The Real Ke$ha

November 1, 2010 | By

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Never in my life have I had so much fun at a hair salon as I did on Saturday at Senses New York. Not counting the other week when they threw a  Snooki-studded circus and I woke up with a fake tattoo, but that’s another story.

Me as Ke$ha! Read and watch the videos to see how it happened

I entered Senses NY Salon and Spa at 3 pm to get highlights and a much needed trim with the owner Bruce, and didn’t end up leaving til 8. First let me just say that in my 12 years of getting highlights, I’ve never loved them quite this much. I kid you not. If you are within a 100 mile radius of New York City and have a penchant for blonde moments, cheat on your hairdresser next time and try Bruce. Just once. You can blame me.

Anyway, it was Halloween. I had big plans to dress up as my Doppelgänger Ke$ha, the party girl pop singer who debuted with “Tik Tok”  in 2009 and whose current hit “We R Who We R” just happened to #1 on iTunes that day, so what’s a cast of costume-obsessed hairdressers, makeup artists, and otherwise talented perfectionists to do, other than make sure I leave there looking more like Ke$ha than Ke$ha herself?

I had fooled around on Polyvore.com earlier in the week and made the Ke$ha inspiration board you see above, which the Senses team studied on my iPod touch. I had uploaded it to Facebook on Tuesday, and my mother asked if any of them were me.

While the foils were setting, the makeup began. Lizette is their phenomenal makeup artist – she has her own makeup line called Face It Beauty Bar, and I give her full credit for my face in this video. After a few moments taking in the Ke$ha-isms of the collage, Lizette began airbrushing my face with various tones of caucasian. Suddenly I had a smooth tan, zero blemishes, semi-perm blush and awesomely defined cheekbones. Check out how it works in this video–

Then came the eye makeup. Lizette used a liquid black eyeliner to get the dripping effect, and while the liner was still wet, she told me blink really hard to give it the smudgy look.

When it was time to remove the foils, Annalisa gave me her usual head-gasmic wash and massage in the sink, then Armando did a gorgeous blowout. If only Bruce and Armando weren’t about to go totally eighties on it and turn it into a teased, curly, hot Ke$ha mess. I caught a minute of it for you to see–

After this, I swung back over to Lizette’s station to finish up with fake lashes and glitter galore. The lips are done with Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics Lip Tar and Mattese NYC Glitter. (I ended up removing the pink feathers because they distracted from the eye makeup)

The end results looked like this – everyone I saw knew immediately who I was!


Thank you Bruce and team! You know it’s good when you feel the urge to do a running jump hug at the end of your session. Which I did.

BUT WAIT! Not done yet. On Sunday I had a couple Halloween parties to go to, so what else would I do besides go as Ke$ha at the $pa? If anyone needed the spa, it sure was Ke$ha. I slathered on a Lia Schorr Peel Mask (one of my favorites), a pink TherapPearl eye mask (read our TheraPearl review), and Caswell-Massey Revitalizing Cool Cucumber Eye Pads… all covered in glitter of course.

I even added a “50″ to the $ signs from the night before – A Spa Week shoutout! (yes, I am creepily obsessed with my job)

What did YOU go as for Halloween? I would love to see! Upload to our Facebook page!

Senses New York Salon & Spa
138 Fifth Avenue, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10011
212.242.7979
http://www.sensesny.com

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Snooki, Cotton Candy & Tattoos: Not Your Mother’s Spa Party

October 21, 2010 | By

Snooki with Antonio (responsible for her de-poofing!) and Bruce, the owners of her favorite salon, Senses New York

Last night Senses New York Salon & Spa hosted a Carnival-themed charity event—a glamorous circus/fashion show/dance party at their sexy spa-salon in Flatiron. It’s that amazing spa-salon I’ve been telling you about, and it just happens to be Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi’s favorite salon too. Antonio (left) is actually the man who put an end to Snooki’s infamous poof! Back in July he got her drunk off champagne at the salon, changed her color, and officially killed The Snooki Poof. Watch the video of Snooki and the Jersey Shore cast at Senses New York:

She attended the party last night in a wow-factor purple sequined mini. Maybe the best I’ve ever seen her look – she rocked that dress like a shiny disco ball! What do you think? Scroll down for more pics.

Throughout the party, stylists were chopping off guests’ hair to donate to Locks for Love, a fashion show showcased Senses’ hottest fall hairstyles, and clowns were twirling plates and serving cotton candy, hot dogs, popcorn. The DJ kept everyone dancing all night, and amidst Real Housewives, balloons and martinis, there were tattoos being applied for charity. Temporary, yes, but Senses New York is also famous for their couture tattoo parlor. So you can go get the best facial of your life, your Snooki post-poof-inspired hairstyle, and then head on back for your permanent skull and cross bone inking. Even without the circus, you’ll love it there.

Snooki Sparkes

A Snooki closeup on the details that matter

Tell us about your hair!

The party scene

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Locks for Love donations - spirits were high, drinks were strong and scissors were ready!

Images provided by Senses New York and Getty Images via MTV Style

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Live Spa TV: A Facial at Senses with a touch of Bashert

October 12, 2010 | By


Bashert is a Hebrew word that means “meant to be.” It’s actually even stronger than that, indicating that it’s so meant to be that “it always was.”

I had the pleasure of getting my hair done for the Spa Week Media Party at the lofty and intoxicatingly energetic Senses New York. As Bruce Conroy, one of the owners, coiffed my locks into a voluminous side-pony that garnered 1,000 compliments that evening, he shared with me some delightful tidbits about the spa.

Senses NY can take full credit - Bruce did my hair, Lizette did my makeup.

When he and his partner and long-time friend and travel buddy Antonio were searching for spaces to open up their business over 2 years ago, they walked into the 2nd floor space on 19th and 5th, and immediately knew that was it. There are white wispy dandelions mural-ed on the walls in pastel colors with crystals to decorate. The dandelion is Bruce’s favorite– people will remove then from their yards, but they’re so beautiful. There’s also painting of Lucy that perfectly embodies the playful spirit of Senses New York; Bruce purchased it in September 2001, the day before the world changed forever.

They named their corporation: Bashert.

It’s fitting that today marks my 1-year anniversary at Spa Week, a job that I truly feel is bashert, on the same day I got a facial at Senses on Live Spa TV.

Suzanne has been doing facials since the 80s, and loves working at Senses because she can use creativity and has the flexibility to do 2 hour facials, which she firmly believes is the only way to do it properly. Using Hylunia products, an eco-friendly line for sensitive skin, she did a light microdermabrasion treatment followed by steaming and extractions, then a mask, tea tonic, toner and a nice little shoulder, neck and scalp massage. The tea is fresh from the Union Square Farmer’s Market around the corner, where she gets many ingredients.

Green Apple Face Mask

The green apple mask at left does not contain apples picked from the market, although Suzanne said that a good food processor is a worthwhile investment for your skin—her favorite masks are the ones made at home.

Her favorite at-home recipe: Lavender Flowers, Yogurt and Honey

Watch it here, then book it for yourself— available this week for $50!

Senses New York Salon & Spa
138 Fifth Avenue, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10011
212.242.7979

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