beauty stops in the city

Vancouver is a bustling city of entrepreneurs. Innovated individuals mixing business with pleasure, you get ingenious beauty pit stops such as Pure Nail, Noir Lash Lounge and Blo that us fashionistas are ever so thankful for. Whether your prepping for a special night out or you want an express treatment after a long day, these sure-shot-stops are amazing at making you feel all VIP.

Pure Nail Bar

9 Locations in: Port Moody, South Main, Kerrisdale, Metrotown, North Vancouver, South Granville, Denman Street, Kitsilano, and Yaletown

At $50 a pop for a mani/pedi, Pure Nail Bar is definitely your one stop shop for a quickie. With nine locations in the Lower Mainland, Pure Nail Bars are everywhere and a convenient stop before you hit up that party or event. Whenever I’m in a beauty-bind, I always look out for the blue awning of Pure Nail Bar to get my fix.

Bombay Brow Bar

1056 Mainland Street
Vancouver, BC

Ready to open in 17 days, Bombay Brow Bar will join the Yaletown crew of beauty-braves! Services will include threading, an Indian hair removal and shaping technique. Specializing in brows and brows only, you know you’ll master that come-hither stare with the help from the ladies at Bombay Brow Bar.

Noir Lash Lounge

1150 Hamilton Street
Vancouver, BC, V6B 2S2

For $65, you can score yourself a set of fine eye lashes at any length and thickness. With experienced and well-trained lashers, they’ll help you find the right look for you whether you want to spruce up your everyday and ditch the mascara or if you’re getting ready for trip or a walk down the aisle.

Blo

Yaletown:

1150 Hamilton St.
Vancouver BC
V6B 2S2

Blo at the Four Seasons:

791 West Georgia St.
Vancouver BC
V6C 2T4

South Granville:

1529 West 14th
Vancouver BC
V6J 2H9

Blo’s concept is simple. For around $30 and in about 30 minutes, you have a blow out style. No wonder Vancouver, Toronto and soon to be South Surrey and San Francisco is wild about Blo. A little luxury for around 30 bucks is one that every woman can enjoy.

Pure Smile

Suite 303-1110 Hamilton St ( upstairs corner of Hamilton and Helmeken)
Vancouver, BC, V6B 2S2
604-568-0186

A bit heftier on the dollar scale, Pure Smile Studio is worth it all. At $180, you get a 30 minute treatment with over 15 years of professional dental treatment and the latest technologies in teeth whitening. But you can’t really but a dollar value on those pearly whites!

Beauty In the Buff, January 19 2010

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