EVERYTHING BUT THE KNIFE
For high-end, high-tech facial services with a pampering touch, look no further than Melrose Place Aesthetics.

Julia Gaynor

HEALTHY OUTLOOK
Melrose Place Aesthetics in Los Angeles is as serious about health as it is about beauty.

SPA WARS
In the last few months, two new medi-spas have opened on the tony strip of real estate, home to Sally Hershberger, Rose Tarlow and, in a few shorts months, Marc Jacobs. Kate Somerville Skin Health Express whose clients include Kristen Dunst, BoDerek and Annette Bening-sites on the eastern end of the street, while Melrose Place Aesthetics has set
up shop on the western tip.

Amanda Lutteell-Gasting

The Doctor is in
Of course, Melrose Place clients who like their beauty the old-fashioned way can book appointments
for every-thing from Brazilian bikini waxes to sea-salt body scrubs.Some things just can't be improved upon.

Laurie Drake

While offering classic services such as eyebrow shaping and body scrubs, this new day spa also specializes in technologically advanced treatments,such as GentleWaves and VelaSmooth for cellulite.

Star Secrets.
Must have makeup for african-american
How do African-american stars like Jada Pinkett Smith always look so flawless? They pick the right makeup shades, says Courtney Corvan, a makeup artist with Giovanna Jutta spa (now Melrose Place
Aesthetics) in Los Angeles, who's worked with Jada. Her pointers:

· Pick a loose powder that matches your foundation, not a translucent one (which can look ashy).

· Try caramel to deep-cabernet colors for lips-and apricot or gold tones for cheeks.

· Similarity, go for richly pigmented eyeliners, topped with matching eye shadow so the color really stands out.

Playboy Bikini Wax
Sometimes the wimps among us (count me in) just want some tender care, Tucked into a sleepy, tree-lined street, this quaint shop has been around for decades, and it's the place we recommend for bikini-line novices and waxing wussies.

The laid-back therapists also do premium facials (papaya peels, oxygen facials) and the occasional cellulite treatments, but we go for the empathetic waxing. Thanks, gals.

Complexion Perfection
#18 "For oily skin, keep a toner in your backpack) try Nel's Yard Remedies Renew Spritzer: $28 nyr-usa.com)."

Luba, Aesthetician,
Giovanna Jutta Skin Salon. (now Melrose Place Aesthetics) LA.

Hmm, But you have more than lip balm in that bag. Let's have a look.

Yes, I do wear makeup sometimes. For a con-cealer, I use Shu Uermura Nobara foundation and apply it with a Chanel foundation brush.

I like the stila color stick in copper Flash for my cheeks and eyes. I Just got Chanel Radiance Revealing serum. It gives a nice sheen without being too glittery, and I put it on my eyelids.

I don't wear eyeliner or mascara. I get my lashes tinted at Giovanna Jutta (now Melrose Place
Aesthetics) in Los Angeles. And here's the lip balm: Perfumeria Gal in Red Currant.

Paul begged for money
Paul McCartney is worth more than $1 billion, but he recently had to bum a buck from a stranger, Scott Bronson, the owner of a Los Angeles salon Giovanna Jutta(now Melrose Place Aesthetics), says the ex-Beatle walked into his shop because he needed money for a parking meter. "All he had were $100 bills," says Bronson, adding that McCartney, 60, returned 90 minutes later with the dollar, but Bronson told him to keep it in exchange for posing for a photo together.

Lowdown
The new buzzword in facial rejuvenation is "non-invasive." At this new spa, knives and stitches aren't on the menu of services.

The spa offers a menu of facials, body services such
as mud wraps and waxing. The motto here is "everything but the knife," and its timing couldn't be better; women worried about seeking less drastic (and less plastic) ways to ease wrinkles.