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Gambit's Best of New Orleans 2026: Personal Care & Wellness
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Gambit’s Best of New Orleans 2026: Personal Care & Wellness | Best Of New Orleans

  • September 29, 2026

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The Parker

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Best Barbershop

1. The Parker Barber (600 Carondelet St., 504-679-0990; parkerbarber.com)

2. Anti-Gravity (848 Baronne St., 504-982-6567; antigravitysalon.com)

3. The Bearded Lady Barbershop (2122 Magazine St., 504-310-0202; thebeardedladybarbershop.com)

      

Best Day Spa

1. The Woodhouse Day Spa (1389 Lakewood Drive, Slidell, 985-641-7772; 4030 Canal St., 504-482-6652; 5004 W. Esplanade Ave., Metairie, 504-584-4004; woodhousespas.com)

2. Nola Bliss Massage (322 Lafayette St., Suite 300, 504-615-9414; nolablissmassage.com)

3. Earthsavers (3301 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 504-835-0225; 3414 Highway 190, Mandeville, 985-674-1133; 5501 Magazine St., 504-899-8555; earthsaversonline.com)

      

Best Dentist

1. Mid-City Smiles Family Dentistry (3625 Canal St., 504-485-6575; midcitysmiles.com)

2. District Dental Spa (418 Girod St., 504-325-5777; districtdentalspa.com)

3. Audubon Dental Group (6120 Magazine St., 504-891-7471; audubondentalgroup.com)

        

Best Dermatology Practice

1. Audubon Dermatology (3525 Prytania St., Suite 501, 504-895-3376; audubondermatology.com)

2. Sanova Dermatology (111 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 504-838-8225; 701 Metairie Road, Suite 2A205, Metairie, 504-836-2050; sanovadermatology.com)

3. Pure Dermatology (3100 Galleria Drive, Suite 203, Metairie, 504-226-7873; puredermnola.com)

        

Best Esthetician

1. Allie Cox (Skin Medics) (Instagram: @alliecoxmasteraesthetician)

2. Angela Blanchard (Goodface) (Instagram: @angela_the_aesthe)

3. Brows by Lauren Baye (laurenbaye.glossgenius.com)

         

Best Hair Salon

1. Paris Parker (Citywide; parisparker.com)

2. Anti-Gravity (848 Baronne St., 504-982-6567; antigravitysalon.com)

3. She Comes in Peace (2025 St. Claude Ave., 504-766-7841; shecomesinpeace.com)

         

Best Hairstylist

1. David Connor at Anti-Gravity (Instagram: @davidconnorhair)

2. Cassandra C. Brupbacher at Anti-Gravity (Instagram: @thequirkyhairstylist)

3. Chris Guidry at Paris Parker (Instagram: @chrisguidrydoeshair)

3. Princess Pizza at She Comes In Peace (Instagram: @nsfwhair)

       

Best Health Club/Fitness Studio

1. Orangetheory Fitness (3620 Hessmer Ave., Metairie, 504-313-3839; 4141 Bienville St., Suite 107, 504-408-2602; 5300 Tchoupitoulas St., 504-308-1232; orangetheory.com)

2. Hype Haus Fitness (730 S. Rampart St., 504-715-1007; hypehausfitness.com)

3. Ochsner Fitness Elmwood (1200 S. Clearview Parkway, Elmwood, 504-733-1600; ochsnerfitness.com)

         

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Best Hospital

1. Ochsner (Areawide, 866-624-7637; ochsner.org)

2. Touro (Areawide; lcmchealth.org/touro)

3. East Jefferson General Hospital (4200 Houma Blvd., Metairie, 504-503-4000; ejgh.org)

         

Best Locally Owned Pharmacy

1. Patio Drugs (5208 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 504-889-7070; patiodrugs.com)

2. Majoria Drugs Metairie Road (1805 Metairie Road, Metairie, 504-835-7211; majoriadrugsmetairie.com)

3. Castellon Pharmacy (8232 Oak St., 504-866-3784; castellonrx.com)

        

Best Med Spa

1. Saintly Skin (3246 Severn Ave., Metairie, 504-475-5510; saintlyskin.com)

2. Skin Medics (1623 Metairie Road, Metairie, 504-338-4268; skinmedicsmedicalspa.com)

3. Goodface (1113 St. Mary St., 504-427-2868; goodfacenola.com)

         

Best Pediatrician

1. Hales Pediatrics (3525 Prytania St., Suite 602, 504-897-0744; halespediatrics.com)

2. Sprout Pediatrics (1041 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Suite 300, Metairie, 504-267-9336; sproutpediatricsnola.com)

3. Lake Vista Pediatrics (6517 Spanish Fort Blvd., 504-283-7306; lakevistapeds.com)

       

Best Piercer

1. Bree at Downtown Tattoos and Piercings (Instagram: @piercingsby_bree)

2. Molly Ezell at Wonderful and Strange (Instagram: @wonderfulandstrange504)

3. Erik Clemmer at Pigment Tattoo (Instagram: @erikthepiercer)

        

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Downtown Tattoos and Piercing

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Best Piercing Shop

1. Downtown Tattoos and Piercing (501 Frenchmen St., 504-266-2211; downtowntattoosnola.com)

2. Rowan (3947 Magazine St., 504-267-4404; 3301 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Suite 25, 504-264-7728; heyrowan.com)

3. Xclusive Artz (9301 Lake Forest Blvd., Suite 103, 214-868-0223; Instagram: @xclusiveartz_)

           

Best Place for Mental Health Care

1. NOLA Detox and Recovery Center (1444 Lindberg St., Slidell, 504-420-7776; 4201 Woodland Drive, 504-514-8398; 3221 Behrman Place, Suite 105, 2515 Canal St., noladetox.com)

2.Crescent Care (1631 Elysian Fields Ave., 2515 Canal St., 504-821-2601; crescentcare.org)

3. WeHelp NOLA (wehelpnola.com)

        

Best Place to Buy Adult Toys

1. Dynamo (2001 St. Claude Ave., 504-534-8697; dynamotoys.com)

2. Mr. Binky’s (301 Funston St., Harahan; 504-305-2160; mrbinkyssuperstore.com)

3. HUSTLER Hollywood (111 Bourbon St., 504-699-8959; hustlerhollywood.com)

        

Best Nail Salon

1. Southern Swings Nail Bar (4422 Magazine St., 504-372-3485; southernswingsnailbar.com)

2. Nail Bar NOLA (601 Julia St., 504-571-5511; 333 Canal St., 504-766-6081; nailbarnola.com)

3. Nail Edit NOLA (1800 Carol Sue Ave., Suite 4, Terrytown, 504-533-9208; naileditnola.com)

        

Best Place to Get a Massage

1. Nola Bliss Massage (322 Lafayette St., Suite 300, 504-615-9414; nolablissmassage.com)

2. The Woodhouse Day Spa (1389 Lakewood Drive, Slidell, 985-641-7772; 4030 Canal St., 504-482-6652; 5004 W. Esplanade Ave., Metairie, 504-584-4004; woodhousespas.com)

3. Earthsavers (3301 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 504-835-0225; 3414 Highway 190, Mandeville, 985-674-1133; 5501 Magazine St., 504-899-8555; earthsaversonline.com)

        

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Waxing the City

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Best Place to Get Waxed

1. Waxing the City (225 W. Harrison Ave., 504-827-1949; 1212 S. Clearview Parkway, Suite A, Elmwood, 504-592-7424; 4121 Magazine St., 504-899-1500; waxingthecity.com)

2. Hot Wax (3212 Dauphine St., Suite 4; vagaro.com/hotwaxllc1)

3. European Wax Center (Areawide; waxcenter.com)

         

Best Plastic Surgeon

1. Dr. Kamran Khoobehi (3901 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 504-779-5538; khoobehi.com)

2. Dr. Jonathen Weiler at Weiler Plastic Surgery (3440 Division St., Suite I, Metairie, 504-208-4454; 2053 Gause Blvd., 985-646-8222; 1431 Ochsner Blvd., Suite B, Covington, 985-590-3488; weilerplasticsurgery.com)

3. Dr. Ali Sadeghi (2551 Metairie Road, 504-322-7435; adeghiplasticsurgery.com)

3. Dr. Trey Sands (3100 Galleria Blvd., Suite 302, Metairie, 504-888-4297; drtreysands.com)

       

Best Tattoo Artist

1. Terry Brown at Downtown Tattoo (Instagram: @downtownterryb)

2. Sean Harrington (seanharringtontattoo.com)

3. Mecca at Hell or Highwater (Instagram: mecha_mecca)

        

Best Tattoo Shop

1. Swampwater Studios (3933 Toulouse St., 504-264-7795; Instagram: @swampwaterstudios)

2. Downtown Tattoos and Piercing (501 Frenchmen St., 504-266-2211; downtowntattoosnola.com)

3. Lucky Dagger Tattoo (1124 St. Charles Ave., 504-407-9208; luckydaggertattoo.com)

       

Best Urgent Care/Walk In Clinic

1. LCMC Health Urgent Care (Areawide; lcmchealthurgentcare.com)

2. Ochsner Urgent Care & Occupational Health (Areawide; ochsner.org/services/urgent-care-services)

3. In & Out Urgent Care (Areawide; inandouturgentcare.com)

        

Best Yoga Studio

1. Yes, Yoga (8338 Oak St., 504-605-3347; yesyoganola.co)

2. Wild Lotus (4842 Perrier St., 504-899-0047; wildlotusyoga.com)

3. Spyre Center (1772 Prytania St., 504-900-0980; spyrecenter.com)

        

Best Chiropractor

1. Prime Physicians Network (1708 Manhattan Blvd., Suite A, Harvey, 504-962-7662; primephysnetwork.com)

2. Archer Chiropractic (4220 Canal St., 504-252-9182; archerchiropractic.net)

3. NOLA Spine Care (3308 Tulane Ave., Suite 303, 504-233-2083; nolaspinecare.com)

       

Best Podiatrist

1. New Orleans Podiatry (2626 Jena St., 504-897-3627; nolapodiatry.com)

2. NOLA Sole Podiatry (3525 Prytania St., Suite 508, 504-302-1586; nolasolepodiatry.com)

3. Panepinto Podiatry (1801 Clearview Parkway, Metairie, 504-264-3668; nolafoot.com)

        

Best Bridal Hairstylist

1. Elite Artistry (Instagram: @_elite_artistry_)

2. Beth Washington (Instagram: @hairbybethnola)

3. Jacqueline Reynolds (Instagram: @thejacqofalltradesbeauty)

        

Best Bridal Makeup Artist

1. Elite Artistry (Instagram: @_elite_artistry_)

2. Jacqueline Reynolds (Instagram: @thejacqofalltradesbeauty)

3. Faces Of Virtue Beauty Studio (Instagram: @facesofvirtue)

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