put down the pinkberry and listen up: these days, pampering in L.A. means services as customized as the pimped-out rims on usher's BMW.


panchakarma.
martha soffer and john holmstrom partner up to deliver you from bodily evil with a half-day panchakarma (aka ayurvedic detoxification). say what? a thorough evaluation of the body's composition, followed by customized ancient treatments to leave you en route to a christmas-cookie-free holiday season. what could possibly compete with an oil bath, (what feels like) gallons of luscious oil blends massaged in a precise way to purge toxins, followed by a steep in an outdoor steam chamber? only the shirodhara, a slow pour of oil onto the forehead to calm the nervous system. at exhale. 1422 second street. santa monica. 310.921.7100. www.exhalespa.com


japanese lab.
remember 7th grade science class when you actually knew how to make a slide for a microscope? now you don't have to fiddle with the focus knobs. at sleek new beverly hills outpost pola kirei (a japanese skincare company), lab-coated aestheticians take giant magnified pix of your skin and pull scotch-tape-like samples to chart out its vibe. then, a relaxing step-by-step facial of vacuum pumps, massage, and masques gets your skin glowing. 9661 brighton way. beverly hills. 310.247.0063. www.polakirei.com


getting in the mood.
tired of having to choose between massage or a facial? the newly renovated and amenity-packed luxury spa at the four seasons beverly wilshire doesn't think you should. sit with your therapist while she does a calgon-take-me-away-style foot ritual. discuss what's going in life (dumped via email, shoulder's bugging you), then decide on a bevy of treatments for your time together. the choices are endless - aromatherapy, straight-up swedish, pink mud wraps, and rainfall showers enough to go 'round at this healing hideaway. personalised time treatment. 9500 wilshire boulevard. beverly hills. 310.275.5200. www.fourseasons.com


get stoned.
the hairball and used band-aid at your yoga studio was the last straw. time for a little urban mod-luxury and private yoga to pull you off the ceiling. as a gift to thyself? four hands on the bod and hot stones. and no surprise that dtox's yin/yang is being trademarked. dtox day spa. 3206 los feliz boulevard. los feliz. 323.665.3869.
www.dtoxdayspa.com