Day Spa Reviews

Allure Magazine

Lulur Spa & René Andersen

Celebrity Clients: Barbara Streisand & Thandie Newton.

Skin Type: I’m pretty fair, and my skin tends to be dehydrated. Once in a while I have hormonal chin or nose breakouts, and I have sun damage from when I got burnt as a teenager.

The Best Things I Ever Did for My Own Skin: Preventing and repairing sun damage. I got serious about sun protection about 15 years ago, when I began to see the damage in my client’s faces – every woman in Los Angeles has pigmentation on the left side of her face from driving. I wear SPF 45 when I’m exercising outdoors and SPF 30 the rest of the time.

I’ve had Intense Pulsed Light Treatments to repair hyperpigmentation. And I use an ascorbic acid serum on my face, because it’s a strong antioxidant that fights free radicals and sun damage.

What I’d Never Do: Pick at my skin. There’s an epidemic out there. I had a model client who was totally sabotaging her career by picking zits. I swear I’m going to start Pickers Anonymous.

My Best Tip: Vary your skin routine according to the season and the state of your skin. For instance, I don’t like to use too much retinol in the summer because it makes the skin photosensitive, and during the winter, I use heavier moisturizers because that’s when skin needs the extra hydration. And I alternate my cleansers, using one with salicylic acid when I’m breaking out, and another with azelaic, a brightening ingredient, if I’m worried about redness.

Favorite Product: SkinCeuticals Sport UV Defense Sunscreen SPF 45, containing transparent zinc oxide.

InStyle Magazine

The Royal Treatment

When they say you’ll be treated like a princess at this elegant Beverly Hills spa, they’re not speaking metaphorically. The spa’s signature treatment, Javanese Lulur, originated in the royal palaces of central Java, where it was given to brides before their weddings. The modern version of the treatment begins with a jasmine-frangipani oil massage, followed by a Lulur scrub with rice, turmeric and jasmine, a yogurt massage, an aromatic shower and a Balinese massage. Along with other exotic offerings like the Balinese hot-stone massage (which Barbra Streisand recently tried), the spa offers an extensive array of dermatological services, including collagen and botox injections, laser resurfacing and chemical peels. Catherine Zeta-Jones came her before the Oscars for microdermabrasion and a hydrating facial with azulene.

If you can’t get there, call (310) 659-4100 to order products or shop online at Lulur Spa.

Space Magazine

Lulur Spa in West Hollywood, CA

Owner René Andersen’s Tropical Day Spa Embraces Traditional Balinese Techniques and Modern Methods to Balance and Energize The Body.

“Lulur” is not just the name of one of the most illustrious day spas in Beverly Hills; it’s also a ritual from the royal palaces of Indonesia, give to a bride-to-be for 40 days before the nuptials as a way of imparting wisdom and nourishing the spirit. Fashioned after these traditional methods, Lulur Day Spa offers treatments for both women and men, offering a unique combination of Balinese massage techniques and contemporary practices that provide sustenance to the soul.

Inspired by a book given to owner René Andersen by long-tim client Barbara Streisand, the spa specializes in whole-body treatments that incorporate organic herbs, essential oils and aromatherapy into its soothing ministrations. The popular Balinese Massage relaxes and energizes your muscles with long, rhythmic movements; the Lulur Facial uses a mild exfoliate made of turmeric and rice, followed by a soothing custom-blended mask that leaves your skin feeling refreshed and balanced. There’s also an inviting mélange of slimming body wraps and aromatic shower treatments that beckons to rejuvenate and energize the body, from head-to-toe. With such luxuriant nurturing, it’s easy to see why celebrity clientele like Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michelle Pfeiffer are devoted visitors of the tropical retreat.

Lucky. Magazine

Lulur Day Spa

Be a test subject to a bodywork specialist-to-be and get one of the spa’s famously luxurious treatments, such as a Balinese massage or Japanese Gem Stone Facial for free. Space is limited. Call to be added to Lulur Spa list at 310-659-4100.

Entertainment Weekly

Lulur Day Spa

Barbara Streisand is a fan of this Beverly Hills spa. Treatments including Mankanan Kulit (bee pollen mango butter exfoliation) and the signature Javanese Lulur (rice, turmeric, and jasmine scrub with yogurt massage) are inspired by Indonesian and Balinese rituals.

Allure Magazine

Lulur Spa in West Hollywood

Facialist René Andersen has been in the business for more than 20 years. How she’s opened a Balinese-inspired spa, where clients such as Barbara Streisand, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Catherine Zeta-Jones can have all-natural masks and creams custom blended at the apothecary bar. Andersen’s traceless facials leave skin looking like porcelain.

Lucky. Magazine

Lulur Spa

This Balinese-inspired, full-service spa shares a courtyard with its neighbors, L.A. Vie Orange, so manicures and pedicures can be coordinated with any treatment. Lulur – the name alludes to an Indonesian pre-wedding ritual of pampering that last for 40 days – indulges its clients with extravagant yet time-sensitive massages (30 minutes) and facials (60 minutes). An on-staff dermatologist lets you squeeze in a check-up (or Botox treatment) with a leg wax.

Vibe: Bali by way of Southern California: The treatment tables are covered with batik fabrics, the Vichy showers are walled in bamboo, and fresh, exotic flowers are sprinkled everywhere.

Allure Magazine

René Andersen

If a client roster of stars qualifies as a recommendation for a facialist, then René Andersen gets high marks. Her impressive client list includes: Ms. Streisand and Ms. Pfeiffer. Andersen cleans, steams, extracts (ouch!), massages, and moisturizes. The last mask used was a combination of gauze and warm azulene. It’s supposed to rehydrate the skin. We know it felt good.