Put your best face forward with a facial, microdermabrasion treatment, or brow shaping and tinting at Cow Hollow spa Rosewater Skin Care. Opened in 1998 by esthetician Heather Gillen, the private spa in a charming Union Street Victorian features Tiffany blue and white interiors, handsome dark wood floors, and shabby chic décor - including a soothing heated bed with down comforter.

From the six-step, antioxidant vitamin C boosting treatment, which soothes and firms skin, to the oxygen facial, which eliminates lines and leaves the dewiest appearance, to the “Girl on the Go,” for clear, trouble-free skin when you’re short on time, there’s a rejuvenating facial for you that will leave your skin with a gorgeous glow. Want the works? Using mineral crystals to deeply exfoliate your skin, the results-driven microdermabrasian treatment leaves you with dewy, hydrated, and glowing skin, reducing fine lines, pores, acne, brown spots, and other unsightly marks. Following your microdermabrasion, your skin will be treated to a European facial, an essential maintenance therapy that includes cleansing, exfoliation, extractions, a rich masque selected for your skin type, and a neck and shoulder massage for the ultimate relaxation experience. While you’re at it, give your brows an update with expert shaping and tinting.

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Head South of Market for an Eastern experience. Opened in 2005, Body Mind Spirit is a calm, quiet, nature-meets-industrial-style oriental medicine clinic, which specializes in centuries-old techniques that improve your mental and emotional well-being and can treat any number of physical imbalances.

Reaching deep layers of muscles and incorporating a customized mix of multiple modalities, custom-blended essential oils and inhalations, and infused hot towels, a therapeutic massage will not only bring about ultimate relaxation but also aid in healing and give your body a highly functioning state of balance. Want to improve your skin’s condition? Try the acupuncture facial rejuvenation treatment, which eliminates fine lines and softens deeper ones, reduces puffiness, tightens pores, and reduces acne and other skin imbalances. Or lie down for a wellness consultation, including acupuncture, which regulates major body systems, relaxes tense muscles, and moderates pain, and cupping, which releases congestion and relieves pain through the application of glass suction cups. Wave goodbye to whatever ails you.

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Wouldn’t it be great if your esthetician made house calls? Felicia Gelardi Skin Care offers the next best thing: a homey atmosphere, complete with fresh flowers, charming decor, and friendly follow-ups long after you’ve left. So schedule a skin checkup with $25 for $50 toward any service at Felicia Gelardi Skin Care.

Specializing in customized facials and Brazilian waxes and offering a range of corrective peels, Gelardi creates an easygoing and cozy vibe. But when it comes to the end results, she means serious business. Behind the scenes, she works closely with customers on antiaging, acne, and pigmentation solutions and prides herself on staying in touch with clients and checking in regularly to make sure her recommendations are yielding great results. Interested in waxing but nervous to take the plunge? In Felicia’s words, she’s “done about a million waxes,” so she’s not only highly skilled but also very understanding if you’re feeling nervous or modest. What’s more, Felicia draws on paraben-free and cruelty-free products from BeingTrue and HydroPeptide, and she personally uses each product for two weeks before sharing it with her clients.

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A memorable meal at Circa is a series of meticulously crafted moments: a grilled fig with balsamic chevre, your first bite of English pea risotto, a shared slice of black-and-white cake with caramel sauce and toasted pecans. At this Marina District gem, the swanky setting is as remarkable as the Mediterranean-inspired flavors, providing the perfect recipe for socializing and savoring. Design your dining experience: $60 for a three-course meal for two with wine (up to $120 value) or $100 for a six-course small-plates feast for four, plus dessert and two bottles of wine (up to $200 value).

Newly arrived executive chef Mike Roon, who recently held the top job at EOS Restaurant & Wine Bar, combines Mediterranean traditions with contemporary Asian and Californian tastes for a menu that’s both inviting and invites sharing. Choose from plates like glazed peach salad with feta and meyer lemon vinaigrette, shrimp cakes with sriracha aioli, steamed cod with lemon collard greens and cucumber broth, and chili lime marinated skirt steak with blistered frying peppers. Complete with sweet finishes and an extensive wine list, Circa’s new menu makes a great excuse for date night or an evening out with friends. Either way, this is a moment you’ll want to capture.

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Put on an apron and learn the art of a real San Francisco treat. Enroll in sourdough bread ed with our latest offer: $45 for one bagel-making workshop at Sour Flour Bakery. Whether you’re new to baking or an aspiring pâtissier, after a class with Sour Flour founder Danny Gabriner, you’ll be making your own sourdough starter or bagels at home in no time.

In the bagel workshop, you’ll begin by mixing four simple ingredients: flour, starter, salt, and water. From there, you’ll learn the science of bagel-making, developing the gluten using several techniques. Sharpening your hand skills, you’ll put the “art” in artisan bread, shaping the dough into round bagel shapes. At long last, Gabriner will give you the lowdown on the boiling and baking process and send you on your way: you’ll boil and bake your bagels at home the following day! In the starter workshop, you will begin the fermentation of your starter, the base for your bread, by combining flour and water. After feeding your starter to build its activity, you’ll learn to control it via time, temperature, hydration, expansion, and food. With your newly earned bread ed cred, you’ll be able to make your own bread at home. You know what they say: teach a man to bake, and you have fed him for a lifetime!

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Wine tasting meets farmers market: What could be more San Francisco than that? Featuring up to 200 small wineries from Napa Valley, Sonoma County, Santa Barbara, Russian River Valley, and beyond, the SF Vintners Market, held at Fort Mason on Oct. 15 and 16, acquaints you with both celebrated local winemakers and their hard-to-find wines.

Much like a farmers market, it’s all about trying and buying, so this sophisticated marketplace draws a more-discerning crowd than your typical wine-tasting event. The lineup features bottles at all price points and styles, including new releases and end-of-vintage selections, so you’ll find it tough to go home empty handed. Grab a glass and mingle with friendly winemakers and an energetic crowd. Better yet, with reserve admission, you’ll get access to the reserve room, where wineries offer tastes of wines priced at $50 a bottle or more. If you need some provisions after plenty a pour, satiate yourself with treats from San Francisco’s finest food trucks, which will be parked and waiting!

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Wine tasting meets farmers market: What could be more San Francisco than that? Featuring up to 200 small wineries from Napa Valley, Sonoma County, Santa Barbara, Russian River Valley, and beyond, the SF Vintners Market, held at Fort Mason on Oct. 15 and 16, acquaints you with both celebrated local winemakers and their hard-to-find wines.

Much like a farmers market, it’s all about trying and buying, so this sophisticated marketplace draws a more-discerning crowd than your typical wine-tasting event. The lineup features bottles at all price points and styles, including new releases and end-of-vintage selections, so you’ll find it tough to go home empty handed. Grab a glass and mingle with friendly winemakers and an energetic crowd. Better yet, with reserve admission, you’ll get access to the reserve room, where wineries offer tastes of wines priced at $50 a bottle or more. If you need some provisions after plenty a pour, satiate yourself with treats from San Francisco’s finest food trucks, which will be parked and waiting!

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Excuses, excuses. Take a breather already and start pampering the skin you’re in. Whether you’ve only got 30 minutes to spare or more than an hour to indulge, Pacific Heights Skincare has a fabulous facial with your name on it. Featured in Allure, 7×7, and San Francisco magazine, long-time esthetician Shari Spakes’s upscale skin care studio is an inviting, modern, and private getaway on the border of Pacific Heights and Russian Hill. If you’re short on time, try the 30-minute mini-facial for $49 (valued at $75). Using an AHA enzyme mask for deep cleansing and a customized peel to shed dead skin, the facial will give your skin the attention it needs, leaving it smooth, soft, and hydrated. Able to stop the clock? Pamper yourself with a 60-minute European facial for $59 (a $110 value). A full course of therapy for your skin, the treatment includes a skin analysis, deep cleansing, exfoliation, extraction, customized mask, neck and shoulder massage, and product consultation. Want the full monty? Steal a few more minutes and enjoy a European facial, eye treatment, and specialty mask for $70 (a $120 value). Your complexion will thank you.

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Head to the airy, sun-filled loft and teaching kitchen of Eat Life Whole, a center for holistic health counseling, educational workshops, and cooking classes, in the heart of SoMA, to sharpen your culinary skills and get your wellness in order. With our offer for $49 for a hands-on cooking class, valued at $85, you’ll learn and practice how to prepare a set menu from start to finish, and when the cooking is fini, you’ll sit down around a farm table to enjoy your delicious dinner. Choose an upcoming Fall class that suits your appetite and schedule and get cookin’!

Need a total nutrition overhaul? Sign up for our offer for $95 for a 21-day autumn wellness jumpstart, a $159 value. Kicking off Oct. 24, the three-phase, virtual wellness program will help you reset your eating and exercise routine, keep bad habits in check, and a build a foundation for health. As a jumpstarter, you’ll receive a step-by-step manual, movement videos and tutorials, weekly meal plans with shopping lists and recipes, tools and templates for goals and action steps, and three live online teleseminars and coaching with Eat Life Whole’s holistic nutrition coaches. Say hello to a whole, new you!

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There are few things that San Franciscans love to do more on the weekend than bottomless mimosa brunch. But namedrop a celebrity local chef and our ears really do perk up; don’t they? Let’s test the theory . . . join cutie Top Chef Ryan Scott (from season four) this Fall for a bottomless mimosa brunch at Brunch Drunk Love, his weekend-only brunch operation.

Choose a Saturday (Sept. 17, Oct. 15, or Oct. 29) and head to Bruno’s in the Mission to rehash the week’s adventures over brunch – something like maple bacon pancakes or old school style confit pork hash - dessert, and bottomless mimosas, all made by Scott and a fellow celebrity chef guest just for you. Once you’re well-oiled, you’ll be given a cooking demonstration so you can re-create the mouthwatering dishes in your own kitchen. If your memory doesn’t serve you, no worries, you’ll take home a recipe, too. Since you’ll be feeling chatty, Scott and his guest chef will sit down with you for an intimate Q&A session and answer all the culinary queries your drunk, brunch-lovin’ heart desires.

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