2001 Spa Report

Eastern influences – Cavale Tonuzi is opening the Tantra Spa in Bay
Ridge featuring Aveda products

Head to toe – Spas aren’t just for women anymore. A Brooklyn
Papers editor tells you his tale from the massage front lines

Spa Protocol

BROOKLYN SPA DIRECTORY

 This is an up-to-the-minute
listing of our borough’s spas including the vitals. Unless otherwise
noted, a basic facial and basic massage are one-hour treatments.

A.F. Bennett:
Salon of Art & Science, 699 86th St. at Seventh Avenue in
Bay Ridge, (718) 745-3000. A.F. Bennett offers several scalp
therapy services in its Brooklyn location, and a more extensive
array of services at its spa in Staten Island – 350 New Dorp
Lane, (718) 979-9000. Basic facial $75; basic massage $70. Products
used include Phytologie and Arcona hair and scalp therapies.
Accept MasterCard, Discover and Visa. For more information go
to www.afbennett.com.

Area Treatment Center/Emporium: 252 Smith St. bet. Degraw and Douglass streets
in Carroll Gardens, (718) 522-1906. Basic 35-minute facial: $45;
basic 70-minute massage: $90. Products used include Dr. Hauschka,
CA Botana, Skinceuticals and Weleda, among others. Accept MasterCard,
Visa, American Express, Discover and debit cards. Open seven
days a week. For more information go to www.areabrooklyn.com.

Home Spa: 300
Court St. bet. Douglass and DeGraw streets in Carroll Gardens,
(718) 596-8668. Basic facial: $75; Basic 75-minute massage: $75.
Home Spa uses Dermalogica products. Four treatment rooms. Offer
facials, massages, waxing, scrubs and wraps. Series discounts.
Services for kids and teens. Open seven days a week. Accept Visa,
MasterCard and American Express. For more information go to www.homespa.com.

Home Spa at Baisley House: 294 Hoyt St. bet. Sackett and Union streets in
Carroll Gardens, (718) 935-1959. Experience spa treatments inside
a 19th-century bed and breakfast. Outdoor rose garden used in
season. Package costs are billed in full at time of reservation.
The "Day at Baisley" ($400) includes meals, teas, a
body massage, facial, hand and foot treatments and a spa product
sampler. One- and two-night packages include meals, teas, services
and lodging. Accept MasterCard, Visa and American Express. For
more information go to www.Brooklynx.org/Tourism/BaisleyHouse.
Owner Debra Townes hosts a talk about holistic therapies on Feb.
8.

Il Camelion Salon and Day Spa: 326 Seventh Ave. bet. Eighth and Ninth streets
in Park Slope, (718) 788-1700. Basic facial: $85; basic massage:
$80. Uses Aveda products and offers massage therapy, facials,
body treatment and waxing, makeup services, manicures and pedicures.
Closed on Mondays. Accept MasterCard, Visa, Discover, American
Express and travelers checks. For more information about their
products go to www.aveda.com.

Irene Dinov:
119 Montague St. bet. Hicks and Henry streets, (718) 855-5900
in Brooklyn Heights. Basic massage: $60; basic facial: $60. Hair
and spa services. Open seven days a week. Offer tanning, hair,
electrolysis, skin care, facials, massage, waxing, manicures
and pedicures. Accept American Express, MasterCard, Visa and
Discover.

Oksana’s Beauty Salon/Spa: 7720 Fifth Ave. bet. 77th and 78th streets in
Bay Ridge, (718) 748-7777. Basic facial: $38; basic massage $55.
The full service salon and spa offers manicures and pedicures,
facials and massages. Open seven days a week. Cash only.

Opal Center for Massage and Allied Therapies: 158 Fifth Ave. bet. Douglass and DeGraw streets
in Park Slope, (718) 857-6183. Basic 70-minute massage: $75.
Closed Tuesdays. This new company provides Swedish-based massages
from licensed massage therapists-owners Sherry Dietchman and
Sarah Falkner. Sessions are priced according to length, no matter
how many modalities are employed. Series discounts available.
Accept MasterCard and Visa. For more information go to www.opalcenter.com.

Pilo Arts:
8412 Third Ave. in Bay Ridge (718) 748-7411. Basic facial: $38
plus; basic massage: $60. Hair salon offering manicures, pedicures,
makeup, facials, waxing, wraps, scrubs and electrolysis. Primary
product line is Decleor. Outdoor garden available in season.
Open seven days a week. Pilo is currently redecorating its spa
facilities after hours, but is still accepting clients during
the three-week transition. Accept Visa and MasterCard. For more
information go to www.piloarts.com.

Providence Day Spa: 64 Seventh Ave. bet. Lincoln Place and Berkeley
Place in Park Slope, (718) 623-2844. 53 Wyckoff St. bet. Court
and Smith streets in Boerum Hill, (718) 596-6774. Basic massage:
$75; basic facial (without extractions): $75. Accept MasterCard,
Visa and American Express. In the process of moving their Park
Slope facility from this location to a larger space on Union
Street.

Rompal: 319
Sixth Ave. at Third Street in Park Slope, (718) 965-9149. Basic
facial (without extractions): $40; basic massage: $40. Accept
MasterCard, Visa and Discover.

Shibumi (at Eastern Athletic Club): 43 Clark St. bet. Henry and Hicks streets in Brooklyn
Heights, (718) 625-0500. Additional locations at New York Marriott
Brooklyn [333 Adams St. bet. Johnson Tech Place and Willoughy
Street, fourth floor, (718) 330-0007] and TriBeCa [80 Leonard
St. bet. Church and Broadway, (212) 966-5432]. Basic facial:
$65; basic massage $72. Use Decleor products. Patrons do not
have to be members of Eastern Athletic, but can use some of the
club’s facilities. [See story on page 11 for details.] Series
discounts available. Offer facials, massage, wraps and waxing.
Brooklyn Heights location is closed Sundays. MetroTech location
to open in three months. Accept American Express, Visa, MasterCard
and Discover.

Studio 19 Salon and Spa: 1610 E. 19th St. bet. Kings Highway and Avenue
P in Midwood, (718) 336-7373. Basic facial: $60; basic massage:
$65. Primarily use Decleor and Sothys products. Currently the
20-year-old Studio 19 is under renovation, but still services
clients every day except Mondays. Renovations should be complete
in four to five weeks. The renovations include six massage rooms,
four facial rooms and a new waiting room for spa clients. Studio
19 offers a hair salon, manicures and pedicures, electrolysis,
waxing, facials, massages and makeup. Accept Visa and MasterCard.

Tantra Spa (at Cavale Tonuzi Salon):
8211 Third Ave. bet. 82nd and 83rd
streets in Bay Ridge, (718) 748-9880. Basic facial $80; basic
massage $80. This location offers an Aveda Lifestyle store, spa
and hair salon. A nutritionist and dermatologist will also be
on staff. This Indian-theme spa is currently under construction
and should open in February, though the hair salon is already
fully operational. Tantra offers a significant series discount.
Services include hair salon, makeup, facials, waxing, manicure
and pedicure, and body treatments including polishes, massages
and wraps. Accept Visa, MasterCard and American Express. For
more information go to www.CavaleTonuzi.com.

Tapestry: 107
Montague St. bet. Hicks and Henry streets in Brooklyn Heights,
(718) 522-1202. Basic facial: $60; Basic massage: $75. Open Tuesday
through Saturday. Primarily use Decleor products. Services include
facials, massage, waxing, manicures, pedicures and hair salon.
Outdoor garden available in season. Accept Visa, MasterCard and
American Express.

The Spa: 8806
Third Ave. bet. 88th and 89th streets in Bay Ridge, (718) 921-6100.
Basic massage: $65; basic facial: $75. Primarily use Matis products.
Services include medical and pre-natal massages as well as relaxation
massages, body wraps, scrubs, facials, manicures, pedicures and
waxing. Owner and therapist Sheila Brody recommends both an hour-long
heated lava rock massage and the 90-minute Parafango treatment
– which incorporates heated Spanish sea mud and paraffin – to
moisturize and warm the body during winter’s cold months. Open
seven days a week. Accept Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American
Express.