NYC’s secret beauty spots revealed — where women pay $25 for a Park Avenue-style glow-up worth hundreds
NY Post
It’s glow time in Chinatown. Under a slant of sunlight, Viveca Chow reclines, her hair bundled in a cotton towel, as esthetician Diana Wu works a smooth, curved tool over her pronounced cheekbones.
This isn’t some cucumber-water-and-pan-flute facial. There are no plush robes or heated beds here at Diana Beauty Spa, tucked between noodle shops on crowded Mott Street — just the rhythmic pressure of Wu’s capable hands and the scent of herbal oil in the air.
But for Chow, 30, a Queens content creator with glowing skin and a budget, Wu’s no-nonsense Bojin facial treatments, where a traditional Chinese tool is used to massage the face and boost circulation while easing tension, have become a go-to — for keeping her skin sculpted without splurging.
“I’ve tried $300 facials elsewhere, and nothing compares,” Chow told The Post. “This one is $49 — and it actually works.”
Like many New Yorkers, the Hong Kong native has learned that in a city where rent rivals mortgage payments, self-care has to be strategic.
Her fix? Skipping luxury spas 60 blocks north and spending her time and money downtown — where the price tags are smaller, but the results are anything but.
