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Top Picks for Healthy, All-Natural Beauty and Relaxation:   Better Than Botox: Faceology If you’ve even so much as considered getting Botox treatments to erase your lines, I strongly urge you to make an appointment for Faceology with Narayan Sacred Healing Beauty first. And if you’ve already tried Botox, I implore you to consider this holistic option. Faceology is a completely natural alternative to Botox and other invasive wrinkle treatments like lasers and fillers. It’s based on Vietnamese facial reflexology maps of the face that include the chakras, the meridians, the organs, and the skeletal and muscular systems of the entire body. And it works.  Continue reading | More Skin Care Local Getaway: Terranea Resort and Spa Situated in the relatively isolated beauty of the Palos Verdes Peninsula, Terranea Resort will make you feel like you really went somewhere on vacation even though you never left Los Angeles county - quite a draw for luxury vacationers looking to trim airfare from their budget. Continue reading | More Relaxing Getaways Healthy Hair: Shades Natural Color Despite being a spa and beauty editor, I'm a pretty low maintenance kind of gal. When I grow tired of my grays, I'm more likely to pick up a bottle of hair color at the drugstore than I am to book an appointment at a salon. Of course, whether you do it yourself or opt for the professional treatment, the chemicals in most colorants are hardly benign, and coloring begins to take its toll on your hair's health after awhile. Enter Shades Natural Color. Continue reading | More Beauty Treatments   Eco Beauty Find: Recess Nail Spa "Going green" has quickly gone from a bona-fide make-the-world-a-better-place movement to a marketing tool, with just about everyone jumping onboard. The spa industry is no exception, and despite my apparent cynicism, I think this is a good thing. Of course, spas and salons still have a long way to go. Think, for example, of the toxic gases that perfume the air at many nail salons. For a literal breath of fresh air, I present Recess Nail Spa. Continue reading | More Beauty Treatments