By Michael McCarthy By Michael McCarthy | May 16, 2024 | Style & Beauty, Feature, Guide, Guides,
From toning up to monitoring wellness, here are some of our favorite venues for looking and feeling great in the months ahead.
Dr. Tina West, owner of The West Institute for Skin, Laser and Body Contouring
STAYING FIT
Get Fit Studio
The Alexandria Fitness venue is perfect for toning up for the gala season and swimwear weather. Carlo and Ann Pascasio lead a mighty team of instructors and fitness innovation pros to help clients achieve personal goals and reach unexpected milestones. The studio offers complimentary physical assessments, one-on-one customized training and group sessions. 277 S. Washington St., Ste. 120, 703.721.3074, getfitstudiova.com
Jennifer Kim, owner of Cool Contours, which now has two Northern Virginia locations.
Cool Contours
Bring on pool and beach weather. Jennifer Kim and her team from Cool Contours cut the ribbon on a new location in Arlington last year. Kim, whose other location in Fairfax is ranked first in Virginia for CoolSculpting, helps clients eliminate fat without surgery. The fat-freezing treatment is the only FDA-cleared procedure to use controlled cooling to target and remove fat safely. Mai Dolinh, owner of Design Vice, created a sleek new space with bright and welcoming treatment rooms. 3600 S. Glebe Road, Ste. 140, Arlington, 703.574.3007, cool-contours.com
LOOKING GREAT
The West Institute for Skin, Laser and Body Contouring The Chevy Chase practice, led by Dr. Tina West, offers summer treatments like Aveli for cellulite, where a dilute anesthetic solution is painlessly infused into the target areas, and UltraClear, an advanced first-of-its-kind “cold-fiber” technology that allows laser resurfacing of all skin types to erase wrinkles, brown spots and scars. 5530 Wisconsin Ave., Ste. 925, Chevy Chase, 301.986.6994, westskinlaser.com
Lizzeth Gutierrez, founder of ID Artsy
ID Artsy
Reston-based cosmetic tattoo artist Lizzeth Gutierrez has become legendary in the DC area. Gutierrez and her team create perfect brows (microblading, power brow tattoo), eyes (eyelash liner tattoo, class eyeliner tattoo) and lips (ombre lip tattoo, lip blush tattoo). Her work includes areola and nipple restoration, scar camouflage, stretch mark camouflage and vitiligo. “Areola and nipple restoration is most often done in combination with scar camouflage since it helps with even color retention of the areola tattoo,” she says. “We aim to regain hope, confidence and wholeness through the healing art of paramedical tattooing.” New this spring: lip neutralization (tattoos). “We’re able to neutralize melanin-rich lips and give them color—[we] can also restore cleft lips,” she says. 1801 Robert Fulton Drive, Ste. 180, Reston, Va.,571.989.4949,idartsy.com
The team at Lumen Salon includes owner Shana Lee, Kamal Alaoui, Naomi Debebe and Victoria Drummond.
Lumen Salon
Renowned for its hair extension and sun-kissed color treatments—perfect for summer events at home or at the beach—the Georgetown boutique offers a rebellious spirit in a sea of sameness. The team also provides solutions for thinning hair with a custom crown and a nonpermanent clip-on solution. 1502 Wisconsin Ave. NW,202.676.6313,lumensalons.com
Snejana Sharkar and Dr. Isabel Sharkar at Indigo Integrative Health Clinic
FEELING WELL
Indigo Integrative Health Clinic
Enhance summer with the clinic’s diverse services designed to elevate well-being. Whether it’s medical consultations, personalized health coaching, expert life coaching, revitalizing Qi Gong sessions or transformative detoxification programs, the team provides tailored solutions to support each client’s journey toward optimal health. 1010 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Ste. 660, 202.888.8861,indigohealthclinic.com
Detox Spa
Offering everything from lymphatic drainage massage (eliminating toxins and excess fluid) to anti-cellulite massage (eradicating cellulite in our fatty tissues), the team at this North Bethesda spa continues to impress its clients. 6236 Montrose Road, North Bethesda,301.881.0381,detoxmassage.co
Monko
STAYING CHILL
Monko
Monko isn’t just a cannabis brand; it embodies a lifestyle committed to social equity. The luxurious K Street dispensary in Northwest merges community-driven values with carefully curated, lavish offerings. 444 K St. NW,202.870.7171,monko.co
Photography by: ELLIOTT DONOVAN; COURTESY OF BRANDS