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Succulent Spa

Rachelle Janicki recently opened Entebello in Buckhead.

Photo: Ann Marie Quill

By: Ann Marie Quill

Looking for a high-end yet affordable spa and gift boutique to indulge your friends or maybe even yourself? That's why Rachelle Janicki, an Austin transplant, in May opened the 3,000-square-foot bi-level storefront in Buckhead, where she saw a void for such a boutique.

"It's in between a true spa and a chop shop," she says. "It's affordable enough for regular mainenance." The upstairs with its crystal chandeliers and marble countertops is elegance defined, with a manicure and pedicure area, esthetician rooms and a large retail area boasting hair care and skin care supplies, makeup and gift baskets from the likes of T. LeClerc, Napoleon Perdis, Sonya Dakar and Holly Beth's. Most of these items are exclusive to Entebello in Atlanta.

The downstairs level is for men only, with golf dŽcor, a hot-towel barber station equipped with flat-screen TV, and manicure and pedicure stations. It also has a separate entrance so that the men do not have to enter the shop in front of a bunch of women, Janicki explains.

Entebello is at 324 East Paces Ferry Road. For more information, visit www.entebello.com or call (404) 477-2933.

Men have their own manicure and pedicure stations at Entebello.

Entebello carries Stephanie Johnson makeup and travel bags which make perfect gifts.

Entebello features Nuxe body products, which are creamy and lightweight.

Entebello features makeup by Napoleon Perdis, which Janicki says has a "cult-like" following.

Entebello features the skin-care line Holly Beth's, which is created locally in a Decatur kitchen.