When Art Basel descends upon Miami Beach each December, an exuberant mood of excess tends to touch down with it. Along with the eye-popping artwork and tropical temperatures, a nonstop swirl of decadent parties gets under way in the city this week. For those hoping to balance out the vice quotient with a bit of virtue, we’ve rounded up the latest spa treatments, on-the-go manicures, cold-pressed tonics, and workout events to keep you primped, polished, fit—and hydrated—so you can soak up the culture (and the sunny social scene).
The Sweat Circuit
Workout gear might rival bathing suits as this year’s Basel off-duty uniform of choice. At 1 Hotel South Beach, guests can sign up for Hangover Yoga on the beach, boot-camp drills by Spartan instructors, and morning SoulCycle rides. The 40-bike pop-up (through December 4) features live DJ sets, as well as leggings by the Los Angeles artist Gregory Siff emblazoned with skulls and wheels; the on-site installation he’s creating will move into SoulCycle’s permanent location opening at the hotel this January. Over at The Hall, a pop-up by Montauk’s Surf Lodge pairs midday Equinox classes (Vinyasa yoga and boxing) with plant-based lunches by Sakara Life, which launched delivery in South Florida last month (through December 4; to book, email surflodgewellness@inhouseideas.com). For a more vibrant backdrop, YogArt hosts three outdoor sessions set amid the Wynwood Arts District’s Instagram-magnet murals (December 4–6). Or revelers can swap sun salutations for skates at the open-air Roller Disco, which revives an installation created last year in Buenos Aires by the artist duo Assume Vivid Astro Focus (through December 6, Faena Beach between 32nd and 36th Streets; skates provided).
The Superfood Cocktail
Cold-pressed juices take a turn behind the bar at The Freehand’s Broken Shaker, where the caipirinhas are laced with matcha tea or fresh-pressed kale and pineapple juice. At the art fair Untitled, the Brooklyn-based art studio Helper is manning the Tiki Bar on the terrace, where the specialty cocktail, Jooice—a zippy blend of carrot, ginger, and orange juice, available virgin or spiked—comes in limited-edition glassware by Rachel Harrison. Barflies can shop the artist-made objects for sale or peer through binoculars to take in Carlos Rigau’s oceanfront performance piece, The Dance of the Designer Refugee.
The Lavish Unwind
The just-opened Faena Hotel isn’t short on grandeur (Baz Luhrmann is involved), and neither is its South American–inspired spa. Tierra Santa Healing House officially opens December 21, but appointments are currently available for guests who can indulge in a suite of hydrotherapy offerings ranging from a jasmine-scented hammam and an ice parlor to a tepidarium furnished with heated stone beds. The floor-through spa weaves region-specific ingredients—Peruvian black clay, Palo Santo, maca—into its treatments; Biologique Recherche facials, by way of Paris, are also on offer. At the Carillon, the brand-new treatment menu (in partnership with Clarins) includes the much-needed Deep Sleep, which incorporates a dry-floatation spa bed to boost mood and blood flow, along with an exhaustion-fighting massage.
The Polish Job
Vanity Projects, the Manhattan-based nail-art studio with a Miami outpost, has long blended creative worlds with curated video art in its salons. This week, its artists—stationed poolside at the Thompson Miami Beach, or dispatched on-demand to hotel rooms or fair booths—are re-creating geometric designs inspired by Jen Stark’s kaleidoscopic work (as seen in the animations and sets for this year’s Miley Cyrus–fronted VMAs). For those who prefer uncomplicated luxuries, there are milk-and-honey manicures and pedicures—featuring a warm honey–sesame oil massage—at the Agua spas at both the Delano and the Mondrian hotels.
The Head Trip
Winter-weary travelers looking for a Miami makeover replete with bang trims, blowouts, and spray tans should head over to Atma Beauty, an airy 7,000-square-foot salon that opened last month in the city’s Sunset Harbor neighborhood under the creative direction of hairstylist and photographer Sheenon Olson. The Edition has also brought in its first resident stylist, Audra Straksys, formerly of WarrenTricomi. For guys seeking an intimate, old-school setting, Supply & Advise has unveiled its in-store barbershop with restored Prohibition-era chairs; complimentary cocktails are in the works.
The Last-Minute Beauty Essentials
Should your sunscreen get confiscated at the airport or your must-have texture spray go missing, not to worry: The chic Bal Harbour boutique Gee Beauty ensures same-day delivery to any number of local hotels and Airbnbs on orders placed by noon. (Founder Natalie Gee will also be mobile this week, offering on-the-go brow services.) Product junkies with less practical beauty concerns can swing by the Toiletpaper Lounge at Untitled to pick up its cheekily designed Soap (a fully serviceable, all-natural bar with a bite taken out of it), or browse the new carpets in the collection Seletti Wears Toiletpaper. One features a slew of hands, each proffering a tube of red lipstick; another presents a set of disembodied, perfectly manicured fingers—painted poolside, perhaps, as Miami Beach would have it.
The post The Art Basel Miami Beach Beauty Directory: From Poolside Manicures to Roller Disco Fitness appeared first on Vogue.