Milan, the beauty bars to take refuge in during fashion week

The week that will transform Milan into the world capital of fashion , as well as glamour, begins on February 25th and will run until March 3rd, bringing over 150 events to the city, including fashion shows, presentations, events and parties. Even to non-experts, Milan Fashion Week makes itself noticed by transforming many streets into catwalks , with repercussions on traffic that often make this week more stressful even for those who don't travel. frantically from one show to another. For those who work there and those who would like to work there, needless to say, this is one of the most intense and fun, but also most stressful and hated weeks. So when the city is at the height of chaos, these "beauty bars" promise a relaxing break in places suspended in space, where you can pamper yourself and recharge with coffee, mocktails, olfactory cocktails, cosmetics and wellness treatments.

LabSolue Bar and Roof Terrace

In the first Hotel à Parfum in the world, Magna Pars has just inaugurated a new experiential space dedicated to the Olfactory Aperitif, which transforms the tradition of the Milanese aperitif into a “sensory journey”. In a place suspended between the roofs of the terraced houses of old Milan and overlooking the internal garden, this terrace is dedicated to the tasting of new cocktails created by internationally renowned master perfumers, as well as the most popular cocktails reinterpreted with an olfactory twist inspired by the essences of the Perfume Laboratory LabSolue. Address: Magna Pars Hotel à Parfum, via Vincenzo Forcella 6.

EspressOh flagship store

The first and only physical store of EspressOh, the indie make-up and skincare brand founded by Chiara Cascella, is a space that projects the classic Italian coffee shop into a contemporary dimension. With five pink windows overlooking the street, it welcomes customers into a space dominated by a large curved counter in the center of the store, reminiscent of historic Milanese pastry shops. The counter contains all the functions: in addition to the beauty bar for testing products, it houses the merchandising and special products display, but also the espresso machine for preparing coffee, an essential element of the brand's welcome. Address: via Donizetti 8, corner of via Corridoni.

Botanical Center

In the heart of Milan, the Centro Botanico is a point of reference for lovers of holistic beauty, offering a wellness hub where you can enjoy regenerating mocktails, but also have beauty treatments. Inside, the Bio Bistrò aims to offer healthy, refined and nutritious dishes for a regenerating quick stop; the Beauty Bar by CHB Holistic Studio (Cecilia Holistic Beauty, the skincare brand of the founder Cecilia Perotti) is the space where you can have facial treatments performed by expert professionals. Finally, there is also a space dedicated to phytocosmetics and well-aging with a selection of clean beauty products. Address: Piazza San Marco 1.

Dear Beauty Lounge

This concept space, created in partnership with Wella Professionals, aims to be an urban oasis that offers hair services, but also face and body treatments, as well as a bar (with a selection of wines, champagne and a drink list with personalized cocktails). In particular, the space includes 8 women's and 3 men's stations, 3 beauty cabins, a color bar, a hand station, 15 operators including barmen, hairdressers, barbers, beauticians. Address: Piazza Giuseppe Grandi 24.

The Seed

The Seed, a new space that combines a healthy café with high-quality fresh dishes, a co-working space, but also a place for events and art exhibitions, opens on the last day of Milan Fashion Week, March 3. The new space, conceived by Flavia Abbadessa and co-founder Adriana Masserini, is connected to the yoga and gyrotonic wellness center The Garden (in the photo, the passage that leads directly from The Garden to The Seed). Address: Viale Monte Nero 78.