Service Safari: New Beauty Services in New York

Beauty editorial assistant Anna Dysinger scopes out the surge of new beauty services in New York. PH7 NAIL COUTURE Opened: July 28 When Cici Huang got pregnant and stopped using nail polishes with chemicals, she couldn’t find a nontoxic salon in Williamsburg. Thus was born pH7 Nail Couture (the name refers to the pH balance of pure water), which Huang opened with her sister-in-law, Helen Ke. The all-natural nail salon uses only three- and five-free polishes from lines like RGB, Butter London and Shewasi Lacquer; organic soy wax and Calgel, a gas-permeable gel system that enables moisture to get to the nail bed. 227 Grand Street, Brooklyn; 718.218.8586 BEAUTYRX PEEL BAR Opened: October 17 Nestled in a bright corner of the Butterfly Studio Salon is Dr. Neil Schultz’s BeautyRX Peel Bar, where consumers can receive his signature 40 percent glycolic peel at a fraction of the price — just $50, compared to $225 in-office. The service is super fast and simple — a nurse removes any makeup, then applies the glycolic peel with a cotton ball, leaves it on for two minutes and rinses it with water. The formula is gentle enough for sensitive skin and doesn’t require time to recoup. Says Dr. Schultz, “This is a

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