Best of Boston

Best Facial

2012 Best Facial

Skoah

Boston
Skoah's slogan is "personal training for your skin," and yes, a facial here is honestly one of our favorite workouts. All that deep cleansing and [...] read more»
2011 Best Facial

Skoah

Boston
Having endured all kinds of spa mumbo-jumbo and dubious beauty-boosting therapies ("And the final step is a blast of air from our oxygen machine...."), we [...] read more»
2010 Best Facial

Brad Duncan Skin Care

Boston
From the outside, it's easy to mistake Brad Duncan Skin Care for a physical therapist's office. But once you ring the bell and descend the [...] read more»
2009 Best Facial

Anne-Cecile Curot

Boston
Our poor pores are no strangers to painful excavations, or to being smothered in flowery-smelling goo. That's why they haven't quit thanking us since we [...] read more»
2008 Best Facial

Brad Duncan

Boston
This California import's gentle voice and gentler touch have an almost soporific effect on clients, who come for a freshening-up but leave with full-on rejuvenation. [...] read more»
2007 Best Facial

Caroline Frost

Boston
New England weather can be brutal on the skin, stripping away good oils and parching a delicate puss. Skin-care mistress Caroline Frost rejuvenates tired skin [...] read more»
2006 Best Facial

Grace Kinahan, Splash at Sports Club/LA

Boston
In Grace Kinahan's hands, pore cleansing and zit zapping are somehow rendered relaxing. It might have something to do with her plush, blanketed bed and [...] read more»
2005 Best Facial

Violet Skin Boutique

Boston
A blend of Eastern European sternness and a baby-soft touch makes Violet Mkhitaryan's all-natural facials the most welcome punishment your skin will ever endure. A [...] read more»
2004 Best Facial

Lavinia Borcau

Brookline
No pore goes uncleared, no blemish unbanished, no wrinkle uneased in the capable (nay, magic) hands of Lavinia Borcau. Her serene European skin-care salon is [...] read more»
2003 Best Facial

Katerina Kolokotronis, Grettacole

Boston
Just about any facial you receive at Grettacole will be head and shoulders above the rest in town. But those at the hands of Katerina [...] read more»