Gotham Beauty Lounge

Christopher Coffee, co-owner of the recently opened Gotham Skincare and Lasik, targets busy New Yorkers with this express beauty bar. The 500-square-foot space boasts four treatment stations: one for makeup applications ($75–$120), another for hair care ($30–$75), a third for waxing and lash treatments ($15–$285), and the last for nail care ($27–$55). Most prettifying services clock in at under an hour, including eyelash and eyebrow tints ($35) and lip plumping ($30), which uses a noninvasive exfoliating scrub to make your pout look fuller. Although there are no cuts or color, you can still get your locks coiffed with blowouts ($30) and updos ($75–$100). Mancentric offerings include the Razor Sharp (40 mins, $70), a gommage-based cleansing and exfoliating service, and the Eliminator (60 mins, $125), during which an aesthetician extracts and treats problem areas on men’s faces and legs with a glycolic-acid solution. If you work nearby, take note that facial prices (normally 40 mins, $75) get chopped daily during lunchtime (30 mins, $45), so you can squeeze some relaxation into your hour of freedom from cubicle servitude.