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Book 'you time' at these serene spas and salons in Dallas' West Village

No one does beauty bigger than Big D, and arguably the city's mecca is the West Village neighborhood in Uptown.

From beauty stores to lash studios and award-winning salons, there's something to satisfy even the most ravenous of beauty junkies. Here are the spots to bookmark now (you can thank us later).

Amazing Lash Studio
They say time is the ultimate luxury, and Amazing Lash Studio puts this theory to the test, providing semi-permanent eyelash extensions that eliminate precious minutes from your morning makeup routine. Available in a range of styles — Gorgeous, Sexy, Cute, Natural, and New Volume — the eyelash extensions are lightweight, comfortable, and last for up to six weeks.

Avalon Salon and Spa
Avalon Salon and Spa is no stranger to accolades. It's been recognized dozens of times by local publications and has been featured in national industry magazines, including Elle, Harper's Bazaar, and Allure, which named it "Best Color Salon." The Aveda salon offers a variety of services, including special occasion styling, blowouts, botanical treatments, and, of course, colors and cuts.

BAM Beauty Bar
Social butterflies love BAM Beauty Bar for its bevy of award-winning blowout and makeup options. Blowout styles range from old Hollywood glam to beautiful beachy waves. Similarly, makeup is available in a variety of looks, from barely-there to camera-ready. Frequent visitors can choose from packages, starting at $80 a month.

Depil Brazil
Brazil native Andrea Wissing founded Depil Brazil to bring the clean, fast hair-removal technique of her home country stateside. Studios use a proprietary blend of hard wax enriched with skin-calming, anti-inflammatory Andiroba oil for a less-painful and more effective treatment. Depil Brazil skincare products are available for purchase to soothe and smooth skin post-treatment.

18/8 Men's Salon
18/8 reimagines the barbershop for the modern man with semi-private stations and experienced staff and stylists. Professional barbers provide old-school straight-razor shaves, skin-smoothing facials, and scalp treatments designed to help combat hair loss. Nail treatments, waxing, coloring services, and bachelor party packages are also available.

Floyd's Barbershop
Touting an "old-school new-style mentality," Floyd's caters to men and women who prize individuality. Its menu of services includes cuts, colors, and straight-razor shaves, all concluded with a relaxing shoulder massage. "The original rock 'n' roll barbershop," Floyd's vibe is high energy and fun.

Hand & Stone Massage and Facial Spa
For R&R on your time, Hand & Stone Massage and Facial Spa can’t be beat. It's open seven days a week with extended hours (9 am-10 pm) on weekdays, making it a convenient haven for busy nine-to-fivers. The menu of services is also impressive, boasting a range of massage options, facials for all ages and skin types, and hair removal.

Ideal Image
Ideal Image was created "to help people feel their best," and the med spa does just that with personalized, non-invasive treatments that address unique concerns. Cutting-edge technology is utilized for services such as Botox and fillers, skin lifting, laser hair removal, and CoolSculpting, a non-surgical technique for fat reduction.

Lure Salon
As the only Certified Green Circle Salon in Dallas (meaning 95 to 98 percent of salon waste is recycled), Lure is as eco-friendly as it gets. In addition to cuts and colors, the salon offers makeup services, up-dos, Brazilian blowouts, and its newest addition, lash and brow services.

Massage Envy Spa
With more than 1,200 locations nationwide, Massage Envy has stress relief down to a science. The West Village location offers a variety of customizable options, including massages designed to address stress relief, posture correction, and poor circulation. Services can be booked a la carte or purchased at a discount with a Massage Envy membership.

MiniLuxe
MiniLuxe is all about "celebrating self-care through mini moments of luxury." Manicures, pedicures, brow treatments, and waxes are all offered exclusively using the salon's low-toxic products. The brand's namesake polish line also features a selection of cruelty-free curated colors, which change seasonally.

MYX Blend Bar
Truly discerning beauty junkies will have a field day in MYX Blend Bar, where they can blend lipsticks and lip glosses into one-of-a-kind colorizations or replicate discounted shades of old favorites. MYXologists will guide you through the process, helping you to create your perfect blend.

Palm Beach Tan
A summertime glow is an instant confidence booster, and with Palm Beach Tan, it's possible year round. Get your glow in the facility's state-of-the-art sunbeds or opt for a spray tan. Memberships start at $14.95 per month.

The Scent Room
Dallas' first niche perfumery, The Scent Room stocks a carefully assembled assortment of more than 30 hard-to-find collections and almost 350 scents. The experts can curate a selection of perfumes to suit your unique personality, and the genderless boutique was built for everyone.

Sephora
The holy grail for beauty, fragrances, and skin care, Sephora features wall-to-wall lipsticks, lotions, luminizers, and oh so much more. Shoppers are encouraged to touch and play with product displays or enjoy a makeover, courtesy of a professional Sephora makeup artist.

Sol Sunless Tanning
Specializing in sunless tanning and opening soon, Sol ("sun" in Spanish) provides airbrush and spray tans in an upbeat and modern atmosphere, using 100-percent naturally derived ingredients. Enjoy a state-of-the-art spray booth or a custom airbrush tan formulated for your skin color and type and applied by a certified spray tech.

Spa Habitat
Massage therapist Amy Bohn founded Spa Habitat to bring clients a healthy and safe spa experience sans potentially harmful ingredients. A pioneer in the organic spas industry, Spa Habitat is now an award-winning spa and apothecary with five Dallas-Fort Worth locations and its very own organic product line, Clovertree Apothecary, which is handmade in Texas and used in all Spa Habitat treatments.

Wink Threading
Enjoy the ancient art of eyebrow threading in a distinctly modern setting. Wink Threading services are safe, hygienic, and gentle, providing precise hair removal that can't be achieved with standard waxing and lasts for weeks. Like a traditional salon, Wink strives to offer a relaxing experience.

BAM Beauty Bar has a bevy of award-winning blowout and makeup options.

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BAM Beauty Bar has a bevy of award-winning blowout and makeup options.

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Holiday shopping

New giant Quge-tip from Dallas-based Q-tip sells out in 24 hours

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A giant version of an everyday product has sold out in 24 hours: Called the Quge-tip, it's a 6-foot version of the iconic Q-tip, the beauty staple that's been around for more than a century.

Measuring nearly six feet from tip to tip, Quge-tips feature enlarged swabs and a sturdy stick modeled after the original Q-tips swabs design.

The Quge-tip was released on December 9 and sold exclusively online in limited quantities for $35. Alas, according to a spokesperson for Dallas-based Elida Beauty, the parent company of Q-tip, the product flew off the virtual shelf.

"Now that they’re sold out, Q-tips is surprising fans with social giveaways," the spokesperson says.

The Quge-tip is one of two products just released by Dallas companies — both of which feel like they could be April Fools Day jokes — except that both are for real.

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Dave & Buster's Claw Purse
The Dallas-based eatertainment chain is leveling up holiday gifting with the debut of the Claw Purse, a limited-edition purse designed by Chain. The Claw Purse is inspired by one of the brand's most iconic games — the claw machine — and according to a release, is "the season's most unexpected fashion statement" for anyone who loves bold style, nostalgia, and a little bit of play.

To mark a milestone for the brand, the Claw Purse launches alongside the expansion of Dave & Buster's Human Crane, a viral, full-body game experience that turns guests into the claw — where they are lowered down into a bin of huge prizes to grab whatever they choose.

Beginning in December 2025, the Human Crane will appear in over 112 Dave & Buster's locations with additional stores rolling out nationwide throughout the season.

But back to the purse: It made its debut at Chain's Holiday House, an event at the company's HQ in L.A., where "it quickly became a crowd favorite among creators, stylists, and culture icons," or so says the release. Which also calls this "the first creative collaboration" between Dave & Buster's and Chain, bringing together Dave & Buster's beloved gameplay with Chain's signature culture-forward point of view. So maybe there will be more collaborations in the future.

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The Quge-tip is a nearly six-foot supersized version of the "iconic" Q-tip cotton swab, first invented in 1923 and the go-to for beauty, baby care, first aid, cleaning, and everyday moments that call for a gentle, precise touch.

The six-foot Quge-tip features enlarged swabs and a sturdy stick modeled after the original Q-tips swabs design — offering a new way to experience an iconic tool at a dramatically large scale, designed as a playful, oversized tribute.

The release nots that Quge-tips tap into a rising trend of consumers using Q-tips swabs for alternative tasks, which now make up a meaningful share of cotton swab use: From dusting high shelves and cleaning hard-to-reach corners to large-scale art projects.

The six-foot Quge-tip features enlarged swabs and a sturdy stick modeled after the original Q-tips swabs design — offering a new way to experience an iconic tool at a dramatically large scale.

The company insists it's a real thing — they do a very funny video mocking late-night ads for cheap products — and that after debuting at qugetips.com on December 9, they sold out of their initial run. One note: They do not reveal how many Quge-tips were sold. It could just be, like 10 that were for sale.

There's a chance they'll be doing another issue, and they encourage interested shoppers to diligently follow their social media.

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