08/31/2026
🏆 BEST FACIALS. 🏆 BEST SPA.
🍿“There is no such thing as natural beauty.”
Somebody said that in a Louisiana beauty parlor in 1989. I say it as a joke, because natural is very much the point around here. We’re just helping it along a little.
Anyway…Bene took first place in TWO categories at this year’s Best of ATX, and then came in second for both Small Business Owner and Locally Owned Business. Four placements, in a city where you can’t drive three blocks without passing a spa, med spa, or skin care studio.
New this year, they announced everything live at the party. So I found out standing in a room full of people I admire, holding a drink, completely unprepared. Highly recommend.
I didn’t win this. Y’all did. Every one of you who opened an email, clicked through, and voted for a small skincare studio off a list of hundreds. I still can’t quite believe you did that.
Thank you Austin Monthly Magazine and Austin American-Statesman for throwing a hell of a party. 🤎
⭐ Gold stars for anyone who can name the movie.