to to cellulite & body treatments, hair and tanning. Purchase a block of micro-dermabrasion facials to smooth out any rough spots. The eyelash tint is great for summer- ditch the mascara a few months and go au naturel. The owner Mary and her team have been in the city for 20+ years and understand quickie services during a city work day. I noticed this immediately-  it reminded me of NYC! Mention Suzanne’s files when booking to receive a complimentary Mini Manicure when you spend over £60 on Treatments or Products.

www.beautyessence.co.uk
Soho branch: +44 207 734 9734
City branch: +44 207 248 0127

Kimara Ahnert
1113 Madison Avenue
New York, USA

If one could say…a positive bikini wax experience? The French décor gives an elegant, yet warm and cozy feel… Kimara’s friendly team make you feel right at home with attentive personal service. A NYC goodie.

www.kimaraahnert.com
+1 800 452 9802