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»