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"Washington, D.C.: Facials\\nRodney Pinion\\n\\nMakeup Application, $100\\n\\n1604 K St., N.W.\\n\\n202-293-9393\\n\\n\\n\\nWe'd heard about newscasters getting airbrushed makeup and were quite intrigued. And afraid. According to Pinion, airbrushing covers the skin with lightweight pigment that stays put for up to 12 hours. He aimed various airbrush guns of concealer, golden foundation, and nutmeg-colored eye shadow on our face (holding stencils to protect our lips and brows), but wisely applied mascara and eyeliner the old-fashioned way. Airbrushing feels like a soft breeze, takes minutes, and looks more natural than our usual makeup. Since we'll never be able to duplicate it ourselves, we'll be returning to Pinion when we need to be camera-ready.\\nLuci-Eliza Straubel\\n\\nApple and Paprika Exfoliating Treatment, $100\\n\\n1180 F St., N.W.\\n\\n202-347-3333\\n\\n\\n\\nOnly when we sat down for our lunchtime facial did we realize we'd forgotten concealer to cover the inevitable blotchiness. And aesthetician Straubel couldn't reassure us, especially when the apple-pulp exfoliator stung like needles and the paprika-infused mask brought blood rushing to our cheeks. We're not sure whether it was Straubel's gentle massage or the Stonecrop plant mask that calmed and moisturized our face, but when we left, it was shining without the help of makeup.\\nAngela Hall\\n\\nHydradermie Facial, $101\\n\\n422 S. Washington St.\\n\\n703-549-1990\\n\\nThey say lightening never strikes twice\u2014but we'd like to avoid it the first time around. We confessed as much to Hall when she handed us a metal \\\"grounder\\\" and prepared to run electric currents over our face. She assured us that the mild galvanic charges would simply lift impurities without causing blotches. We still flinched (from fear, not pain), but besides a slight metallic taste in our mouth, the only noticeable side effect was silky skin. The real shocker? No postfacial breakouts.\\n[Carl Ray](http://www.carlraymakeupartist.com)\\n\\nMakeup Application, $140\\n\\n2828 Pennsylvania Ave., NW\\n\\n202-342-1942\\n\\n\\n\\nRay exudes the calm confidence of a man who has worked on the faces of countless local celebrities and powerful politicians. After evaluating our features, he announced that we should emphasize our green eyes and spent a full 25 minutes blending sage shadows with short, deft brush strokes. Schedule early, if possible; when there's a fund-raiser or foreign delegation in town, Ray's booked.\\nAmber Meyer\\n\\nGreta Garbo Facial, $120\\n\\n3209 M St., NW\\n\\n202-333-4445\\n\\nWe've been called difficult by other facialists. But Meyer offered to fix our mixed-up skin (dry *and* broken-out): She'd balance the moisture and calm our oil glands. She started with a milky cleanser, then used a creamy scrub, which she explained was less drying than a peel. After extractions, a soothing mask, and a facial massage, she sent us on our way with advice for keeping our skin hydrated.\\nEvelyn Smith\\n\\nBrow Grooming, $18\\n\\n1637 Wisconsin Ave., N.W.\\n\\n202-342-0350\\n\\n\\n\\nThe cars whizzing down Wisconsin Avenue are no competition for the traffic inside this Georgetown spa. We jostled our way up three crowded flights of stairs to a treatment room. \\\"We're gonna make you look good,\\\" chirped Smith, as she smoothed on the warm wax. Several yelps later, our once bland brows were curved and thin. Our face suddenly seemed alive with expression. But maybe that was just because we couldn't stop smiling.\\nCatherine DuBois\\n\\nBrows, $30\\n\\n2903 M St., NW\\n\\n202-342-2675\\n\\nShe waxes and tweezes with surgical precision.\\nBrows, $35 and up\\n\\n1633 Wisconsin Ave., NW\\n\\n202-333-4332\\n\\nTweezes and tints brows to perfection.\\nAdrian Avila\\n\\n![](/images/salon-spa-reviews/bob2013-seal-48.gif)\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nBrows, $35 and up\\n\\n1633 Wisconsin Ave.\\n\\n202-333-4332\\n\\nPoliticians, power brokers, and society ladies all head to this cozy salon for Avila's scrupulous tweezing and waxing.\\nMalaika Eastman\\n\\nFacial, $120\\n\\n1633 Wisconsin Ave., NW\\n\\n202-333-4332\\n\\n__The word:__ It's one of Georgetown's most luxurious spas.\\n\\n __The feel:__ The entire space is lavender, both inside and out.\\n\\n __The treatment:__ Eastman used three masks (one to remove impurities, one to soften dry spots, and one to calm), interspersing extractions and massages in between.\\n\\n__Bottom line:__ There was nothing cutting-edge about our facial, but we loved the radiant results.\\nMali Amini\\n\\nFacial, $90\\n\\n421 Church St.\\n\\nVienna, VA\\n\\n703-255-7237\\n\\nAmini first won us over with compliments (\\\"Your skin is so lovely!\\\"), then made us cringe after microdermabrasion, showing us the gunk collected in the machine's filter\u2014not a pretty sight. But things took a more appealing turn when she cocooned our hands in paraffin-lined mitts and kneaded our arms and shoulders. After a graceful progression of cleansers, creams, and a peel, we left with pores so spotless and tight, we couldn't see them even if we wanted to.\\nBrow Grooming, $29\\n\\n1170 22nd St., N.W.\\n\\n202-974-6601\\n\\n\\n\\nOur aesthetician doesn't ask clients what look they would like. Virtually everyone except the very young needs a bit of an arch to bring out the receding (and in some cases wrinkled) eye area, she says. \\\"That all-one-thickness look that some people think is very now doesn't really flatter anyone.\\\" Once she had waxed and tweezed our brows into shape, our face seemed cleaner and somehow more finished. We were so ebullient that the girl behind the spa's dimly lit reception desk had to shush us on our way out.\\nTimi Nagy\\n\\nEuropean Deep Cleansing Facial, $90\\n\\n111 N. Alfred St.\\n\\n703-549-9940\\n\\n\\n\\nThe last time we subjected our face to a \\\"deep cleansing,\\\" we looked like we'd gone ten rounds in a boxing ring. But with a couple of zits lurking, we decided to take our chances with Nagy. She quickly relaxed us, thrumming her fingers along our neck and jawline. After an exfoliation with a glycolic scrub, followed by a massage and steam, it was time for extractions. They were no picnic, but, we must say, when it was over, we looked like a knockout.\\nBasic Facial, $150\\n\\n1430 K. St., N.W.\\n\\n202-785-8855\\n\\n\\n\\nWe find it hard to believe that the flowery potions most facialists use do anything but smell pretty. So we headed here, for a facial under the guidance of a dermatologist. After cleansing, steaming, and moisturizing, our facialist spritzed us with a medical-grade oxygen spray she said would destroy acne-causing bacteria and speed healing. We at last walked out of a facial feeling and looking measurably better."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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