Mario Badescu Skin Care

My skin feels fabulous. I had my facials done here before with Leah and Irina. I prefer Leah. She is honest and sweet. She knows what she is doing. I add glycolic acid and Vitamin C to my facials and my skin looks and feels amazing. I highly recommend Leah, I promise you won’t regret it!

Cannot say enough good things!
Before my wedding a friend recommended that I go for facials at MB and see Irina. I was apprehensive at first as I have never really had a facial that has been worth the money and made a difference, however, after my first meeting with Irina, I trusted her completely and felt every penny was well spent. My skin has never been so clear before and every time I have an ‘issue’ she has the right solution. Irina is a lifesaver and has done wonders to clear my skin beyond what I ever thought it could be. I have since referred several friends to her/​MB who continue to visit on a regular basis.
If you are looking for a good facial, with someone you can trust and is not breaking the bank — GO SEE IRINA! Completely worth the money and she will take very good care of you.

Irina is absolutely FANTASTIC. I cannot say enough good things about her and the staff at Mario Badescu. Irina completely changed my skin and brought it back to life! When I first saw her my skin was terrible and because of her, it is so much better now. Several of my friends have noticed the drastic change and improvement, and I give all the credit to Irina. If you are having trouble skin (or even if your skin is perfect), I highly recommend Irina. She’s such a delight to talk to and always makes you feel welcomed and never rushed. I say this with experience, as I’ve definitely been to my fair share of estheticians here in NYC. Irina tops them all. She makes you the priority, and for that, I am so thankful and appreciative. Hands down the BEST esthetician in the city. Do yourself a favor and make an appointment with her! I promise you your skin will thank you. :)

Do you feel like wasting money on the most useless «facial» in the city? This place is the right place for you then!
Writing a review can’t even begin to express my feelings of regret for going to this place. During the facial alone all I could think about posting this.
First of all, the rooms feel terrible. Not really clean, not soothing, lighting is awful. Second of all, everyone here seems to recommend Irina and I truly don’t understand why. She was nice, yes, but she started facial off by cleaning my face (ok) and then turning on the steam to my face. She walked off for a good ten minutes, returned to spend at MOST 6 minutes on extractions. She then put more steam on and walked away. Returned after 8 minutes (I started timing with my phone at this point) to do a tiny bit more work. Then placed a mask on my face, walked off for over 12 minutes. Returned, said this is a great mask to buy and put it on for five minutes then wash it off, I sat there wondering… whats the point of leaving it on for over 5 minutes now then? She then placed the warm towels around my face, walked off for another 10 minutes, then returned to clean it off. Moved on to a cooling mask, walked off… returned. cleaned it off. That was it. She finished by putting moisturizer on.
No massage, no scalp massage, no facial massage– nothing. So, I showed up to pay $ 65 for someone to put products on my face, walk away, then return to clean them off just to put additional products on my face? I could just as easily have done this at home. I really don’t understand the point.
I’ll never return, I’ll never purchase Mario Badescu products again, and I’ll never recommend this place. I suggest you do yourself a favor and go to a better spa, spending a little more will absolutely be worth it. Don’t waste your time.

Ugh, I threw away her business card, whoever was my facialist, I think it started with an «S» and she had blonde here, and all the women here are Russian.
Well L convinced me to come here, because this is L’s go-​to spot for facial, but she definitely got brainwashed by the hype.
I am sorry, I don’t care celebrities comes here, because guess what, they also go see their plastic surgeon to get that extra help, because they’re not relying on the facials here for their skin.
I am super disappointed and extremely mad that I even would think this place would do a good job, but I only did it, so L and I could have some hang out time and I wanted to give this place the benefit of the doubt.
I came here and I got the glycolic peel and I believe it was the cucumber mask to be added to my facial.
Seriously, my facialist did «THREE» extractions on my face and that was it… THREE whooping extractions.
I get facials for the sole purpose of the extractions, but here, I am basically paying $ 200 dollars to have someone apply products on my face for me.
It was so bad, that I went to get another facial the very next day at my regular spot, because that is how worthless this facial was to get and to waste money on.

This review is a cumulation of two visits. These three stars are for my first great experience in a relaxing atmosphere, with a wonderful technician. My second visit occurred a few months later, which ended in the total opposite direction.
This visit, my second, was a waste of my time and money. The room I was in had the shades wide open and was blindingly bright as it was an early summer afternoon. I asked if the shades could be drawn and was told there were no shades in this room, wtf! The facial tech proceeded to put cotton discs and a towel over my eyes, as is the norm, but that didn’t help any at all. The room had not a hint of a spa atmosphere, and with all this brightness it was more conducive to a doctors office rather than a spa. To add to the uncomfortableness of the room, it was constantly noisy from the tech walking in and out of the room to speak to her co-​worker directly outside the doorway, with the door ajar no less. I was so stressed behind this whole experience, I wanted to throw those stupid cotton discs off and run out of there. I am accustomed to my facials always being done in a quiet, warm and relaxing atmosphere and leaving with a glow of the newer, more relaxed and happier me. None of that occurred during this visit, such a disappointment.
This has ranked negatively as my worst spa/​facial ever and should be graded as such, but will give them the three stars for my first visit. I really should’ve mentioned something upon leaving, but I just wanted the process to be done with. I’ll check this off my list and make certain not to return.

I would never set my foot in this spa ever again. A lady whose name starts with «T» performed an European facial on me that day, and it was by far the worst experience I have ever had. I had specifically requested and asked the esthetician that she would perform extractions.
First, she left the room for 15 minutes to get the steamer to start. Really? 15 minutes to get my pores open?
Second, once she returned, she started taking off my make up, but didn’t remove my eye makeup at all. What kind of professional doesn’t remove makeup completely before performing a facial?
Third, then she made 10 – 15 extractions! I know my skin well enough to know that there are a lot more black/​whiteheads than 15. It took less than 10 minutes.
The worst of all, she massaged my face with GLOVES ON!!! Who does that??? I asked her if she is wearing gloves, and she said, yes, because my face is bleeding! First, what kind of esthetician doesn’t know how to extract and control the bleeding? Also, to wear gloves while massaging the whole face is ridiculous to me.
Fifth, She took another 10 minutes after she put something called a mask, but the mask didn’t even cover the face. She must’ve covered perhaps 70% of my face.
It was such an unpleasant experience to say the least.
When I came out, I still had eye makeup on my face, and my face barely looked like anything was done. The way she carelessly took care of my skin was appalling and I would never go back there again. It’s too bad because I do enjoy some of their products.

Loved coming here for a facial this past weekend. At $ 65, the basic one-​hour facial is very reasonably priced. There are lots of fancy add-​ons, all of which I skipped. The atmosphere is quiet and relaxing, the aestheticians are knowledgable and professional, and the overall experience was refreshing and rejuvenating. My aesthetician Betty explained the different masks and treatments she was going to apply, encouraged me to let her know if I had any questions, and then told me to relax and enjoy myself. It was nice not to have chat or answer a ton of questions. She offered me the additional treatments, informed me of the extra cost, and did not push me when I declined. Overall, great experience and I will definitely be back.

I got a series of facials here before my wedding, and they were awesome. I tried both Leah and Irina, and prefer Irina. She made some great recommendations for my skin, and after getting a facial from her I always received compliments! She really knows skin. Leah was also good though. I got the vitamin C treatment once, and it seemed to make a difference for the next week or so.
Their products didn’t do much for me, and they don’t get great reviews from Paula’s Beautypedia ratings. But the free samples are always nice!
I’m most amazed at how affordable they are. Who needs Groupon deals from average places when this place is so reasonably priced?!

I love their products .I have been using the drying lotion for so many years .
Honey moisturizer is best seller
specialists always give a tons of samples so you can try what suits you the best ;0)
I got no luck with their facials but ali recommended Betty if I want to give another try with a facialist :)

The most relaxed clinic with specialists. An oasis inside New York. Their prices are great for a facial. Ask for Leah or Lubah, they are great.
A hidden jewel. They have a very european style. Their products are sold in all New York and they are the best.
I take the glycolic acid and vitamin C facial. It isn’t expensive compared to other facials, with high quality products.
Very recommended. Super professionals.