Harper’s Bazaar
Facials: Yelena Spa
From Vanessa Getty, San Francisco-based socialite Russian-born Yelena Blumin runs a boutique spa with a relaxed atmosphere. "Her treatments are incredibly thorough and luxurious. My personal favorite is the Oxygenating Facial – I leave there with my skin glowing."

Beauty Secret Addresses. Who do chicest women rely on to make them shine? Bazaar brings you the products and professionals they trust the most. Russian-born Yelena Blumin runs a boutique with a relaxed atmosphere. "Her treatments are incredibly thorough and luxurious."

InStyle
Although Yelena loves the challenge of problem skin, she sees her share of lovely complexions like that of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon star Zhang Ziyi. Yelena learned to do facials in her native Russia; for American clients, she has spiced them up. After deep-pore cleansing, the Cinnamon Stick facial employs a hot sticky-bun scented mask that leaves skin with a rosy glow.

Allure
Yelena Blumin’s facials "leave my skin toned and smooth," says fundraiser Vanessa Getty – Eminence mini-facial.

San Francisco Chronicle
Today, facialists abound and the younger set, not wedded to tradition, turns just as easily to independent spas such as Yelena’s Spa. No brand-name lure here, just the work of the Russian-born facialist who has a tough-love approach to skincare (and who is also popular for her Brazilian bikini waxes, which would have caused a shudder in Arden’s day). She makes sure the artwork that hangs on the walls have nothing to do with faces or models, explaining, "We don’t want anybody who comes here to feel they aren’t beautiful enough."