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June / July 2009 Gotham

Gotham
"Lemony Digits"
June / July 2009

Tucked away on a quiet corner in Tribeca is Sweet Lily Natural Nail Spa & Boutique, quite possibly the most tranquil nail salon you'll ever set foot in. From its calming cream colored interior (with original tin ceiling) to the extra comfy armchairs that serve as pedicure stations, everything about Sweet Lily is geared toward relaxation (no cell phones please).

It's also known for its seasonal pedicures: the newest, the Lemon Berry Pedicure (60 minutes $68), which uses fresh lemons and strawberries, is just the summer pick me up tired toes need. "The best soak for the feet is one that is citrus based. Citrus is a naturally occurring alpha-hydroxy," explains Sweet Lily owner Donna Perillo. "When feet soak in lemon juice, the skin is both softened and exfoliated, causing surface cells to slough off. Therefore, trouble spots like calluses and cracked heels buff and clean up with ease.

The soak is followed by a vigorous strawberry scrub (made in house) and thorough leg and foot massage with citrus scented lotion. Top it all off with two coats of Zoya polish which Sweet Lily uses exclusively because it's long wearing as well as free of formaldehyde, toluene and phthalates.

June 2009 Women’s Health

Women's Health

June 2009

Your poor toes spend all winder imprisoned by boots. Now that strappy-sandal season is upon us, it's time to pamper them with this at-home pedicure.

Step 1 Soak those dogs: Don't cheat yourself out of the foot soak just because you're doing your pedi at home. This step does more than clean your feet and make you feel amazing. It also softens dead skin cells in preparation for exfoliation. As you let the tub fill with water, remove all traces of old polish. Add to the water a teaspoon of tea tree oil, a capful of witch hazel and a half cup of Epsom salts and three drops of peppermint or rosemary oil. Soak your feet for five to ten minutes.

Step 2 Scrub off dead skin: To slough off rough spots, look for exfoliants with medium size grains, like sugar or salt crystals and moisturizing agents such as jojoba or almond oil. Massage each foot for a minute or two with a quarter size blob of scrub. Start at your heel and work your way out to your toes, ankles and calves using tiny circular motions. Rinse off with warm water.

Step 3 Buff away bumps: Now it's time to smooth down nasty calluses. Wet a pumice stone or lave rock, like the Tweezerman Pedro Too and coat it with a little body wash. Using a back and forth motion, lightly scrape your heels, the bottoms of your feet and toes. The key is to be gentle - you want to abrade only the very top layer of skin.

Step 4 Trim and file: Using a strong steel clipper made specifically for toenails, trim your nails straight across, then smooth the edges with a nail file. Giving them a slightly rounded shape helps prevent painful ingrown nails.

Step 5 Moisturize and massage: Drench your soles with a moisturizing product made especially for your feet. Using a circular motion massage a quarter size dollop of cream all over your feet and lower legs. Then, with the knuckle of your index finger, press down gently into the arch of one foot and knead; repeat on the other foot. The mini massage will relax your feet while boosting circulation, which reduces swelling.

Step 6 Polish: First, swipe your nails with a non-acetone remover to get rid of any cream residue left over from your foot massage. Insert foam toe separators or roll up a paper towel and weave it through your toes. Next, apply a clean basecoat - the formula should contain protein, vitamin E and or calcium, all of which will help strengthen brittle nails and prime them to hold on to polish longer. Now you're ready to apply color. This summer's pedi colors are not for shy girls - we're talking hot pink, shocking purple and juicy tangerine. Starting just above the cuticle, sweep the bristles down the center of your nail toward the top of your toe. Then sweep color on each side and across the edge of your nail. After you've done all 10 nails add a second coat. To prevent chipping and seal in color, layer on a finishing topcoat.

Experts: Marc Brenner, DPM FASPD, podiatrist, Glendale Newq York; Donna Perillo, owner, Sweet Lily Natural Nail Spa New York City; Elena Blanco, DPM, Hackensack University Medical Center; Skyy Hadley, owner, As U Wish Nail Spa Hoboken New Jersey; Robert Klein DPM podiatric physician, board certified foot surgeon, Texarkana Texas.

August 2009 Cosmopolitan

Cosmopolitan
"Energizing Citrus Pedicure"
April 2009
By Andrea Lavinthal

To get rid of the icky callused skin you've been hiding under your socks and boots, submerge your feet in a bowl of grapefruit, orange or lemon juice (you can use one or a combo of the three) diluted with equal parts warm water. "The citrus aid loosens up dead skin better than a regular soak does," say Donna Perillo owner of Sweet Lily Spa in NYC. After 5 minutes, slough your heels and the balls of your feet with a pumice stone, then massage your entire foot with an oil based sugar scrub. Rinse it off, and slather on a body or foot cream.

October 2008 Cosmopolitan

Cosmopolitan
"Awesome At-Home Pedis"
October 2008
By Zoe Ruderman

As you ditch sandals for closed toe shoes, your feet start to feel neglected. Show your tootsies love with these tips from Sweet Lily Natural Nail Spa in NYC. Soak in warn orange juice for five minutes - the alphahydroxy acid helps slough off dead skin. Scrub with 1/2 c. sugar and 1/2 c. olive oil. Rinse, dry and paint on a violet polish.

May 2008 People

People Style Watch
"100 Beauty Secrets"
May 2008

The Experts: Nails

Donna Perillo owner Sweet Lily Natural Nail Spa, NYC

4 Handy Tips and favorite picks from A-list manicurists and industry experts

1. Keep Them Soft: The season's bright polishes look best on short nails in a "squoval" - square with rounded edges - shapes, says Hipp
2. Change It Up: For a new look in no time, brush a sheer pearly shade on top of your existing polish, says Lippmann.
3. Go The Distance: to make a mani last, apply polish to clean dry nails and reapply top coat every few days, say Choi.
4. Stay Smooth: Says Perillo, file nails in one direction to avoid splitting.

Jan 2008 Page Six Magazine: NY Post

Page Six Magazine: NY Post
"The Perfect Pedicure"
January 25, 2008

Getting your nails done at the laid-back and cozy Sweet Lily Natural Nail Spa & Boutique is like having an aesthetician attending to you in your own home - if your home happens to be decorated in top to bottom shabby chic style, and visited by people like Christy Turlington or actress Mariska Hargitay and Mary Louise Parker. And, through February 7, when you book one of the spa's sumptuous Honey Walnut Pedicures ($76 for 60 minutes), you'll receive a complimentary Hot Lavender Manicure worth $22. During the treatment your tootsies are submerged in a bath of warm milk, almond oil and rose petals and then coated with a moisturizing honey walnut mask. Gwen Flamberg, beauty director at US Weekly, raves about the treat. "Even if you trade your holiday vacation for a stay-cation this year, you still want a pretty pedi," she says. "Why not get a mani thrown in?"

October 2007 Allure

Allure
Directory
"The Best of the Best"
October 2007
By Lesley Rotchford

The country’s superior services from head to toe and coast to coast. NAILS: New York:

Sweet Lily Natural Nail Spa and Boutique. Pretty pedicures and the coziest chairs in all of New York City. Price: Pedicure $40 and up. Address: 222 West Broadway. Phone: 212-925-5441.

August 2007 Glamour

Glamour
"What we all want now: The prettiest summer pedicure"
August 2007

A DIY pedi is as easy as…

1. Wet your tootsies: “soak feet in the tub for a least 10 minutes to really soften heels and cuticles,” advises Lori Crespo, a nail aesthetician at Salon AKS in New York City. Make it salon- fancy: Squeeze a few grapefruits into the soaking water – it smells good, and the natural alphahydroxy acids eat away dead skin,” says Donna Perillo, owner of New York city’s Sweet Lily Spa.

2. Scrub and file: Rub on a grainy scrub, and rinse. While skin’s still damp, use a fresh wooden manicure stick to gently push back cuticles. Next run a loofah or foot buffer over any rough spots to smooth, then slather a rich cream all over feet. Trim nails straight across to the edge of your toes and file the corners slightly. Make it salon fancy: For a total zone out experience, roll feet over a tennis ball to massage them.

3. Add some color: Swipe nails with the polish remover and cleanser to get rid of oils, which can make your pedicure peel. Then put on the base coat, two coats of color and a top coat, giving each layer about a minute to dry. Make it salon fancy: Paint a fat stripe of polish down the center of your toe, then do the sides. And remember to run the brush along the top edge of your nail. This neat trick extends the life of any pedi.

May 2007 Body & Soul

Body & Soul
"Remedies to the Rescue"
May 2007
By Abbie Kozolchyk

Before there was a product for every imaginable beauty woe (lash conditioner, cuticle softener, lip buffer) women took a simpler approach to hair and skin care. Dry skin might merit a slathering of olive oil, while puffy eyes called for cucumber slices. Now it seems grandma was ahead of her time: Many of today’s top spa treatments take their cues from old-fashioned home remedies, and there’s science to back up the ingredients’ effectiveness. To find the best remedies, we consulted with three natural beauty savants: Philip B., creator of Philip B. Botanical Products: Donna Perillo, owner of Sweet Lily Natural Nail Spa and Boutique, and Barbara Close, founder and president of Naturopathica Holistic Health and author of Well Being: Rejuvenating Recipes for Body and Soul. These healthy hair and skin savers are among their favorites – and you can get everything you need on your next grocery run.

Walnuts:

Use it to: Exfoliate hand and feet

Why it works: Rich in oil, walnuts make for a extra gentle sloughing.

How to: Perillo likes to blend ¼ cup shelled walnuts, ½ cup olive oil (for extra emollients), and a tablespoon of honey (to seal moisture into you skin) in a food processor set on a slow speed, creating a fine particle scrub. Standing in the shower (if you’re scrubbing your feet) or over a sink (if it’s for you hands), work the mixture thoroughly over your skin for a couple of minutes. Rinse with warm water.
Milk:

Use it to: Soothe and soften dry, sensitive skin.

Why it works: The lactic acid in milk serves as a gentle skin exfoliant, while its natural fat content acts as a body moisturizer.

How to: Add 1 gallon of whole milk to tubful of warm water and soak. It’s a great alternative to sugar and salt scrubs, says Perillo, which may be too abrasive for people who suffer from eczema, psoriasis, or sensitive skin. If you prefer a fragranced bath, add 10 to 20 drops of an essential oil such lavender.

April 23, 2007 New York Magazine

New York Magazine
"The Best Bet"
April 23, 2007

Spring is taking its time this year, delaying the sensory pleasures of the season: green leaves, blooming daffodils, sun-warmed lunch hours. There is one sense you can satisfy though: smell. Start with the grapefruit and vodka pedicure at Sweet Lily ($62: 222 W. Broadway, nr. Franklin St.: 212-925-5441), an hour of beautifully scented toe pampering. Your Feet are bathed in warm grapefruit juice, which aids in exfoliation, and vodka, an antiseptic. (If you have small cuts on your feet or legs, you’ll feel the sting.) A traditional file is used to slough rough calluses, followed by another round using a fragrant lime half dipped into a sugar scrub. Naturally, nails and cuticles are buffed and filed to perfection.

September 25, 2006 TV Guide

TV Guide
"On The Cover"
December 25, 2006
Volume 55, No. 1

ON THE COVER  Rachael Ray photographed by Adam Olszewski in New York City on December 2, 2006.  Hair:  Carrie Fernow.  Makeup:  Kim White / Artists by Timothy Priano.  Styling:  Jane Harrision.  Set Design:  Michael Bednark.  Manicure:  Sweet Lily Natural Nail Spa.   Ray’s dress:  BCBG Max Azria, earrings, necklace and bracelet:  Kwiat.

September 2006 Self

Self
"It's a wash: The first step to looking your healthy best"
September 2006
By Beth Janes
Feet:  Freshen up.

Your soles will be spotless no matter where you’ve been stepping with theses at-home treatments from Donna Perillo, owner of Sweet Lily Natural Nail Spa in NYC.

Pedi problem:  Dirt stuck in creases and crevices.

Pedi cure:  Soak feet in a product formulated with an exfoliating ingredient such as alpha-hydroxy acid or citrus juice (one to try:  Pedicure by OPI Soak, $9).  The acidic liquid gets into skin cracks to clean and smooth.

Pedi problem:  Rough skin has attracted grime.

Pedi cure:  Massage a sugar based exfoliator such as Sally Hansen Spa Sugar Scrub, $7, into skin.  The small granules slough away flakes and dirt, leaving soles soft.  And unlike salt, the sweet stuff won’t sting blisters.

Pedi problem:  Rough skin, calluses and caked-on dirt.

Pedi cure:  It’s time to bring out the big guns.  Wash feet with soap and water, dry, then scrub with a buffing tool like Diamancel Classic Big Buffer #10, $48.  Coated with diamond chips, it smoothes away grimy spots.  Plus it’s easy to disinfect and last forever because diamonds never dull.

September 2006 Allure

Allure
Directory
"A Perfect Ten"
September 2006
Sweet Lily Natural Nail Spa

With it’s smell of peppermint and candy striped furniture, this Tribeca spa resembles a grown up candy land.  Even the nail treatments – they offer a coconut pineapple pedicure – sound sugarcoated.  We gave into our sweet tooth, choosing the Honey Walnut Pedicure.  Our aesthetician first immersed our feet in warm milk and almond oil, then coated them with an organic honey-walnut mask, and finished with a pressure point massage.  For the cherry on top, we picked a bright shade of pink that looked good enough to eat.  $74.

August 2006 In Style

In Style
"Beauty Talk: Mary-Louise Parker"
August 2006
By Christine Lennon
Question:  What are your other beauty rituals?

Answer:  When I’m in L.A., I get facials from a woman out in the Valley.  Her name is Myrna Kaufman.  She uses an electrical current.  I do my own eyebrows.  Someone told me recently that brows should be a little thicker as you get older.  And I get regular pedicures with a friend at Sweet Lily in New York City.  I go with either natural nails or very dark.  You could say I like extremes!

March 27, 2006 Us Weekly

Us Weekly
"Where the Stars Get Gorgeous"
March 27, 2006
By Rachel Paula Abrahamson

FOR NAILS….Sweet Lily Spa, New York City (212-925-5441).  Stars like Marishka Hargitay flop into shabby-chic armchairs at this Tribeca hot spot for treatments like the new Coconut Pineapple Pedicure with moisturizing coconut oil ($60)

March 2006 Health

Health
"At Home Spa: A coffee break that's a treat for your feet"
March 2006

We asked Donna Perillo, owner of New York’s Sweet Lily Spa, for an at-home recipe to pamper your feet and help get them ready to emerge from winter’s boots and wool sock’s.  “The caffeine in coffee reduces redness and swelling, while the salt, coffee grinds and vanilla beans – along with the lactic acid in the whipped cream- are all natural exfoliants,” Perillo says.  Here are the ingredients, and what to do with them.
¼ cup sea salt

1 tablespoon freshly ground coffee beans

1 tablespoon ground vanilla beans

¼ cup olive oil

1 pot of coffee, at room temperature

   Whipped cream
Mix salt, coffee and vanilla beans and oil in a bowl.  Pour the coffee in a basin and add the whipped cream.  Place feet in the basin and soak for about 10 minutes.  Take a scoop of the salt mixture and rub it over feet and calves, concentrating on callused areas.  Rinse feet with warm water, dry them lightly with a towel and follow with a hydrating moisturizer.

July/August 2005 Natural Health Magazine

Natural Health
"Do it Yourself Spa: Soothe Your Soles"
July / August 2005

“In summer heels get very dry and cracked because they’re not covered up in protective socks and shoes,” says Donna Perillo, owner of the Sweet Lily Natural Nail Spa in New York City.  What’s more, dirt gets kicked up and embedded into dry areas.  Not good.  To clean and pamper tired, swollen, achy feet, try a citrus infused softening soak.  The Acidity of the fruits’ natural alpha-hydroxy acids will whisk away dirt and grime, slough off dead skin cells, and keep your feet smelling sweet.  Plus, the zesty aroma will cool you down and awaken your senses.  Soak your feet for at least five minutes.  Use the down time to relax your entire body.  Slowly let your head drop to the left, then forward and to the right, moving back and forth in a semicircular motion to stretch you neck.  Shrug your shoulders several times, then shake out your arms and spread your fingers wide.  Next, wiggle your toes and massage your feet with a liquid soap.  Use a foot file like Fresh Rice Foot Care File to exfoliate rough, dry areas.   “The soap will give your skin the slip the file needs to glide effortlessly,” says Perillo.  Follow with a mint-infused foot scrub to refresh skin and rev circulation.  Rinse well, pat dry, apply a thick layer of moisturizer and slip into light-weight, organic cotton socks.

June 2006 Marie Claire

Marie Claire
“10 Top Spa Treatments Translated Into Do It Yourself Remedies”
June 2006
By Didi Gluck

#2 Fix Up Your Feet

Spa Fix:  an exfoliating pedicure

At Home:  File nails into a shortish, square shape, suggests Donna Perillo of New York’s Sweet Lily Natural Nail Spa (212-925-5441).  Then, mix pineapple juice (enough to cover feet) and fresh pineapple slices in a pot and soak for five minutes.  “Fruit acids are great exfoliators,” says Perillo.  Push cuticles back while damp using an orangewood stick, and remove rough skin from heels with a Diamancel foot file – unlike a traditional pumice stone, this type of file can be disinfected (a big plus for frequent filers). Next, exfoliate with a store bought sugar scrub or a homemade blend of one cup coarse sugar and one cup coconut oil.  Dip feet back into the pineapple juice to rinse.  Clean nails with a nonacetone nail polish remover, then paint toenails in your color choice.

Try:  Neutrogena Energizing Sugar Body Scrub

June 2005 Cooking Light Magazine

Cooking Light
"Put Your Best Foot Forward"
June 2005

At New York City’s Sweet Lily Natural Nail Spa, seasonal pedicures look and smell more culinary than cosmetic:  Past hits have included Vanilla Latte and Apple Cider.  For an instant pick me up at home, take a page from this summer’s treat, Lemon Aid:  Dip half a lemon in ¼ cup of granulated sugar that’s been mixed with two drops of lemon oil, then massage the lemon over your feet in a circular motion.  The mixture of sugar and citric acid will help exfoliate your rough patches (and it will feel great too).

May 2005 In Style

In Style
"Black Book: Best Pedicures"
May 2005

Sweet Lily, 222 West Broadway.  The price… $58, the scoop…You’ll feel at home in this Tribeca spa decorated with wood tables and cozy, overstuffed armchairs you sink right into.  Gina Gershon and Christy Turlington like the Lemon-Aid pedicure, during which you quench dry soles by soaking feet in tubs filled with warm lemonade, mint springs and essential oils.

April 11, 2005 Life & Style

Life & Style Weekly
"Beauty News:  Sweet Feet"
April 11, 2005

New York City’s Sweet Lily Spa (frequented by Julia Roberts and Devon Aoki) is offering a taste of summer with its Lemon Aid Pedicure.  The fruits naturally occurring alpha hydroxy acids slough off dead skin cells and stimulate lymphatic drainage.  Feet are soaked in a tub of lemonade, scrubbed, filed, buffed and massaged with an aromatic citrus oil.

Dec 2004/Jan 2005 Gotham

Life & Style Weekly
"Latte Edition"
December 2004/January 2005

Forget the frantic factory-like atmosphere of your local pedicure palace and imagine yourself settling into an overstuffed chair with a cup of hot tea, and then dipping your feet into an aluminum tub filled with piping hot coffee, steamed milk, and whipped cream.  If you haven’t already experienced a Vanilla Latte pedicure ($58) at Sweet Lily Natural Nail Spa & Boutique, you owe it to yourself to head downtown for the most soothing treatment available anywhere this winter.  A vanilla coffee bean salt scrub and a vanilla cream lotion foot massage follow with, of course, your choice of polish and the entire process last a total of one hour.  Ah, the smell of pure relaxation.

November 2004 New York Magazine

New York Magazine
"Exotic Toe Treatments"
November 8, 2004
By Vanessa Grigoriadis

Because a regular pedicure is, well, pedestrian. Try the Vanilla Latte Pedicure at Sweet Lily for a lift ($58). Feet are soaked in hot coffee, whipped cream, and steamed milk, supposedly to tightly skin - which only obsessives would care about, but the smell alone is heaven! A vanilla- coffee grounds and sea salt scrub adds extra indulgence.

October 2004 Us Weekly

Us Weekly
"Star Manicure Style"
October 25, 2004
By Tammy Siu

How Celebrities give their nails the VIP Treatment. Mani's and Pedi's have come a long way from a bowl of soapy water and a quick polish change. "It's such a little luxury", Julie Sequinia , owner of Beverly Hill's Paint Shop, tells Us. Lavish treatments - like Paint Shop's Ritas and Rocks margarita pedicure ($45) and Sweet Lily Natural Nail Spa's Vanilla Latte Pedicure ($58) are on file for fall. Celebs like Mary Louise Parker love Sweet Lily's at home Vibe and specialized menu.

September 2004 Fitness

Fitness
"I WISH for unbreakable nails!"
September 2004
By Gwen Flamberg

Click clacking on keys of all sizes spells doom for your nails. Make them unbreakable with routine maintenance: Keep nails at a manageable length (just slightly past the nail bed). Never file after soaking: water causes nails to expand, which weakens them. Whether you polish or not, protect nails with a treatment product. "If you leave them without any coating, they're going to break", says Donna Perillo, owner of Sweet Lily Nail Spa in New York City, who suggests using Qtica Nail Growth Stimulator, $12 as a base cost. Also, swipe on a clear top coat every few days to protect against wear and tear (and make your manicure last longer).

August 2004 Fitness

Fitness
"Ouch Free Home Waxing"
August 2004
By Gwen Flamberg

Our 5 step plan will get you smooth and fuzz-free for up to a month. If you've shed away from Do-it-yourself waxing because you feared it would be messy and masochistic, it's time to reconsider. "The creamy formulas used in spas are now available for at home use, making the process easier and less painful for sensitive skin," say's Ileana Cerga, an aesthetician at New York City's Sweet Lily Nail Spa. Cerga's five step home waxing plan will keep you smooth and fuzz free for up to four weeks.

1. Prep. Take an ibuprofen tablet about a half hour before waxing to help alleviate pain. Next, exfoliate with a grainy scrub to clear hair follicles of dead skin that can cause ingrowns

2. Powder. Once dry, sprinkle skin with baby powder to absorb excess moisture.

3. Wax. Melt a gentle wax, such as Sally Hansen Lavender Spa Wax Hair Removal Kit, $11.99 or Bliss's Poetic Waxing Kit, $40, until it's warm, not hot. Working in small sections, apply wax in the direction of hair growth. Cover the area with a muslin strip. Take a deep breath, then quickly pull the strip back in the opposite direction while exhaling. Repeat until every area is hair free.

4. Finish. Remove stickiness with an unscented body lotion or a swipe of a skin calming botanical oil, such as Eliza Soothing Blue Oil, $32.

5. Treat. Coat skin with an antiseptic ointment, such as L.M. X4 $47.99 a new brand that contains a mild anesthetic to stop stinging. Prevent ingrown hairs by dabbing skin daily with a salicylic acid based solution. We like Completely Bare Bikini Bump Blaster Pads, $32.

June 4 - 10, 2004 Hamptons

Hamptons
Feet First
June 4 - 10, 2004
By Paige Herman

'Tis the season to flaunt those tootsies, so a good pedicure is a definite must have for summer. Before you head out to the Hamptons, pop into TriBeCa's Sweet Lily, where the country chic atmosphere will get you in the East End mood. New this summer is the Orange Splash ($55), an invigorating pedicure which starts with a soak in a cocktail or fresh orange juice mixed with orange slices and a blend of essential oils. Enjoy a fragrant orange scrub and reflexology treatment with organic citrus lotion - the fruit acids in the ingredients are a natural way to smoother soles.

April 2004 Cosmopolitan

Cosmopolitan
"Piggies Need Pampering Too"
April 2004

Thanks to your fabulous boots - the ones that look better than they feel - your feet have endured months of abuse. Plus, you may have skimped on pedicures since your toes weren't in view. To get back in sandal worthy condition, start by soaking your feet in a half gallon of warmed orange juice for 10 minutes. "The acids help soften and exfoliate the dead skin from your feet", says Donna Perillo, owner of Sweet Lily, a natural nail spa in New York. Create a sugar scrub using half a cup of olive or jojoba oil, ¼ cup regular sugar, and a couple drops of peppermint essential oil, then rub it on your feet and use a foot file to smooth rough spots.
After rinsing off the scrub, apply a moisturizing clay mask, then layer plastic wrap and a hot towel over each foot. Kick back for 15 minutes, then rinse off and apply a thick cream. We like Dr. Scholl's Pedicure Essentials Ultra Overnight Foot Cream, $6. The trick is to wear thin cotton socks for at least an hour after putting on the cream so it will really soak in and soften your feet, say Perillo.

April/May 2004 Fit Pregnancy

Fit Pregnancy
"A Spa for Ma"
April/ May 2004

Great Spots for pre and post baby Pampering! Sweet Lily Natural Nail Spa & Boutique….Try the Orange Splash Pedicure, a fresh fruit spike reviver for tired, swollen feet

March 2004 Natural Health

Natural Health
"Living Beauty: The Purist"
March 2004

In Downtown Manhattan sits an oasis, the year-old Sweet Lily, Donna Perillo's cozy nail salon that embodies her holistic and healthy approach to life. With Fresh Flowers and warm lighting, the salon feels just like a living room. Clients perch for their pedicures in overstuffed comfy armchairs, dangling their toes into enameled, antique style tubs filled with peppermint oil and slices of apple or grapefruit. "I want customers to feel at home - and a home doesn't smell like acrylic," says Perillo. Except for the polishes and polish removers, all of the products used at Sweet Lily, like the non abrasive sugar scrubs with essential oils, contain natural ingredients and are made on-site.

Feb 26 - Mar 4, 2004 Time Out New York

Time Out New York
Annual Spa Issue
"Relax to the Max!"
Feb 26 - March 4, 2004
By Billie Cohen

Please ease me. Find your bliss with these ultra relaxing treatments: Orange Splash Pedicure, Sweet Lily Nail Spa & Boutique. I know orange juice. I've drunk it. I've spilled it. It's not something that called out to me as a relaxing foot soak, but I was wrong. And I knew I was wrong about five minutes after I dipped a toe into a tub of the stuff - the main ingredient in Sweet Lily's Seasonal Pedicure ($55)- because that's when the tingle started. That was the natural alpha hydroxides doing their business. OJ is packed with 'em, and the warm, aromatic bath of fresh squeezed juice, sliced fruit, mint sprigs and essential oil of oranges not only energized my senses it also helped slough off the rough patches on my winter worn tootsies. My technician Wendy's gentle buff and file ministrations only added to the ahhh factor, and when she massaged my legs with an exfoliant of jojoba, orange and peppermint oils mixed with sugar, and followed up with a citrus- lotion rubdown, I would have plotzed - if I hadn't already been so relaxed.

Jan 15- 22, 2004 Time Out New York

Time Out New York
"Fruit for your feet at Sweet Lily Spa"
January 15- 22, 2004
By Jamie Wolf

There's nothing better to cozy up with this winter than a nice cup of hot apple cider - for you feet. Sweet Lily is ready to warm your heart and soles with its delicious "Country Apple" pedicure. Start with some basic scrubbing and cleaning, followed by a yummy brown sugar and cinnamon exfoliant. Vanilla lotion helps you relax through the reflexology session, which gets topped with a good cider soak, heaped with an extra helping of sliced fresh apples. The cider contains malic and tartaric acids, which are great alphahydroxies that exfoliate dead skin. Finish off with a soothing antiseptic cinnamon essential oil.

November 2003 Gotham

Gotham
"Heart and Sole"
November 2003
By Paige Herman

Warm up from the inside out with Sweet Lily's fresh for fall Country Apple pedicure ($55). Soak yourself silly in warm fruit acid (i.e alpha Hydroxy) laden apple cider garnished with sliced apples, then enjoy the brown sugar and cinnamon exfoliation. After a relaxing reflexology foot massage you'll be preened, painted and ready to take in the fall foliage.

July 2003 Allure

Allure
Directory
"The Best Manicures and Pedicures from Soho to San Francisco"
July 2003

A self confessed germaphobe, owner Donna Perillo consulted with doctors before opening Sweet Lily late last year. Aestheticians sterilize implements in an autoclave after each use and store them in pouches. Soaks and foot scrubs are made from mostly organic ingredients. Wendy Liu soaked our hands and feet in warm milk and almond oil, then scrubbed them with a mixture of ground walnuts, brown sugar, and honey before polishing our nails with a flawless pale pink pedicure. We just wish that such fastidiousness came at a lower price: Our two hour treatment cost more than twice the usual place on the corner. Honey Walnut Manicure and Pedicure $100.

Jun 19 - 26, 2003 Time Out New York

Time Out New York
"Tootsie Fruity"
June 19- 26, 2003
By Valerie Stevens

Plunging your raggedy, calloused feet into a white enameled tub brimming with grapefruit slices, mint and peppermint oil is soothing to soles and soul alike. As Sweet Lily nail spa owner Donna Perillo explains, the new Pretty In Pink Pedicure ($55) relies on the alphahydroxy acids in grapefruit to loosen dead skin cells on the feet; a grapefruit and sugar scrub made fresh every morning does the rest. Following the tingly soak comes one the city's most thorough toe groomings, a long leg and foot massage and finally, your choice from many cool Zoya polish colors.

Feb 27 - Mar 6, 2003 Time Out New York

Time Out New York
Annual Spa Issue
"Pamper your piggies and lavish mitts at these serene hands and feet retreats"
February 27 - March 6, 2003
By Amy Struck

Sweet Lily: Honey Walnut manicure and pedicure
Hands and feet deserve comfort food too, and Sweet Lily's Honey Walnut Manicure ($35) and pedicure ($65) combined feel as good as taking seconds on desert, without the guilt. The Tribeca salon is a shabby chic lover's dream decked with tiny flower prints, whitewashed furniture and antique chandeliers. Conservative and preppy gals (think: the Kate Spade set) sink into the three cozy club chairs to soak their neglected winter dogs in a warm milk and almond oil bath, garnished with rose petals. After a file and buff, the technician applies a sugary smelling honey and crushed walnut mixture to the feet and wraps them in plastic baggies topped with hot towels. The finale is a light foot massage and a coat of polish before you're whisked off to indulge your hands in the same sweet treat.

Sept 25 - Oct 2, 2003 Time Out New York

Time Out New York
"Wholesome Beauty"
September 25 - October 2, 2003
By Valerie Stivers

Spas are going back to nature with treatments made from whole foods. Is the greener than thou attitude merely a gimmick, or does it have some benefit for the consumer? Many beauty professionals have gone the fresh route because it guarantees that there won't be any additives in their products. These are known to cause allergic reactions and suspected of doing even worse. Donna Perillo, owner of Sweet Lily Nail Spa, explains that "so many companies add color and unnecessary chemicals - a seaweed face mask tends to have green dye in it. Those chemicals get absorbed through the skin." Even necessary, FDA recommended chemicals such as preservatives can be bad for sensitive skin.
At Sweet Lily, Perillo prides herself on making almost every product by hand. She concocts a grapefruit and sugar scrub for the feet that is beneficial because of sugars exfoliating properties and the natural AHAs in grapefruit. Also from the Sweet Lily kitchen comes a mask for the feet that's made from honey, brown sugar, ground walnuts and almond oil.

November 25, 2002 New York Magazine

New York Magazine
Holiday Gifts / Buyers Guide
"Perennial Beauty"
November 25, 2002
By Beth Landman Keil

There must be some link between sinking stocks and the need for pampering - new salons and spas are popping up all over. Sweet Lily (222 West Broadway: 212-925-5441) which opened this month, offers only natural manicures - no acrylics and formaldehyde free polish (along with the traditional Essie colors). There's a honey -walnut pedicure which starts with a warm milk and almond oil soak, followed up with a mask containing walnuts ground on the premises. There's also a cooling and soothing fresh cucumber and pepper mint pedicure and a hot lavender manicure, which uses a lavender scented sugar exfoliant.