We've rounded up some real beauty gems, from Atlanta to Washington D.C., that go the distance when it comes to service, quality and lovingly stocked shelves.

The hot ladies of hot-lanta head to Jurlique where they scoop up the line's world-renowned organic product line, produced on the company farm in Australia. (We love it when beauty meets the circle of life.)

Choose treatments on location in the wellness spa or check out the retail area, boasting 200 plant-derived products for your at-home spa.

Jurlique backs up its reputation for providing "the purest skin care on earth" with unique herbal, anti-oxidant blends that are free of chemicals, animal content and artificial fragrances and colors.The jewels in the Jurlique crown: the Eye Cream, Neck Serum and Herbal Recovery Gel. We also love the Pure Rosewater Freshener for a refreshing mist of hydration that exudes roseessence.

Jurlique North Point

1140 North Point Circle
Alpharetta, GA 30022
678.566.1313

Click here for more Jurlique retail locations and Wellness Spas around the world.

It may sound simple enough, but it is easy to get lost in The Body Shop.

With close to one thousand offerings for everything from hair to toes and every inch in between, The Body Shop is famous for its naturally inspired skin and hair care products, and we adore those that love the planet.

The Body Shop upholds strict values of environmental, community and animal support (no animal testing). Fans flock to the store for best-sellers such as the Vitamin E line of moisture creams, cleansers and lotions, arange of Tea Tree Oil products and Banana Shampoo.

The Body Shop

White Marsh Mall
8200 Perry Hall Boulevard
Baltimore, MD 21236
410.931.4769

The Body Shop

Harborplace
201 East Pratt Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
410.727.4444

Click here to find The Body Shop nearest you.

Nothing quite compares to the shopping experience at a Fresh Store.

The Fresh line of cosmetics and skincare are housed in a modern, clean environment, and samples are plentiful. Products are sophisticated and formulas are innovative, using both familiar and exotic ingredients. Packaging is visually appealing, but it's the sensuous textures and scents found inside each product that makes Fresh a beauty destination of choice.

Our favorite staples include Fresh's Lip Shine and Supernova Mascara, while the Sugar Blossom line and the new Roman Holiday Eye Palette are on the docket for our next retail therapy session.

Fresh Boston

121 Newbury Street
Boston, MA 02116
617.421.1212

Click here for a Fresh store location and retail carrier near you.

Windy city girls in-the-know blow into the MAC store on Oak Street for chi-chi beauty shopping just off the Mag Mile.

Professional MAC make-up artists are on hand for quick demos and full-blown makeovers (by appointment) that can make anyone feel like a starlet. The setting itself, think artist studio-meets-runway, helps fulfill the dream.

What do you want right now? The super-reflective, potently stylish, chrome-cast fusion of pearled metal that is MAC's special edition lipglass, "Chromeglass." Also worth a look are the Catherine Deneuve Color and Face collections, classy tributes to the modern elegance of this accomplished, internationally renowned actress and her timeless beauty.

MAC
40 East Oak St.
Chicago,IL 60611
312.951.7310

Click here to find a MAC store or retailer in your city.

From the most luxurious cosmetics and therapeutic products to at-home spa indulgences and a utopia of home and personal fragrances, Columbus now has its own niche marketplace for the cream of the beauty crop at C.O. Bigelow Apothecaries.

Hard-to-find brands like Apivita, Molton Brown, Davies Gate, Juvena, Marlies Moller, Prada Beauty, Goldie, Awake, Frederic Fekkai and more international arrivals find a home here. We also love C.O. Big's in-house collection of skincare cleansers, tonics and moisturizers, and of course the Mentha Lip Shine, a three-in-one lip gloss that moisturizes, shines and freshens breath for seven bucks.

Don't miss the parfumerie where Chantecaille, L' Artisan and Antonia's Flowers take centerstage.

Bonus: with every purchase, your bag will be filled with fun sample products.

C.O. Bigelow Apothecaries are also located in Boston, New Jersey, Chicago and New York.

Find out more at www.bigelowchemists.com.

C.O. Bigelow Apothecaries

Easton Town Center
4040 The Strand East
Columbus, OH
614.473.9479

Dallas debutantes hit Apothecurious for homemade, handmade body and skin care products. Just like an old-fashioned apothecary, elixirs are made by hand in small batches, freshness guaranteed. “Fresh Formulator” Cory Clark personally invents and processes all the products in a downtown Dallas warehouse.

Imagine the creaminess of real milk, the mint hint of actual eucalyptus and the floral note of lavender in your favorite body care or home product – there’s a scent and texture for everyone.

One-of-a-kind best-sellers include Peppermint Foot Scrub, Pear Body Butter and Citrus Splash Body Butter. The Cold Care line is also a treasured find. Stick around for some in-store services like a European Fresh Facial done with a fresh fruit mask and a sprinkling of the all-natural products that line the store’s shelves.

Now aren’t you apothecurious? Check out www.apothecurious.com.

Find Apothecurious products at:

Fresh Spa & Boutique
2928 N. Henderson Ave.
Dallas, TX 75206
214.515.9299

Body Care Boutique
3699 Mc Kinney Ave #402
Dallas, TX 75204
214.599.2667

If it ain't broke don't fix it, which is why Motown sweeties head to Bath and Body Works for their beauty fix.

Filled with fragrant flavorful indulgences like shower gels, lotions, candles and accessories, Bath and Body Works focuses on integrating health, beauty and well-being into a one-stop shopping experience. The recent addition of spa products, teaming with botanical and natural ingredients, offers easy-to-use instructions for the at-home spa. What's new? Check out Le Couvent Des Minimes line of skincare products in feminine packaging that looks as pretty as it feels. We're also digging the new spring line of cherry and pear blossom products and aromatherapy oils.

Bath and Body Works
Pointe Plaza
22329 Moross Rd
Detroit, Mi 48236
313.886.2133

Click here to find a Bath and Body Works near you.

Ditch the drugstore aisles and the guess work that goes along with it.

Shopping for beauty should be like shopping for anything else: Clean, comfortable and well-organized. Like the experience at Pure Beauty where marble and stainless steel paint an upscale environment more like a home décor store. Couple that with adjoining hair salons and walls filled with products from classic hair care brands (Pureology) and hard to find European brands (Joico), to the finest selection of flat irons (Chi, T3) and other hair electronics we’ve come across. Skin care products along with treatments rooms and licensed estheticians also make the scene.

Naturally, there is a plethora of cosmetics from the likes of Paula Dorf, polish from OPI and Essie, and expert grooming tools from Japonesque to round out the experience.

Pure Beauty - Houston

Champions Village
5203 FM 1960 Road West
Houston, TX 77069
281.444.5595

Highland Village
4024 Westheimer Road
Houston, TX 77027
713.877.1315

Rice Village
2402 Rice Boulevard
Houston, TX 77005
713.522.7713

River Oaks
1988 W. Gray Street
Houston, TX 77019
713.522.2122

Click here to find a Pure Beauty location near you.

What happens in Vegas may stay in Vegas, but what you buy in Vegas, definitely comes home with you.

Whether it is intimates, underthings or beauty, yes beauty, you can get it at Victoria's Secret.

No longer just a lingerie destination, although that's about as good a place as any to spend your fistful of dollars he won at Texas Hold 'em, VS is now front and center for specialty skincare, hair care and cosmetics. Here's the deal: Pout, Bare Fruit, Aura Science, Tarte, Frederic Fekkai, Cornelia skincare, Gucci, Stella McCartney, Freeze24/7, DuWop, Jaqua, Gorgeous, Dr. Jessica Wu Cosmeceuticals, Super Smile and Anna Sui’s latest fragrances, Dolly Girl on the Beach and Secret Wish. Although odds are Victoria’s Secret Beauty’s own line of flirty products, especially the “mood” collection, are a solid bet.

Check out the second largest VS store in the nation with a virtual bevy of beauty offerings:

Victoria's Secret
The Forum Shops at Caesars
3500 Las Vegas Blvd.
Las Vegas, NV 89109
702.893.0903

Click here to find a VSB near you, select “beauty” from thedrop down menu.

Los Angeles

Angelinos are all about glitz and glamour…Ok, let’s face it we’re not all A-listers. But now everyone can get their star treatment on at Glitz, a full-service make-up and eyebrow studio in the heart of Beverly Hills. The Glitz Girlz, Kristin Deasy and Natalie Elkinawy have created a sophisticated yet fun environment for red carpet make-up applications, eyebrow shaping, airbrush tanning and custom blending perfume.

Take home your individual fragrance, Eau de ME, as well as a few pieces from the Glitz in-house product line. Definitely indulge in a “Hint of Mint” lip gloss, a great plumper with ultra-luminous shine and a flavorful, refreshing scent.

Isn’t it time you put on the glitz?

Glitz Beverly Hills
9867 South Santa Monica
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
310.553.6500
www.glitzbeverlyhills.com

New York

Manhattanites are always so busy, always rushing, always on the go. So it makes sense for a shop that sells spa treatments and products to call itself, JUST CALM DOWN. Girls love coming in to relax, enjoy royal spa indulgences like the “jewelicious massage and facial” and then spoil themselves in the apothecary. Blooming with sweet floral bouquets and even sweeter smelling products, on the must-have menu at JCD are items from emergencC, Peter Thomas Roth and those hard to find spy wax candles. Owner Tara Oolie cherry-picks every product and keeps the lines evolving according to her customers’ wish lists.

JUST CALM DOWN SPA
32 west 22nd Street
New York City
www.justcalmdownspa.com

Philadelphia

Sisters in the city of brotherly love orbit around Blue Mercury, a relatively new beauty depot that’s making great strides across the country. Every selection carried has been personally tested and fallen in love with by Blue Mercury’s beauty experts. Only high-quality, highly indulgent and most coveted can be found here. And they are…Acqua Di Parma, NARS, Darphin, Diptyque, Mario Badescu, Molton Brown, Red Flower, T. Leclerc, Tocca and so many more. An in-house spa offers a myriad of facials, microderm, brow styling, make-up applications and a self-tanning body polish with Darphin Self-Tanner.

Blue Mercury
Rittenhouse Square
1707 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
215.569.3100

Blue Mercury stores are also located throughout Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Illinois and Washington D.C. Check out www.bluemercury.com for locations and to purchase products online.

Phoenix

Coming Very Soon! The girls in the Valley of the Sun have a secret…the eagerly anticipated arrival of Glamour Secrets, an up and coming professional beauty product superstore concept from Canada that’s rapidly expanding throughout the U.S. With more than 5,000 brand name products usually available only at salons, treat yourself to cosmetics and nail, waxing, skincare and hair care products like Kiss Me, Trucco, D:Fi, Essie, OPI, plus hip hair pieces and accessories and a fine selection of dryers, flat irons and brushes. Handy tester bars allow shoppers to sample the goods before buying, and we can’t say enough about that. Aside from the breezy, Latin music-filled aisles, Glamour Secrets salons offer esthetic treatments, nail services, hairstyling and color. For more info, visit www.glamoursecrets.com.

San Francisco

Need a little bliss in your world? Bay beauties head to Bliss for the ultimate spa and shopping destination. Buy up tons of Bliss’ own products like Serious Seaweed Cellulite Soap and Sleeping Peel Serum and Exfoliating Mask as well as a slew of products by other labels, like FatGirlSlim by Poetic Cosmetics, Strivectin-SD stretch mark repair formula, maternity care from Erbaviva, Go Smile Teeth Whitening treatment and the make up collections of Laura Mercier and Trish McEvoy. Take a load off with specialized skincare treatments, facials and the like, plus waxing and nail care – all given with the Blissworld touch.

Bliss

181 Third Street
San Francisco, CA
415.281.0990

Click here to find a Bliss spot and retailer in your city.

Seattle & Washington D.C.

From coast to coast, Kiehl’s has been setting the bar since 1851 as every label will proudly tell you. Just imagine that during the time mountaineers were panning for gold, Kiehl’s was expanding their range of apothecaries to “Washingtons” on each side of the country. Kiehl’s reputation precedes itself with its unique blend of cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, herbs and medicinal knowledge developed through many generations.

However, its high standing with us has something to do with the company’s “try before you buy” philosophy. In other words, decent size product samples are given freely. What we want: Crème de Corps (the original nourishing body cream), Epidermal Re-Texturizing Microdermabrasion, Centella Recovery Skin Salve; from the Hair Stylist series – Super Thick Volumizer, Heat-Protective Silk Straightening Cream and Climate-Proof Shine Enhancing spray.

Kiehl’s Seattle

2611 NE University Village Street
Seattle, WA 98105
206.985.4414

Kiehl's Washington, DC

3110 M Street NW
Washington, District of Columbia 20007
202.333.5101

Click here to find a Kiehl’s store or retail purveyor near you.