She lived on the Lower East Side and somehow found Yany’s.
It was the straightest my hair had ever been just from using ablow-dryer.
I’ve been going to Yany’s for like 15 years.
It’s a family-owned business: Yany does my hair; her daughters work there [too].
I’ve watched them grow into adults I remember when they were babies.
The salon feels quite intimate, [but at the same time] it’s buzzing.
Model Paloma Elsesser has been getting her hair blown out at Yany’s Beauty Salon on Manhattan’s Lower East Side since she was a teen.For Paloma images: Sittings Editor: Tchesmeni Leonard. Hair: Yany Gomez. Makeup: Andrew Colvin. Photographed by Ashley Pena
You hear very fast Dominican Spanish.
There’s a lot of hugs.
It’s quite sweet.
STREET SMARTSSince the salon is tucked slightly below street level, to spot it, “you have to [be in the] know,” says Elsesser.Bottega Veneta sweater and shoes. Elsesser’s own pants.
When I have a couple days off of work and want to feel fab, I go get ablowout.
I know it sounds cheesy, but it is a self-care act.
Elsesser’s own pants.
“As long as [a design] can be made into a tattoo, we’ll make it happen,” says Ruth of the variety of styles offered at Treasure Tattoo in New Orleans.Photographed by Annie Flanagan.
When owner Natan Alexander moved back to Massachusetts in 1995,tattooingwas still illegal in the state.
The studio does custom tattoos most of the year, but caters to tourists come October.
“We draw up a bunch of Halloween- and spooky-occult-themed tattoos [for walk-ins],” says Alexander.
Morris and Bashir are seen here at Holiday Salon & Bathhouse, Bashir’s home base in Nashville.These images: Photographed by Joseph Ross Smith. Sittings Editor: Tchesmeni Leonard. Hair: Marwa Bashir Gomez. Makeup: Emily Gray. Production Coordinator: Alyssa Barker
“Where else would you go to get a tattoo and not get harassed?”
“We’re a walk-in shop,” says Jamie Ruth, who opened Treasure Tattoo inNew Orleansin 2015.
“We’re really nice to people,” says Ruth of what draws people back.
Bashir (above left) and Morris exchange inspiration images via text and DM. “We’re always on the same page,” says Bashir.
“We want to be a space where people dont feel judged.”
Today it’s a go-to spot for nail art enthusiasts looking to push boundaries.
(Sugiyama recalls an artist who created a working snow globe as part of a clients set.)
A peek inside Manzana Studio in San Juan, where the nail art is as bold as the pedicure chairs.Photo by Raquel Perez Puig. Mural by Saki Sacarello.
Braid wizard Guingui Perez is the heart and soul of Strand Addict Studio.
Growing up in Puerto Rico, she became fascinated withbraidsafter seeing them on rappers like Sean Paul.
I googled the best salons in Nashville and then I found you.
MARWA BASHIR:I remember when we met.
It was the day before you released your album on Spotify.
MORRIS:I had superlong hair [then]…
I was still in mybrunettephase.
BASHIR:You have that [salon] knowledge behind you, which I’m appreciative of.
You’ve never asked me to fry your hair to make you aplatinum blondein one sitting.
That’s another reason why I love using wigs.
Sometimes you just need a look for a show.
We can do a wig.
I can feel the fantasy for a day and then take it off.
BASHIR:We’ve donea pink wig; that long, golden, J.Lo [look].
MORRIS:That was peak glam.
My new album [Humble Quest] is very organic.
It’s very me.
I suppose I’m literally going back to my roots.
Im embracing my natural hair color and [keeping] it healthy and strong.
Bashir (above left) and Morris exchange inspiration images via text and DM.
“We’re always on the same page,” says Bashir.
For example, Clear means more focus around the temples.
Founder Holly Thorpe calls the 360 approach “full-circle self-care.”
Founder Holly Dear and her team are focused on client education, especially when it comes to curls.
Mural by Saki Sacarello.
Miami
At this unpretentious Little Havana hair salon, theshampoocape is the great equalizer.
With her stable of artists, founder Rita de Alencar Pinto dreams up otherworldly designs.
(The name Sana is derived from the Spanish word sanar, meaning “to heal.")
She refers to her clients as muses.
But she doesn’t promise a quick fix.
Instead, Sana delivers “goal-driven facials” and a top-notch curation ofskin care.
Montes, the skin-and-makeup queen of the island, is the woman to call for a photo-ready complexion.
Whatever the occasion, house calls by Montes are integral to any important event.
With a new line of lashes, her star only continues to rise.
(Along the way, you’ll see some of the state’s most beautiful mountain ranges.)
it’s possible for you to stay the night or grab a day pass.
Either way, the mineral-rich waters will leave you totally blissed-out.
Dry off and jump back in the car.
By this point in your journey, it’s likely you’re scraping the bottom of your travel-size moisturizer.
No wellness tour is complete without a stop in Los Angeles, land of green juice and acai bowls.
