J. Sisters International

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Us Weekly toting, Juicy- and Seven jeans-clad young women flock here for the Brazilian bikini wax that seven sisters from Vitória�a beach city north of Rio�introduced to Manhattan in 1987. It wasn’t until 1994, though, that their famous wax�currently administered at least 200 times a day by a dozen or so specialists�attracted a celebrity following so deliriously happy with the results (or dizzy from pain), that they were coaxed into autographing glossy headshots, which now hang in the waiting room (Gwyneth Paltrow scrawled, �You changed my life!!�). The raven-haired owners�Jocely, Jonice, Joyce, Janea, Juracy, Jussara, and Judseia Padilha�who worked together as teens in the family salão de beleza, later added a men’s grooming lair, which offers the male Brazilian, or Sunga wax, alongside traditional hot-towel shaves and barbering. Housed in the three top floors of a century-old converted townhouse dense with original detailing like embellished moldings, marble mantles, and thirteen-foot ceilings, the salon is also known for its deep-cleansing, long-lasting manicures and pedicures, administered with a battery of Brazilian tools. Nails are serviced on all three floors, including within the hair salon, where�post-waxing, of course�bantering bridal parties get big-day updos and stress-melting reflexology. — Rose Reis

This beauty parlor is famous for its thorough bikini waxes, but it’s also a good place for all-in-one bridal packages. Brides can sign up for the works: manicure, pedicure, hair, makeup, and a pre-honeymoon Brazilian ($350).

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