Best Places In Los Angeles For A Makeover

Making New Year's resolutions are easy…keeping them throughout the New Year is another story. Don't focus on the negative aspect of your resolutions, but rather look at it as a "renovation" from head to toe.

Facing The New Year
Trendee King
(310) 780-1084
Prices: $125 an hour (makeup styling takes 3-4 hours)

Makeup styling is something every woman can use from the most natural make-up wearer to the beauty know-it-all looking for secret beauty-tricks-of-the-trade. Trendee King, entertainment industry make-up artist with 10+ years of experience, offers insight to how you ignore what's on the glossy pages and buy makeup that actually fits you and your needs.  King's services include "makeup styling," where she goes through your makeup bag, tosses the old and unnecessary, pulls out what works and then helps you buy the remaining items you need.

Get ahead of the aging clock and experience the most luxurious anti-aging facials at Club Prive Skincare Salon. Customers can choose Club Prive signature facials or attack wrinkles with microdermabrasion, facial toning or Revitalight LED. Club Prive's renowned estheticians offer pampering, personalized skincare rituals that will help your mind and body escape reality.

Changing your hair color should not be a rushed decision or done in a factory-like salon. The unintimidating, serene Art Luna Salon brings clients from all over the LA-area. Set in a beach house-themed atmosphere, Art Luna Salon is full of unique art and has a backyard where customers can listen to the sounds of the ocean while getting hair color. This salon is the perfect backdrop for first-time coloring and the highlights and lowlights specialists will make your tresses look sun-kissed.

At his flagship Beverly Hills salon located in the Montage Beverly HIlls, Kim Vō's passion for color and glamour will transform your messy, mousey tresses into a red carpet vision. Services to try include Glamorous Glaze, Re-New DeFrizz and Deep Conditioning Moisture Masque. If you purchase any 60 or 90 minute treatment at Spa Montage, Kim Vô Salon will give you half off a blowout ($45 savings).

Out With The Old, In With The New
Laurie Graham
(310) 948-6175
Prices start at $495

Facing the New Year feeling confident about the way you look is a stress-free accomplishment with celebrity stylist Laurie Graham. From Hollywood to the corporate office to moms, Graham focuses on each client's needs. Her expertise include Custom Fashion Makeovers; Wardrobe Audits; Re-styling Existing Clothing; Personal Shopping; Special Occasions and Events; and Closet Organizing.

If your wardrobe is a mess and you need a complete makeover, the Personal Stylists at Nordstrom will help you shop the entire store to hone in on your style. This free service can include anything from finding that right belt or shopping for a brand new you from head to toe, it's all up to you.

With an eye for trends and an understanding of the savvy consumer's desires, Jenny Geisman defines a completely new approach to finding the most sought-after beauty and lifestyle products. With more than two decades of expertise in the beauty and entertainment industries, Geisman combines the right amount of confidence and creative flair that turns an "insider's favorite" into a daily buzz. In addition, Geisman has worked with celebrity hairstylists with credits that include television and film, was the official blogger for the LOreal 2011 Oscar Suite and covered the 2011 LOreal Emmy Suite. Geisman is a faithful beauty junkie and lives in Los Angeles. Her work can be found at http://www.examiner.com/beauty-trends-in-los-angeles/jennifer-geisman